platformer Archives – Page 15 of 31

December 4, 2019 one Response

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 12/89 Genre: Platformer I am kind of surprised Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle was not the pack-in game for the Sega Genesis. Altered Beast was an impressive technical showpiece for its time but...

December 2, 2019 one Response

Power Blade 2

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Taito Release: 10/92 Genre: Action Power Blade was one of the rare times the US version of a game was better than its Japanese counterpart. Power Blazer was a complete mess of a game that was...

November 22, 2019 4 Responses

Bomberman 64

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Nintendo Release: 11/30/97 Genre: Action The Bomberman series has always been hailed as great because of its raucous multiplayer. But while the multiplayer antics have kept it in high esteem the single player ha...

November 18, 2019 No Responses

Burning Rangers

Developer: Sonic Team Publisher: Sega Release: 05/28/98 Genre: Action The last days of a console are usually filled with technically impressive games that no one thought possible on the hardware. From Donkey Kong Country to the Last of Us,...

November 8, 2019 one Response

Gargoyle’s Quest 2

I was not much of a handheld gamer growing up. Money was tight and the choice between buying more games for the console I owned and a handheld was an easy one. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t have serious...

October 25, 2019 No Responses

Super Adventure Island

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 04/92 Genre: Platformer I was late in coming around to the Adventure Island series. For some reason I was obsessed with the first game until I played it. That is when I...

October 23, 2019 2 Responses

Shockman

Developer: Winds Publisher: TTI Release: 11/22/92 Genre: Action Toward the end of my Turbo Grafx-16 fanboyism Shockman was one of the last titles I looked to in order to justify owning the system. The Turbo CD/Duo was...

October 14, 2019 one Response

Krion Conquest

Developer: Vik Tokai Publisher: Vik Tokai Released: January 1991 Genre: Action Mega Man is one of my favorite video game series of all time. Even at its lowest points I’ve still been able to enjoy the games despite...

October 11, 2019 No Responses

Mickey to Donald: Magical Quest 3

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 12/08/95 Genre: Platformer Capcom’s Magical Quest series was one of the biggest surprises of the 16-bit era for me. I suppose I should have expected greatness coming off the back of their 8-bi...

October 7, 2019 one Response

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Developer: KID Publisher: Taxan Release: 01/91 Genre: Action I was a huge fan of Transformers and G.I. Joe growing up. I am talking owning the toys, watching every episode of the cartoons and holding mock battles with the action...

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