Tag: 1989

Gradius II
August 28, 2017 one Response

Gradius II

I’m sure there are millions like myself who just assumed that Konami’s Life Force was the sequel to Gradius. Both shared similar ships and near identical power-up systems and enemies. But in reality the true sequel to Gradius would unfortunately...
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Abadox: the Deadly Inner War
July 31, 2017 No Responses

Abadox: the Deadly Inner War

Developer: Natsume     Publisher: Milton Bradley     Released: 1990     Genre: Shooter Abadox is like an alternate reality version of Life Force by another publisher. At times it is so similar I wonder how Natsume avoided criminal charges. That fac...
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Legendary Axe
July 21, 2017 No Responses

Legendary Axe

Developer: Victor Musical Industries   Publisher: NEC   Released: 09/89   Genre: Action Back in the day with new console launches the pack-in title was usually the flagship game. In most cases it would show off a new system’s technical prowess first an...
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Splatterhouse
April 26, 2017 one Response

Splatterhouse

Developer: Namco    Publisher: NEC    Release: 1990   Genre: Beat em up Ah the innocent gaming years of the 80s. While everyone was busy pumping out bright and cheery platformers Namco said screw that and took inspiration from the horror...
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Strider
April 3, 2017 No Responses

Strider

To most gamers the word Strider is associated with the incredibly popular arcade game or his turn in Marvel vs Capcom.  For me however my first Strider experience was the NES title.  It would be a few years before I...
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Journey to Silius
March 20, 2017 No Responses

Journey to Silius

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 09/90    Genre: Action Journey to Silius is an interesting game. This unassuming little title is an excellent gem in the NES library from the masters at Sunsoft. But what makes it so fascinating is ...
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Rolling Thunder
February 27, 2017 2 Responses

Rolling Thunder

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Tengen     Released: 10/89     Genre: Action Rolling Thunder may be a forgotten series now but looking at the current gaming landscape it was very influential. All cover based shooters can trace their heritage back t...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
February 13, 2017 4 Responses

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

It’s no slight exaggeration to say that every kid across the country wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game back in the 80s.  If you didn’t then sue your parents because your childhood was robbed.  Turtlemania swept the country...
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Ninja Gaiden
January 23, 2017 4 Responses

Ninja Gaiden

Developer: Tecmo    Publisher: Tecmo    Release: 03/89    Genre: Action Ninja Gaiden is one of my favorite NES games of all time. It is certainly the one of the titles I haveve probably dedicated the most time to. That is due mostly...
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Mega Man 2
January 3, 2017 2 Responses

Mega Man 2

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Released: 1989    Genre: Platformer There have been many sequels that were better than their predecessor. Not that it should come as a surprise because it is expected at the very least. But some games go so...
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