Smash T.V.

Smash T.V.

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 09/91   Genre: Action Smash T.V. is up there as one of the arcade games I spent the most money on. As a dumb 10-year old I was too stupid to realize it...
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Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister SIx

Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister SIx

Developer: Bits Studios   Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 10/92   Genre: Action This one hurts folks. As the Spider-Man games began to roll out on the 16-bit platforms I was jealous. I was still the sole owner of a NES at...
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Cybernoid

Cybernoid

Developer: Studio 12    Publisher: Acclaim   Release: 1989   Genre: Action Back in the day games were made more difficult when brought overseas. Sometimes this was a good thing as a little extra challenge would make an already solid...
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Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

Developer: Probe    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 09/13/93   Genre: Fighting Street Fighter 2 is one of the most influential games of all time, not to mention the impact it had on the fighting game genre. Like Super Mario Bros. and Double...
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The Simpsons: Bartman meets Radioactive Man

The Simpsons: Bartman meets Radioactive Man

Developer: Imagineering Inc.   Publisher: Acclaim    Release:12/92   Genre: Action When the Simpsons hit they hit big. And with any popular property the licensed tie-ins came fast. While a lot of us were excited for the Simpsons video games as the years...
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Winter Games

Winter Games

Developer: Action Graphics   Publisher: Acclaim   Release: 09/87   Genre: Sports To this day I still remember my crushing disappointment with Winter Games. Fresh off of the NES port of Track and Field and the wild Summer I spent...
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WWF Wrestlemania

WWF Wrestlemania

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 02/89   Genre: Sports As an early adopter of the NES you eventually became use to disappointment. While the early years were full of wide eyed promise as games began to explore new genres eventually...
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The Simpsons: Bart vs the World

The Simpsons: Bart vs the World

Developer: Imagineering   Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 12/91   Genre: Action They sure didn’t waste any time with that license did they? Once Acclaim/LJN got a hold of the Simpsons license the stream of games was sure to follow. But I...
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Darius Gaiden

Darius Gaiden

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 01/29/96    Genre: Shooter I like the Darius series. Whether it is the weird alien fish angle or its sedate pace it scratches a different itch in my shooter brain. However it has always been secondary...
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Extreme-G 2

Extreme-G 2

Developer: Probe    Publisher: Acclaim     Released: November 17, 1998     Genre: Racing Extreme-G was a valiant first attempt at a futuristic racer. It had its flaws, some pretty significant, but many were able to overlook them to experience its con...
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