New Ghostbusters II
Developer: HAL Publisher: HAL Release: 12/26/90 Genre: Action The Ghostbusters license did not have a good go of it on the NES. The first game is one of the worst games of all time. I truly cannot state...
Tag: action
Bomberman Generation
Developer: Game Arts Publisher: Majesco Release: 06/04/02 Genre: Action While the Bomberman series is mostly revered for its raucous multiplayer little by little Hudson Soft made efforts to improve the single player modes. The Super Bomberman g...
Metal Slug 3
Developer: SNK Publisher: Ignition Release: 11/05/04 (UK) Genre: Action SNK set a high bar with the first two Metal Slug games. As essentially Contra on steroids they took the 2d side scrolling action genre to new heights with...
Space Channel 5
Developer: United Game Artists Publisher: Sega Release: 06/04/00 Genre: Rhythm I miss that period of Sega history when they were a near endless ball of creativity. Although the Saturn failed that did not dim their spirits. In fact it...
Kirby 64 – The Crystal Shards
Developer: HAL Labs Publisher: Nintendo Release: 06/26/00 Genre: Action The last year of the N64’s life was a slow death spiral. Unlike the PlayStation which saw a slew of outstanding releases in the year 2000 Nintendo’s black box saw...
Ganbare Goemon 4 Kirakira Douchuu: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/22/95 Genre: Action I love the Goemon series. This is despite the fact that Konami has made it very hard for non-Japanese fans to appreciate the series. The four Super Famicom titles that never...
Dynamite Headdy
Developer: Treasure Publisher: Sega Release 09/94 Genre: Action To this day I am still amazed at the hit streak developer Treasure were on with the Sega Genesis. Their first release, Gunstar Heroes, is one of the top ten greatest games...
The Great Battle V
Developer: Banpresto Publisher: Banpresto Release: 12/22/95 Genre: Action The Great Battle V is an import that I have been interested in for a long time. I love Wild Guns and the few scant screenshots that exist for the...
Superman – the Man of Steel
Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 1992 Genre: Action Batman has had a long and illustrious career in video games. Although many different publishers have been at the helm of his adventures for the most part the game industry has...
Wai Wai World 2 – SOS!! Parsley Jō
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 01/05/91 Genre: Action As flawed as it was I do still wish the original Wai Wai World had come to the US. The concept of an all-out jam starring the intellectual properties of a...