Tag: platformer

Street Fighter 2010
June 11, 2018 No Responses

Street Fighter 2010

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: September 1990     Genre: Action A year before I had ever heard of Street Fighter I played Street Fighter 2010.  It seemed like a fairly innocuous release at the time and I thought nothing of it. ...
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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
June 5, 2018 No Responses

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

Developer: Inti Creates   Publisher: Inti Creates   Release: 05/24/18    Genre: Platformer                   Platforms: Windows, 3DS, PS4, Switch, Vita, Xbox One Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is an unexpected surprise.  As part of t...
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Fox n Forests
May 29, 2018 No Responses

Fox n Forests

Developer: Bonus Level Entertainment, Independent Arts Software   Publisher: EuroVideo Medien   Released: 05/17/18 Also on: PS4, Xbox One, Switch Review copy provided by Bonus Level In the last decade or so there have been many retro style indie games. Whi...
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Jet Grind Radio
May 28, 2018 No Responses

Jet Grind Radio

Developer: Smilebit    Publisher: Sega    Release: 10/31/00   Genre: Action Sega were on fire with the Dreamcast, releasing stunning arcade ports and original titles alike. There’s something to be said for your creativity being unleashed when your bac...
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Clockwork Knight
May 21, 2018 No Responses

Clockwork Knight

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 05/11/95    Genre: Platformer With its pre-rendered graphics, insane line scrolling and large sprites Clockwork Knight looked like a platformer fan’s dream. The early import reviews seemed to beat that ...
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What I’m currently playing: Fox n Forests
May 17, 2018 No Responses

What I’m currently playing: Fox n Forests

A bit of a new segment for me, but sure why not.  Although I mostly focus on retro games I do still play many current releases.  Many of those are retro inspired indies, like the subject of today’s update, FOX...
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Fausseté Amour
May 14, 2018 No Responses

Fausseté Amour

Developer: AIM    Publisher: Naxat Soft    Release: 03/26/93    Genre: Action It is interesting to look back on the import coverage of old video game magazines. I can admit to spending a lot of time looking at the ads in the back...
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Holy Diver
May 7, 2018 No Responses

Holy Diver

Developer: Irem    Publisher: Irem    Release: 04/28/89   Genre: Platformer In the land of 2d platformers Castlevania has always been one of the most unique series around. Even to this day there aren’t many games that intentionally gimp their main cha...
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Adventure Island
April 30, 2018 3 Responses

Adventure Island

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 09/88    Genre: Platformer I honestly do not know when my obsession with Adventure Island began. Maybe it was the name; and island full of adventure sounds like the greatest thing in the wor...
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Cross Wiber
April 25, 2018 one Response

Cross Wiber

Developer: FACE     Publisher: Sankindo     Released: 12/21/90     Genre: Action Cyber Cross was not a good game. It was the kind of generic pap you get not long after a system launch and was mediocre in every way. It was doubly embarrassing...
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