Parodius Da!

Parodius Da!

Developer: Konami   Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/21/92   Genre: Shooter It is incredible that even in this day and age Parodius remains one of the best shooter series most have never heard of. With as many ports the first arcade...
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Adventure Island III

Adventure Island III

Developer: Hudson Soft   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 09/92  Genre: Platformer Adventure Island II and especially Super Adventure Island went a long way toward making me a fan of the series. Both games were not big revelations for the series but...
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Risky Woods

Risky Woods

Developer: Electronic Arts    Publisher: Electronic Arts    Release: 1992   Genre: Action My interest in the titles Electronic Arts releases waxes and wanes. I am not much of a sports game fan so most of their output does not interest...
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Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (SNES)

Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (SNES)

Developer: Advance Communication    Publisher: American Sammy    Release: 01/92   Genre: Action RPG Every long running franchise seems to have that one odd duck. Whether the designers want to something new or realized what they originally created simply ...
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New Zealand Story

New Zealand Story

Developer: Taito   Publisher: Taito    Release: 11/12/92   Genre: Action I was a latecomer to New Zealand Story. Despite the massive number of ports I avoided the game for no other reason that I could. But once I gave the...
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Day Dreamin’ Davey

Day Dreamin’ Davey

 Developer: Sculptured Software    Publisher: HAL    Release: 06/92   Genre: Action The latter years of the NES were an embarrassment of riches. With some developers closing in on almost a decade of experience with the hardware some of the all-time bes...
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G.I. Joe: the Atlantis Factor

G.I. Joe: the Atlantis Factor

Developer: KID    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 03/92   Genre: Action As a child of the 80s I remember a time when video games did not have release dates, they simply showed up in stores. With the advent of video game publications...
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Star Parodier

Star Parodier

Developer: Kaneki, Inster State Co.    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 04/24/92   Genre: Shooter Apparently every long running shooter series has to poke fun at itself at some point. Konami pioneered the art of parody with Parodius which to this...
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Taz-Mania

Taz-Mania

 Developer: Recreational Brainware    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1992   Genre: Action The explosive popularity of the Tasmanian devil has always baffled me. In the 90s he was everywhere: the cartoon had a four year run, there was plenty of merchandise,...
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The Simpsons: Bartman meets Radioactive Man

The Simpsons: Bartman meets Radioactive Man

Developer: Imagineering Inc.   Publisher: Acclaim    Release:12/92   Genre: Action When the Simpsons hit they hit big. And with any popular property the licensed tie-ins came fast. While a lot of us were excited for the Simpsons video games as the years...
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