Tag: Taito

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
July 23, 2021 No Responses

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom

Developer: Neverland     Publisher: Taito     Released: December 1993    Genre: RPG Although Final Fantasy VII blew the doors off the RPG genre in terms of popularity in the US the genre did have its fans prior to that on the SNES. There...
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Bubble Bobble
May 24, 2021 No Responses

Bubble Bobble

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1988     Genre: Action I miss the single screen platformer. When games like Pitfall and Super Mario Bros. hit the market this once bedrock of the arcade industry began to disappear. I freely admit...
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Little Samson
April 9, 2021 No Responses

Little Samson

Developer: Takeru     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1992     Released: Platformer Taito released many late NES classics in 1992 that went unnoticed. Kick Master is a particular favorite of mine but there is one title that is even greater and often...
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Galactic Attack
March 22, 2021 No Responses

Galactic Attack

Developer: Taito     Released: Acclaim     Released: 1995     Genre: Shooter I’ve made fun of the deluge of shooters during the 16-bit era in the arcade and at home. But I do it out of love. That being said I genuinely missed the...
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Kiwi Kraze
November 9, 2020 2 Responses

Kiwi Kraze

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1991    Genre: Platformer I admit for the longest time New Zealand Story was a giant blind spot in my video game history. For years I have seen articles and reviews about it for nearly...
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Power Blazer
September 14, 2020 one Response

Power Blazer

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: April 20, 1990     Genre: Action In the 8 and 16-bit days it was not uncommon for the Japanese version of many titles to be better than its international counterpart. There were many reasons why g...
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Sonic Blast Man
August 14, 2020 No Responses

Sonic Blast Man

Developer: ITL Co, Ltd     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1992    Genre: Beat ’em up I have lamented the death of the arcade in the US on many an occasion in this blog. While I miss the titles that really pushed technology...
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Operation Wolf
August 3, 2020 one Response

Operation Wolf

Developer: Taito     Publisher:Taito     Released: 1989     Genre: Action I’ve never been the biggest fan of light gun games. I was not enamored with Duck Hunt when the NES launched and outside of Gum Shoe found the NES Zapper useless.  I respec...
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Panic Restaurant
July 6, 2020 one Response

Panic Restaurant

Developer: EIM     Publisher: Taito     Released: 10/92     Genre: Platformer I’ve lamented the numerous NES titles that went largely ignored due to the 16-bit war heating up. Most of these releases such as Shatterhand, Vice Project Doom, and Kic...
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The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!
June 29, 2020 No Responses

The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1994     Genre: Plaformer Seriously what was up with Taito and their late NES output?  Taito released some of the finest games on the system in its twilight years that hardly anyone played.  Tit...
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