Tag: Acclaim

Demolition Man
July 12, 2019 No Responses

Demolition Man

Developer: Alexandria    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 1995    Genre: Action Demolition Man was the action blockbuster of 1994. Well, at least one of them. Honestly that was a pretty stellar year for action movies with the likes of True Lies, Speed,...
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Super Smash T.V.
May 31, 2019 7 Responses

Super Smash T.V.

Smash T.V. was a phenomenon in the arcade and next to Street Fighter 2 and Turtles in Time is the game I probably poured the most quarters into.  It’s easy to see why: the Running Man was a popular movie...
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Back to the Future
April 5, 2019 2 Responses

Back to the Future

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: LJN    Release: 09/89    Genre: Action Back to the Future is legendary as one of the worst NES games of all time. Volumes have been written about just how bad it truly is. And all of it...
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Total Recall
November 9, 2018 2 Responses

Total Recall

Developer: Interplay   Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 1990    Genre: Action Total Recall is one of the best sci-fi movies of the 90s. The combination of its setting, story, and leading man Arnold Schwarzenegger combined to make it one of the...
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Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II
September 24, 2018 one Response

Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II

Developer: Zippo Games    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 12/89    Genre: Action Wizards & Warriors was a curious game. Even as a child I was aware of its flaws. It has some of the most intense platforming at the time but everything surrounding...
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Double Dragon III – the Sacred Stones
April 2, 2018 2 Responses

Double Dragon III – the Sacred Stones

Developer: Technos    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 01/91    Genre: Beat em up In spite of their flaws I genuinely like the Double Dragon games. I am sure like most it was my introduction to the beat em up genre and would...
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Wizards & Warriors
January 15, 2018 2 Responses

Wizards & Warriors

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 12/87   Genre: Platformer I remember thinking pretty highly of Wizards & Warriors back in the day. I will admit some of my fondness for the game stems from its Worlds of Power novelization. This...
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Double Dragon II – the Revenge
October 30, 2017 2 Responses

Double Dragon II – the Revenge

Developer: Technos Japan    Publisher: Acclaim    Released: 01/90    Genre: Beat em up It’s interesting to look back on the NES library and compare the games that were different from their arcade counterpart. Bionic Commando was a terrible game in t...
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