Falsion

Falsion

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 10/21/87   Genre: Shooter Space Harrier left its mark on the rail shooter genre. Its influence was so great that it inspired many clones on the Famicom, even after it hit the system itself miraculously....
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Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum

Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Data East   Release: 02/90   Genre: Action Dash Galaxy is a game that would normally suck me in based on its cover art alone. As a huge fan of comic books the box art...
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Adventure Island III

Adventure Island III

tDeveloper: Hudson Soft   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 09/92  Genre: Platformer Adventure Island II and especially Super Adventure Island went a long way toward making me a fan of the series. Both games were not big revelations for the series but...
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Saiyuuki World

Saiyuuki World

Developer: Westone  Publisher: Jaleco    Release: 11/11/88   Genre: Platformer I was not a fan of Wonder Boy, both in the arcade and on the Master System. I did not like it when it was ported to the NES as...
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Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom

Developer: Hudson Soft   Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 02/08/91   Genre: Adventure Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is one of the strangest NES games. As the system gained popularity worldwide it is natural that publishers would try and localize....
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Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll

Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll

Developer: Rare   Publisher: Nintendo   Release: 07/90   Genre: Action Rare were one of the most prolific developers on the NES. In total they developed over 60 games throughout the course of the system’s life. Many of these were...
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Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Famicom)

Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Famicom)

Developer: Advance Communication    Publisher: Victor    Release: 09/27/91   Genre: Action RPG Ys III should have been an easy home run. While the previous games were simple and accessible their combat system was not the greatest. Charging in to enemies....
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Ys II – the Final Chapter

Ys II – the Final Chapter

Developer: Advance Communication   Publisher: Victor   Release: 05/25/90                      Genre: Action RPG Falcom did an excellent job establishing Ys as a unique series within the action RPG sphere with the original game. Its com...
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Ys – The Vanished Omens

Ys – The Vanished Omens

Developer: Advance Communication   Publisher: Victor    Release: 08/26/88   Genre: Action RPG Even though RPGs had a low profile until the 16-bit and PlayStation there was still a decent selection available for the NES and the Sega Master System....
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Thunder & Lightning

Thunder & Lightning

Developer: Visco   Publisher: Romstar    Release: 12/90   Genre: Action Breakout is a video game classic. Like Tetris the formula is simple yet addicting and has endured for decades. To this day there are still clones of Breakout being released....
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