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May 16, 2022 No Responses

The Simpsons: Bart vs the World

Developer: Imagineering Publisher: Acclaim Release: 12/91 Genre: Action They sure didn’t waste any time with that license did they? Once Acclaim/LJN got a hold of the Simpsons license the stream of games was sure to follow. But I...

April 18, 2022 No Responses

Darius Gaiden

Developer: Taito Publisher: Acclaim Release: 01/29/96 Genre: Shooter I like the Darius series. Whether it is the weird alien fish angle or its sedate pace it scratches a different itch in my shooter brain. However it has always been secondary...

October 22, 2021 No Responses

Extreme-G 2

Developer: Probe Publisher: Acclaim Released: November 17, 1998 Genre: Racing Extreme-G was a valiant first attempt at a futuristic racer. It had its flaws, some pretty significant, but many were able to overlook them to experience its con...

June 23, 2021 No Responses

Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

Developer: Realtime Associates Publisher: Acclaim Released: 10/09/96 Genre: Action In the early to mid-90s it was hard being a fan of comic book video games. In the arcade Sega, Capcom, and Konami were creating gems. But at home...

April 7, 2021 No Responses

NARC

Developer: Rare Publisher: Acclaim Released: 1990 Genre: Action I will forever remember NARC as the game with the aggressive anti-drug message. There is nothing wrong with that of course; it means their message was effective if I still rem...

March 22, 2021 No Responses

Galactic Attack

Developer: Taito Released: Acclaim Released: 1995 Genre: Shooter I’ve made fun of the deluge of shooters during the 16-bit era in the arcade and at home. But I do it out of love. That being said I genuinely missed the...

February 8, 2021 No Responses

The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants

Developer: Imagineering Co. Publisher: Acclaim Released: 02/91 Genre: Platformer The Simpsons license has a long and storied history within the video game industry. Sadly most of it is bad. You can place the blame on Acclaim, who held t...

January 1, 2021 one Response

Wizards & Warriors III – Kuros: Visions of Power

Developer: Zippo Games Publisher: Acclaim Released: March 1992 Genre: Action-Adventure When it comes down to it I don’t know if I can honestly say I ever liked the Wizards & Warriors series. I have fond memories of the first game....

April 6, 2020 3 Responses

Tiger Heli

Developer: Micronics Publisher: Acclaim Released: 1987 Genre: Shooter One day I will learn why so many NES publishers turned to Micronics to develop Nintendo ports of their arcade games. You would think after seeing the sorry state of t...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

Rambo

Developer: Pack-in-Video Publisher: Acclaim Released: 05/88 Genre: Action Rambo for NES is commonly accepted as one of the worst games of all time. That is a pretty lofty statement. And you know what? It is true. It really is pretty...

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