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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 another...

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...

May 18, 2020 2 Responses

Chameleon Twist

Developer: Japan System Supply Publisher: Sunsoft Released: 11/03/97 Genre: 3d Platformer When the Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 64 hit their impact on gaming could be felt. Mario 64 was an example of how to do 3d games right...

April 29, 2020 one Response

Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

Developer: NEC Avenue Publisher: NEC Avenue Released: 01/27/90 Genre: Platformer The Turbo Grafx-16, much like the Genesis, was home to many arcade ports. Many of these were arcade perfect or close. But by 1991 the system was...

April 22, 2020 2 Responses

Earnest Evans

Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Renovation Released: 1992 Genre: Action Earnest Evans is a bad game that you should avoid at all costs. Yet even though I acknowledge this is not a good game, why does it make me...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Metal Mech

Developer: Sculptured Software Publisher: Jaleco Released: 1991 Genre: Action Metal Mech is a game that I always had an interest in trying but for some reason had reservations about. I could never quite put my finger on the reason why...

April 13, 2020 No Responses

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Developer: Rare Publisher: LJN Released: 10/90 Genre: Action I don’t envy the developers of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The flicks were known for being gory slash fests and Freddy Krueger carried them due to his personality. How do you...

March 30, 2020 one Response

Karnov

Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Released: 1988 Genre: Platformer During the NES era nearly every publisher had their own mascot. The mascot phenomenon will always be a strange point in video game history; how and why the indust...

March 25, 2020 No Responses

Legendary Axe II

Developer: Red, Atlus Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Action Legendary Axe was the star of the Turbo Grafx-16 launch lineup. It showed off the hardware and was a good game to boot. I was especially fond of it because it...

March 23, 2020 2 Responses

Little Nemo: the Dream Master

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 09/90 Genre: Platformer I was always interested in Little Nemo when I was young. The comic book advertisements made it seem like the coolest game in the world to my nine year old self. But...

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