Tinhead

Tinhead

Developer: Micropose    Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte    Release: 10/94    Genre: Platformer As the mascot platformers raged on to the end of the 16-bit generation developers would finally “get” it. The realization that it takes more than a cute face and some floating...
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Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister SIx

Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister SIx

Developer: Bits Studios   Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 10/92   Genre: Action This one hurts folks. As the Spider-Man games began to roll out on the 16-bit platforms I was jealous. I was still the sole owner of a NES at...
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The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Developer: Electronic Arts    Publisher: Electronic Arts    Release: 11/06/23   Genre: Action The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers was a huge surprise in 2002. Licensed games are nothing new but few had the production values and scale...
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Resident Evil

Resident Evil

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 04/01/96   Genre: Horror Resident Evil is one of the first PlayStation games that truly made me realize the next generation had arrived. Don’t get me wrong, there were plenty of games that were a...
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Street Fighter II Turbo

Street Fighter II Turbo

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 08/01/93   Genre: Action The announcement of Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition for the Sega Genesis was a big blow to SNES owners in 1993. While Super Nintendo owners had enjoyed the original exclusive...
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The Pirates of Dark Water (Genesis)

The Pirates of Dark Water (Genesis)

Developer: Iguana    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 06/94   Genre: Action The Pirates of Dark Water. This one is a blast from the past. Prior to reviewing these games I had long since forgotten about this cartoon. The series was intriguing...
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Legion

Legion

Developer: Renovation    Publisher: Telenet    Release: 09/21/90    Genre: Shooter What the hell happened here? Renovation/Telenet was no strangers to the shooter genre. They blessed the Sega Genesis with many of its best shooters such as Gaiares, Gra...
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Alfred Chicken

Alfred Chicken

Developer: Twilight   Publisher: Mindscape    Release: 02/94    Genre: Platformer Alfred Chicken. For such an obscure title it received heavy print advertising back in the day. I could not turn a page in a magazine without seeing his big stupid...
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Magnum Kiki Ippatsu: Empire City: 1931

Magnum Kiki Ippatsu: Empire City: 1931

Developer: I.S.I.    Publisher: Toshiba EMI   Release: 12/15/87   Genre: Rail Shooter I like rail shooters. Ever since Space Harrier on the Master System made me jealous of my friends who owned the system I have chased that high. But...
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Cybernoid

Cybernoid

Developer: Studio 12    Publisher: Acclaim   Release: 1989   Genre: Action Back in the day games were made more difficult when brought overseas. Sometimes this was a good thing as a little extra challenge would make an already solid...
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