New Zealand Story

New Zealand Story

Developer: Taito   Publisher: Taito    Release: 11/12/92   Genre: Action I was a latecomer to New Zealand Story. Despite the massive number of ports I avoided the game for no other reason that I could. But once I gave the...
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Dynamite Cop

Dynamite Cop

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 11/02/99   Genre: Beat em up With every passing generation it seems we leave certain genres behind. Shooters were all the rage in the late 80s and early 90s. But with the PlayStation and Saturn...
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Gunbird 2

Gunbird 2

Developer: Psikyo    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 2000   Genre: Shooter There were many, many classic shooters released for the PlayStation and Saturn in Japan. Unfortunately most never left the country as the genre was on the wane in the West...
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Cruis’n World

Cruis’n World

Developer: Eurocom    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 09/29/98    Genre: Racing Cruis’n USA was our first look at the N64 hardware, at least that was what we were lead to believe. Despite the eventual misconception the future looked bright as the ga...
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Total Carnage

Total Carnage

Developer: Black Pearl   Publisher: Malibu   Release: 11/93   Genre: Action I loved Smash T.V., both in the arcade and at home on the SNES. That was in spite of the fact I was terrible at the game until...
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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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Märchen Maze

Märchen Maze

Developer: N.H. System   Publisher: Namco   Release: 12/11/90   Genre: Action When you think about it Alice in Wonderland makes for the perfect backdrop for video games. With its fairy plot of Alice visiting ever stranger worlds it has...
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Space Ace

Space Ace

Developer: ReadySoft   Publisher: ReadySoft   Release: 1994   Genre: Action Anyone who saw Dragon’s Lair in the arcade had to play it. More than likely they did not get very far but still you had to experience it at...
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Rod Land

Rod Land

Developer: The Sales Curve   Publisher: Jaleco   Release: 12/11/92   Genre: Action It is only in the past few years that I have realized just how much I miss the single screen platformer. Games like Bubble Bobble and Snow...
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Toki: Going Ape Spit

Toki: Going Ape Spit

Developer: Tad Corporation   Publisher: Sega   Release: 1991   Genre: Platformer I’ve always had a soft spot for Toki. In the days before the internet the only video game footage you got to see came from commercials or the...
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