The Legend of Kage

The Legend of Kage

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 08/87   Genre: Action Growing up in the 80s I had an appreciation for old Kung-Fu flicks and ninja movies thanks to my older brothers. Yes, the English dubs and lip sync were bad but...
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Gunforce

Gunforce

Developer: Bits Studio   Publisher: Irem    Release: 11/92    Genre: Action I loved Contra III. It is one of my favorite action games of all time and blew my mind back in 1992. But you can only replay a game...
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Greendog: the Beached Surfer Dude!

Greendog: the Beached Surfer Dude!

Developer: STI    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1992   Genre: Platformer I may not have been a fan of most of Sega Technical Institute’s output but I can acknowledge that it went a long way toward broadening the system’s library. While Japan...
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SD Kidou Senshi Gundam 2

SD Kidou Senshi Gundam 2

Developer: TOSE     Publisher: Angel     Released: September 23, 1993     Genre: Shooter, Platformer I’ve never been a fan of the super deformed art style yet I still gave SD Gundam a chance out of sheer curiosity. My interest was rewarded with a...
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Cadash

Cadash

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1992     Genre: Action In this day and age most arcade games consist of fighting odds, sit down cabinet racing games and the occasional rail shooter. Typically you’ll only find these in Dave &amp...
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Psycho Dream

Psycho Dream

Developer: Riot   Publisher: Riot    Release: 12/11/92    Genre: Action I remember being severely disappointed when Renovation cancelled all of their American Super Nintendo games. I wasn’t aware of the reason why (Sega) but I was looking forward to...
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Mendel Palace

Mendel Palace

Developer: Game Freak    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 12/12/89    Genre: Action In some ways I kind of miss blindly renting games. When you were young with no disposable income game rentals were your life blood. The only problem is there was...
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El Viento

El Viento

Developer: Wolf Team    Publisher: Renovation    Release: 11/91   Genre: Action Renovation were one of the Sega Genesis’ best early supporters with a range of titles spanning every genre. Some like the Valis series managed to achieve some level of pop...
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Vigilante

Vigilante

Developer: Irem    Publisher: NEC    Release: 1989   Genre: Beat em up Irem’s Kung-Fu had a tremendous impact on me growing up. The NES port available at the system’s launch taught me a lot about game design without me realizing it....
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Monster in my Pocket

Monster in my Pocket

You can be forgiven if you have never heard of Monster in my Pocket.  Long before Pokemon dominated the world these little plastic figures enjoyed tremendous popularity with action figures, a comic book series, and trading cards and yes, even...
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