The Goonies II

The Goonies II

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1987     Genre: Action If you are a child of the 80s chances are the Goonies is a cultural touchstone you remember. The premise of a group of kids going on the adventure of a lifetime...
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Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu

Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu

Developer: KCET    Publisher: Konami    Released: 12/22/93    Genre: Action Legend of the Mystical Ninja was one of the best early SNES game. In my opinion it is also one of the best in the system’s library. Although it was not...
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Gradius 2 – Gofer no Yabou

Gradius 2 – Gofer no Yabou

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 12/18/92     Genre: Shooter One of my biggest gaming disappointments is that the Famicom version of Gradius 2 never left Japan. Like many I assumed Life Force was that game. But when EGM previewe...
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The Adventures of Bayou Billy

The Adventures of Bayou Billy

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 08/12/88    Genre: Action The Adventures of Bayou Billy is one of the biggest gaming disappointments of my life. For months I saw advertisements for it in comic books and the numerous screenshots made...
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Sexy Parodius

Sexy Parodius

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 11/01/96    Genre: Shooter All good things must come to an end. Parodius is one of the best shooter series that barely anyone knows in the West. But after multiple entries Sexy Parodius would be...
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Mystical Ninja starring Goemon

Mystical Ninja starring Goemon

Developer: Konami Osaka     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1998     Genre: Adventure Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a SNES classic and you should go buy it right now. Unfortunately not enough gamers bought it back in the day as the series stayed....
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Animaniacs

Animaniacs

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1994     Genre: Platformer Animaniacs was a strange property. It was created as a variety show featuring an extended cast of characters it was genuinely funny for both kids and adults. Not all o...
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Zone of the Enders

Zone of the Enders

Developer: KCEJ     Publisher: Konami     Released: March 27, 2001     Genre: Action As the successor to the PS One the PlayStation 2 hit the market like a rocket. There was literally no scenario in which the system could possibly fail, which...
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Blades of Steel

Blades of Steel

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1988     Genre: Sports Believe it or not Blades of Steel was my introduction to Hockey. Growing up Hockey was not really shown on local television like the NFL or NBA so it always seemed...
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Gyruss

Gyruss

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Ultra Games    Release: 02/89    Genre: Shooter Gyruss was a favorite of mine in the arcade back in the 80s. After playing the likes of Gradius and Space Invaders it was a nice change of pace in...
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