Strider
To most gamers the word Strider is associated with the incredibly popular arcade game or his turn in Marvel vs Capcom. For me however my first Strider experience was the NES title. It would be a few years before I...
Tag: action
The Lone Ranger
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/91 Genre: Action Towards the end of the NES life Konami released licensed games targeted at western gamers rather than sequels to their intellectual properties. Tiny Toon Adventures, Mission Imp...
Sunset Riders
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 06/08/93 Genre: Action Contra III is one of my favorite action games of all time. It holds up surprisingly well for an early SNES title and considering their later work on the system I...
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 10/90 Genre: Action I really liked ESWAT in the arcade but unfortunately never had the chance to play it much because of distance. So when news of a Sega Genesis version of the game...
Journey to Silius
Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 09/90 Genre: Action Journey to Silius is an interesting game. This unassuming little title is an excellent gem in the NES library from the masters at Sunsoft. But what makes it so fascinating is ...
Super Valis IV
Developer: Telenet Japan Publisher: Atlus Released: 02/93 Genre: Action Super Valis IV is the end of the Valis saga. At least in the US. Super Valis IV was the last game in the series to be released worldwide. While they...
Valis IV
Developer: Laser Soft Publisher: Telenet Release: 08/23/91 Genre: Action I liked Super Valis IV in spite of its many problems. In my opinion it fell in line with the rest of the series as a solid yet...
Valis III (Genesis)
Developer: Telenet Publisher: Renovation Release: 06/91 Genre: Action For the brave gamers who decided to take a chance with Valis the first few games were a lesson in mediocrity. I will not deny that there is a certain charm to...
Valis III
Developer: Laser Soft Publisher: NEC Released: 03/92 Genre: Action Valis III would be the last in the series to come to the US for the Turbo CD which is a bit sad. But at the very least the series...
Syd of Valis
Developer: I.S.C. Co. Publisher: Renovation Release: 1992 Genre: Action In Japan the super deformed art style is actually a thing. I’ll admit that its actually kind of “cute” to see otherwise serious characters like Solid Snake or Ryu...