Cocoron
Developer: Takeru Publisher: Sur de Wave Release: 05/03/91 Genre: Action Cocoron is the type of game I would have appreciated later in the NES’ life. By the end of its run the NES library was overrun by licensed...
Tag: 1991
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Developer: Westone Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: Action As much as I find the Wonder Boy lineage and naming scheme confusing as hell I have always appreciated the series ability to change at the drop of a dime. Wonder...
Fatal Labyrinth
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: RPG Peruse a list of Sega Genesis Rpgs and chances are Fatal Labyrinth is missing. As an early Genesis title it is somewhat forgotten within the genre. It is understandable; roguelike...
TaleSpin
Developer: Radiance Software Publisher: NEC Released: 1991 Genre: Platformer One of the most perplexing things about the Turbo Grafx-16 library is NEC’s choice of titles they localized. While they brought over gems like Ys Book I & II...
Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Developer: Cyclone System Publisher: Asmik Released: 11/91 Genre: Action Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth is quite possibly one of the strangest titles in the NES library. It is hard to even describe it. The...
Gain Ground
Developer: Sega Publisher: Renovation Released: January 2, 1991 Genre: Action Of all of Sega’s many arcade ports to the Genesis I avoided Gain Ground for no reason. Call it bias or a misunderstanding but one look at screenshots...
Spartan X 2
Developer: Tamtex Publisher: Irem Released: 09/27/91 Genre: Action Kung-Fu was one of my first NES games. I’m pretty sure I am not alone in that either. As an early adopter it was slim pickings for the first...
Download 2
Developer: AlfaSystem Publisher: NEC Avenue Released: 03/29/91 Genre: Shooter In my early days of diving into the PC Engine library Download is a title that stood out immediately. The name was intriguing in itself but its premise...
Eliminator Boat Duel
Developer: Sculptured Software Publisher: Electro Brain Released: 1991 Genre: Racing Racing games on the NES are a bit of a blind spot for me. True, I played Rad Racer and R.C. Pro Am at the time but...
