Karnov

Karnov

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Released: 1988     Genre: Platformer During the NES era nearly every publisher had their own mascot.  The mascot phenomenon will always be a strange point in video game history; how and why the industry...
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Midnight Resistance

Midnight Resistance

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1991     Genre: Action The Genesis would eventually gain the reputation of being the system for fast paced action games, from Gunstar Heroes to Lightening Force. But early in its life the picki...
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Werewolf – the Last Warrior

Werewolf – the Last Warrior

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Release: November 16, 1990     Genre: Platformer As I revisit the NES library my feelings toward a lot of titles have changed over the years.  There are games like Contra and Mega Man that remain.....
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Mega Turrican

Mega Turrican

Developer: Factor 5    Publisher: Data East    Release: 07/07/94    Genre: Action I was not fond of Turrican. I get that it is a European classic but man, that game’s flaws were too much for me to handle. So it is ironic...
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Robocop

Robocop

When I look back on my childhood I still can’t believe I was allowed to watch R-rated movies like Predator and the Running Man in the theater.  I guess no one cared about the children in the 80s as we...
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Kid Niki – Radical Ninja

Kid Niki – Radical Ninja

Christmas of 1988 is permanently burned into my memory.  Like many I was excited to open my presents to see if I got a new game for Christmas.  What I didn’t expect was two.  Both Rad Racer and Kid Niki...
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Bloody Wolf

Bloody Wolf

Developer: Data East    Publisher: NEC   Release: 1989    Genre: Action There are many things I appreciate about the Turbo Grafx-16 library. As a shooter fan there was an embarrassment of riches. Some might even say there were too...
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Captain Silver

Captain Silver

Developer: Jorudan    Publisher: Tokuma Shoten    Release: 12/16/88   Genre: Action Captain Silver is a game that I probably saw in some old magazine I have long since forgotten. While it was originally released in the arcade I never...
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Shadowrun (SNES)

Shadowrun (SNES)

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Data East    Release: 05/93   Genre: RPG Shadowrun on the SNES was my formal introduction to this fantastic universe. Up until its release all I knew of it came from lightly reading an old source book....
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Override

Override

Developer: Sting    Publisher: Data East    Release: 01/08/91    Genre: Shooter Data East and shooters are not three words that go together. While they developed a plethora of awesome top down shooters the traditional shmup from their stable was rare....
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