Tag: 1990

A Boy & His Blob
August 19, 2019 No Responses

A Boy & His Blob

Developer: Imagineering    Publisher: Absolute Entertainment    Release: 01/90    Genre: Action The NES library has its highs and lows. Many genres that are still around today were created on that little gray box. But it was also home to shovelware...
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Side Arms
August 9, 2019 No Responses

Side Arms

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Radiance   Release: 12/89    Genre: Shooter I will always have a soft spot for Side Arms. Anyone that had one during its time will remember how lonely it was to be a Turbo Grafx fan....
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Totally Rad
August 5, 2019 No Responses

Totally Rad

It takes a lot of courage to name your game Totally Rad.  If it is terrible the game will linger on in infamy for eternity as the butt of endless jokes.  If you succeed and the game lives up to...
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Dynowarz
July 15, 2019 No Responses

Dynowarz

I never liked Dynowarz.  That’s pretty harsh but I figure I might as well get that out of the way.  On paper it has everything a kid should absolutely love.  It has robots, dinosaurs, and robotic dinosaurs beating the shit...
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Rollergames
June 3, 2019 No Responses

Rollergames

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Ultra     Released: September 1990     Released: Action Konami picked up some very obscure and strange licenses toward the end of their NES run.  Bucky O’Hare might have been an obscure comic book and cartoon but...
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Dynamite Duke
May 22, 2019 3 Responses

Dynamite Duke

Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/90    Genre: Action Of the early Sega Genesis lineup Dynamite Duke was the last game I got around to. They say do not judge a book by its cover but that is precisely...
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Astro Fang: Super Machine
April 29, 2019 No Responses

Astro Fang: Super Machine

Developer: A Wave, Inc.    Publisher: A Wave, Inc.    Release: 10/26/90    Genre: Racing I adored Rad Racer when I was young but I haven’t revisited it in quite some time. As much as I love retro games the reality is certain...
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Silver Surfer
March 11, 2019 No Responses

Silver Surfer

Developer: Software Creations      Publisher: Arcadia      Released: November 1990      Genre: Shooter      Platform: NES Any time the Silver Surfer NES game is brought up you’ll hear a bunch of phrases.  One of the worst games of all ti...
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Altered Beast (Famicom)
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...
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Image Fight
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...
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