1991 Archives – Page 12 of 15

June 4, 2018 No Responses

Shadow of the Ninja

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Released: 1990 Genre: Action Ninja Gaiden was a seminal part of the NES library and a revered classic. Like Castlevania before it Ninja Gaiden’s action and pacing were completely unique in its genre. So it is...

May 9, 2018 2 Responses

Gun-Nac

Developer: Compile Publisher: Ascii Released: 09/91 Genre: Shooter Zanac was one of the earliest NES shooters I ever played after Gradius. While Konami’s classic my introduction to the modern shooter Zanac felt like the next step with...

April 13, 2018 No Responses

Aldynes

Developer: Produce Co. Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 02/22/91 Genre: Shooter It’s interesting to look back at the reception of the Turbo Grafx-16. In America it was a distant third place behind the SNES and Genesis. But in...

April 11, 2018 2 Responses

Mercs

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 10/91 Genre: Action Sega were in an interesting position with the Genesis. Because of Nintendo’s strong arm tactics with third parties they had little support early on. But they figure out a clever loop...

April 6, 2018 7 Responses

Gradius III

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/23/91 Genre: Shooter Gradius III was one of the first shooters for the SNES and years later remains one of its best. The console port would be my first exposure to the game as well....

April 2, 2018 2 Responses

Double Dragon III – the Sacred Stones

Developer: Technos Publisher: Acclaim Release: 01/91 Genre: Beat em up In spite of their flaws I genuinely like the Double Dragon games. I am sure like most it was my introduction to the beat em up genre and would...

February 7, 2018 one Response

Crisis Force

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/27/91 Genre: Shooter The end of a given console’s life is usually the most interesting in terms of releases. With years of experience behind them developers tend to craft truly amazing games n...

February 2, 2018 2 Responses

Raiden

Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu Publisher: NEC Release: 1991 Genre: Shooter To the casual gaming public the name Raiden probably conjures up a certain thunder god in Mortal Kombat. Or the nancy boy in Metal Gear Solid. But for...

January 22, 2018 3 Responses

Shatterhand

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Jaleco Released: 1991 Genre: Action One of the biggest regrets from my childhood is that I moved on from the NES earlier than I should have. With Genesis hitting its stride and the SNES on the market...

January 10, 2018 one Response

Quackshot starring Donald Duck

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: Platformer Looking back its kind of surprising how adventurous Sega were with the Disney license. While Capcom and Virgin churned out unambitious platformers Sega were not afraid to take risks...

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