The Goonies
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 02/21/86 Genre: Platformer What happened to the Goonies I? I am sure I am not alone in wondering that when the Goonies II released in America. Any child of the 80s is familiar with...
Category: NES
Little Ninja Brothers
Developer: Culture Brain Publisher: Culture Brain Release: 02/91 Genre: Action RPG I miss Culture Brain. I freely admit a lot of their output was downright weird. But their willingness to experiment with genre conventions also yielded some cool...
Falsion
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 10/21/87 Genre: Shooter Space Harrier left its mark on the rail shooter genre. Its influence was so great that it inspired many clones on the Famicom, even after it hit the system itself miraculously....
Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum
Developer: Beam Software Publisher: Data East Release: 02/90 Genre: Action Dash Galaxy is a game that would normally suck me in based on its cover art alone. As a huge fan of comic books the box art...
Adventure Island III
tDeveloper: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 09/92 Genre: Platformer Adventure Island II and especially Super Adventure Island went a long way toward making me a fan of the series. Both games were not big revelations for the series but...
Saiyuuki World
Developer: Westone Publisher: Jaleco Release: 11/11/88 Genre: Platformer I was not a fan of Wonder Boy, both in the arcade and on the Master System. I did not like it when it was ported to the NES as...
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 02/08/91 Genre: Adventure Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is one of the strangest NES games. As the system gained popularity worldwide it is natural that publishers would try and localize....
Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll
Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Release: 07/90 Genre: Action Rare were one of the most prolific developers on the NES. In total they developed over 60 games throughout the course of the system’s life. Many of these were...
Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Famicom)
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 09/27/91 Genre: Action RPG Ys III should have been an easy home run. While the previous games were simple and accessible their combat system was not the greatest. Charging in to enemies....
Ys II – the Final Chapter
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 05/25/90 Genre: Action RPG Falcom did an excellent job establishing Ys as a unique series within the action RPG sphere with the original game. Its com...