The Goonies

The Goonies

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/21/86   Genre: Platformer What happened to the Goonies I? I am sure I am not alone in wondering that when the Goonies II released in America. Any child of the 80s is familiar with...
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Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 08/90   Genre: Action Before Sonic the Hedgehog Sega relied on celebrities to and athletes to bolster the Genesis lineup. Signing a major athlete like Buster Douglas or Joe Montana to endorse a sports game....
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Dinosaurs for Hire

Dinosaurs for Hire

Developer: Sega Interactive    Publisher: Sega    Release: 10/93   Genre: Action Dinosaurs for Hire? In the land of media this is far from the strangest idea out there. After all we have Biker Mice from Mars and Turtles that are...
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Spider-Man: the Movie

Spider-Man: the Movie

Developer: Treyarch    Publisher: Activision    Release: 04/16/02   Genre: Action     Platforms: PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, PC For the longest time Activision was a shining example of how to handle licensed video games. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was a revo...
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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Developer: Probe    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 1994   Genre: Action Beauty and the Beast, like nearly all of Disney’s legendary animated films from the 90s, saw its fair share of licensed titles. But unlike the likes of Aladdin and...
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Dragon Power

Dragon Power

Developer: Tose    Publisher: Bandai    Release: 03/88   Genre: Action The NES is host to a litany of strange titles. With its rapid success, everyone wanted to cash in on it. How else would you explain a Christian game producer...
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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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Bonkers

Bonkers

Developer: Sun L   Publisher: Capcom    Release: 10/94   Genre: Platformer Of all the Disney Afternoon shows Bonkers is the one I am the least fond of. It is not that it was a bad show, but Darkwing Duck is a...
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The Adventures of Gilligan’s Island

The Adventures of Gilligan’s Island

Developer: Human Entertainment   Publisher: Bandai    Release: 07/90   Genre: Action Bandai and its numerous NES licenses never cease to amaze me. They were sitting on a gold mine in Japan but most of them would never see the light...
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Taz-Mania

Taz-Mania

 Developer: Recreational Brainware    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1992   Genre: Action The explosive popularity of the Tasmanian devil has always baffled me. In the 90s he was everywhere: the cartoon had a four year run, there was plenty of merchandise,...
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