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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Super Ninja Kun

Super Ninja Kun

Developer: Jaleco   Publisher: Jaleco    Release: 08/05/94   Genre: Platformer Jaleco was always a mid-sized publisher who never quite reached the level of Capcom or Konami. They published a wide variety of titles but their most well known in the...
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Gravity Circuit

Gravity Circuit

Developer: Domesticated Ant Games    Publisher: PID Games   Release: 07/13/23   Genre: Action    Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch Mega Man is one of the most popular gaming characters of all time. Yet in spite of that Capcom has...
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Adventure Island III

Adventure Island III

tDeveloper: Hudson Soft   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 09/92  Genre: Platformer Adventure Island II and especially Super Adventure Island went a long way toward making me a fan of the series. Both games were not big revelations for the series but...
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Saiyuuki World

Saiyuuki World

Developer: Westone  Publisher: Jaleco    Release: 11/11/88   Genre: Platformer I was not a fan of Wonder Boy, both in the arcade and on the Master System. I did not like it when it was ported to the NES as...
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Risky Woods

Risky Woods

Developer: Electronic Arts    Publisher: Electronic Arts    Release: 1992   Genre: Action My interest in the titles Electronic Arts releases waxes and wanes. I am not much of a sports game fan so most of their output does not interest...
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Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers

Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers

Developer: Ubi Soft    Publisher: Ubi Soft    Release: 12/20/00   Genre: Platformer Many parties would touch the Disney license over the years. And to be completely honest for the most part it was treated right. While we (rightfully) give props to...
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Bubble Symphony

Bubble Symphony

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Publisher: 11/27/97   Genre: Platformer Watching arcades disappear around the mid-90s was a sad sight. Not only because it was a place to meet fellow gamers before the internet became big but also because there we...
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Pop‘n Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventures

Pop‘n Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventures

sDeveloper: Konami   Publisher: Konami   Release: 01/07/94  Genre: Action It is not fair. Konami brought many of their Japanese shooters and platformers to Europe but not the US and I am still jealous to this day. Many of these are some...
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Tiny Toon Adventures – Buster’s Hidden Treasure

Tiny Toon Adventures – Buster’s Hidden Treasure

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 03/93   Genre: Platformer For as much as I may make fun of bad licensed games I still have a degree of respect for the developers regardless of how the titles may turn out. It...
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