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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 4 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...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

Marvel Land

Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Released: 1991 Genre: Platformer Namco is not the first name I think of when it comes to platformers. When I think Namco I think Pac-Man, Tekken, and maybe somewhere down the line Klonoa. That is not...

February 28, 2020 No Responses

First Samurai

Developer: Vivid Image Publisher: Kemco Released: 1993 Genre: Action, Platformer In my video gaming history the Amiga is a very large blind spot. I was neither from the UK or rich enough to own one so my only exposure to...

February 26, 2020 No Responses

Wardner

Developer: Visco Publisher: Mentrix Software Released: 1991 Genre: Platformer Ghosts ‘n Goblins was a massive hit in the arcade. At a time when companies were not afraid to copy any successful product surprisingly few games were made in that...

February 24, 2020 No Responses

Werewolf – the Last Warrior

Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Release: 11/16/90 Genre: Platformer As I revisit the NES library my feelings toward a lot of titles have changed over the years. There are games like Contra and Mega Man that remain timeless. Th...

February 21, 2020 No Responses

Spanky’s Quest

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Released: 1992 Genre: Action Spanky’s Quest is a game that I dismissed for years based on its silly name. In my defense I was a stupid teenager so you can imagine what my sense of humor...

February 19, 2020 No Responses

Batman Returns (Genesis)

Developer: Malibu Interactive Publisher: Sega Released: 1992 Genre: Action Batman 1989 was a phenomenon the likes of which you can’t imagine. To this day few movies can match its marketing blitz. With its success anticipation for Batman Ret...

February 7, 2020 No Responses

X-Kalibur 2097

Developer: Fupac Publisher: Activision Released: 02/94 Genre: Action In the early 90s Activision made a strange push for games that featured techno soundtracks by popular bands. With the advent of the 16-bit systems it was possible to m...

January 24, 2020 No Responses

Super Metroid

Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Released: 04/18/94 Genre: Action-Adventure Much has been written about Super Metroid in the decades since its release. It has been called a classic, a masterpiece, and groundbreaking. And all of it...

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