Tag: 1990

Cross Fire
March 2, 2020 No Responses

Cross Fire

Developer: Kyugo Trading Co.    Publisher: Sanritsu    Release: 11/02/90    Genre: Action I think it is safe to say that Contra is one of the most popular NES games of all time. Literally everyone I knew with an NES growing up had...
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Werewolf – the Last Warrior
February 24, 2020 No Responses

Werewolf – the Last Warrior

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Release: November 16, 1990     Genre: Platformer As I revisit the NES library my feelings toward a lot of titles have changed over the years.  There are games like Contra and Mega Man that remain.....
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Cabal
February 10, 2020 No Responses

Cabal

Developer: Rare     Publisher: Milton Bradley    Released: 1990     Genre: Shooter The video game industry’s long love affair with military games will never cease to amaze. We are coming up on sixteen straight years of Call of Duty titles and the ...
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Burai Fighter
January 17, 2020 one Response

Burai Fighter

Developer: Kid      Publisher: Taxan      Released: 1990      Genre: Shooter Burai Fighter is a game that I had no preconceived notions of. I had never heard of it, nor seen any reviews in gaming magazines at the time. But my family bought...
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Wrath of the Black Manta
January 6, 2020 No Responses

Wrath of the Black Manta

Developer: Kyugo      Publisher: Taito      Released: 1990      Genre: Action I was never particularly fond of Wrath of the Black Manta growing up.  It made no sense too; this was the height of the ninja craze.  You had movies like American Ni...
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Dragon Saber
January 3, 2020 No Responses

Dragon Saber

Developer: Namco      Publisher: Namco      Released: 1991      Genre: Shooter My love of Dragon Spirit is a bit strange, I will admit. Its not that it isn’t a good game, because it is. But I think I really appreciate it because it...
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Mission Impossible
December 9, 2019 one Response

Mission Impossible

Konami were one of the few NES publishers whose output I would buy sight unseen.  I even bought their sports games and I’m not even into the genre.  That being said their later output flew under my radar as my...
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Final Zone
October 30, 2019 No Responses

Final Zone

Developer: Wolf Team    Publisher: Renovation    Release: 11/90    Genre: Action I miss Renovation games. I realize their output on the Genesis was hit or miss but I’ll be damned if most of it wasn’t interesting. The Valis series was...
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Whip Rush
October 16, 2019 one Response

Whip Rush

Developer: Vik Tokai   Publisher: Renovation   Release: 10/90   Genre: Shooter Whip Rush was one my earliest shooter experiences on the Genesis. After the awesome Thunder Force 2 and the mediocre Arrow Flash I was ready for something different....
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DJ Boy
August 21, 2019 No Responses

DJ Boy

Developer: Kaneko    Publisher: American Sammy    Release: 04/90    Genre: Beat em up One of the aspects of reviewing retro games everyone deals with is recognizing when a game you previously liked was not good to begin with. I loved DJ Boy...
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