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September 18, 2020 one Response

The Lion King

Developer: Westwood Studios Publisher Virgin Interactive Released: 1994 Genre: Platformer For as much as we praise Capcom and Sega for their handling of the Disney license Virgin deserves to be in the conversation as well. During the 16-bit era they...

September 7, 2020 No Responses

Hammerin’ Harry

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Released: 1992 Genre: Action Hammerin’ Harry is an odd series. It is very similar to Konami’s Goemon series in that focuses on one specific period in the country’s history, in this case the swinging...

September 4, 2020 No Responses

Sküljagger – Revolt of the Westicans

Developer: Realtime Associates Publisher: American Softworks Corporation Released: 1992 Genre: Action Sküljagger is a game that few remember but not because it is bad necessarily. The game does not leave much of an impression. That s...

September 2, 2020 No Responses

Jackie Chan’s Action Kung-Fu

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 1992 Genre: Action Jackie Chan’s Action Kung-Fu is the type of hidden gem that I enjoy writing about. I didn’t think much of it when it released and wrote it off as a...

August 31, 2020 No Responses

Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1990 Genre: Platformer Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom is an unusual release. As essentially an advertisement for the Disney World theme parks it should be awful. Who wants to play a video g...

July 22, 2020 No Responses

The Adventures of Little Ralph

Developer: New Corporation Publisher: New Corporation Released: 06/03/99 Genre: Platformer We were all so naïve. As the 16-bit generation declined some of the best 2d platformers of all time were released. While I was sad to say...

July 6, 2020 one Response

Panic Restaurant

Developer: EIM Publisher: Taito Released: October 1992 Genre; Platformer I’ve lamented the numerous NES titles that went largely ignored due to the 16-bit war heating up. Most of these releases such as Shatterhand, Vice Project Doom...

June 29, 2020 No Responses

The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Released: 1994 Genre: Plaformer Seriously what was up with Taito and their late NES output? Taito released some of the finest games on the system in its twilight years that hardly anyone played. Tit...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

Clockwork Knight 2

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Released: 02/17/96 Genre: Platformer Clockwork Knight was a charming game that had an interesting premise that was let down by its rudimentary gameplay. But at the very least it did give new Saturn owners anothe...

May 29, 2020 one Response

Musya

Developer: Jorudan Publisher: Seta USA Released: 1992 Genre: Action Musya is the type of game that is easily forgotten by time. While it is not possible for every game to have an extensive marketing campaign Musya is obscure even by...

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