Tag: import

Super Tekkyu Fight!
April 26, 2019 No Responses

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 America the series had its...
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Renny Blaster
April 17, 2019 one Response

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
April 8, 2019 No Responses

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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Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius
March 29, 2019 one Response

Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/15/95    Genre: Shooter The Parodius games have always been the secret best series you’ve never heard of. That is mostly due to their minimal presence in the US. While the arcade games received e...
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Almana no Kiseki
March 25, 2019 one Response

Almana no Kiseki

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: August 11, 1987    Genre: Action I’ve been fascinated by the Famicom Disk System ever since I learned of its existence years after the fact. It was nice to learn what the expansion on the...
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Altered Beast (Famicom)
March 4, 2019 No Responses

Altered Beast (Famicom)

Developer: Interlink    Publisher: Asmik    Release: 07/20/90    Genre: Action Altered Beat was not a good game, let’s get that out of the way right now. While many have fond memories of it I do not think it’s a...
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Image Fight
February 11, 2019 one Response

Image Fight

Developer: Irem    Publisher: Irem    Release: 07/27/90    Genre: Shooter Image Fight was a shooter that I did not have a high opinion of. My only prior exposure to the game came from the lackluster NES port which sadly lacked what made...
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Parodius
February 6, 2019 3 Responses

Parodius

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Palcom    Release: 1992    Genre: Shooter I am incredibly jealous of Europe with this one. I did not become aware of the Parodius series until the 16-bit era, when magazines began featuring import coverage. The SNES ver...
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Bio-Ship Paladin
January 30, 2019 No Responses

Bio-Ship Paladin

Developer: UPL    Publisher: UPL    Release: 09/30/91    Genre: Shooter Here in America we received the vast majority of the Sega Genesis’ shooter library but there were some curious omissions that were very interesting from a gameplay perspective. ...
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SD Kidou Senshi Gundam 2
January 4, 2019 one Response

SD Kidou Senshi Gundam 2

Developer: TOSE     Publisher: Angel     Released: September 23, 1993     Genre: Shooter, Platformer I’ve never been a fan of the super deformed art style yet I still gave SD Gundam a chance out of sheer curiosity. My interest was rewarded with a...
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