Tag: action

The Flintstones
September 22, 2021 No Responses

The Flintstones

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1993    Genre: Platformer I will admit to being pleasantly surprised by Taito’s various licensed Hanna Barbara titles. These fairly innocuous licenses would normally be farmed out to a bottom of the barrel developer to...
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Eliminator Boat Duel
September 20, 2021 No Responses

Eliminator Boat Duel

Developer: Sculptured Software    Publisher: Electro Brain    Released: 1991    Genre: Racing Racing games on the NES are a bit of a blind spot for me. True, I played Rad Racer and R.C. Pro Am at the time but...
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Alien Crush
September 17, 2021 No Responses

Alien Crush

Developer: Compile, Naxat    Publisher: NEC     Released: September 1989    Genre: Action Being a Turbo Grafx-16 owner in the early 90s was a lonely existence. Where NES and Sega Genesis owners could trade games back and forth I was usually...
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Robocop 2
September 13, 2021 No Responses

Robocop 2

Developer: Paint by Numbers, Inc.    Publisher: Data East    Released: April 1991    Genre: Action Watching Robocop when I was entirely too young to do so is one of the most indelible experiences of my childhood. Surprisingly for such a violent...
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Ushio to Tora
September 10, 2021 No Responses

Ushio to Tora

Developer: Yutaka    Publisher: Yutaka    Released: 01/25/1993    Genre: Action In the US Nintendo gained a reputation for being kiddy at a time when Sega were pushing the envelope. It is a reputation they gladly paraded around back in...
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Madou King Granzort
September 8, 2021 No Responses

Madou King Granzort

Developer: Mutech     Publisher: Hudson Soft     Released: 04/06/90    Genre: Action Let’s be honest, Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones was not a good game. As a showcase for the Turbo Grafx-16 it was not impressive. As a game it...
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The Goonies II
September 6, 2021 one Response

The Goonies II

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1987     Genre: Action If you are a child of the 80s chances are the Goonies is a cultural touchstone you remember. The premise of a group of kids going on the adventure of a lifetime...
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Congo’s Caper
September 3, 2021 No Responses

Congo’s Caper

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Released: 1993     Genre: Platformer For me Joe & Mac was one of the highlights of the early SNES period. Although it was vastly different from the arcade game I still enjoyed it nonetheless,...
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Task Force Harrier Ex
September 1, 2021 No Responses

Task Force Harrier Ex

Developer: NMK Co. Ltd     Publisher: Treco     Released: 1991     Genre: Shooter Military themed games are not really my purview. Don’t get me wrong, I can enjoy a Metal Gear or occasional Call of Duty provided the game is...
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Ikari III: the Rescue
August 30, 2021 No Responses

Ikari III: the Rescue

Developer: SNK     Publisher: SNK     Released: 1990    Genre: Action The Ikari Warriors series in the arcade were pretty good games overall. Unfortunately they were absolutely dreadful on the NES, especially the first game. Somehow despite that fact...
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