Saint Sword
Developer: Cyclone System Publisher: Taito Released: 1991 Genre: Action I am a sucker for a good fantasy novel or movie. The Dragonlance series of books were some of my favorites so any game that came close to...
Tag: Taito
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...