WWF Wrestlemania Challenge

WWF Wrestlemania Challenge

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 11/90    Genre: Wrestling Wrestling games on the NES had an awesome start with Pro Wrestling but went downhill from there for years. WWF Wrestlemania should have been a bright spot as the first officially...
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Phantom Fighter

Phantom Fighter

Developer: Marionette   Publisher: FCI   Release: 04/90  Genre: Action Phantom Fighter is a game that I was mildly interested in renting but never brave enough to take the plunge. The box art looks extremely cool; who can say no to...
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Legion

Legion

Developer: Renovation    Publisher: Telenet    Release: 09/21/90    Genre: Shooter What the hell happened here? Renovation/Telenet was no strangers to the shooter genre. They blessed the Sega Genesis with many of its best shooters such as Gaiares, Gra...
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Dragon’s Lair NES

Dragon’s Lair NES

Developer: Motivetime   Publisher: CSG Imagesoft    Release: 12/29/90   Genre: Platformer If you grew up with the NES than you were accustomed to arcade ports that differed from the source material. In some cases this was for the better. Contra...
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Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 08/90   Genre: Action Before Sonic the Hedgehog Sega relied on celebrities and athletes to bolster the Genesis lineup. Signing a major athlete like Buster Douglas or Joe Montana to endorse a sports game was...
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Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum

Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Data East   Release: 02/90   Genre: Action Dash Galaxy is a game that would normally suck me in based on its cover art alone. As a huge fan of comic books the box art...
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Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll

Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll

Developer: Rare   Publisher: Nintendo   Release: 07/90   Genre: Action Rare were one of the most prolific developers on the NES. In total they developed over 60 games throughout the course of the system’s life. Many of these were...
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Ys Book I & II

Ys Book I & II

Developer: Alfa System    Publisher: NEC    Release: 1990   Genre: Action RPG I looked forward to playing Ys Book I & II for many years. Ever since it received a perfect 10 in Electronic Gaming Monthly it seemed liked the...
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Ys II – the Final Chapter

Ys II – the Final Chapter

Developer: Advance Communication   Publisher: Victor   Release: 05/25/90    Genre: Action RPG Falcom did an excellent job establishing Ys as a unique series within the action RPG sphere with the original game. Its combat may have been divisive but it wa...
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Thunder & Lightning

Thunder & Lightning

Developer: Visco   Publisher: Romstar    Release: 12/90   Genre: Action Breakout is a video game classic. Like Tetris the formula is simple yet addicting and has endured for decades. To this day there are still clones of Breakout being released....
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