Tag: action

Dashin’ Desperadoes
June 2, 2021 No Responses

Dashin’ Desperadoes

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Released: 1993     Genre: Action During the heyday of the mascot platformer Data East were curiously left out. The closest they came were Will and Rick, the stars of Dashin’ Desperadoes and Neo Geo classic...
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Paperboy
May 31, 2021 No Responses

Paperboy

Developer: Atari Inc.     Publisher: Mindscape     Released: 1988     Genre: Arcade I am not ashamed to admit that when I was young being a paperboy seemed like a dream job. First of all they hired kids, which instantly made it appealing. And...
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Death Duel
May 26, 2021 No Responses

Death Duel

Developer: Punk Development     Publisher: Razorsoft Inc.    Released: 1992     Genre: Action Let it never be said that crude marketing is not effective. Death Duel caused a little bit of a stir when it released due to its violence and...
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Bubble Bobble
May 24, 2021 No Responses

Bubble Bobble

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1988     Genre: Action I miss the single screen platformer. When games like Pitfall and Super Mario Bros. hit the market this once bedrock of the arcade industry began to disappear. I freely admit...
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Silkworm
May 17, 2021 No Responses

Silkworm

Developer: Tecmo     Publisher: American Sammy     Released: June 1990     Genre: Action There is something to be said about preconceived notions. I avoided Silkworm back in the day because the name made it sound like a Millipede spinoff. I have not...
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Realm
May 14, 2021 No Responses

Realm

Developer: Flair Software     Publisher: Titus     Released: 1996     Genre: Action Contra III is one of the greatest 2d action games of all time. Konami absolutely knocked it out of the park on their first try on the SNES and few games...
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Robocop vs the Terminator
May 12, 2021 No Responses

Robocop vs the Terminator

Developer: Virgin    Publisher: Virgin     Released: 1993     Genre: Action Alien vs Predator. King Kong vs Godzilla. We all love a good mashup. But few go so well together as Robocop vs the Terminator. The comic book series from Dark Horse...
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Ninja Crusaders
May 10, 2021 No Responses

Ninja Crusaders

Developer: NMK Co.    Publisher: American Sammy     Released: 12/90    Genre: Action Ninja Gaiden is one of my favorite NES games of all time. If I were to take count of the games I have spent the most time with Ninja Gaiden...
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The Adventures of Bayou Billy
May 3, 2021 No Responses

The Adventures of Bayou Billy

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 08/12/88    Genre: Action The Adventures of Bayou Billy is one of the biggest gaming disappointments of my life. For months I saw advertisements for it in comic books and the numerous screenshots made...
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Sexy Parodius
April 21, 2021 No Responses

Sexy Parodius

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 11/01/96    Genre: Shooter All good things must come to an end. Parodius is one of the best shooter series that barely anyone knows in the West. But after multiple entries Sexy Parodius would be...
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