Month: January 2020

Developer: Ancient     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1996     Genre: Action Rpg     Platform: Saturn Beyond Oasis was an unexpected surprise at the end of the Genesis’ life.  Action Rpgs were rare on the system so to receive an excellent one...

Developer: Psygnosis     Publisher: Psygnosis     Released: November 21, 1995     Genre: Racing     Platform: PlayStation When Sony entered the console market many were skeptical.  If you were around during their publishing days you’ll rememb...

Developer: Nintendo     Publisher: Nintendo     Released: 04/18/94     Genre: Action-Adventure Much has been written about Super Metroid in the decades since its release. It has been called a classic, a masterpiece, and groundbreaking. And all of it...

Developer: Zap     Publisher: Natsume     Released: 1992     Genre: Shooter     Platform: Turbo Grafx-16 Everyone loves a good deal.  In the age of the Steam sale these days you can find even new releases at a decent price.  Back in 1992-1993...

Developer: Vik Tokai     Publisher: Vik Tokai     Released: December 24, 1993     Genre: Shooter     Platform: Megadrive I love finding hidden gems in a system’s library.  There is nothing quite like discovering a game that flew under the rad...

Developer: Pack-in-Video      Publisher: Acclaim      Released: May 1988      Genre: Action      Platform: NES Rambo for NES is commonly accepted as one of the worst games of all time.  That is a pretty lofty statement.  And you know what...

Developer: Sunsoft      Publisher: Tengen      Released: 1989      Genre: Action      Platform: NES Sega games on a Nintendo system will never stop being strange to me.  I realize they have been third party since 2001 but as a seasoned vete...

Developer: Taito      Publisher: Taito      Released: 1992      Genre: Arcade      Platform: SNES I’m a simple man at heart.  When it comes to video games I have my favorite genres; rpgs, action games, and platformers.  But I love to lo...