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September 30, 2019 one Response

Legendary Wings

Being a young video game fan is torture for many. For legions of gamers they only receive new games on birthdays or random holidays. I consider myself fortunate in that regard. Growing up with a full family still living at...

August 21, 2019 No Responses

DJ Boy

Developer: Kaneko Publisher: American Sammy Release: 04/90 Genre: Beat em up One of the aspects of reviewing retro games everyone deals with is recognizing when a game you previously liked was not good to begin with. I loved DJ Boy...

August 9, 2019 No Responses

Side Arms

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Radiance Release: 12/89 Genre: Shooter I will always have a soft spot for Side Arms. Anyone that had one during its time will remember how lonely it was to be a Turbo Grafx fan....

July 29, 2019 No Responses

Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road

Buying new games when you are young is akin to a religious experience. For most children new games were a rarity, usually relegated to birthdays and the occasional holiday. Your mind is racing as you consider what game you’ll buy...

July 10, 2019 No Responses

Shinobi

Developer: Team Shinobi Release: Asmik Release: 12/08/89 Genre: Action Shinobi was one of the most popular arcade games of the 80s. Ninjas were all the rage and Sega were quick to capitalize on that with this massive arcade hit....

July 5, 2019 one Response

Magic Sword

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 08/92 Genre: Action I loved Magic Sword in the arcade but looking back I can see it for the massive money sink that it is. Arcade games were designed to drain as many quarters as...

June 7, 2019 4 Responses

Snow Bros

Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Capcom Release: 1991 Genre: Action For as much as I like to think I have an open mind with video games I must confess, I’ve made my share of bad assumptions. When I saw Snow...

May 29, 2019 one Response

Chiki Chiki Boys

Developer: Visco Publisher: Sega Release: 1993 Genre: Platformer I like Chiki Chiki Boys. But once upon a time that wasn’t the case. I thought the name was incredibly stupid and the childish box art did it no favors....

May 22, 2019 3 Responses

Dynamite Duke

Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu Publisher: Sega Release: 12/90 Genre: Action Of the early Sega Genesis lineup Dynamite Duke was the last game I got around to. They say do not judge a book by its cover but that is precisely...

May 13, 2019 one Response

Ikari Warriors

Sometimes I miss the big dumb action movie phase of the 1980s. I will fully admit that most of those films were not good upon closer inspection. But they were at least entertaining. And they inspired a legion of awesome...

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