Ghosts ‘N Goblins was among the first NES games I got to play. Back before I developed a sense of taste in video games I was too young to realize how bad the home port was. I just knew it...
I’m sure there are millions like myself who just assumed that Konami’s Life Force was the sequel to Gradius. Both shared similar ships and near identical power-up systems and enemies. But in reality the true sequel to Gradius would unfortunately...
Developer: NST Publisher: Nintendo Released: November 18, 2001 Genre: Racing In terms of sheer number of hours I have probably spent more time playing Wave Race 64 than the vast majority of games in my thirty seven years. Of course...
Developer: From Software Publisher: Agetec Released: October26, 2000 Genre: Action RPG Back in the day there were usually large gaps between console releases in each region. Before gaming publications and the internet it didn’t matter...
By the late 90s arcades had all but disappeared in my area. While I was content playing console games at the time I did lament their absence. There was nothing like hitting the arcade and seeing a game years more...
Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Released: October 31, 1997 Genre: Racing Mario Kart 64 was one of the biggest releases of 1997. As the long awaited sequel to the original SNES game the move to 3d did wonders for its track...
There was a lot of anticipation for Square’s next releases after Final Fantasy VII. Saga Frontier was interesting but like most of Akitoshi Kawazu’s games was impenetrable to the masses. The fall of 1998 would see a quartet of higher...
Any serious fan of shooters during the 16-bit era should be familiar with the name Technosoft. These underrated developers created some of the finest gems during that period. Thunder Force is their most popular brand but they also made the...
Developer: Naxat Soft Publisher: Earthly Soft Released: September 29, 1995 Genre: Action Holy Umbrella is an odd game and the type of title that probably had a 50/50 chance of being localized back in the day. With...
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Released: 1992 Genre: Platformer I’ve made fun of 2d platforming mascots that fell off the wagon during the 16-bit era but one of the few that remained consistent is Mickey Mouse. Regardless of publisher ...