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 III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Turbo Grafx-16)

Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Turbo Grafx-16)

Developer: Alfa System   Publisher: NEC    Release: 11/91    Genre: Action RPG Even though many hate Zelda II I loved it. Back then there were no expectations placed on video games so we accepted that a sequel could be completely different...
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Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Genesis)

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Genesis)

Developer: Riot   Publisher: Renovation   Release: 1991   Genre: Action RPG Ys III is the redheaded stepchild of the series. As the only title in the series that deviated from the overhead view and bump combat for the longest...
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Final Soldier

Final Soldier

Developer: Now Production   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 07/05/91   Genre: Shooter I never liked the Star Soldier games on the NES. With far superior competition in the form of Zanac, Life Force, and Gun-Nac they were simply too...
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Robocco Wars

Robocco Wars

 Developer: Pixel   Publisher: IGS/Taito   Release: 08/02/91   Genre: Action Taito is criminally underrated as a publisher. While many know them for their legendary arcade output like Bubble Bobble and Darius they were also pretty prolific on the home...
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L-Dis

L-Dis

Developer: Dual   Publisher: Masaya   Release: 04/05/91   Genre: Shooter In the land of video games sometimes you have to something absurd to stand out. The PC Engine has more shooters than you can possibly imagine. To be fair...
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The Flintstones: the Rescue of Dino and Hoppy

The Flintstones: the Rescue of Dino and Hoppy

Developer:    Publisher: Taito    Release: 12/91   Genre: Action Of all the licensed titles on the NES the Flintstones and Jetsons games from Taito are some of the best. Capcom worked magic with the Disney license yet other publishers were not...
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Thunder Fox

Thunder Fox

Developer: Taito   Publisher: Taito   Release: 1991    Genre: Action Of the many titles in the Genesis’s early years Thunder Fox is one that I frequently forget. Thunder Fox was not a significant hit in the arcade but a...
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Vapor Trail

Vapor Trail

Developer: Data East    Publisher: Renovation    Release: 1991   Genre: Shooter The Genesis, alongside the Turbo Grafx-16 and Sega Saturn, has one of the greatest shooter libraries of all time. The result is that it is easy to get lost...
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SCI: Special Criminal Investigation

SCI: Special Criminal Investigation

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 01/25/91   Genre: Racing Chase H.Q. was an interesting spin on the “racing” genre. Technically you were still racing against the clock to catch up to your suspect. But the overall goal was not to...
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