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March 4, 2019 No Responses

Altered Beast (Famicom)

Developer: Interlink Publisher: Asmik Release: 07/20/90 Genre: Action Altered Beat was not a good game, let’s get that out of the way right now. While many have fond memories of it I do not think it’s a...

February 11, 2019 one Response

Image Fight

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 07/27/90 Genre: Shooter Image Fight was a shooter that I did not have a high opinion of. My only prior exposure to the game came from the lackluster NES port which sadly lacked what made...

February 6, 2019 3 Responses

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 ver...

February 4, 2019 2 Responses

Demon Sword

Developer: Tose Publisher: Taito Release: 01/90 Genre: Action 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....

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

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 03/91 Genre: Action ….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...

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...

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