Tag: 1987

Top Gun
June 1, 2020 2 Responses

Top Gun

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1987     Genre: Action I have always liked the idea of flight simulators more than the reality of playing one. Growing up I read the Electronics Boutique catalog and their description of games like Microsoft Flight...
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Stinger
May 4, 2020 one Response

Stinger

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 1987   Genre: Shooter It can’t be stated just how creatively on fire Konami were with their NES shooters. Gradius revolutionized the genre and influenced legions of shooters to come. It was so good i...
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Tiger Heli
April 6, 2020 3 Responses

Tiger Heli

Developer: Micronics     Publisher: Acclaim     Released: 1987     Genre: Shooter One day I will learn why so many NES publishers turned to Micronics to develop Nintendo ports of their arcade games. You would think after seeing the sorry state of t...
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Section Z
March 9, 2020 one Response

Section Z

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1987     Genre: Shooter As I revisit the games of my childhood I am often surprised how well certain games have held up. Obviously the Legend of Zelda still holds up today but lesser known title...
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Zanac
February 3, 2020 3 Responses

Zanac

Developer: Compile    Publisher: FCI    Released: 1987    Genre: Shooter Gradius was the game that made me appreciate the shooter genre. I had played many a shooter on the Atari 2600, some that I really loved like Demon Attack and Atlantis Attack....
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Trojan
December 16, 2019 No Responses

Trojan

Developer: Capcom      Publisher: Capcom      Released: 1987      Genre: Action Capcom did not get off to a good start with their NES games. 1942 is a disaster of a video game that should be studied by future generations as a guide...
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Rad Racer
November 4, 2019 No Responses

Rad Racer

Every kid looks forward to Christmas as they usually receive video games as gifts. I was no different when I was young.
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Kid Niki – Radical Ninja
May 27, 2019 No Responses

Kid Niki – Radical Ninja

Developer: Irem    Publisher: Data East    Release: 11/87    Genre: Platformer Christmas of 1988 is permanently burned into my memory. Like many I was excited to open my presents to see if there was a new games. What I did not expect...
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Ikari Warriors
May 13, 2019 one Response

Ikari Warriors

Developer: Micronics    Publisher: SNK    Release: 05/87    Genre: Action Sometimes I miss the big dumb action movie phase of the 1980s. I will fully admit that most of those films were not good upon closer inspection. But they were at least...
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Rush ‘n Attack
April 22, 2019 No Responses

Rush ‘n Attack

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 04/87    Genre: Action Konami wins the award for the cleverest title. I was too young when Rush ‘n Attack released to get the clever wording of the title and what it meant. All I...
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