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October 3, 2018 2 Responses

Galaxy Force II

Developer: CRI Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: Rail Shooter As a fan of arcade games growing up I looked forward to the inevitable home ports. Owning an NES meant that you were used to compromises but it worked...

September 12, 2018 No Responses

Virtua Racing

Developer: Sega AM2 Publisher: Sega Release: 03/14/94 Genre: Racing For as much as we revere Sega for their creative and original output their arcade releases were just as brilliant. I would even say that they were pioneers of arcade...

August 10, 2018 No Responses

Joe & Mac

Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Release: 01/92 Genre: Platformer I love Joe & Mac. At this point I have reviewed the game across numerous platforms and yet I am not tired of it. It reminds me...

August 3, 2018 No Responses

Strike Gunner S.T.G

Developer: Athena Publisher: NTVIC Release: 10/15/92 Genre: Shooter I do not know how many of you remember video rental stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood video. But they were awesome. At a time where new games cost $50-$80...

July 25, 2018 No Responses

Alien Storm

Developer: Team Shinobi Publisher: Sega Release: 06/91 Genre: Beat em up Alien Storm is a strange one for me. I remember being indifferent to it at first. It was rare to see it in the arcade and I...

July 18, 2018 No Responses

Outrun

Developer: Hertz Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: Racing My experiences with Outrun are a bit odd compared to everyone else. I did not play the arcade game at first; my first exposure to the series was actually the Master...

May 2, 2018 2 Responses

Knights of the Round

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 04/94 Genre: Beat em up It is interesting to look back and see how much Capcom were into exploring RPG mechanics with their various games in the 90s. Magic Sword dipped its toes in that...

April 11, 2018 3 Responses

Mercs

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 10/91 Genre: Action Sega were in an interesting position with the Genesis. Because of Nintendo’s strong arm tactics with third parties they had little support early on. But they figure out a clever loop...

April 6, 2018 7 Responses

Gradius III

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/23/91 Genre: Shooter Gradius III was one of the first shooters for the SNES and years later remains one of its best. The console port would be my first exposure to the game as well....

April 4, 2018 4 Responses

Strider (Sega)

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 11/90 Genre: Action I loved arcade games growing up but learned to accept that the NES couldn’t recreate most of my favorite titles perfectly. I like Double Dragon II and TMNT II but...

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