Tag: action

River City Ransom
August 13, 2021 No Responses

River City Ransom

Developer: Technos Japan    Publisher: American Technos   Released: 01/90   Genre: Beat ’em up River City Ransom is one of the greatest NES games of all time. Many have known this for decades but I am a recent convert....
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Fox’s Peter Pan and the Pirates
August 9, 2021 No Responses

Fox’s Peter Pan and the Pirates

Developer: Equilibrium Inc.    Publisher: THQ     Released: January 1991    Genre: Action I remember Peter Pan and the Pirates as a cartoon that focused on the fun side of being a kid forever. It came on during the day so...
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Fatal Fury
July 30, 2021 No Responses

Fatal Fury

Developer: SNK    Publisher: Takara     Released: 1993     Genre: Fighting Anyone gamer who grew up in the 80s and 90s coveted the Neo Geo. A console with perfect arcade conversions was like the Holy Grail. The problem was no one could...
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Flicky
July 28, 2021 No Responses

Flicky

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega     Released: 1991     Genre: Action I admit to being ignorant to most of Sega’s early arcade history. For myself Sega did not exist until I played the Master System and Hang-On in 1989. While most...
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G-Loc Air Battle
July 21, 2021 No Responses

G-Loc Air Battle

Developer: Probe    Publisher: Sega     Released: 1992     Genre: Action G-Loc was one of Sega’s most interesting arcade units. The R-360 cabinet would rotate in every direction and even do a full 360 to simulate the onscreen action. It is...
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Rockin’ Kats
July 19, 2021 No Responses

Rockin’ Kats

Developer: Atlus     Publisher: Atlus     Released: September 1991     Genre: Platformer Atlus is not a name I have ever associated with 2d platforming. While they are synonymous with RPGs now there was a brief period early on when they experimente...
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Metal Warriors
July 16, 2021 No Responses

Metal Warriors

Developer: Lucas Arts    Publisher: Konami    Released: 04/95    Genre: Action You can be forgiven for thinking Metal Warriors is part of the Assault Suit series. The look is not just reminiscent of that series, it is near identical. A quick glance...
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Starship Hector
July 12, 2021 No Responses

Starship Hector

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Released: 06/90    Genre: Shooter Star Soldier was a big hit on the NES and one of the first big shooter series after Gradius. This was in Japan, where the series became a staple for...
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Browning
July 9, 2021 No Responses

Browning

Developer: Riot    Publisher: Telenet Japan    Released: February 7, 1992    Genre: Action The PC Engine CD has an extensive library rife with great games that were never localized. Now let’s be clear, a good many of them are...
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Batman: the Videogame
July 7, 2021 No Responses

Batman: the Videogame

Developer: Sunsoft     Publisher: Sunsoft     Released: 06/91     Genre: Action Sunsoft were indisputably one of the best developers for the NES. Both on a technical and gameplay level they stood head and shoulders above most of their contemporaries...
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