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April 9, 2018 one Response

Metal Storm

Developer: Tamtex Publisher: Irem Released: 1991 Genre: Action Today when a new game is announced there are innumerable websites that report it, with screenshots and trailers. But back in the day we weren’t so lucky. Outside of seeing TV commercials...

April 4, 2018 3 Responses

Strider (Sega)

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 11/90 Genre: Action I loved arcade games growing up but learned to accept that the NES couldn’t recreate most of my favorite titles perfectly. I like Double Dragon II and TMNT II but...

March 30, 2018 No Responses

Kishin Douji Zenki: Battle Raiden

Developer: CA Production Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 08/04/95 Genre: Action While westerners dreaded any and all licensed titles because they were usually terrible in Japan they dealt with a similar problem when it came to anime an...

March 28, 2018 3 Responses

Super Fantasy Zone

Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sega Release: 09/11/92 Genre: Shooter I really liked the Sega Master System port of Fantasy Zone. It was a simple game but it had an ebb and flow that I really enjoyed and the home...

March 26, 2018 one Response

Star Wars – the Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back was released at an interesting time. By 1992 16-bit really took off and NES releases were drying up. Super Star Wars was the game I’m sure most were interested in and so TESB...

March 23, 2018 No Responses

Mega Man X Collection

Developer: Atomic Planet Publisher: Capcom Release: 01/10/06 Genre: Platformer Hot on the heels of the well-received Mega Man Anniversary Collection Capcom announced the Mega Man X Collection. Capcom and developer Atomic Planet did a fantastic j...

March 21, 2018 No Responses

Mega Man X8

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 12/07/04 Genre: Action There aren’t many games that I’ve come to hate as much as Mega Man X7. I really love this series and to see what that game did to its sterling reputation...

March 19, 2018 one Response

Mega Man X7

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 10/14/03 Genre: Action I have played many bad games in the 30+ years I’ve been gaming. And Mega Man X7 is legitimately one of the worst. After the bad reception to the sixth game Capcom...

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Mega Man X6

They just couldn’t leave well enough alone. Mega Man X5 was supposed to be the natural end of the series and directly lead in to Mega Man Zero. But Capcom is going to be Capcom, which means they went back...

March 14, 2018 No Responses

Mega Man X5

The amount of restraint Capcom showed with the Mega Man X series on the PlayStation is pretty surprising. For a publisher known for milking their series to death gamers would have to wait nearly four long years for a follow-up...

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