Saiyuuki World
Developer: Westone Publisher: Jaleco Release: 11/11/88 Genre: Platformer I was not a fan of Wonder Boy, both in the arcade and on the Master System. I did not like it when it was ported to the NES as...
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Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman Zero
Developer: Masaya Publisher: NCS Release: 03/20/97 Genre: Action Masaya’s Shubibinman series had the potential to be the PC Engine’s Mega Man, a kick ass run and gun series full of action and robots. To a degree they were exactly that...
Bubble Symphony
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Publisher: 11/27/97 Genre: Platformer Watching arcades disappear around the mid-90s was a sad sight. Not only because it was a place to meet fellow gamers before the internet became big but also because there we...
Pop‘n Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventures
sDeveloper: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 01/07/94 Genre: Action It is not fair. Konami brought many of their Japanese shooters and platformers to Europe but not the US and I am still jealous to this day. Many of these are some...
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Release: 06/12/93 Genre: Fighting Once Street Fighter II hit the SNES the floodgates were open. Arcade games previously thought impossible for home release were ported to the 16-bit consoles en masse. While the S...
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
Developer: Falcom Publisher: Falcom Release: 12/29/95 Genre: Action RPG Ys V remains a mystery to long term fans of of Ys and action RPGs in general. Nearly every game in the series is officially available on PC to go...
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
Developer: Tonkin House Publisher: Tonkin House Release: 11/19/93 Genre: Action RPG Ys IV was an interesting project. Falcom tried to remedy the issues fans had with Ys III by making it a side scrolling action game a la Zelda...
Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 12/22/93 Genre: Action RPG I think it is safe to say Ys III is the most divisive entry in the series. The switch from overhead action to side-scrolling platforming was...
Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Famicom)
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 09/27/91 Genre: Action RPG Ys III should have been an easy home run. While the previous games were simple and accessible their combat system was not the greatest. Charging in to enemies....
Ys – The Vanished Omens
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 08/26/88 Genre: Action RPG Even though RPGs had a low profile until the 16-bit and PlayStation there was still a decent selection available for the NES and the Sega Master System....