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February 6, 2019 one Response

Parodius

Developer: Konami Publisher: Palcom Release: 1992 Genre: Shooter I am incredibly jealous of Europe with this one. I did not become aware of the Parodius series until the 16-bit era, when magazines began featuring import coverage. The SNES version of...

February 4, 2019 2 Responses

Demon Sword

The Legend of Kage. I never liked the Legend of Kage. Considering my love for old Kung-Fu movies with their aerial hijinks it should have been a shoe in to my tastes. But the novelty of replicating those same antics...

January 28, 2019 one Response

Kickle Cubicle

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 09/90 Genre: Puzzle In my mind R-Type is what I always associate with Irem. It is no secret why; R-Type is one of the most influential shooters of all time. But that one seminal...

January 25, 2019 No Responses

Aero Blasters

Developer: Inter State Publisher: NEC Release: 01/91 Genre: Shooter Aero Blasters was one of the first Turbo Grafx-16 games I ever played. After the disappointment of Keith Courage it helped to give me a favorable impression of...

January 21, 2019 No Responses

Whomp ‘Em

….Someone out there is probably way too proud of that title to this day. Offensive title aside Whomp ‘Em is a game that I actively avoided for no good reason. Maybe it was the goofy name, maybe it was the...

January 16, 2019 No Responses

Bloody Wolf

Developer: Data East Publisher: NEC Release: 1989 Genre: Action There are many things I appreciate about the Turbo Grafx-16 library. As a shooter fan there was an embarrassment of riches. Some might even say there were too...

December 26, 2018 3 Responses

After Burner II

Developer: Dempa Publisher: Sega Release: 09/90 Genre: Action Sega’s Super Scaler arcade games were some of the best looking games on the market for a very long time. The simulated 3-d looked better than the majority of the...

December 24, 2018 2 Responses

Mendel Palace

Developer: Game Freak Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 12/12/89 Genre: Action In some ways I kind of miss blindly renting games. When you were young with no disposable income game rentals were your life blood. The only problem is there was...

December 5, 2018 No Responses

Phelios

Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release: 10/90 Genre: Shooter In the course of reviewing games for this website it is interesting to revisit games I was once fond of. Phelios is not a particularly noteworthy title and not even one...

November 9, 2018 2 Responses

Total Recall

Developer: Interplay Publisher: Acclaim Release: 1990 Genre: Action Total Recall is one of the best sci-fi movies of the 90s. The combination of its setting, story, and leading man Arnold Schwarzenegger combined to make it one of the...

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