Pocky & Rocky
The cute em up genre never quite took hold in America like it did in Japan. This sub genre of the traditional shooter changes space ships and shirtless commandos for a bright and cheery aesthetic. They were no less intense,...
Month: June 2018
Ren & Stimpy: Stimpy’s Invention
Developer: Blue Sky Software Publisher: Sega Release: 06/15/93 Genre: Platformer Growing up Ren & Stimpy was always a curiosity to me. I’ve never been a fan of the types of gross out humor the series specialized in. But at the...
8 Eyes
I really wanted to play 8 Eyes when I was young. All I had to go on were a few scant screenshots in my comic books. But that was more than enough; for some strange reason I thought it looked...
Shien’s Revenge
Developer: Almanic Corp Publisher: Vik Tokai Released: 1994 Genre: Action I must confess that as much as I vet my gaming purchases occasionally I’ve taken a chance on a random title. Shien’s Revenge is a game I had only read...
Rambo III
I avoided Rambo III like the plague back in the day. You see I had a terrible time with Rambo on the NES and wanted nothing to do with anything with his name on it. And that included the goofy...
Cobra Triangle
Sometimes I miss the days when a game could come along and genuinely surprise me. True, I could completely avoid all information on titles that I am even slightly interested in. But with the insane amount of games released these...
Märchen Adventure Cotton 100%
It is strange looking back on it but shooters starring witches had their day in the sun like caveman platformers. At least in Japan. While a few hidden gems like Magical Chase and Cotton came over, we missed out on...
New Adventure Island
It was only a matter of time. Since Hudson was the PC Engine/Turbo Grafx-16’s biggest supporter it wasn’t unreasonable to assume all of their major brands would come to the system in one form or another. Generally this was a...
20XX coming to PS4 and Switch on July 10, Xbox One on July 11
Roguelike action platformer 20XX will launch for PlayStation 4 and Switch on July 10, and for Xbox One on July 11, developers Batterystaple Games and Fire Hose Games announced. 20XX came to Steam early access in Novemeber of 2014. It...
Street Fighter 2010
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: September 1990 Genre: Action A year before I had ever heard of Street Fighter I played Street Fighter 2010. It seemed like a fairly innocuous release at the time and I thought nothing of i...