Doki Doki Yuuenchi

Doki Doki Yuuenchi

Developer: KID    Publisher: VAP    Release: 08/09/91    Genre: Action In the mid-90s there was an odd surge of 2d platformers featuring soccer. I suppose if cavemen and witches can have their day than football deserves its turn too....
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Balloon Fight

Balloon Fight

Developer: Nintendo    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 06/86    Genre: Action I am not usually one to chase high scores. Even in the heyday of the arcade it was rarely my thing. It takes a truly exceptional game for me...
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Silent Assault

Silent Assault

Developer: Joy Van    Publisher: Color Dreams    Release: 1990    Genre: Action Contra is one of my favorite NES games of all time. Even though I am not much of a multiplayer gamer these days when I was young...
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Casino Kid 2

Casino Kid 2

Developer: Sofel    Publisher: Sofel    Release: 04/93    Genre: Gambling Something strange happened near the end of the NES life. For some reason publishers decided now was the time to flood the market with gambling games. Between Blackjack, Caesar’s....
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Renegade

Renegade

Developer: Technos    Publisher: Taito    Release: 01/88   Genre: Beat em up Double Dragon is one of my favorite beat em ups on the NES. In many ways it shaped what I came to expect from the genre. But it...
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Attack Animal Gakuen

Attack Animal Gakuen

Developer: Scitron & Art   Publisher: Pony Canyon    Release: 12/26/87   Genre: Action I was not a Sega Master System owner growing up. I was fortunate to have friends with one and had the chance to occasionally swap systems. While I...
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Image Fight (NES)

Image Fight (NES)

Developer: Irem    Publisher: Irem    Release: 07/90   Genre: Shooter R-Type was sorely missed on the NES. As the undisputed king of the console market you would expect one of the most popular arcade games of the day to hit...
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Super Pitfall

Super Pitfall

Developer: Micronics    Publisher: Activision    Release: 11/87    Genre: Platformer This fucking game. There are few games I hate more in the NES library than Super Pitfall. For a generation of older gamers like myself Pitfall is one of...
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Trog!

Trog!

Developer: Visual Concepts   Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 10/91    Genre: Action Trog is one of many NES and arcade games that is long forgotten. Even Midway, its publisher did little to keep it alive despite releasing many retro collections. But...
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Tetяis

Tetяis

Developer: Atari    Publisher: Tengen    Release: 05/89    Genre: Puzzle History is written by the victor. Atari under their Tengen brand were the first to bring Tetris to home consoles. But legal trouble with Nintendo took it off the...
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