Month: July 2019

Buying new games when you are young is akin to a religious experience.  For most children new games were a rarity, usually relegated to birthdays and the occasional holiday.  Your mind is racing as you consider what game you’ll buy...

These days the name Earth Defense Force conjures up images of hordes of insects in janky environments with a suspect frame rate.  But before the bug blasting series was conceived Earth Defense Force was an arcade game in the early...

Say what you will about Sega today but back in the 16-bit era they gave the Genesis excellent support.  If third parties would or could not support the system they licensed their titles and created ports themselves.  They also aggressively...

R.C. Pro Am is a strange one when it comes to my memories of it.  I both love and hate the game for numerous reasons.  As one of the first isometric racing games it immediately stood out. R.C. Pro Am...

The original Pocky & Rocky is one of my favorite SNES surprises.  I remember the extremely high reviews but thought it looked too silly to be taken seriously.  Then I rented it and was rewarded with a great little top...

Of all the mascot platformers released during the 16-bit era Rocket Knight Adventures was easily one of the best.  It was both original and insanely fun, with its fantastic level design and stellar production values.  Konami would follow it up...

I never liked Dynowarz.  That’s pretty harsh but I figure I might as well get that out of the way.  On paper it has everything a kid should absolutely love.  It has robots, dinosaurs, and robotic dinosaurs beating the shit...

Demolition Man was the action blockbuster of 1994.  Well, at least one of them.  Honestly that was a pretty stellar year for action movies with the likes of True Lies, Speed, and the Professional in theaters. But unlike schlock like...

Shinobi was one of the most popular arcade games of the 80s.  Ninjas were all the rage and Sega were quick to capitalize on that with this massive arcade hit.  As great as it was in the arcade many anticipated...