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...
Tag: 1990
Dynowarz
Developer: Advance Communication Company Publisher: Bandai Release: 04/90 Genre: Action I was never fond of Dynowarz. That is pretty harsh but I figure I might as well get that out of the way. On paper it has everything a kid...
Rollergames
Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Released: September 1990 Released: Action Konami picked up some very obscure and strange licenses toward the end of their NES run. Bucky O’Hare might have been an obscure comic book and cartoon but...
Dynamite Duke
Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu Publisher: Sega Release: 12/90 Genre: Action Of the early Sega Genesis lineup Dynamite Duke was the last game I got around to. They say do not judge a book by its cover but that is precisely...
Astro Fang: Super Machine
Developer: A Wave, Inc. Publisher: A Wave, Inc. Release: 10/26/90 Genre: Racing I adored Rad Racer when I was young but I haven’t revisited it in quite some time. As much as I love retro games the reality is certain...
Silver Surfer
Developer: Software Creations Publisher: Arcadia Released: 11/90 Genre: Shooter Any time the Silver Surfer NES game is brought up you will hear a bunch of epithets. One of the worst games of all time. Quite possibly one of the most...
Altered Beast (Famicom)
Developer: Interlink Publisher: Asmik Release: 07/20/90 Genre: Action Altered Beat was not a good game, let’s get that out of the way right now. While many have fond memories of it I do not think it’s a...
Image Fight
Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 07/27/90 Genre: Shooter Image Fight was a shooter that I did not have a high opinion of. My only prior exposure to the game came from the NES port which sadly lacked what made it...
Parodius
Developer: Konami Publisher: Palcom Release: 1992 Genre: Shooter I am incredibly jealous of Europe with this one. I did not become aware of the Parodius series until the 16-bit era, when magazines began featuring import coverage. The SNES ver...
Demon Sword
Developer: Tose Publisher: Taito Release: 01/90 Genre: Action The Legend of Kage. I never liked the Legend of Kage. Considering my love for old Kung-Fu movies with their aerial hijinks it should have been a shoe in to my tastes....