Month: June 2020

The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!
June 29, 2020 No Responses

The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1994     Genre: Plaformer Seriously what was up with Taito and their late NES output?  Taito released some of the finest games on the system in its twilight years that hardly anyone played.  Titles like Kick...
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D-Force
June 26, 2020 one Response

D-Force

Developer: Cream    Publisher: Asmik    Released: December 1991     Genre: Shooter There is something to be said about trusting your gut.  During a time where most gamers relied on the back of the box to decide their gaming purchases that still...
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The Terminator
June 24, 2020 No Responses

The Terminator

Developer: Probe Software    Publisher: Virgin Interactive    Released: 1992    Genre: Action You would think the Terminator license would be host to a legion of kick ass run and gun video games. Yet somehow even though multiple developers tried their...
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The Punisher (NES)
June 22, 2020 No Responses

The Punisher (NES)

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: LJN     Released: November 1990     Genre: Rail Shooter We are currently living in a renaissance period where not only are comic book movies being released regularly but they are actually pretty damn good.  The...
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Silent Hill
June 19, 2020 3 Responses

Silent Hill

Developer: Team Silent    Publisher: Konami    Released: January 31, 1999    Genre: Survival Horror Resident Evil did not make an immediate splash but when it caught on it basically established the framework of the survival horror genre. Legions of ti...
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Top Gear Rally
June 17, 2020 No Responses

Top Gear Rally

Developer: Boss Game Studios    Publisher: Kemco    Released: October 1, 1997    Genre: Racing Top Gear Rally was one of the first Nintendo 64 games announced. When it was finally shown off the first look were beautiful SGI workstation renders. But to...
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Clockwork Knight 2
June 15, 2020 No Responses

Clockwork Knight 2

Developer: Sega     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1995     Genre: Platformer Clockwork Knight was a charming game that had an interesting premise that was let down by its rudimentary gameplay. But at the very least it did give new Saturn owners ano...
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Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
June 12, 2020 No Responses

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Tradewest     Released: June 1993     Genre: Action Battletoads is one of the most infamous NES games of all time.  It has everything you could possibly want in an action game: hard hitting action, varied gameplay, and...
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James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing
June 10, 2020 No Responses

James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Sega    Released: 1990     Genre: Sports Ah Sega, you crude bastards. It is no small exaggeration to say that Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out is still the most popular boxing game of all time. Nintendo absolutely nailed the ga...
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China Warrior
June 8, 2020 No Responses

China Warrior

Developer: Hudson     Publisher: NEC    Released: October 1989     Genre: Beat ’em up China Warrior is a piss poor game and one of the worst in the Turbo Grafx-16 library.  But you would not know that based on its marketing. When the...
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