Final Zone II
Developer: Renovation Publisher: NEC Release: 1990 Genre: Action As I delve into the PC Engine CD library I have a newfound appreciation for the system. I was not able to own one back in the day; at $399...
Tag: 1990
Gremlins 2: the New Batch
Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 10/90 Genre: Action After a string of bad games such as Superman, Back to the Future, and my personal biggest regret, Marvel’s X-Men I learned to avoid any game based on a popular license....
Mystic Defender
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 01/90 Genre: Action The early days of the Genesis were both exciting and a little bit underwhelming. Arcade ports like Ghouls N’ Ghosts and Golden Axe were a clear step above the NES. But...
Dragon Spirit – the New Legend
Developer: Namco Publisher: Bandai Released: 1990 Genre: Shooter I have always liked Dragon Spirit more than most shooters. It was one of the few arcade games I ever came close to finishing before the inevitable home port which probably....
Conquest of the Crystal Palace
Developer: Quest Publisher: Asmik Released: 11/90 Genre: Action Conquest of the Crystal Palace was a random rental from Blockbuster Video. Not because I had heard of it before but because I thought the box art looked cool. While norma...
Fester’s Quest
Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 10/89 Genre: Action I was never particularly fond of Fester’s Quest growing up. While most of us were stupid kids willing to play anything in front of us during the 80s that began to change...
Arrow Flash
Developer: I.T.L. Publisher: Renovation Release: 1990 Genre: Shooter By the mid-90s the US market was overrun with shooters. If you owned a Turbo Grafx, Genesis or Neo Geo you had more choices than you knew what to...
8 Eyes
Developer: Thinking Rabbit Publisher: Taxan Release: 01/90 Genre: Platformer I really wanted to play 8 Eyes when I was young. All I had to go on were a few scant screenshots in my comic books. But that was...
Street Fighter 2010
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 09/90 Genre: Action A year before I had ever heard of Street Fighter I played Street Fighter 2010. It seemed like a fairly innocuous release at the time and I thought nothing of it. Then...
Cross Wiber
Developer: FACE Publisher: Sankindo Released: 12/21/90 Genre: Action Cyber Cross was not a good game. It was the kind of generic pap you get not long after a system launch and was mediocre in every way. It was doubly embarrassing...