Melfand Stories

Melfand Stories

Developer: Sting   Publisher: Ascii    Release: 03/25/94   Genre: Beat em up The Super Famicom library never ceases to amaze me. Even now, decades after its last release, I am still discovering plenty of hidden gems in its lineup....
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Seirei Senshi Spriggan

Seirei Senshi Spriggan

Developer: Compile    Publishr: Naxat Soft    Released: 07/19/91    Genre: Shooter In the US the Turbo Grafx-16 had a limited library. While it had a few titles in every genre no one could deny that it had an abundance...
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Over Horizon

Over Horizon

Developer: Pixel    Publisher: Hot B    Release: 1991   Genre: Shooter Its funny to look back on the Nintendo shooter library. Despite the system’s slow processor it built up quite an excellent library within the genre. Of course, a large part...
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Rayxanber II

Rayxanber II

Developer: Data West    Publisher: Data West    Release: 06/07/91    Genre: Shooter I have played many difficult games in my time as a gamer. But few have ever made me as angry as Rayxanber II. I can appreciate a decent challenge...
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Eliminate Down

Eliminate Down

Developer: Aprinet    Publisher: Soft Vision    Release: 06/25/93    Genre: Shooter The video game industry is littered with the bodies of failed developers and publishers. As generations change and game development becomes more complex it is only nat...
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Kaizō Choujin Shubibinman

Kaizō Choujin Shubibinman

Developer: Winds    Publisher: NCS    Release: 03/18/89    Genre: Platformer I’ve always been interested in the Shubibinman series since seeing import screenshots in EGM. The early days of the Turbo Grafx had a lot of promise before reality came cru...
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Astro Fang: Super Machine

Astro Fang: Super Machine

Developer: A Wave, Inc.    Publisher: A Wave, Inc.    Release: 10/26/90    Genre: Racing I adored Rad Racer when I was young but I haven’t revisited it in quite some time. As much as I love retro games the reality is certain...
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Super Tekkyu Fight!

Super Tekkyu Fight!

Developer: Metro Corporation    Publisher: Banpresto    Release: 09/15/95    Genre: Action Once upon a time Bomberman was practically an institution in Japan. The games were extremely popular and released at a yearly clip for every platform. In Americ...
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Renny Blaster

Renny Blaster

Developer: J-Force    Publisher: NEC    Release: 06/23/95    Genre: Action It is not easy being a fan of a failing system. By 1993 I knew it was over for the Turbo Grafx-16 even in spite of the Turbo Duo’s release. But some...
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Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti

Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti

Developer: Now Production   Publisher: Namco   Release: 07/31/89   Genre: Action While it may seem quaint now Splatterhouse was a significant landmark in the arcades. Its gore and Friday the 13th inspired protagonist were unheard of at the time and ensur...
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