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February 17, 2017 3 Responses

Hook

Developer: Ukiyotei Publisher: Sony Imagesoft Released: 1992 Genre: Platformer Movie licensed video games were on average absolutely dreadful during the 8 and 16-bit era. Sure you could blame this on the films publishers chose to create tie-ins to; I don’t...

February 15, 2017 No Responses

Devastator

Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Wolf Team Release: 05/28/93 Genre: Action In America most remember the Sega CD as a wasteland full of terrible FMV games and licensed junk. That is true to an extent but when you dig deeper it...

February 13, 2017 4 Responses

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

It’s no slight exaggeration to say that every kid across the country wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game back in the 80s. If you didn’t then sue your parents because your childhood was robbed. Turtlemania swept the country...

January 12, 2017 No Responses

Mega Man 8

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 03/25/97 Genre: Platformer It’s no secret that certain people at Sony in the US frowned upon 2d games. While a few snuck by early on it would take a change in leadership before the...

January 11, 2017 No Responses

Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Developer: Minakuchi Engineering Publisher: Sega Release: 05/23/97 Genre: Action Going into 1993 Sega had built up a tremendous amount of momentum due to their success with Sonic the Hedgehog 2. That led to more third parties hopping on board......

January 10, 2017 one Response

Mega Man 7

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 09/95 Genre: Platformer If you thought the wait for Mega Man X was bad the continuation of the original series was even worse. By the time of Mega Man 7’s release Mega Man X3...

January 9, 2017 2 Responses

Mega Man 6

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Nintendo Released: 03/94 Genre: Platformer Mega Man 6 holds the distinction of being one of the last Nintendo games in the US, coming well into the Super Nintendo’s life. I don’t think it’s a stretch to...

January 6, 2017 No Responses

Mega Man 5

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: December 1992 Genre: Platformer Mega Man 4 was not a bad game but its reception was mixed. Many of its gameplay additions brought unforeseen consequences that slowed down a tightly paced game. App...

January 5, 2017 No Responses

Mega Man 4

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: January 1992 Genre: Platformer After three glorious installments the Mega Man series seemed invincible. Capcom could do no wrong and by this time I began reading gaming magazines. So the news of a...

January 4, 2017 No Responses

Mega Man 3

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1990 Genre: Action, platformer I don’t envy the development team of Mega Man 3. The legendary second installment is a beloved classic around the world and any follow-up would be heavily scrutini...

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