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May 5, 2025 No Responses

Top Gun – the Second Mission

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 01/90 Genre: Action Top Gun traumatized a generation of gamers with its tough as nails difficulty and ridiculous landing sequence. We went in to it expecting to recreate the cool dog fighting sequences from...

April 28, 2025 No Responses

Yo! Noid!

Developer: Now Production Publisher: Capcom Release: 11/90 Genre: Platformer What a strange title. Licensed video games have been a staple of the industry since the Atari 2600. I get it, using a hot license to make some easy...

March 10, 2025 No Responses

Cyber Core

Developer: AlfaSystem Publisher: NEC Release: 1990 Genre: Shooter I freely admit that I did not give Cyber Core a chance back in the day. The box art did it no favors but you can say that about almost all...

January 3, 2025 No Responses

Avenger

Developer: Laser Soft Publisher: Telenet Release: 12/07/90 Genre: Shooter Telenet were one of the most prolific developers of CD games in the late 80s/early 90s. While they aggressively supported the Sega Genesis and to an extent the...

December 11, 2024 No Responses

Out Run (PC Engine)

Developer: Sega Publisher: NEC Avenue Release: 12/21/90 Genre: Racing Sega’s ports of their arcade hits on the PC Engine are a curious bunch. One would assume they would keep those games exclusive to bolster the lineup of their own...

November 18, 2024 No Responses

Mechanized Attack

Developer: SNK Publisher: SNK Release: 06/90 Genre: Rail Shooter Light gun games were few and far between on the NES. Even though the NES Zapper came packaged with the system support was minimal. This is surprising as there were...

November 13, 2024 No Responses

Rabio Lepus Special

Developer: Video System Co. Publisher: Video System Co. Release: 10/19/90 Genre: Shooter It has been interesting exploring the PC Engine shooter library. While the Star Soldier games received the lion’s share of attention its lineup is far mor...

November 6, 2024 No Responses

Twin Hawk

Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Sega Release: 06/23/90 Genre: Shooter Toaplan were one of the most prolific and revered shooter developers of all time. Their catalog is long, storied, and influential. One need only look at the large number of d...

September 18, 2024 No Responses

Devil’s Crush

Developer: Compile Publisher: NEC Release: 10/90 Genre: Pinball Alien Crush alongside Pinball Quest made me a fan of video game pinball. By its nature a video game can never replicate the tactile feeling of pinball table. But they...

September 9, 2024 No Responses

Thunderbirds

Developer: Pack-In-Video Publisher: Activision Release: 09/90 Genre: Shooter Thunderbirds was before my time so I have no attachment to it. Unlike Godzilla and old Kung Fu movies it never impressed me. I am sure for its time...

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