Tag: action

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
October 10, 2017 2 Responses

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 10/29/93    Genre: Action If you would have told me that a Castlevania game would never see a release in America back in the day I would have called you crazy. Yet that is precisely...
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Super Castlevania IV
October 9, 2017 No Responses

Super Castlevania IV

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 10/31/91     Genre: Action When I look back on the first year of the Super Nintendo’s release I realize we’ll likely never have another system with a year of insane releases like that ever a...
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Akumajou Densetsu
October 6, 2017 No Responses

Akumajou Densetsu

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/22/89    Genre: Action For years even before I hopped on the internet I have read about the differences between the Japanese and American version of Castlevania III. I was always curious since ther...
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Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
October 5, 2017 No Responses

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 09/90     Genre: Action Have you ever played a game so awesome you couldn’t look at your old games the same anymore? That was my experience with Castlevania III. Back in the days when we k...
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Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
October 3, 2017 2 Responses

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/88    Genre: Action Castlevania was an undeniable success. As one of the earliest third party games for the NES it immediately stood out with its darker theme, nuanced gameplay, and especially its v...
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Castlevania
October 2, 2017 5 Responses

Castlevania

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 05/87     Genre: Action Castlevania was a game ahead of its time. When the NES launched in the US for the majority of that first year its main software came from Nintendo. As the third party...
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Chōjin Sentai Jetman
September 25, 2017 one Response

Chōjin Sentai Jetman

Developer: Natsume    Publisher: Angel    Release: 12/21/91   Genre: Action It still blows my mind that there are fans out there that are not aware that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is based on a long running Japanese series. Even I put...
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Arcus Spirits
September 22, 2017 No Responses

Arcus Spirits

Developer: Wolf Team    Publisher: Sammy    Release: 10/22/93   Genre: Action If you were an early adapter of the Sega Genesis chances are you were familiar with Renovation. This little known publisher released some of the best games for the system...
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Splatterhouse 2
September 20, 2017 No Responses

Splatterhouse 2

Developer: Now Production    Publisher: Namco    Release: 08/03/92   Genre: Beat em up It’s funny to look back at the original Splatterhouse. It was gory for its time and caused a bit of a stir. Yet kids like me...
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Super Dodge Ball
September 18, 2017 No Responses

Super Dodge Ball

I never got to play Dodge Ball in school.  As a child of the 80s every TV show and cartoon depicted this vicious sport as a rite of passage for the youth.  The closest equivalent I had was scatter but...
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