The Firemen

The Firemen

Developer: Human Entertainment    Publisher: Human Entertainment   Release: 1994    Genre: Action Today we have thousands of games released a year on Steam alone. Yet even with that deluge of content games about firefighting are still rare. Sega gave us...
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Final Zone II

Final Zone II

Developer: Renovation    Publisher: NEC   Release: 1990   Genre: Action As I delve into the PC Engine CD library I have a newfound appreciation for the system. I was not able to own one back in the day; at $399...
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Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star

Developer: Shouei    Publisher: Taxan    Release: 04/89    Genre: Action I discovered Fist of the North Star at a far too young age. My family had bought a random issue of the Viz single-issue release and the violence and casual nudity blew...
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Super Bomberman

Super Bomberman

Developer: Produce    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 09/93   Genre: Action I was not a fan of Bomberman initially. The title sounded exotic and I pictured, I don’t know, Bomb Man from Mega Man in an action platformer. Instead I...
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Robo Aleste

Robo Aleste

Developer: Compile    Publisher: Tengen    Release: 1993   Genre: Shooter The Sega CD is the butt of many jokes in plenty of circles. To some extent it does deserve some of the ridicule regarding its library. While Sega of Japan...
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Gremlins 2: the New Batch

Gremlins 2: the New Batch

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 10/90   Genre: Action After a string of bad games such as Superman, Back to the Future, and my personal biggest regret, Marvel’s X-Men I learned to avoid any game based on a popular license....
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Cybernator

Cybernator

Developer: Masaya    Publisher: Konami    Release: 04/04/93    Genre: Action Target Earth was an early Genesis title that left an impression on any who played it. It was mostly negative as the brutal difficulty was immediately off putting. But behind t...
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Mystic Defender

Mystic Defender

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 01/90    Genre: Action The early days of the Genesis were both exciting and a little bit underwhelming. Arcade ports like Ghouls N’ Ghosts and Golden Axe were a clear step above the NES. But...
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Dragon Spirit – the New Legend

Dragon Spirit – the New Legend

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Bandai     Released: 1990     Genre: Shooter I have always liked Dragon Spirit more than most shooters. It was one of the few arcade games I ever came close to finishing before the inevitable home port which probably....
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Joe & Mac

Joe & Mac

Developer: Data East    Publisher: Data East    Release: 01/92    Genre: Platformer I love Joe & Mac. At this point I have reviewed the game across numerous platforms and yet I am not tired of it. It reminds me...
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