Tag: 1988

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
October 3, 2017 9 Responses

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/88    Genre: Action Castlevania was an undeniable success. As one of the earliest third party games for the NES it immediately stood out with its darker theme, nuanced gameplay, and especially its vicious difficulty....
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Mickey Mousecapade
September 11, 2017 2 Responses

Mickey Mousecapade

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 10/88    Genre: Platformer I have a special hatred for Mickey Mousecapade. Growing up when new games were a rarity borrowing games from friends was the only way to play new releases. Just picture....
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Contra
June 5, 2017 22 Responses

Contra

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/88   Genre: Action There is something about that innocent period before video game magazines proliferated the market that I kind of miss. Back in the day before Nintendo Power and EGM you bought game...
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Double Dragon
February 6, 2017 15 Responses

Double Dragon

Developer: Technos    Publisher: Tradewest    Release: 06/88   Genre: Beat em up I really miss Technos. As the creators of the modern beat em up with Renegade the legions of titles that would follow all owe a debt to their work....
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Blaster Master
November 7, 2016 3 Responses

Blaster Master

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 11/88   Genre: Action-Adventure Blaster Master is a game I did not think highly of initially. That more than likely has to do with the terrible Worlds of Power novelization I read beforehand. Talk abo...
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