Tag: 1987

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 release. The...
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The Karate Kid
August 24, 2020 one Response

The Karate Kid

Developer: Atlus    Publisher: LJN    Released: 1987    Genre: Action The Karate Kid was a humongous hit in the 80s. For many of us youngins at the time it was our first exposure to karate and we thought it was the coolest...
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Gyruss
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Gyruss

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Ultra Games    Release: 02/89    Genre: Shooter Gyruss was a favorite of mine in the arcade back in the 80s. After playing the likes of Gradius and Space Invaders it was a nice change of pace in...
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Bio Senshi Dan: Increaser to no Tataki
June 5, 2020 No Responses

Bio Senshi Dan: Increaser to no Tataki

Developer: Atlus    Publisher: Jaleco    Released: 09/22/87    Genre: Action Zelda II was an interesting experiment and one that remains polarizing to this day. Regardless of your feelings about it one cannot deny its scope and sense of adventure....
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Top Gun
June 1, 2020 4 Responses

Top Gun

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1987     Genre: Action I have always liked the idea of flight simulators more than the reality of playing one. Growing up I read the Electronics Boutique catalog and their description of games l...
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Stinger
May 4, 2020 one Response

Stinger

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 1987   Genre: Shooter It can’t be stated just how creatively on fire Konami were with their NES shooters. Gradius revolutionized the genre and influenced legions of shooters to come. It was so good i...
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Tiger Heli
April 6, 2020 3 Responses

Tiger Heli

Developer: Micronics     Publisher: Acclaim     Released: 1987     Genre: Shooter One day I will learn why so many NES publishers turned to Micronics to develop Nintendo ports of their arcade games. You would think after seeing the sorry state of t...
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Section Z
March 9, 2020 one Response

Section Z

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1987     Genre: Shooter As I revisit the games of my childhood I am often surprised how well certain games have held up. Obviously the Legend of Zelda still holds up today but lesser known title...
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Zanac
February 3, 2020 4 Responses

Zanac

Developer: Compile    Publisher: FCI    Released: 1987    Genre: Shooter Gradius was the game that made me appreciate the shooter genre. I had played many a shooter on the Atari 2600, some that I really loved like Demon Attack and Atlantis Attack....
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Trojan
December 16, 2019 No Responses

Trojan

Developer: Capcom      Publisher: Capcom      Released: 1987      Genre: Action Capcom did not get off to a good start with their NES games. 1942 is a disaster of a video game that should be studied by future generations as a guide...
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