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August 31, 2020 No Responses

Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1990 Genre: Platformer Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom is an unusual release. As essentially an advertisement for the Disney World theme parks it should be awful. Who wants to play a video game...

August 28, 2020 2 Responses

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1994 Genre: Beat em up The X-Men license did not get off to a good start on the SNES. Spider-Man & the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge was not a good game in spite of its...

July 8, 2020 No Responses

Journey from Darkness: Strider Returns

Developer: Tiertex Publisher: U.S. Gold Released: 1993 Genre: Action Strider was an important release for the Sega Genesis. As the first 8-meg cartridge it opened the doors for larger games and for its time was a stellar arcade conversi...

July 3, 2020 one Response

1941: Counter Attack

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 08/23/91 Genre: Shooter I like Capcom’s 19XX series of shooters but can freely admit they did not have the best start. 1942 was decent for its time if a bit simple. Most...

June 3, 2020 one Response

Willow

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1989 Genre: Action RPG Capcom was one of the most prolific NES developers. Next to Konami, Sunsoft and Nintendo they also probably have the highest hit ratio in terms of their releases. A...

April 29, 2020 one Response

Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

Developer: NEC Avenue Publisher: NEC Avenue Released: 01/27/90 Genre: Platformer The Turbo Grafx-16, much like the Genesis, was home to many arcade ports. Many of these were arcade perfect or close. But by 1991 the system was...

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 Fighte...

March 23, 2020 2 Responses

Little Nemo: the Dream Master

I was always interested in Little Nemo when I was young. The comic book advertisements made it seem like the coolest game in the world to my nine year old self. But it somehow managed to elude me, much like...

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 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...

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