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...
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Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers
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Silent Bomber
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Bubble Symphony
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Pop‘n Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventures
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Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
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Blaster Master Zero
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Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll
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Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
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Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
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Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
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Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Famicom)
Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Famicom)
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 09/27/91 Genre: Action RPG Ys III should have been an easy home run. While the...
Ys II – the Final Chapter
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 05/25/90 Genre: Action RPG Falcom did an excellent job establishing Ys as a unique series within the...
Ys – The Vanished Omens
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 08/26/88 Genre: Action RPG Even though RPGs had a low profile until the 16-bit...
Thunder & Lightning
Developer: Visco Publisher: Romstar Release: 12/90 Genre: Action Breakout is a video game classic. Like Tetris the formula is simple yet...
Time Lord
Developer: Rare Publisher: Milton Bradley Release: 09/90 Genre: Action Growing up borrowing games was an institution. Unless you were rich you did...
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...
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
Developer: Falcom Publisher: Falcom Release: 12/29/95 Genre: Action RPG Ys V remains a mystery to long term fans of of Ys and...
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
Developer: Tonkin House Publisher: Tonkin House Release: 11/19/93 Genre: Action RPG Ys IV was an interesting project. Falcom tried to remedy the...
Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (SNES)
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: American Sammy Release: 01/92 Genre: Action RPG Every long running franchise seems to have that one odd...
Seiken Densetsu 3
Developer: Square Publisher: Square Release: 09/30/95 Genre: Action RPG Of the many Square RPGs that never came to the US during the...
Fatal Fury 2
Developer: Takara Publisher: Takara Release: 04/94 Genre: Fighting As a fan of Neo Geo games in the arcade I looked forward to...
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...
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Genesis)
Developer: Riot Publisher: Renovation Release: 1991 Genre: Action RPG Ys III is the redheaded stepchild of the series. As the...
Mazin Saga – Mutant Fighter
Developer: Almanic Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 1993 Genre: Action This is one I have been meaning to get to for a...
Time Gal
Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Renovation Release: 1993 Genre: FMV To this day I question why Sega of America focused their marketing...
Golden Axe III
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 06/25/93 Genre: Action My love of Golden Axe as a series is an enigma. If we are...
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...
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Release: 06/12/93 Genre: Fighting Once Street Fighter II hit the SNES the floodgates were open. Arcade games previously thought impossible for home release were ported to t...
Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 12/22/93 Genre: Action RPG I think it is safe to say Ys III is the most divisive entry in the series. The switch from overhead action to side-scrolling pl...
Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Turbo Grafx-16)
Developer: Alfa System Publisher: NEC Release: 11/91 Genre: Action RPG Even though many hate Zelda II I loved it. Back then there were no expectations placed on video games so we accepted that a sequel cou...
Ys Book I & II
Developer: Alfa System Publisher: NEC Release: 1990 Genre: Action RPG I looked forward to playing Ys Book I & II for many years. Ever since it received a perfect 10 in Electronic Gaming Monthly it seeme...
The Dynastic Hero
Developer: Alfa System Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 1993 Genre: Action RPG One day, one day I will untangle the messy history and lineage of the Wonder Boy series. Wonder Boy in Monster World was one of ...
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...
Golden Axe: the Duel
Developer: Sega AM1 Publisher: Sega Release: 06/27/96 Genre: Fighting Once the Saturn was released the expectation was that we would receive...
G Vector
Developer: Soft Office Publisher: Soft Office Release: 10/16/97 Genre: Shooter For many Virtua Fighter was the star of the Sega...
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....
Sega Rally
Developer: AM3 Publisher: Sega Release: 11/15/95 Genre: Racing The Saturn port of Daytona USA disappointed many. While it captured the gameplay no...
Kingdom Grandprix
Developer: Raizing Publisher: Gaga Release: 06/14/96 Genre: Shooter I’ve never been one to heavily import games. Obviously during the 16-bit era it was...
Silent Bomber
Developer: CyberConnect Publisher: Bandai Release: 04/00 Genre: Action Bomberman Act Zero is an embarrassment to the venerable series. I can understand the reasoning behind its creation: with an aging gaming p...
Ganbare Goemon: Uchuu Kaizoku Akoginzu
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 03/22/96 Genre: Action Being a Ganbare Goemon fan has not been easy. The vast majority of the series never left Japan and even in the age of fan translations...
Battle Arena Toshinden
Developer: Takara Publisher: SCEA Release: 09/09/95 Genre: Fighting Hype. At one point in time or another most of us have fall victim to it. Nowhere is it more evident than at a new system launch. With ...
Suikoden
Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Release: 12/28/96 Genre: RPG When it comes to RPGs Konami was not the first name most would point to, at least in the mid-90s. While they had built up a steady reputation f...
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...
Off Road Challenge
Developer: Avalanche Publisher: Midway Release: 06/30/98 Genre: Racing When the 3d revolution hit racing games were one of the genres that...
Multi Racing Championship
Developer: Genki Publisher: Ocean Release: 07/18/97 Genre: Racing Those of us who lived through the Nintendo 64’s first year came to...
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...
Quake
Developer: Midway Publisher: Midway Release: 03/24/98 Genre: Fps The Nintendo 64 library was far from being as diverse as the PlayStation....
Bomberman Hero
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Nintendo Release: 08/31/98 Genre: Platformer Bomberman 64 was a valiant attempt at creating an engrossing adventure to...
Dolphin Blue
Developer: Sammy Publisher: Sammy Release: 2003 Genre: Action Dolphin Blue is a 2.5D Metal Slug, let’s get that out of the way...
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...
Gunbird 2
Developer: Psikyo Publisher: Capcom Release: 2000 Genre: Shooter There were many, many classic shooters released for the PlayStation and Saturn in...
House of the Dead 2
Developer: CRI Publisher: Sega Release: 09/9/99 Genre: Rail Shooter The House of the Dead was simple in concept yet brilliant in...
Giga Wing 2
Developer: Takumi Publisher: Capcom Release: 05/16/01 Genre: Shooter Giga Wing was one of a host of Capcom shooters for the...
Aqua GT
Developer: East Point Software Publisher: Take 2 Release: 01/26/01 Genre: Racing I have never ridden a jet ski. Perhaps that is...
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 ga...
Eternal Quest
Developer: Tamsoft Publisher: Midas Release: 05/21/04 Genre: RPG The Simple 1500 series of games has always fascinated me. Dating back as far as the PS One these smaller titles spanned every genre and ranged ...
Gradius V
Developer: Treasure Publisher: Konami Release: 09/14/04 Genre: Shooter For a while in the mid-2000s it looked like Gradius was sent to the graveyard where once popular intellectual properties reside. As...
Spy Hunter
Developer: Point of View Publisher: Midway Release: 03/12/02 Genre: Action Spy Hunter is a game everyone remembers for its cool theme rather than its gameplay. After a few minutes you have seen almost ever...
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 ga...
Star Fox Adventures
Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Release: 09/23/22 Genre: Action Adventure The final days of the Nintendo 64 were dark. Usually when most platforms enter their end of life gamers are treated to some of ...
Spy Hunter
Developer: Point of View Publisher: Midway Release: 03/12/02 Genre: Action Spy Hunter is a game everyone remembers for its cool theme rather than its gameplay. After a few minutes you have seen almost ever...
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Developer: Retro Studios Publisher: Nintendo Release: 11/15/04 Genre: Action Metroid Prime is one of the highest rated games of all time and one of the best transitions from 2d to 3d gameplay. It silenced all...
XIII
Developer: Ubi Soft Publisher: Ubi Soft Release: 11/25/03 Genre: FPS In 2003 the first person had not reached its saturation point yet. But you still needed to do something different to stand out. Ubi Soft...
Blaster Master Zero
Developer: Inti Creates Publisher: Inti Creates Release: 03/09/17 Genre: Action Adventure Platforms: Switch, PS4, Xbox One, , XBox Series, 3DS, PC Blaster...
Ravenlok
Developer: Cococucumber Publisher: Cococucumber Release: 05/04/23 Genre: Action RPG The indie game movement has done wonders in bringing under served genres...
House of the Dead 2
Developer: CRI Publisher: Sega Release: 09/9/99 Genre: Rail Shooter The House of the Dead was simple in concept yet brilliant in...
XIII
Developer: Ubi Soft Publisher: Ubi Soft Release: 11/25/03 Genre: FPS In 2003 the first person had not reached its saturation point yet....
Beyond Good & Evil
Developer: Ubisoft Publisher: Ubisoft Release: 12/11/03 Genre: Action Platform: GameCube, PS2, Xbox, PC Ubisoft had a stellar games lineup in 2003. Rainbow...
Doom 64
Developer: Midway Publisher: Midway Release: 04/04/97 Genre: Action In the mid-90s Doom was an institution unto itself. It was not the very...
Ys Spotlight Part 1
Ys is one of the longest running series in gaming. Last year it celebrated its 35th anniversary and is still receiving...