Developer: Tamtex Publisher: Irem Released: 09/27/91 Genre: Action Kung-Fu was one of my first NES games. I’m pretty sure I am not alone in that either. As an early adopter it was slim pickings for the first...
Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Released: 12/16/94 Genre: Action Konami refusing to localize the Ganbare Goemon Super Famicom sequels has always hit pretty hard. Legend of the Mystical Ninja left an indelible impression on anyone fortu...
Developer: Yutaka Publisher: Yutaka Released: 01/25/1993 Genre: Action In the US Nintendo gained a reputation for being kiddy at a time when Sega were pushing the envelope. It is a reputation they gladly paraded around back in...
Developer: Mutech Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 04/06/90 Genre: Action Let’s be honest, Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones was not a good game. As a showcase for the Turbo Grafx-16 it was not impressive. As a game it...
Developer: Riot Publisher: Telenet Japan Released: February 7, 1992 Genre: Action The PC Engine CD has an extensive library rife with great games that were never localized. Now let’s be clear, a good many of them are...
Developer: Success Publisher: Success Released: 01/20/00 Genre: Shooter Ah Cotton, one of the most infamous series of shooters that most have never heard of. Developers Success released hit after hit in the series and inadvertently created...
Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Released: 12/22/93 Genre: Action Legend of the Mystical Ninja was one of the best early SNES game. In my opinion it is also one of the best in the system’s library. Although it was not...
Developer: Cream Publisher: Nihon Bussan Co. Released: 12/10/93 Genre: Action The end of the PC Engine’s life in Japan saw something of a ninja action renaissance. Ninja Spirit was an excellent arcade port early on but there...
Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Released: 09/20/91 Genre: Action In the days before the internet we had to rely on video game magazines for all of our news. While the information was usually out of date their previews of upcoming ...
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 12/18/92 Genre: Shooter One of my biggest gaming disappointments is that the Famicom version of Gradius 2 never left Japan. Like many I assumed Life Force was that game. But when EGM previewe...