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December 18, 2023 No Responses

Radia Senki – Reimeihen

Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 11/15/91 Genre: Action RPG The action RPG library for the NES in America was a bit light. We received some bangers for sure such as Crystalis, Faxanadu, and Willow but the pickings were slim...

December 8, 2023 No Responses

Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy

Developer: Amble Publisher: Bandai Release: 06/28/96 Genre: Action RPG Anime licensed games in Japan back in the 16-bit era were usually fighting games or generic platformers. When you need to get a game out as quickly as...

December 1, 2023 No Responses

Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden

Developer: Tose Publisher: Bandai Release: 02/15/89 Genre: RPG Weekly Shonen Jump is an institution in Japan. Although there are dozens of manga anthologies in Japan even to this day it still remains the most popular. Their list...

November 27, 2023 No Responses

Youkai Yashiki

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 10/23/87 Genre: Action The Famicom Disk System is a fascinating piece of hardware from a historical perspective. In Japan for a while there it completely overtook the Famicom and nearly all releases...

November 22, 2023 No Responses

Sengoku Denshou

Developer: Dragnet Publisher: Sammy Release: 12/28/93 Genre: Beat ’em up Before SNK rode the fighting game renaissance into the ground the Neo Geo was host to an assortment of beat em ups. With their graphical prowess these...

November 15, 2023 No Responses

Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 12/18/92 Genre: Shooter I liked Image Fight. There were a number of arcade games that received both NES and PC Engine ports and while NEC’s version was always better both were respectable. Image Fight.....

November 13, 2023 No Responses

The Goonies

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 02/21/86 Genre: Platformer What happened to the Goonies I? I am sure I am not alone in wondering that when the Goonies II released in America. Any child of the 80s is familiar with...

November 10, 2023 No Responses

Super Ninja Kun

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 08/05/94 Genre: Platformer Jaleco was always a mid-sized publisher who never quite reached the level of Capcom or Konami. They published a wide variety of titles but their most well known in the...

November 8, 2023 No Responses

Mamono Hunter Yohko

Developer: Klon Publisher: NCS Release: 03/22/91 Genre: Action Mamono Hunter Yohko (or Devil Hunter Yohko as it is known in the West) is an anime I always wanted to watch but never got around to. It ticked all the...

October 23, 2023 No Responses

Bulk Slash

Developer: CAProduction Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 07/11/97 Genre: Action Because of its early demise the Saturn never truly had a chance to show gamers what it could really do in the West. Most of the 3d titles gamers...

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