Smash T.V.
Developer: Beam Software Publisher: Acclaim Release: 09/91 Genre: Action Smash T.V. is up there as one of the arcade games I spent the most money on. As a dumb 10-year old I was too stupid to realize it...
Tag: 1991
Radia Senki – Reimeihen
Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 11/15/91 Genre: Action RPG The action RPG library for the NES in America was a bit light. We received some bangers for sure such as Crystalis, Faxanadu, and Willow but the pickings were slim...
The Untouchables
Developer: Special Fx Software Publisher: Ocean Release: 07/91 Genre: Action I don’t hate licensed video games just because. I hate them for a variety of reasons. One, because they are usually awful and a waste of your hard...
Mamono Hunter Yohko
Developer: Klon Publisher: NCS Release: 03/22/91 Genre: Action Mamono Hunter Yohko (or Devil Hunter Yohko as it is known in the West) is an anime I always wanted to watch but never got around to. It ticked all the...
Little Ninja Brothers
Developer: Culture Brain Publisher: Culture Brain Release: 02/91 Genre: Action RPG I miss Culture Brain. I freely admit a lot of their output was downright weird. But their willingness to experiment with genre conventions also yielded some cool...
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 02/08/91 Genre: Adventure Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is one of the strangest NES games. As the system gained popularity worldwide it is natural that publishers would try and localize....
Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Famicom)
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 09/27/91 Genre: Action RPG Ys III should have been an easy home run. While the previous games were simple and accessible their combat system was not the greatest. Charging in to enemies....
Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Turbo Grafx-16)
Developer: Alfa System Publisher: NEC Release: 11/91 Genre: Action RPG Even though many hate Zelda II I loved it. Back then there were no expectations placed on video games so we accepted that a sequel could be completely different...
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Genesis)
Developer: Riot Publisher: Renovation Release: 1991 Genre: Action RPG Ys III is the redheaded stepchild of the series. As the only title in the series that deviated from the overhead view and bump combat for the longest...
Final Soldier
Developer: Now Production Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 07/05/91 Genre: Shooter I never liked the Star Soldier games on the NES. With far superior competition in the form of Zanac, Life Force, and Gun-Nac they were simply too...