World Heroes
Developer: ADK Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 09/93 Genre: Fighting I think its safe to say SNK and the fighting game genre were quite fond of each other. Of the 150 or so Neo Geo games over 50 are fighting...
Tag: action
Chuck Rock
Developer: Core Design Publisher: Virgin Release: 1991 Genre: Platformer Ah the caveman game. Once upon a time cavemen were all the rage alongside witches in the 16-bit era. Everyone knows Bonk but few remember a prehistoric hero that...
Samurai Pizza Cats
Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 07/19/91 Genre: Action I remember Samurai Pizza Cats as that weird anime that came on at the crack of dawn before Sailor Moon when I was in high school. The series, about a mechanical...
X-Zone
Developer: Kemco Publisher: Kemco Release: 1992 Genre: Rail Shooter They can’t all be winners. Even though the library for the Super Scope 6 is small it has some absolute bangers like the Battle Clash series and good arcade...
Viewpoint
Developer: Sammy Publisher: American Sammy Release: 1994 Genre: Shooter The Neo Geo was the most advanced home console for its time. It was so advanced in fact that even later consoles like the PlayStation and Saturn had problems...
Soldiers of Fortune
Developer: The Bitmap Brothers Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte Release: 12/93 Genre: Action As someone who lives in the US I was always fascinated by the Amiga. Magazine coverage of its games was sparse but they all seemed interesting. The...
Jigoku Meguri
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 08/03/90 Genre: Action Taito were one of the earliest publishers to support the PC Engine in Japan. As such they graced the system with many great arcade ports with Ninja Spirit being...
Legacy of the Wizard
Developer: Falcom Publisher: Broderbund Release: 04/89 Genre: Action Like many I looked forward to Birthdays and Christmas for potential new video games. I was a little more fortunate in that I had older brothers who bought games year round...
SonSon II
Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Release: 01/27/89 Genre: Action Konami graced the PC Engine with excellent support in Japan. Everyone is aware of Rondo of Blood’s legendary status but they had more to offer with fantastic arcade ports such as...
Atomic Runner
Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Release: 1992 Genre: Action Who knew Data East would be so far ahead of the curve in 1988? These days the various mobile app stores are flooded with endless runners, platformers in which...