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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 4 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...

January 3, 2018 No Responses

Undead Line

Developer: PAL SOFT Publisher: T&E Soft Released: 12/20/91 Genre: Shooter I really liked Twinkle Tale, a little known Genesis import that suffered from a low print run. This brilliant game housed excellent art direction and gameplay ...

December 22, 2017 one Response

Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 11/28/91 Genre: Platformer When I step back and analyze why I like Dark Souls so much I think it stems from my love of the Ghouls ‘N Ghosts series. Both series are incredibly punishing...

December 20, 2017 6 Responses

Bonk’s Revenge

Developer: Red Publisher: NEC Release: 1991 Genre: Platformer Bonk’s Adventure was a good first step in establishing a new franchise. It was original, had good gameplay, and certainly looked nice for the time. NEC knew this as it was...

December 11, 2017 3 Responses

Batman: Return of the Joker

Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 12/91 Genre: Action Batman for NES was a welcome surprise that no one saw coming. After numerous licensed games that were absolute turds like Back to the Future and Superman Sunsoft showed everyone ...

December 4, 2017 No Responses

Isolated Warrior

Developer: KID Publisher: NTVIC Release: 02/91 Genre: Action If the Isolated Warrior in the title refers to hero Max Maverick and his solo journey, than buddy get in line. This shit has been going on for forty years....

October 9, 2017 No Responses

Super Castlevania IV

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 10/31/91 Genre: Action When I look back on the first year of the Super Nintendo’s release I realize we’ll likely never have another system with a year of insane releases like that ever a...

October 5, 2017 No Responses

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 09/90 Genre: Action Have you ever played a game so awesome you couldn’t look at your old games the same anymore? That was my experience with Castlevania III. Back in the days when we k...

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