Devilish: the Next Possession

Devilish: the Next Possession

Developer: Opera House    Publisher: Sage’s Creation     Released: 1992    Genre: Action As someone who has been gaming for well over thirty years nostalgia plays a big factor in my gaming tastes. While I was there for the Atari 2600...
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Contra Force

Contra Force

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1992     Genre: Action Words cannot describe how disappointed I am with Contra Force. When I first saw it in magazines I was excited but could not find it in stores anywhere. Which makes sense a...
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Contra III: the Alien Wars

Contra III: the Alien Wars

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 04/92     Genre: Action If I had to sum up Contra III in one sentence it would be an action movie in video game form. Many shooters that have tried distilling the high octane thrills of...
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Darkwing Duck

Darkwing Duck

Developer: Capcom      Publisher: Capcom      Released:1992      Genre: Platformer      Platform: NES Darkwing Duck might be my favorite Disney cartoon of all time. Only the Aladdin TV series comes close (it’s a god damn crime it isn’t ...
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SD Kidou Senshi Gundam – V Sakusen Shidou

SD Kidou Senshi Gundam – V Sakusen Shidou

Developer: Tose    Publisher: Bandai    Release: 09/12/92    Genre: Action I remember being curious about the innumerable Mobile Suit Gundam games that were advertised in the back of magazines like EGM and Gamefan. They seemed like the coolest games i...
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Dream Master

Dream Master

Developer: Prism Zone     Publisher: Namco     Released: 09/22/1992    Genre: RPG In Japan there were far too many Dragon Quest clones for the Famicom.  I don’t mean games that were inspired by it; I mean titles that aside from slightly different...
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Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse

Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 12/92    Genre: Platformer In the dark age of licensed games for the NES Capcom showed that you could create a more than respectable title if you actually gave a damn about the license. In some...
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Macross 2036

Macross 2036

Developer: Masaya      Publisher: NCS      Released: April 3, 1992      Genre: Shooter The world of video game imports was a strange place for me up until around 2001 or so.  I knew it was possible to buy Japanese video games and had...
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Super Valis IV

Super Valis IV

Developer: Telenet Japan     Publisher: Atlus     Released: 02/93     Genre: Action Super Valis IV is the end of the Valis saga. At least in the US. Super Valis IV was the last game in the series to be released worldwide.  While they...
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Valis IV

Valis IV

Developer: Laser Soft   Publisher: Telenet   Release: 08/23/91   Genre: Action I liked Super Valis IV in spite of its many problems. In my opinion it fell in line with the rest of the series as a solid yet...
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