January 2017 – Classic-Games.net

January 31, 2017 2 Responses

Top Ten Underrated NES Games

Every successful platform will have legions of games in any genre that appeal to players of all stripes. Unfortunately with such a huge volume of releases some games will slip through the cracks. While they don’t get the recognition they...

January 30, 2017 12 Responses

Gradius

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/86 Genre: Shooter I am pretty sure Gradius was one of my first shooters outside of the Atari 2600. That statement applies to a legion of gamers as well. There were plenty of multiplayer...

January 27, 2017 5 Responses

Parodius – Non Sense Fantasy

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 07/03/92 Genre: Shooter I will forever remain jealous of European gamers for receiving the majority of the Parodius series. As a parody of the otherwise serious Gradius games Parodius could ...

January 25, 2017 3 Responses

Gate of Thunder

Developer: Red Publisher: Hudson Released: 10/10/92 Genre: Shooter I distinctly remember thinking TTI and NEC could turn things around for the Turbo Grafx with the Turbo Duo. As an owner of the system for a brief period I genuinely...

January 23, 2017 11 Responses

Ninja Gaiden

Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 03/89 Genre: Action Ninja Gaiden is one of my favorite NES games of all time. It is certainly the one of the titles I haveve probably dedicated the most time to. That is due mostly...

January 20, 2017 one Response

Super Mario RPG

Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Nintendo Release: 05/13/96 Genre: RPG The concept of a Super Mario RPG does not seem strange now considering the Paper Mario series is a modern day staple. But at one point even suggesting such a...

January 18, 2017 4 Responses

Art of Fighting

Developer: SNK Publisher: Sega Released: 1994 Genre: Fighting Art of Fighting has always held an interesting position in SNK’s fighting lineup. No one can argue that Fatal Fury was its bread and butter, to be succeeded by the King of...

January 16, 2017 No Responses

Fuzzical Fighter

Developer: Make Software Publisher: Sigma Enterprises Released: 05/17/91 Genre: Shooter I loved the Guardian Legend when I got it for Christmas as a surprise gift in 1990. There was nothing else like it and I loved both shooters and...

January 13, 2017 No Responses

Rockman & Forte

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 04/24/98 Genre: Platformer It is hard to believe but for a while there Capcom were hesitant to release certain Mega Man titles in the US. This was mostly due to the long lead times...

January 12, 2017 2 Responses

Mega Man 8

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 03/25/97 Genre: Platformer It’s no secret that certain people at Sony in the US frowned upon 2d games. While a few snuck by early on it would take a change in leadership before the...

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