Tag: 1990

Burai Fighter
January 17, 2020 one Response

Burai Fighter

Developer: Kid      Publisher: Taxan      Released: 1990      Genre: Shooter Burai Fighter is a game that I had no preconceived notions of. I had never heard of it, nor seen any reviews in gaming magazines at the time. But my family bought...
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Wrath of the Black Manta
January 6, 2020 No Responses

Wrath of the Black Manta

Developer: Kyugo      Publisher: Taito      Released: 1990      Genre: Action I was never particularly fond of Wrath of the Black Manta. It made no sense too; this was the height of the ninja craze. You had movies like American Ninja, games like...
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Dragon Saber
January 3, 2020 No Responses

Dragon Saber

Developer: Namco      Publisher: Namco      Released: 1991      Genre: Shooter My love of Dragon Spirit is a bit strange, I will admit. Its not that it isn’t a good game, because it is. But I think I really appreciate it because it...
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Mission Impossible
December 9, 2019 one Response

Mission Impossible

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Ultra Games    Release: 09/90    Genre: Action Konami were one of the few NES publishers whose output I would buy sight unseen. I even bought their sports games and I’m not even into the genre. That...
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Final Zone
October 30, 2019 No Responses

Final Zone

Developer: Wolf Team    Publisher: Renovation    Release: 11/90    Genre: Action I miss Renovation games. I realize their output on the Genesis was hit or miss but I’ll be damned if most of it wasn’t interesting. The Valis series was...
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Whip Rush
October 16, 2019 one Response

Whip Rush

Developer: Vik Tokai   Publisher: Renovation   Release: 10/90   Genre: Shooter Whip Rush was one my earliest shooter experiences on the Genesis. After the awesome Thunder Force 2 and the mediocre Arrow Flash I was ready for something different....
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DJ Boy
August 21, 2019 No Responses

DJ Boy

Developer: Kaneko    Publisher: American Sammy    Release: 04/90    Genre: Beat em up One of the aspects of reviewing retro games everyone deals with is recognizing when a game you previously liked was not good to begin with. I loved DJ Boy...
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A Boy & His Blob
August 19, 2019 one Response

A Boy & His Blob

Developer: Imagineering    Publisher: Absolute Entertainment    Release: 01/90    Genre: Action The NES library has its highs and lows. Many genres that are still around today were created on that little gray box. But it was also home to shovelware...
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Side Arms
August 9, 2019 No Responses

Side Arms

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Radiance   Release: 12/89    Genre: Shooter I will always have a soft spot for Side Arms. Anyone that had one during its time will remember how lonely it was to be a Turbo Grafx fan....
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Totally Rad
August 5, 2019 2 Responses

Totally Rad

Developer: Aicom   Publisher: Jaleco    Release: 10/91   Genre: Action It takes a lot of courage to name your game Totally Rad. If it is terrible the game will linger on in infamy for eternity as the butt of endless...
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