Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll

Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll

Developer: Rare   Publisher: Nintendo   Release: 07/90   Genre: Action Rare were one of the most prolific developers on the NES. In total they developed over 60 games throughout the course of the system’s life. Many of these were...
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Vectorman

Vectorman

Developer: Blue Sky Software    Publisher: Sega    Release: 10/24/95   Genre: Action Sega of America was one of the most aggressive publishers of the 90s. In addition to localizing their Japanese titles they partnered with many development teams across ...
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Fushigi no Yume no Alice

Fushigi no Yume no Alice

Developer: Face   Publisher: Face   Release: 12/07/90   Genre: Platformer Platforming fans had a rough go of it on the Turbo Grafx. While SNES and Genesis owners were spoiled for choice in the US the pickings were slim for...
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G.I. Joe: the Atlantis Factor

G.I. Joe: the Atlantis Factor

Developer: KID    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 03/92   Genre: Action As a child of the 80s I remember a time when video games did not have release dates, they simply showed up in stores. With the advent of video game publications...
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Socket

Socket

Developer: Vik Tokai    Publisher: Vik Tokai    Release: 08/17/93   Genre: Platformer In the video game industry one of the easiest paths to success is to copy the most popular game at the time. Super Mario Brothers had its moment and...
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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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Tryrush Deppy

Tryrush Deppy

Developer: System Supply N-Tech    Publisher: Nihon Create    Release: 11/22/96   Genre: Platformer The Saturn was built to be a 2d powerhouse. But sadly it released at a time when the industry was moving to 3d. That meant we...
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Developer: Winky Soft    Publisher: Seta   Release: 08/89   Genre: Platformer You really have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to license Tom Sawyer for a video game. Licensed titles of all stripes were nothing new for the...
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The Jetsons: Cogswell’s Caper!

The Jetsons: Cogswell’s Caper!

Developer: Natsume    Publisher: Taito    Release: 12/92   Genre: Platformer I grew up on a steady diet of Hanna Barbera reruns from the 60s. In a time before streaming and cable TV being a regular thing those old cartoons were a...
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