Ghouls ‘N Ghosts
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 09/89 Genre: Platformer Ghosts ‘N Goblins was among the first NES games I got to play. Back before I developed a sense of taste in video games I was too young to...
Month: August 2017
Gradius II
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/16/88 Genre: Shooter I am sure there are millions like myself who just assumed that Konami’s Life Force was the sequel to Gradius. Both shared similar ships and near identical power-up systems ...
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Developer: NST Publisher: Nintendo Released: 11/18/01 Genre: Racing In terms of sheer number of hours I have probably spent more time playing Wave Race 64 than the vast majority of games in my thirty seven years. Of course a large...
Evergrace
Developer: From Software Publisher: Agetec Released: 10/26/00 Genre: Action RPG Back in the day there were usually large gaps between console releases in each region. Before gaming publications and the internet it didn’t matter as you...
Cannon Spike
Developer: Psikyo Publisher: Capcom Release: 11/15/00 Genre: Action By the late 90s arcades had all but disappeared in my area. While I was content playing console games at the time I did lament their absence. There was nothing...
Diddy Kong Racing
Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Released: 10/31/97 Genre: Racing Mario Kart 64 was one of the biggest releases of 1997. As the long awaited sequel to the original SNES game the move to 3d did wonders for its track design. While....
Parasite Eve
There was a lot of anticipation for Square’s next releases after Final Fantasy VII. Saga Frontier was interesting but like most of Akitoshi Kawazu’s games was impenetrable to the masses. The fall of 1998 would see a quartet of higher...
Nekketsu Oyako
Developer: Technosoft Publisher: Technosoft Release: 12/03/94 Genre: Beat em up Any serious fan of shooters during the 16-bit era should be familiar with the name Technosoft. These underrated developers created some of the finest gems during that...
Holy Umbrella – Dondera no Mubo
Developer: Naxat Soft Publisher: Earthly Soft Released: 09/29/95 Genre: Action Holy Umbrella is an odd game and the type of title that probably had a 50/50 chance of being localized back in the day. With its silly...
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Released: 1992 Genre: Platformer I’ve made fun of 2d platforming mascots that fell off the wagon during the 16-bit era but one of the few that remained consistent is Mickey Mouse. Regardless of publisher ...