Month: May 2018

Developer: Compile     Publisher: Ascii    Released: 09/91     Genre: Shooter Zanac was one of the earliest NES shooters I ever played after Gradius. While Konami’s classic my introduction to the modern shooter Zanac felt like the next step with...

Developer: Irem    Publisher: Irem    Release: 04/28/89   Genre: Platformer In the land of 2d platformers Castlevania has always been one of the most unique series around. Even to this day there aren’t many games that intentionally gimp their main cha...

Developer: Game Arts    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1993    Genre: Shooter Star Fox was a watershed moment for console gaming, as hard as it may be to believe. 3d games had appeared on consoles before but in a limited capacity. But...

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 04/94     Genre: Beat em up It is interesting to look back and see how much Capcom were into exploring RPG mechanics with their various games in the 90s. Magic Sword dipped its toes in that...