Month: December 2016

Shadowrun
December 30, 2016 4 Responses

Shadowrun

Developer: BlueSky Software    Publisher: Sega    Release: 03/94   Genre: Action RPG Words cannot express how much I love the Shadowrun universe and cyberpunk in general.  I have never had the chance to play the pen & paper game but have...
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Bonk’s Adventure
December 28, 2016 one Response

Bonk’s Adventure

Developer: Red/Atlus    Publisher: NEC    Release: 04/90    Genre: Platformer I think it is safe to say that the Turbo Grafx-16 did not make a great first impression in North America. While the NES had Super Mario Brothers and the...
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Astyanax
December 26, 2016 6 Responses

Astyanax

Developer: Jaleco    Publisher: Jaleco    Release: 03/90   Genre: Action I remember picking up the box for Astyanax in Woolworth wondering how to pronounce the title, let alone what it was. If that was the marketing department’s intent it definitely w...
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Final Fight
December 23, 2016 6 Responses

Final Fight

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 11/10/91   Genre: Beat em up Final Fight is one of the most popular arcade games of all time. In terms of its relevance it did for beat em ups what Street Fighter did for...
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Light Crusader
December 21, 2016 No Responses

Light Crusader

Developer: Treasure     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1995     Genre: Action Rpg Throughout Treasure’s long and storied history they have created many a legendary action and shooting game.  They have only occasionally dabbled in other genres.  ...
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Mike Tyson’s Punchout!
December 19, 2016 3 Responses

Mike Tyson’s Punchout!

Developer: Nintendo R&D 3    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 10/87   Genre: Sports Even though Mike Tyson’s Punchout! was one of the earliest Nintendo titles it remains one of its most significant. Not just because of its celebrity endorsement and...
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Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken
December 16, 2016 No Responses

Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken

Developer: Graphic Research Company  Publisher: Tomy   Released: 12/16/94   Genre: Action Here in the West the Disney license one publisher would handle their titles per platform. Initially Sega did a fine job churning out gold for their systems with Virg...
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Revenge of Shinobi
December 14, 2016 4 Responses

Revenge of Shinobi

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/89   Genre: Action The Revenge of Shinobi was probably one of the first killer apps for the Sega Genesis. That is a bold statement but completely true. In the early years of the system’s...
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Happily Ever After
December 12, 2016 No Responses

Happily Ever After

Developer: Atlus    Publisher: Sofel    Release: Unreleased    Genre: Action As much as we all loved Disney’s animated films during the early 90s there is a brief window that no one ever talks about. In the mid-80s Filmation, the fine creators of...
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King of Demons (Majyuuou)
December 9, 2016 4 Responses

King of Demons (Majyuuou)

Developer: KSS    Publisher: KSS    Released: 08/25/95    Genre: Action While we are familiar with Japanese publishers such as Capcom, Konami, and Square Enix over the decades there have been many companies that have flirted with game’s publishing tha...
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