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October 21, 2019 No Responses

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...

September 30, 2019 2 Responses

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....

August 26, 2019 2 Responses

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...

August 12, 2019 one Response

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...

July 29, 2019 2 Responses

Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road

Developer: Micronics Publisher: SNK Release: 04/88 Genre: Action Buying new games when you are young is akin to a religious experience. For most children new games were a rarity, usually relegated to birthdays and the occasional holiday. Your...

July 22, 2019 2 Responses

R.C. Pro Am

Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Release: 02/88 Genre: Racing R.C. Pro Am is a strange one when it comes to my memories of it. I both love and hate the game for numerous reasons. As one of the first isometric...

April 15, 2019 one Response

Track & Field II

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 03/89 Genre: Sports There are few games frustrate me as much as Track & Field II. I absolutely adore the original Track & Field despite its simplicity because it was easy to pick up...

December 17, 2018 No Responses

Captain Silver

Developer: Jorudan Publisher: Tokuma Shoten Release: 12/16/88 Genre: Action Captain Silver is a game that I probably saw in some old magazine I have long since forgotten. While it was originally released in the arcade I never...

April 30, 2018 5 Responses

Adventure Island

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 09/88 Genre: Platformer I honestly do not know when my obsession with Adventure Island began. Maybe it was the name; and island full of adventure sounds like the greatest thing in the wor...

December 25, 2017 one Response

Jackal

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 10/88 Genre: Action Jackal was a game that I had to warm up to. By the time Jackal came out I was familiar with the name Konami and knew to expect quality. But it...

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