The Ninja Warriors

The Ninja Warriors

Developer: Natsume    Publisher: Taito    Release: 02/94   Genre: Beat em up Original home beat ‘em ups usually fell into one of two categories. Those that adhered to the Final Fight/Double Dragon mold, which is the majority. And those that...
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Demon Sword

Demon Sword

The Legend of Kage.  I never liked the Legend of Kage.  Considering my love for old Kung-Fu movies with their aerial hijinks it should have been a shoe in to my tastes.  But the novelty of replicating those same antics...
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The Legend of Kage

The Legend of Kage

Growing up in the 80s I had an appreciation for old Kung-Fu flicks and ninja movies thanks to my older brothers.  Yes, the English dubs and lip sync were bad but I didn’t care.  Seeing one man fight off an...
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Cadash

Cadash

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1992     Genre: Action In this day and age most arcade games consist of fighting odds, sit down cabinet racing games and the occasional rail shooter. Typically you’ll only find these in Dave &amp...
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Power Blade

Power Blade

It’s interesting to look back at many of the games I enjoyed when I was young.  We all knew most Nintendo games came from Japan.  But at the time we weren’t aware of the significant changes some games received on...
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Chase H.Q.

Chase H.Q.

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 01/26/90    Genre: Racing Sometimes the simplest ideas hit big. Chase H.Q. is basically Outrun gussied up with a cops and robbers theme. Except instead of pulling them over you instead ram into criminals...
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Elevator Action Returns

Elevator Action Returns

Developer: Ving    Publisher: Taito    Release: 02/14/97   Genre: Action To get the most out of the Sega Saturn you had to be a fan of import gaming. There were plenty of great releases but the vast majority of the truly...
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Night Striker

Night Striker

Developer: Aisystem Tokyo    Publisher: Taito    Release: 05/28/93    Genre: Shooter Anyone who was around in the 80s has bought more than one video game based off of screenshots, a magazine or ad. My interest in Night Striker was peaked due to...
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Tetrastar the Fighter

Tetrastar the Fighter

Developer: Home Data Corp.     Publisher: Taito     Released: 05/24/91     Genre: Shooter I can admit to being insanely jealous that Sega Master System owners had a somewhat decent version of Space Harrier. I loved that game in the arcade and would...
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