Rad Racer
Every kid looks forward to Christmas as they usually receive video games as gifts. I was no different when I was young.
Category: NES
TaleSpin
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 12/91 Genre: Shooter They can’t all be winners. I absolutely love the TaleSpin cartoon. It had a different flavor from the rest of the Disney afternoon lineup and was truly unique with its art de...
Gun Smoke
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 10/88 Genre: Action I remember my anticipation for Gun Smoke. It was the winter of 1988 and my best friend received it for Christmas. Unfortunately a snowstorm meant I was stuck in the house for...
Krion Conquest
Developer: Vik Tokai Publisher: Vik Tokai Released: 01/91 Genre: Action Mega Man is one of my favorite video game series of all time. Even at its lowest points I’ve still been able to enjoy the games despite their...
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Developer: KID Publisher: Taxan Release: 01/91 Genre: Action I was a huge fan of Transformers and G.I. Joe growing up. I am talking owning the toys, watching every episode of the cartoons and holding mock battles with the action...
Legendary Wings
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 07/88 Genre: Shooter Being a young video game fan is torture for many. For legions of gamers they only receive new games on birthdays or random holidays. I consider myself fortunate in that regard....
Iron Tank
Developer: SNK Publisher: SNK Release: 07/88 Genre: Action I was not a fan of the NES port of Ikari Warriors. It was a Micronics hack job that was so awful that I nearly wrote off the series. However the one...
A Boy & His Blob
Developer: Imagineering Publisher: Absolute Entertainment Release: 01/90 Genre: Action The NES library has its highs and lows. Many genres that are still around today were created on that little gray box. But it was also home to shovelware...
Robocop
When I look back on my childhood I still can’t believe I was allowed to watch R-rated movies like Predator and the Running Man in the theater. I guess no one cared about the children in the 80s as we...
Totally Rad
Developer: Aicom Publisher: Jaleco Release: 10/91 Genre: Action It takes a lot of courage to name your game Totally Rad. If it is terrible the game will linger on in infamy for eternity as the butt of endless...