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November 17, 2023 No Responses

Aero the Acrobat

Developer: Iguana Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 10/12/93 Genre: Platformer Sunsoft were a powerhouse on the NES and one of its best developers. They made that hardware sing like few others and are one of the reasons why the NES...

November 13, 2023 No Responses

The Goonies

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 02/21/86 Genre: Platformer What happened to the Goonies I? I am sure I am not alone in wondering that when the Goonies II released in America. Any child of the 80s is familiar with...

November 10, 2023 No Responses

Super Ninja Kun

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 08/05/94 Genre: Platformer Jaleco was always a mid-sized publisher who never quite reached the level of Capcom or Konami. They published a wide variety of titles but their most well known in the...

October 13, 2023 No Responses

Gravity Circuit

Developer: Domesticated Ant Games Publisher: PID Games Release: 07/13/23 Genre: Action Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch Mega Man is one of the most popular gaming characters of all time. Yet in spite of that Capcom has...

September 18, 2023 No Responses

Adventure Island III

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 09/92 Genre: Platformer Adventure Island II and especially Super Adventure Island went a long way toward making me a fan of the series. Both games were not big revelations for the series but...

September 11, 2023 No Responses

Saiyuuki World

Developer: Westone Publisher: Jaleco Release: 11/11/88 Genre: Platformer I was not a fan of Wonder Boy, both in the arcade and on the Master System. I did not like it when it was ported to the NES as...

September 6, 2023 No Responses

Risky Woods

Developer: Electronic Arts Publisher: Electronic Arts Release: 1992 Genre: Action My interest in the titles Electronic Arts releases waxes and wanes. I am not much of a sports game fan so most of their output does not interest...

August 25, 2023 No Responses

Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers

Developer: Ubi Soft Publisher: Ubi Soft Release: 12/20/00 Genre: Platformer Many parties would touch the Disney license over the years. And to be completely honest for the most part it was treated right. While we (rightfully) give props to...

August 21, 2023 No Responses

Bubble Symphony

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Publisher: 11/27/97 Genre: Platformer Watching arcades disappear around the mid-90s was a sad sight. Not only because it was a place to meet fellow gamers before the internet became big but also because there we...

August 18, 2023 No Responses

Pop‘n Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventures

sDeveloper: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 01/07/94 Genre: Action It is not fair. Konami brought many of their Japanese shooters and platformers to Europe but not the US and I am still jealous to this day. Many of these are some...

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