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November 8, 2021 No Responses

Milon’s Secret Castle

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 09/88 Genre: Platformer The things we put up with for entertainment. Once upon a time Milon’s Secret Castle was one of a few NES games that I owned. Having finished all my other...

May 31, 2021 No Responses

Paperboy

Developer: Atari Inc. Publisher: Mindscape Released: 1988 Genre: Arcade I am not ashamed to admit that when I was young being a paperboy seemed like a dream job. First of all they hired kids, which instantly made it appealing. And...

May 24, 2021 No Responses

Bubble Bobble

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Released: 1988 Genre: Action I miss the single screen platformer. When games like Pitfall and Super Mario Bros. hit the market this once bedrock of the arcade industry began to disappear. I freely admit...

May 3, 2021 No Responses

The Adventures of Bayou Billy

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 08/12/88 Genre: Action The Adventures of Bayou Billy is one of the biggest gaming disappointments of my life. For months I saw advertisements for it in comic books and the numerous screenshots made...

March 1, 2021 No Responses

Ghostbusters

Developer: Activision Publisher: Activision Released: October 1988 Genre: Action I love, love, love Ghostbusters in nearly all of its forms. The Real Ghostbusters cartoon was my introduction to the property before I saw the movie and was a....

February 1, 2021 No Responses

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode

Developer: Vik Tokai Publisher: Vik Tokai Released: 09/88 Genre: Action Adventure There are few assassins as cool as Golgo 13. The sniper for hire is one of the most popular characters in manga history, following a strict code...

August 17, 2020 No Responses

Blades of Steel

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 1988 Genre: Sports Believe it or not Blades of Steel was my introduction to Hockey. Growing up Hockey was not really shown on local television like the NFL or NBA so it always seemed...

March 30, 2020 one Response

Karnov

Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Released: 1988 Genre: Platformer During the NES era nearly every publisher had their own mascot. The mascot phenomenon will always be a strange point in video game history; how and why the indust...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

Rambo

Developer: Pack-in-Video Publisher: Acclaim Released: 05/88 Genre: Action Rambo for NES is commonly accepted as one of the worst games of all time. That is a pretty lofty statement. And you know what? It is true. It really is pretty...

October 21, 2019 No Responses

Gun Smoke

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 10/88 Genre: Action I remember my anticipation for Gun Smoke. It was the winter of 1988 and my best friend received it for Christmas. Unfortunately a snowstorm meant I was stuck in the house for...

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