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June 18, 2021 No Responses

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...

May 19, 2021 No Responses

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...

May 3, 2021 No Responses

The Adventures of Bayou Billy

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: August 12, 1988 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 scr...

April 21, 2021 No Responses

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...

March 26, 2021 No Responses

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....

February 10, 2021 No Responses

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...

January 27, 2021 No Responses

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...

August 17, 2020 No Responses

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...

August 10, 2020 No Responses

Gyruss

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 terms of its viewpoint and mechanics. Of course the younger...

June 19, 2020 4 Responses

Silent Hill

Developer: Team Silent Publisher: Konami Released: 01/31/99 Genre: Survival Horror Resident Evil did not make an immediate splash but when it caught on it basically established the framework of the survival horror genre. Legions of titles wou...

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