Power Blade
It’s interesting to look back at many of the games I enjoyed when I was young. We all knew most Nintendo games came from Japan. But at the time we weren’t aware of the significant changes some games received on...
Tag: platformer
Monster Party
These days whenever you hear about Monster Party one theme is common: it’s weird. Trippy enemies, strange bosses, and inane dialogue are a common factor in all these discussions. And you know what? It is all true. Monster Party is...
Legend of Hero Tonma
Developer: Irem Publisher: TTI Release: 1993 Genre: Platformer Irem is not a name that I think of when it comes to side scrolling platformers. The few times they dabbled in the genre were actually brilliant. Metal Storm is one...
Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II
Wizards & Warriors was a curious game. Even as a child I recognized its faults almost immediately. It featured some of the most intense platforming at the time but everything surrounding it was a hot mess. Yet in spite of...
Ninja Gaiden III: the Ancient Ship of Doom
Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 08/91 Genre: Action Back in the day it wasn’t uncommon for games to undergo significant changes when coming to different markets. Sometimes these were bug fixes or additions to gameplay. More often th...
Super Star Wars
Developer: Sculptured Software Publisher: JVC Release: 06/01/92 Genre: Action For as popular as the Star Wars license remained after the films left theaters it did not have an easy go of it in video games. The late 80s and...
Jackie Chan’s Action Kung-Fu
Developer: Now Production Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 12/90 Genre: Action For all of Jackie Chan’s success in film his video game “career” has been less than stellar. Over the last few decades there have been close to twenty...
Alisia Dragoon
Developer: Game Arts Publisher: Sega Release: 1992 Genre: Action 1992 was a fantastic year for Sega and the Genesis. Fresh off the break out success of Sonic the Hedgehog their development teams cranked out hit after hit. Third parties also.....
Frankenstein – the Monster Returns
I’ve spent a lot of time making fun of Acclaim and LJN (and rightfully so) but there are a few other publishers who deserve the same level of derision. Bandai were just as bad in my opinion and maybe even...
Gremlins 2: the New Batch
After a string of bad games such as Superman, Back to the Future, and my personal biggest regret, Marvel’s X-Men I learned to avoid any game based on a popular license. When money is tight you have to be extremely...