Category: NES

Gimmick
October 3, 2022 No Responses

Gimmick

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 01/31/92   Genre: Action Sunsoft next to Konami and a few others pushed the NES harder than most. Artistically they released stunning titles like Batman and Gremlins 2. Technically they achieved things I never thought...
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Platoon
September 26, 2022 No Responses

Platoon

Developer: Ocean    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 12/88    Genre: Action Platoon was one of the most impenetrable games I tried to play back in the day. In the days where it was common to borrow games without the instruction manual I had...
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The Uncanny X-Men
September 19, 2022 No Responses

The Uncanny X-Men

Developer: Unknown    Publisher: LJN    Release: 12/89    Genre: Action Take a trip down memory lane with me. Imagine being 10 years old in 1990 with a cool $50 in Birthday money burning in your pocket. The video game aisle in Toys...
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Uchuu Keibitai SDF
September 12, 2022 No Responses

Uchuu Keibitai SDF

Developer: HAL    Publisher: HAL   Release: 09/07/90   Genre: Shooter Considering the NES hardware and its weaknesses I would say it has a pretty strong lineup of shooters. From Gun-Nac to Life Force there are many all-time classics in its...
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Spelunker
September 5, 2022 No Responses

Spelunker

Developer: Tose    Publisher: Broderbund    Release: 09/87   Genre: Action Spelunker is one of the most frustrating video games I have ever played in my near forty year gaming career. There are many NES titles that are outright broken or...
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Samurai Pizza Cats
August 1, 2022 No Responses

Samurai Pizza Cats

Developer: Tecmo    Publisher: Tecmo    Release: 07/19/91   Genre: Action I remember Samurai Pizza Cats as that weird anime that came on at the crack of dawn before Sailor Moon when I was in high school. The series, about a mechanical...
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City Connection
July 25, 2022 No Responses

City Connection

Developer: Nihon Micom Kaihatsu   Publisher: Jaleco   Release: 05/88  Genre: arcade I was never fond of City Connection growing up. The core premise is sound but for some reason it never clicked with me. It was also not a popular...
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Legacy of the Wizard
July 18, 2022 No Responses

Legacy of the Wizard

Developer: Falcom    Publisher: Broderbund    Release: 04/89   Genre: Action Like many I looked forward to Birthdays and Christmas for potential new video games. I was a little more fortunate in that I had older brothers who bought games year round...
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Tecmo Bowl
July 11, 2022 No Responses

Tecmo Bowl

Developer: Tecmo    Publisher: Tecmo    Release: 02/89   Genre: Sports Sports games on the NES were usually of the arcade variety early on. That is probably the reason I was into them, the quick pick up and play aspect. I am...
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Nightshade
July 4, 2022 No Responses

Nightshade

Developer; Beam Software    Publisher: Ultra Games    Release: 01/92   Genre: Adventure Konami’s late NES phase was an interesting time of experimentation. With nearly all of their most popular brands making their 16-bit debut on the SNES the little...
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