Super Fantasy Zone

Super Fantasy Zone

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sega    Release: 09/11/92   Genre: Shooter I really liked the Sega Master System port of Fantasy Zone. It was a simple game but it had an ebb and flow that I really enjoyed and the home...
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Soukyugurentai

Soukyugurentai

Developer: Raizing    Publisher: Electronic Arts    Released: 02/07/97    Genre: Shooter I consider myself somewhat of a lapsed shooter fan. In the 8 & 16-bit era when you couldn’t sneeze without running into a shmup. But as the PlayStation and ...
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Raiden

Raiden

Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu    Publisher: NEC   Release: 1991   Genre: Shooter To the casual gaming public the name Raiden probably conjures up a certain thunder god in Mortal Kombat. Or the nancy boy in Metal Gear Solid. But for...
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Bad Dudes

Bad Dudes

Developer: Data East    Publisher: Data East    Release: 07/90   Genre: Beat em up Part of what I enjoy the most about writing this blog is revisiting games that I remember fondly.  For the most part the games that were great...
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Rygar

Rygar

Developer: Tecmo     Publisher: Tecmo    Released: 07/87     Genre: Action I am sure like myself the NES version of Rygar was the first exposure to the series for many. Like Strider Rygar switched genres, becoming an expansive adventure rather than ...
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Ranma ½: Hard Battle

Ranma ½: Hard Battle

Developer: NCS    Publisher: DTMC    Release: 1992   Genre: Fighting As bad as licensed games have been in the US in Japan they were even worse if you can believe it. With so much anime airing on TV even to...
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Crack Down

Crack Down

Developer: Hot-B    Publisher: Sage’s Creation    Release: 1991    Genre: Action Over the years what I’ve come to appreciate most about the Genesis library is its large range of arcade ports. More specifically Sega arcade ports. I do not think ...
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Jackal

Jackal

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 10/88    Genre: Action Jackal was a game that I had to warm up to. By the time Jackal came out I was familiar with the name Konami and knew to expect quality. But it...
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Altered Beast

Altered Beast

Developer: Team Shinobi   Publisher: Sega    Release: 08/14/89   Genre: Beat em up Once upon a time new video game systems came with two controllers and a game. That is a pretty foreign concept to the younger gamers out there...
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Zombie Revenge

Zombie Revenge

Developer: Sega AM1    Publisher: Sega    Release: 01/25/00   Genre: Beat em up The 16-bit era was a gold mine for quality beat em ups. From arcade greats like Final Fight to home console exclusives such as Streets of Rage,...
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