Ranma ½: Hard Battle
Developer: NCS Publisher: DTMC Release: 1992 Genre: Fighting As bad as licensed games have been in the US in Japan they were even worse if you can believe it. With so much anime airing on TV even to...
Month: December 2017
Crack Down
Developer: Hot-B Publisher: Sage’s Creation Release: 1991 Genre: Action Over the years what I’ve come to appreciate most about the Genesis library is its large range of arcade ports. More specifically Sega arcade ports. I do not think ...
Jackal
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 10/88 Genre: Action Jackal was a game that I had to warm up to. By the time Jackal came out I was familiar with the name Konami and knew to expect quality. But it...
Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 11/28/91 Genre: Platformer When I step back and analyze why I like Dark Souls so much I think it stems from my love of the Ghouls ‘N Ghosts series. Both series are incredibly punishing...
Bonk’s Revenge
Developer: Red Publisher: NEC Release: 1991 Genre: Platformer Bonk’s Adventure was a good first step in establishing a new franchise. It was original, had good gameplay, and certainly looked nice for the time. NEC knew this as it was...
Metroid
Developer: Nintendo R & D 1 Publisher: Nintendo Release: 08/15/87 Genre: Platformer Metroid has always been a bit of an anomaly in Nintendo’s library. Where I was used to bright and cheery worlds in Nintendo’s games Metroid stood in...
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 08/16/93 Genre: Platformer I really miss Tiny Toons. Today’s generation really missed out on a brilliant reinvention of the classic Looney Toons characters and their humor. The characters t...
Gley Lancer
Developer: NCS Publisher: Masaya Release: 07/17/92 Genre: Shooter I do not envy the developers of the legions of shooters in the 90s. After Gradius and R-Type revolutionized the genre everyone else was left picking up the scraps....
Batman: Return of the Joker
Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 12/91 Genre: Action Batman for NES was a welcome surprise that no one saw coming. After numerous licensed games that were absolute turds like Back to the Future and Superman Sunsoft showed everyone ...
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
Developer: Success Publisher: TTI Released: 04/93 Genre: Shooter Growing up there were certain games that had attained mythical status due to their rarity. Most of these games such as Radiant Silvergun, Psychic Killer Taromaru, and Harmful Pa...