Tag: action

Predator 2
May 27, 2020 No Responses

Predator 2

Developer: Perfect 10 Productions    Publisher: Arena    Released: 1992    Genre: Action Predator was the action movie experience of my childhood. I will freely admit that I was entirely too young to be watching it in the theaters. But that...
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Rolling Thunder 3
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Rolling Thunder 3

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Namco     Released: 1993     Genre: Action Namco took an early liking to the Sega Genesis, porting over many of its arcade titles and giving the system a boost early on. As well as their arcade ports they released...
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Battletoads
May 8, 2020 one Response

Battletoads

Developer: Rare     Publisher: Tradewest     Released: 1991     Genre: Beat em up It is hard for younger gamers to imagine now but the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were worldwide phenomenon at one point, with merchandise in every category around th...
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Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
April 29, 2020 one Response

Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

Developer: NEC Avenue     Publisher: NEC Avenue     Released: 01/27/90     Genre: Platformer The Turbo Grafx-16, much like the Genesis, was home to many arcade ports. Many of these were arcade perfect or close. But by 1991 the system was...
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Guerilla War
April 27, 2020 No Responses

Guerilla War

Developer: SNK     Publisher: SNK     Released:1989     Genre: Action SNK had a strange fascination with war games in the 80s.  From Ikari Warriors to P.O.W. and Iron Tank the theme was pretty consistent.  More than likely they were simply leverag...
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Earnest Evans
April 22, 2020 2 Responses

Earnest Evans

Developer: Wolf Team     Publisher: Renovation     Released: 1992     Genre: Action Earnest Evans is a bad game that you should avoid at all costs. Yet even though I acknowledge this is not a good game, why does it make me...
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Metal Mech
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Metal Mech

Developer: Sculptured Software     Publisher: Jaleco     Released: 1991     Genre: Action Metal Mech is a game that I always had an interest in trying but for some reason had reservations about.  I could never quite put my finger on the reason why...
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
April 13, 2020 No Responses

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Developer: Rare    Publisher: LJN    Released: 10/90     Genre: Action I don’t envy the developers of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The flicks were known for being gory slash fests and Freddy Krueger carried them due to his personality. How do you...
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Ultraman: Toward the Future
April 3, 2020 No Responses

Ultraman: Toward the Future

Developer: BEC, Inc    Publisher: Bandai    Released: 10/91    Genre: FIghting Ultraman: Toward the Future was the first game in the series to reach the US. That should have been cause for celebration for those of us that grew up on badly...
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Karnov
March 30, 2020 one Response

Karnov

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Released: 1988     Genre: Platformer During the NES era nearly every publisher had their own mascot.  The mascot phenomenon will always be a strange point in video game history; how and why the indu...
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