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October 3, 2017 3 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 vicious difficulty....

October 2, 2017 6 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...

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...

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...

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...

September 18, 2017 No Responses

Super Dodge Ball

Developer: Technos Publisher: CSG Imagesoft Release: 06/89 Genre: Sports 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...

September 15, 2017 3 Responses

Exile: Wicked Phenomenon

Developer: Telenet Publisher: Working Designs Released: 07/31/93 Genre: Action RPG I have always had a soft spot for Exile. I thought the protagonist Sadler looked so cool in all of the magazine previews and while I had to settle...

September 13, 2017 No Responses

Rastan Saga II

Developer: Opera House Publisher: Taito Release: 1991 Genre: Action I enjoyed the Master System version of Rastan as it was a genre that was almost non-existent on the NES. I guess the closest comparison would be that Conan game...

September 8, 2017 No Responses

Rival Turf

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 1992 Genre: Beat em up Once Final Fight hit big the beat em up genre truly exploded in popularity. Nearly every publisher at some point or another tried their hand at the genre, often with...

September 4, 2017 one Response

Kabuki Quantum Fighter

Developer: Human Entertainment Publisher: Hal America Release: 01/91 Genre: Action This has always been a strange one for me. I had seen Kabuki Quantum Fighter in the stores many times but ignored it because of its name. First of...

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