Category: NES

Adventures of Lolo
November 16, 2020 one Response

Adventures of Lolo

Developer: Hal Laboratory    Publisher: Hal America    Released: 1989    Genre: Puzzle I miss the HAL Labs of the 8 and 16-bit days. Don’t get me wrong they are still a great developer but the diversity in their output is...
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Kiwi Kraze
November 9, 2020 2 Responses

Kiwi Kraze

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1991    Genre: Platformer I admit for the longest time New Zealand Story was a giant blind spot in my video game history. For years I have seen articles and reviews about it for nearly...
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Archon
November 2, 2020 one Response

Archon

Developer: Free Fall Associates    Publisher: Activision    Released: 1989    Genre: Action/Strategy Growing up everyone in my immediate circle loved Chess. I learned the rules but was never a fan; Checkers was more my speed. I liked the rapid...
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Shinobi
October 26, 2020 one Response

Shinobi

Developer: Team Shinobi    Publisher: Tengen     Released: 1989    Genre: Action Shinobi is a great arcade game that drained quarters around the world. I loved it even though I lost plenty of money to its ridiculous difficulty. But it was...
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Conan: the Mysteries of Time
October 19, 2020 4 Responses

Conan: the Mysteries of Time

Developer: System 3 Software     Publisher: Mindscape     Released: 02/91     Genre: Action I loved the Conan comics growing up, even if my older brothers only bought them sporadically. I even liked the cheesy Arnold Schwarzenegger movies from the ...
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Air Fortress
October 12, 2020 one Response

Air Fortress

Developer: HAL Laboratory Inc.     Publisher: HAL America Inc.     Released: 09/89    Genre: Action You have to appreciate old video game marketing. Against all odds Air Fortress received a decent amount of marketing, surprising for such a low key re...
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The Wing of Madoola
October 5, 2020 No Responses

The Wing of Madoola

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Released: 12/12/986    Genre: Adventure It’s interesting to look back and examine the evolution of certain genres. With the advent of home consoles games began to offer deeper experiences in addition to quic...
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Power Blazer
September 14, 2020 2 Responses

Power Blazer

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: April 20, 1990     Genre: Action In the 8 and 16-bit days it was not uncommon for the Japanese version of many titles to be better than its international counterpart. There were many reasons why g...
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Hammerin’ Harry
September 7, 2020 No Responses

Hammerin’ Harry

Developer: Irem     Publisher: Irem     Released: 1992     Genre: Action Hammerin’ Harry is an odd series. It is very similar to Konami’s Goemon series in that focuses on one specific period in the country’s history, in this case the swinging...
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Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
August 31, 2020 No Responses

Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Released: 1990    Genre: Platformer Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom is an unusual release. As essentially an advertisement for the Disney World theme parks it should be awful. Who wants to play a video g...
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