Super C
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 04/90 Genre: Action It is funny when I look back on my initial impression of Super C. Don’t get me wrong I knew it was great but I did not think it was anything...
Tag: action
Contra
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 02/88 Genre: Action There is something about that innocent period before video game magazines proliferated the market that I kind of miss. Back in the day before Nintendo Power and EGM you bought game...
Spotlight: Contra
Its time once again to shine the spotlight on another beloved series. For many of us Contra was the action series of the 80s and 90s. What started out as a decent arcade game became a beloved classic on the...
Psycho Chaser
Developer: Sting Publisher: Naxat Soft Release: 04/06/90 Genre: Action The Turbo Grafx was a decent console in the US but had a fantastic library in Japan. Almost every console has hidden gems that were left in Japan but next to...
Forgotten Worlds
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 12/89 Genre: Shooter Even after all these decades the 80s action craze still finds ways to entertain. If you are a child of the 90s or later sadly you missed out. This...
Rapid Reload
Developer: Media Vision Publisher: SCEE Release: 09/29/95 Genre: Action Gunner’s Heaven holds the distinction of being one of the first PlayStation games I ever read about. Next to Battle Arena Toshinden it seemed like the coolest game in...
Elevator Action Returns
Developer: Ving Publisher: Taito Release: 02/14/97 Genre: Action To get the most out of the Sega Saturn you had to be a fan of import gaming. There were plenty of great releases but the vast majority of the truly...
SD Kidou Senshi Gundam – V Sakusen Shidou
Developer: Tose Publisher: Bandai Release: 09/12/92 Genre: Action I remember being curious about the innumerable Mobile Suit Gundam games that were advertised in the back of magazines like EGM and Gamefan. They seemed like the coolest games i...
Super Smash T.V.
Developer: Probe Publisher: Flying Edge Release: 1991 Genre: Action Smash T.V. was an arcade sensation and it is easy to see why. The Running Man was a great albeit cheesy 80s movie and its premise of sending convicted criminals into...
Ninja Spirit
Developer: Irem Publisher: NEC Release: 10/90 Genre: Action As a fan of the Turbo Grafx I had to accept certain things. One, that I would probably be the only one that owned one in my neighborhood. And...