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December 26, 2016 6 Responses

Astyanax

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 03/90 Genre: Action I remember picking up the box for Astyanax in Woolworth wondering how to pronounce the title, let alone what it was. If that was the marketing department’s intent it definitely worked...

December 19, 2016 2 Responses

Mike Tyson’s Punchout!

Developer: Nintendo R&D 3 Publisher: Nintendo Release: 10/87 Genre: Sports Even though Mike Tyson’s Punchout! was one of the earliest Nintendo titles it remains one of its most significant. Not just because of its celebrity endorsement and...

December 14, 2016 4 Responses

Revenge of Shinobi

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 12/89 Genre: Action The Revenge of Shinobi was probably one of the first killer apps for the Sega Genesis. That is a bold statement but completely true. In the early years of the system’s...

December 9, 2016 4 Responses

King of Demons (Majyuuou)

Developer: KSS Publisher: KSS Released: 08/25/95 Genre: Action While we are familiar with Japanese publishers such as Capcom, Konami, and Square Enix over the decades there have been many companies that have flirted with game’s publishing tha...

December 5, 2016 3 Responses

Batman

Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 02/90 Genre: Action Movie licensed video games are bad. Even at a young age I knew this was a fact. After suffering through the likes of ET for the Atari 2600, Back to the...

November 28, 2016 one Response

Mitsume ga Tooru

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Tomy Released: 07/17/92 Genre: Platformer Capcom, Konami, and to a lesser extent Sunsoft are revered for putting out legendary NES titles. Their reputations are wholly deserved as some of the fondest NES classics...

November 24, 2016 No Responses

Steel Empire

Developer: Hot-B Publisher: Flying Edge Released: 1992 Genre: Shooter As much as I loved shooters growing up they did become over saturated with releases in a very short period. The Genesis, Turbo Grafx-16 and the arcade saw an innumera...

November 21, 2016 one Response

Code Name: Viper

Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: Capcom Release: 03/90 Genre: Action Capcom were pioneers on the NES, able to balance their output with between arcade conversions and original titles. Even their “ports” to the NES tend to become complet...

November 10, 2016 3 Responses

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Developer: Westone Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: Action RPG The Wonder Boy games started out as slightly unique platformers at the genre’s beginning but it wouldn’t be long before the series would explore other genres. Wonder Boy...

November 7, 2016 2 Responses

Blaster Master

Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 11/88 Genre: Action-Adventure Blaster Master is a game I did not think highly of initially. That more than likely has to do with the terrible Worlds of Power novelization I read beforehand. Talk abo...

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