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March 25, 2019 one Response

Almana no Kiseki

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: August 11, 1987 Genre: Action I’ve been fascinated by the Famicom Disk System ever since I learned of its existence years after the fact. It was nice to learn what the expansion on the...

January 14, 2019 No Responses

The Legend of Kage

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 08/87 Genre: Action Growing up in the 80s I had an appreciation for old Kung-Fu flicks and ninja movies thanks to my older brothers. Yes, the English dubs and lip sync were bad but...

December 31, 2018 5 Responses

Track & Field

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 04/87 Genre: Sports If I had to trace my love of the occasional mini game collection it would probably come from Winter Games on the Commodore 64. The limited animation looked goofy as hell but...

December 3, 2018 No Responses

JJ: Tobidase Daisakusen Part II

Developer: Square Publisher: Square Release: 12/07/87 Genre: Action 3-D World Runner was not a personal favorite of mine but I could at least appreciate what it was trying to do. It could have been a great game if not for...

October 15, 2018 2 Responses

Double Dribble

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 09/87 Genre: Sports I’m sure like many Double Dribble was one of the first Basketball games they every played. I am sure I might have played some random B-ball title on the Atari 2600...

February 9, 2018 4 Responses

Jaws

Developer: Escape Publisher: LJN Release: 12/87 Genre: Action It’s hard to remember now but Jaws was a theatrical phenomenon along the lines of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. The movie preyed on everyone’s fear of the ocean’s depths...

February 5, 2018 one Response

Kid Icarus

Developer: Nintendo R&D1 Publisher: Nintendo Release: 07/87 Genre: Platformer It really is amazing just how forgotten Kid Icarus has been. Aside from its little known Gameboy sequel it took over twenty years for the series to receive a...

January 15, 2018 2 Responses

Wizards & Warriors

Developer: Rare Publisher: Acclaim Release: 12/87 Genre: Platformer I remember thinking pretty highly of Wizards & Warriors back in the day. I will admit some of my fondness for the game stems from its Worlds of Power novelization. This...

January 8, 2018 No Responses

Rygar

Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Released: 07/87 Genre: Action I am sure like myself the NES version of Rygar was the first exposure to the series for many. Like Strider Rygar switched genres, becoming an expansive adventure rather than ...

December 18, 2017 5 Responses

Metroid

Developer: Nintendo R & D 1 Publisher: Nintendo Release: 08/15/87 Genre: Platformer Metroid has always been a bit of an anomaly in Nintendo’s library. Where I was used to bright and cheery worlds in Nintendo’s games Metroid stood in...

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