Robocco Wars

Robocco Wars

 Developer: Pixel   Publisher: IGS/Taito   Release: 08/02/91   Genre: Action Taito is criminally underrated as a publisher. While many know them for their legendary arcade output like Bubble Bobble and Darius they were also pretty prolific on the home...
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L-Dis

L-Dis

Developer: Dual   Publisher: Masaya   Release: 04/05/91   Genre: Shooter In the land of video games sometimes you have to something absurd to stand out. The PC Engine has more shooters than you can possibly imagine. To be fair...
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The Flintstones: the Rescue of Dino and Hoppy

The Flintstones: the Rescue of Dino and Hoppy

Developer: Taito   Publisher: Taito    Release: 12/91   Genre: Action Of all the licensed titles on the NES the Flintstones and Jetsons games from Taito are some of the best. Capcom worked magic with the Disney license yet other publishers...
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Thunder Fox

Thunder Fox

Developer: Taito   Publisher: Taito   Release: 1991    Genre: Action Of the many titles in the Genesis’s early years Thunder Fox is one that I frequently forget. Thunder Fox was not a significant hit in the arcade but a...
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Vapor Trail

Vapor Trail

Developer: Data East    Publisher: Renovation    Release: 1991   Genre: Shooter The Genesis, alongside the Turbo Grafx-16 and Sega Saturn, has one of the greatest shooter libraries of all time. The result is that it is easy to get lost...
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SCI: Special Criminal Investigation

SCI: Special Criminal Investigation

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 01/25/91   Genre: Racing Chase H.Q. was an interesting spin on the “racing” genre. Technically you were still racing against the clock to catch up to your suspect. But the overall goal was not to...
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Toki: Going Ape Spit

Toki: Going Ape Spit

Developer: Tad Corporation    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1991    Genre: Platformer I’ve always had a soft spot for Toki. In the days before the internet the only video game footage you got to see came from commercials or the...
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Grand Master

Grand Master

Developer: Varie   Publisher: Varie   Release: 02/26/91   Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs are few in number on the NES. I do not know why that is the case; Japan was brimming with titles begging for a localization. Some...
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Fire Mustang

Fire Mustang

Developer: NMK Co.   Publisher: Taito    Release: 05/31/91    Genre: Shooter The Genesis has one of the most extensive shooter libraries around. But even with that in mind there are still quite a few that were not released overseas which...
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Double Dragon II – the Revenge (Sega)

Double Dragon II – the Revenge (Sega)

Developer: Technos   Publisher: PAL Soft   Release: 12/20/91   Genre: Beat em up Double Dragon 2 is commonly considered one of the best games in the series. Considering how dire the third game is it is easy to see...
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