Tag: platformer

Fantasia
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Fantasia

Developer: Infogrames    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1991   Genre: Platformer Sega’s Disney licensed games for the Genesis were fantastic. They were so good in fact that I almost wish they would return to publishing licensed games again. There were a few...
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Snow Bros
June 7, 2019 4 Responses

Snow Bros

Developer: Toaplan    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 1991   Genre: Action For as much as I like to think I have an open mind with video games I must confess, I’ve made my share of bad assumptions. When I saw Snow...
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Wolverine
June 5, 2019 No Responses

Wolverine

I’ll give it to Software Creations, they certainly tried with their licensed superhero games.  Unlike the typical LJN trash they at least got some elements of their respective license correct and you can tell the developers were at least aware...
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Chiki Chiki Boys
May 29, 2019 one Response

Chiki Chiki Boys

Developer: Visco    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1993    Genre: Platformer I like Chiki Chiki Boys.  But once upon a time that wasn’t the case. I thought the name was incredibly stupid and the childish box art did it no favors....
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Kid Niki – Radical Ninja
May 27, 2019 No Responses

Kid Niki – Radical Ninja

Christmas of 1988 is permanently burned into my memory.  Like many I was excited to open my presents to see if I got a new game for Christmas.  What I didn’t expect was two.  Both Rad Racer and Kid Niki...
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Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
May 24, 2019 No Responses

Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool

Developer: System Vision    Publisher: Kaneko    Released: 1992    Genre: Action Once upon a time food mascots were popular enough to receive their own video games. And surprisingly some of these games were actually good! Cool Spot is an example of a....
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Disney’s Aladdin (SNES)
May 10, 2019 one Response

Disney’s Aladdin (SNES)

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1993     Genre: Platformer Disney’s Aladdin was one of the biggest movies of 1992. It is easy to see why; it boasted a star studded voice cast and exquisite animation, bringing to life that fa...
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Kaizō Choujin Shubibinman
May 3, 2019 No Responses

Kaizō Choujin Shubibinman

Developer: Winds    Publisher: NCS    Release: 03/18/89    Genre: Platformer I’ve always been interested in the Shubibinman series since seeing import screenshots in EGM. The early days of the Turbo Grafx had a lot of promise before reality came cru...
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Bonanza Bros.
May 1, 2019 No Responses

Bonanza Bros.

Developer: ITL Co.   Publisher: Sega    Release: 10/91    Genre: Action Of all of Sega’s arcade titles Bonanza Bros. is one of the few I am the least familiar with. I never saw it in the arcade and heard nothing about...
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X-Men 2: the Clone Wars
April 24, 2019 No Responses

X-Men 2: the Clone Wars

I wanted to really like Sega’s X-Men but it had far too many flaws.  Between the limited roster, spotty hit detection, restrictive mutant power system, and ridiculous difficulty that game had problems.  But I’ll be god damned if the production...
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