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February 8, 2019 No Responses

DuckTales 2

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 06/93 Genre: Platformer DuckTales is a legendary game and one of the greatest games of all time. At a time when licensed games were routinely horrible Capcom showed that if you handled it with...

February 4, 2019 2 Responses

Demon Sword

Developer: Tose Publisher: Taito Release: 01/90 Genre: Action The Legend of Kage. I never liked the Legend of Kage. Considering my love for old Kung-Fu movies with their aerial hijinks it should have been a shoe in to my tastes....

January 21, 2019 2 Responses

Whomp ‘Em

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 03/91 Genre: Action ….Someone out there is probably way too proud of that title to this day. Offensive title aside Whomp ‘Em is a game that I actively avoided for no good reason. Maybe it...

January 14, 2019 No Responses

The Legend of Kage

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 08/87 Genre: Action Growing up in the 80s I had an appreciation for old Kung-Fu flicks and ninja movies thanks to my older brothers. Yes, the English dubs and lip sync were bad but...

January 9, 2019 No Responses

Greendog: the Beached Surfer Dude!

Developer: STI Publisher: Sega Release: 1992 Genre: Platformer I may not have been a fan of most of Sega Technical Institute’s output but I can acknowledge that it went a long way toward broadening the system’s library. While Japan...

January 4, 2019 one Response

SD Kidou Senshi Gundam 2

Developer: TOSE Publisher: Angel Released: September 23, 1993 Genre: Shooter, Platformer I’ve never been a fan of the super deformed art style yet I still gave SD Gundam a chance out of sheer curiosity. My interest was rewarded with a...

December 28, 2018 No Responses

Psycho Dream

Developer: Riot Publisher: Riot Release: 12/11/92 Genre: Action I remember being severely disappointed when Renovation cancelled all of their American Super Nintendo games. I wasn’t aware of the reason why (Sega) but I was looking forward to...

December 19, 2018 No Responses

El Viento

Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Renovation Release: 11/91 Genre: Action Renovation were one of the Sega Genesis’ best early supporters with a range of titles spanning every genre. Some like the Valis series managed to achieve some level of pop...

December 17, 2018 No Responses

Captain Silver

Developer: Jorudan Publisher: Tokuma Shoten Release: 12/16/88 Genre: Action Captain Silver is a game that I probably saw in some old magazine I have long since forgotten. While it was originally released in the arcade I never...

December 10, 2018 No Responses

Monster in my Pocket

Developer: Team Murata Keikaku Publisher: Konami Release: 01/92 Genre: Action You can be forgiven if you have never heard of Monster in my Pocket. Long before Pokemon dominated the world these little plastic figures enjoyed tremendous populari...

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