Sagaia

Sagaia

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Released: 1991    Genre: Shooter Darius never particularly wowed me, even with its impressive triple screen playing field. That is not to say I thought it was bad; it simply did not stand out during the peak...
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Wardner

Wardner

Developer: Visco    Publisher: Mentrix Software    Released: 1991    Genre: Platformer Ghosts ‘n Goblins was a massive hit in the arcade. At a time when companies were not afraid to copy any successful product surprisingly few games were made in that...
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On the Ball

On the Ball

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Released: 1992    Genre: Arcade I am a simple man at heart. When it comes to video games I have my favorite genres; RPGs, action games, and platformers. But I love to look outside my wheelhouse every...
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Wrath of the Black Manta

Wrath of the Black Manta

Developer: Kyugo      Publisher: Taito      Released: 1990      Genre: Action I was never particularly fond of Wrath of the Black Manta growing up.  It made no sense too; this was the height of the ninja craze.  You had movies like American Ni...
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Power Blade 2

Power Blade 2

Developer: Natsume    Publisher: Taito    Release: 10/92   Genre: Action Power Blade was one of the rare times the US version of a game was better than its Japanese counterpart. Power Blazer was a complete mess of a game that was...
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Super Nova

Super Nova

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 1993   Genre: Shooter The Darius series is no stranger to name changes. When Darius II was ported to home systems it was renamed Sagaia. I do not know who or what a Sagaia is...
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Super Chase HQ

Super Chase HQ

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 1993    Genre: Racing As much as I wanted to like the Chase H.Q. games they were a bit too simple for my tastes. “Outrun except you smash cars too” works great in the arcade. But...
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Chase H.Q. II

Chase H.Q. II

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 06/01/92   Genre: Racing This one is interesting. Chase H.Q. definitely has its roots firmly planted in the Outrun camp. That being said it managed to add its own interesting little twist to that format.....
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Kick Master

Kick Master

Developer: KID      Publisher: Taito      Released: 1992      Genre: Action Toward the end of the NES’ life cycle when everyone else had moved on Taito levelled up. I liked Power Blade as much as the next man but before that they were...
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Darius Twin

Darius Twin

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 11/91   Genre: Shooter When the SNES first launched there were a glut of sports games and shooters. With the console’s increased power over its predecessor there were many arcade ports of popular shoote...
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