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December 10, 2021 No Responses

Rocky Rodent

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 09/93 Genre: Platformer Of all the companies to jump on the mascot platformer craze one of the last I would expect is Irem. The house that R-Type built had a rich arcade lineage they...

December 8, 2021 No Responses

Spot Goes to Hollywood

Developer: Eurocom Publisher: Virgin Interactive Release: 11/95 Genre: Action Cool Spot was one of the biggest unexpected surprises of the 16-bit era. By that point almost everyone understood most licensed games were trash and the cynical take...

December 6, 2021 No Responses

Wai Wai World

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 01/14/88 Genre: Action Captain N might have been a cheesy cartoon and not very good (I still love it) but it did show cool a crossover between video game characters could be. While Capcom...

December 1, 2021 No Responses

Metal Slug X

Developer: SNK Publisher: Agetec Released: 04/14/01 Genre: Action Metal Slug was a breath of fresh air within the Neo Geo library. In a sea of fighting games and the occasional shooter a bad ass side scrolling action game...

November 26, 2021 No Responses

Xardion

Developer: Jorudan Co. Publisher: Asmik Released: 1992 Genre: Action Never underestimate the power of good marketing. I remember the magazine ads for Xardion featuring the intricate mecha designs of the main characters. The game looked extremely...

November 24, 2021 No Responses

High Seas Havoc

Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Released: 1993 Genre: Platformer It is always fun to look back on the mascot platformers of bygone days to see which animals were exploited for corporate gain. We had bats, opossums, bobcats, and.....

November 22, 2021 No Responses

Ghostbusters II

Developer: Imagineering Publisher: Activision Released: 1990 Genre: Action Words cannot express how terrible the original Ghostbusters for NES is. The movie was one of the films of the decade so naturally everyone wanted that in game form. In...

November 19, 2021 No Responses

Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles

Developer: Adrenalin Entertainment Publisher: Playmates Released: 1995 Genre: Action The end of the 16-bit era saw some truly amazing side scrolling action titles. Contra: Hard Corps, Alien Soldier, Rendering Ranger R2, these were the type...

November 17, 2021 No Responses

Double Dragon 3: the Arcade Game

Developer: East Technology Publisher: Flying Edge Released: 1992 Genre: Beat em up Hm. Double Dragon 3. Let’s get this out of the way right now; Double Dragon 3 is one of the worst beat ‘em ups of...

November 15, 2021 one Response

Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth

Developer: Cyclone System Publisher: Asmik Released: 11/91 Genre: Action Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth is quite possibly one of the strangest titles in the NES library. It is hard to even describe it. The...

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