Space Ace
Developer: ReadySoft Publisher: ReadySoft Release: 1994 Genre: Action Anyone who saw Dragon’s Lair in the arcade had to play it. More than likely they did not get very far but still you had to experience it at...
Tag: action
Zombie Hunter
Developer: Hi-Score Media Publisher: Hi-Score Media Release: 07/03/87 Genre: Action I remember looking forward to Activision’s Zombie Master based on nothing more than the cover and descriptive text in its ads. The box art looked totally bad ass...
Gods
Developer: Bitmap Bros. Publisher: Mindscape Release: 1992 Genre: Action Action puzzle games are usually not my cup of tea. Not that I am a meathead but if given the choice between shooting fools in Contra III or taxing my...
Strider Hiryu
Developer: Dice Creative Publisher: NEC Release: 09/22/94 Genre: Action Strider was an arcade spectacle at release in the late 80s. The combination of Capcom’s art direction and one of the coolest characters in gamedom made a lasting...
Rod Land
Developer: The Sales Curve Publisher: Jaleco Release: 12/11/92 Genre: Action It is only in the past few years that I have realized just how much I miss the single screen platformer. Games like Bubble Bobble and Snow...
DinoCity
Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 09/92 Genre: Platformer DinoCity is an easy game to write off. The box art distills the 90s perfectly and, while being inoffensive, gives the impression of a kid’s game that will offer no real...
Bubble Bobble Part 2
Developer: ITL Co. Publisher: Taito Release: 08/93 Genre: Action The NES enjoyed a longer life than almost every system on the market save the PlayStation 2. While we enjoyed many a classic with the little grey box it...
Toki: Going Ape Spit
Developer: Tad Corporation Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: Platformer I’ve always had a soft spot for Toki. In the days before the internet the only video game footage you got to see came from commercials or the...
Grand Master
Developer: Varie Publisher: Varie Release: 02/26/91 Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs are few in number on the NES. I do not know why that is the case; Japan was brimming with titles begging for a localization. Some...
