Chip & Dale’s Rescue Rangers

Chip & Dale’s Rescue Rangers

I almost feel bad for the kids of today.  Back in the day the Disney afternoon was a solid two hour block of cartoon goodness that everyone rushed home to watch.  Just imagine DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, and Talespin one right...
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Arabian Nights: Sabaku no Seirei Ou

Arabian Nights: Sabaku no Seirei Ou

Developer: Pandora Box     Publisher: Takara     Released: June 14, 1996     Genre: RPG The Magic of Scheherezade is not only my favorite 8-bit RPG but also one of my favorite NES games of all time. Part of that is comes from its...
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The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Towards the end of the NES life Konami released licensed games targeted at western gamers rather than sequels to their intellectual properties.  Tiny Toon Adventures, Mission Impossible, and Bucky O’Hare were among this crop but they even had obscure li...
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Sunset Riders

Sunset Riders

Contra III is one of my favorite action games of all time.  It holds up surprisingly well for an early SNES title and considering their later work on the system I had hoped Konami would grace the system with a...
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ESWAT: City Under Siege

ESWAT: City Under Siege

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 10/90   Genre: Action I really liked ESWAT in the arcade but unfortunately never had the chance to play it much because of distance. So when news of a Sega Genesis version of the game...
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Journey to Silius

Journey to Silius

Journey to Silius is an interesting game.  This unassuming little title is an excellent hidden gem in the NES library from the masters at Sunsoft.  But what makes it so fascinating is its development history.  Journey to Silius was originally...
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Super Valis IV

Super Valis IV

Developer: Telenet Japan      Publisher: Atlus      Released: February 1993      Genre: Action Super Valis IV is the end of the Valis saga.  At least in the US.  Super Valis IV was the last game in the series to be released worldwide.  While....
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Valis IV

Valis IV

I liked Super Valis IV in spite of its many problems.  In my opinion it fell in line with the rest of the series as a solid yet flawed gem.  However despite my appreciation for it I could tell there...
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Valis III (Genesis)

Valis III (Genesis)

For the brave gamers who decided to take a chance with Valis the first few games were a lesson in mediocrity.  I won’t deny that there is a certain charm to those games but they were also average in every...
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Valis III

Valis III

Developer: Laser Soft    Publisher: NEC    Released: March 1992    Genre: Action Valis III would be the last in the series to come to the US for the Turbo CD which is a bit sad. But at the very least the...
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