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April 24, 2020 2 Responses

1942

Developer: Micronics Publisher: Capcom Released: 1986 Genre: Shooter Capcom are one of the few third parties that have long lasting hits in nearly every genre. For platformers you have Mega Man. For fighting games you have Street Fighter. But for...

April 15, 2020 No Responses

Burning Force

Developer: Nova Publisher: Namco Released: 11/90 Genre: Rail Shooter Space Harrier made a big splash in the arcade with its fancy scaling graphics and riveting gameplay. Yet it did not spawn as many imitators as you would expect,...

April 6, 2020 2 Responses

Tiger Heli

Developer: Micronics Publisher: Acclaim Released: 1987 Genre: Shooter One day I will learn why so many NES publishers turned to Micronics to develop Nintendo ports of their arcade games. You would think after seeing the sorry state of t...

March 27, 2020 one Response

Aero Fighters

Developer: Video System Publisher: McO’River Release: 11/94 Genre: Shooter Aero Fighters is a thoroughly solid game, let’s get that out of the way. It is also a game that is easy to forget. At a time when shooters were a...

March 18, 2020 No Responses

Midnight Resistance

Developer: Data East Publisher: Sega Released: 1991 Genre: Action The Genesis would eventually gain the reputation of being the system for fast paced action games, from Gunstar Heroes to Lightening Force. But early in its life the picki...

March 13, 2020 2 Responses

Super Buster Bros.

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 10/31/92 Genre: Action Sometimes I am my own worst enemy. By the time the 16-bit era was in full swing I had begun to develop my own tastes. I knew the genres I was into...

March 11, 2020 No Responses

Juuouki

Developer: Team Shinobi Publisher: NEC Avenue Release: 09/29/89 Genre: Action How? How do you mess up Altered Beast? Somehow they found a way with the PC Engine version. By now everyone agrees that Altered Beast was not...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

Section Z

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1987 Genre: Shooter As I revisit the games of my childhood I am often surprised how well certain games have held up. Obviously the Legend of Zelda still holds up today but lesser known title...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

Marvel Land

Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Released: 1991 Genre: Platformer Namco is not the first name I think of when it comes to platformers. When I think Namco I think Pac-Man, Tekken, and maybe somewhere down the line Klonoa. That is not...

February 26, 2020 No Responses

Wardner

Developer: Visco Publisher: Mentrix Software Released: 1991 Genre: Platformer Ghosts ‘n Goblins was a massive hit in the arcade. At a time when companies were not afraid to copy any successful product surprisingly few games were made in that...

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