July 2018 – Classic-Games.net

July 30, 2018 No Responses

Conquest of the Crystal Palace

Developer: Quest Publisher: Asmik Released: November: 1990 Genre: Action, Platformer Platform: NES Conquest of the Crystal Palace was a random rental from Blockbuster Video. Not because I had heard of it before but because I thought the box art looked...

July 27, 2018 No Responses

Illusion of Gaia

Developer: Quintet Publisher: Nintendo Released: September 1, 1994 Genre: Action RPG I really enjoyed Soul Blazer back when I played it in 1993. It had an interesting structure compared to the typical action RPGs of the time and was enjoyable...

July 25, 2018 No Responses

Alien Storm

Alien Storm is a strange one for me. I remember indifferent to it at first. It was rare to see it in the arcade and I only remember giving it a shot once or twice. I didn’t dislike the game...

July 23, 2018 No Responses

Shadowgate

Developer: Icom Simulations Publisher: Kemco Released: 1989 Genre: Adventure My fascination with point and click adventure games started at a young age. I remember browsing the Electronic Boutique catalogs and reading the descriptions o...

July 20, 2018 No Responses

Goof Troop

I should have learned to never doubt Capcom when it came to their Disney output. After Rescue Rangers, DuckTales, and Aladdin they proved they were the kings of licensed titles at the time. But all of those properties already had...

July 18, 2018 No Responses

Outrun

My experiences with Outrun are a bit odd compared to everyone else. I did not play the arcade game at first; my first exposure to the series was actually the Master system port. So when I eventually did see the...

July 16, 2018 No Responses

Bucky O’Hare

Bucky O’Hare was one of my favorite cartoons growing up, which is surprising as it only lasted one season. But that one season was extremely cool in my eyes. It’s also one of the reasons why I hated going to...

July 13, 2018 No Responses

Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge

Developer: Software Creations Publisher: LJN Released: 1992 Genre: Action I remember really looking forward to Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge. That may sound strange but hear me out. I was a huge fan of Spider and his Amazin...

July 11, 2018 No Responses

Ninja Gaiden (PC Engine)

Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: January 24, 1992 Genre: Action If I had to make a list of the games I have spent the most time with Ninja Gaiden would be in the top five. The amount of hours...

July 9, 2018 No Responses

Fester’s Quest

I was never particularly fond of Fester’s Quest growing up. While most of us were stupid kids willing to play anything in front of us during the 80s that began to change. By 1989 classics such as the Legend of...

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