Super C
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 04/90 Genre: Action It is funny when I look back on my initial impression of Super C. Don’t get me wrong I knew it was great but I did not think it was anything...
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Contra
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 02/88 Genre: Action There is something about that innocent period before video game magazines proliferated the market that I kind of miss. Back in the day before Nintendo Power and EGM you bought game...
Spotlight: Contra
Its time once again to shine the spotlight on another beloved series. For many of us Contra was the action series of the 80s and 90s. What started out as a decent arcade game became a beloved classic on the...
The Lone Ranger
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/91 Genre: Action Towards the end of the NES life Konami released licensed games targeted at western gamers rather than sequels to their intellectual properties. Tiny Toon Adventures, Mission Imp...
Sunset Riders
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 06/08/93 Genre: Action Contra III is one of my favorite action games of all time. It holds up surprisingly well for an early SNES title and considering their later work on the system I...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Games Release: 06/89 Release: Action It is no slight exaggeration to say that every kid across the country wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game back in the 80s. If you did not then sue...
Gradius
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/86 Genre: Shooter I am pretty sure Gradius was one of my first shooters outside of the Atari 2600. That statement applies to a legion of gamers as well. There were plenty of multiplayer...
Parodius – Non Sense Fantasy
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 07/03/92 Genre: Shooter I will forever remain jealous of European gamers for receiving the majority of the Parodius series. As a parody of the otherwise serious Gradius games Parodius could ...
Axelay
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 09/92 Genre: Shooter I think it safe to say that the shooting genre had a rough start on the SNES. Don’t get me wrong there were many great games in that initial batch. However you...
Pop’n Twinbee
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 03/26/93 Genre: Shooter I’ve played my fair share of shooters of all stripes. Bullet hell, cute em ups, rail shooters, the list goes on and on. I’ve adapted to some weird mechanics but I...