Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV – Turtles in Time

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV – Turtles in Time

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: August 15, 1992    Genre: Beat ’em up I can easily say that Turtles in Time is one of the games I have spent the most time with.  Honestly the amount of hours I’ve spent...
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Batman Returns

Batman Returns

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/26/93    Genre: Beat em up With the astronomical costs of video game development these days you do not see many licensed titles anymore. But back in the day publishers would run their entire busine...
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Vigilante

Vigilante

Developer: Irem    Publisher: NEC    Release: 1989   Genre: Beat em up Irem’s Kung-Fu had a tremendous impact on me growing up. The NES port available at the system’s launch taught me a lot about game design without me realizing it....
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Undercover Cops

Undercover Cops

Developer: Varie     Publisher: Irem     Released: 03/03/95     Genre: Beat ’em up If you were to explore nearly any publisher’s back catalog you’ll find plenty of hidden classics that have gone unnoticed. That is extremely evident with Ir...
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Final Fight CD

Final Fight CD

Developer: A-Wave    Publisher: Sega    Release: 03/25/93    Genre: Beat em up I know I was not the only one disappointed by the SNES release of Final Fight. As one of the biggest arcade games of all time many were...
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Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star

Developer: Shouei    Publisher: Taxan    Release: 04/89    Genre: Action I discovered Fist of the North Star at a far too young age. My family had bought a random issue of the Viz single-issue release and the violence and casual nudity blew...
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Alien Storm

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...
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Mighty Final Fight

Mighty Final Fight

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 07/93    Genre: Beat em up The end of every console’s life is always bittersweet. In most cases some of the best games in a system’s library release in its twilight years. On the other hand...
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Final Fight 2

Final Fight 2

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 08/15/93   Genre: Beat em up Final Fight for the SNES disappointed many, not once but twice. While the game sold well the public outcry could not be denied. As a mea culpa Capcom created...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – the Manhattan Project

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – the Manhattan Project

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – the Manhattan Project is often forgotten among the games in the series.  It’s easy to see why; as a 1992 release most of the industry and gamer’s attention was squarely on the SNES.  It...
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