Forgotten Worlds Turbo Grafx-16

Forgotten Worlds Turbo Grafx-16

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: NEC     Released: November 1992     Genre: Shooter I count myself as fortunate to have been present for the Sega Genesis launch. Among the early titles for the system Forgotten Worlds was one of my favorites. I thought it...
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Micro Machines

Micro Machines

Developer: Codemasters     Publisher: Camerica     Released: 1991     Genre: Racing I never had Micro Machines toys when I was growing up. In fact I had never even heard of them until the NES game. But if the toys are half as fun...
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Mystical Ninja starring Goemon

Mystical Ninja starring Goemon

Developer: Konami Osaka     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1998     Genre: Adventure Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a SNES classic and you should go buy it right now. Unfortunately not enough gamers bought it back in the day as the series stayed....
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R-Type Delta

R-Type Delta

Developer: Irem     Publisher: Agetec     Released: July 31, 1999     Genre: Shooter I loved the shooter genre from the 8 to 16-bit era. But around the time the PlayStation and Saturn were released the genre started to lose me. Not because of...
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Galactic Attack

Galactic Attack

Developer: Taito     Released: Acclaim     Released: 1995     Genre: Shooter I’ve made fun of the deluge of shooters during the 16-bit era in the arcade and at home. But I do it out of love. That being said I genuinely missed the...
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest

Developer: Rare     Publisher: Nintendo     Released: 1995     Genre: Platformer Donkey Kong Country was a phenomenon that until that point was uncommon in the industry. As the SNES and Genesis began to age most looked to the new consoles coming th...
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Panorama Cotton

Panorama Cotton

Developer: Success     Publisher: Sunsoft     Released:     Genre: Rail Shooter The Sega Genesis and scaling sprites did not go well together. For every Outrun there were numerous games like Galaxy Force 2 and Super Thunder Blade that were a choppy...
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Götzendiener

Götzendiener

Developer: Studio Alex/Gainax    Publisher: NEC Interchannel    Released: November 25, 1994    Genre: Action/Adventure The last few years of the PC Engine’s life saw a host of awesome and creative titles. While everyone lusts after Rondo of Blood and.....
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Tuff E Nuff

Tuff E Nuff

Developer: Jaleco     Publisher: Jaleco     Released: 1993     Genre: Fighting Once Street Fighter 2 changed the landscape for fighting games the deluge of follow-up titles was inevitable. That being said I am honestly shocked at just how fast the ...
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Two Crude Dudes

Two Crude Dudes

Developer: Data East    Publisher: Data East     Released: 1992    Genre: Beat ’em up I have always questioned the nostalgia for Bad Dudes. Even when it was released for the NES I knew it was not a particularly good game....
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