Forgotten Worlds

Forgotten Worlds

Even after all these decades the 80s action craze still finds ways to entertain.  If you are a child of the 90s or later sadly you missed out.  This was a time where shirtless action heroes were a dime a...
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Ninja Spirit

Ninja Spirit

As a fan of the Turbo Grafx I had to accept certain things.  One, that I would probably be the only one that owned one in my neighborhood.  And that It would never have the large library of the Sega...
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Granada

Granada

Developer: Wolf Team   Publisher: Renovation   Release: 1990   Genre: Shooter I have never been much of a fan of tank based games. My dislike probably stems from playing Jackal in coop with a scrub and if you have ever been in...
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ESWAT: City Under Siege

ESWAT: City Under Siege

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 10/90   Genre: Action I really liked ESWAT in the arcade but unfortunately never had the chance to play it much because of distance. So when news of a Sega Genesis version of the game...
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Valis II

Valis II

Developer: Laser Soft     Publisher: NEC     Released: 1990    Genre: Action Valis was not an especially good title. In fact you could even say it was only slightly above average. Early in the Sega Genesis’ life you could appreciate it but...
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Last Alert

Last Alert

Developer: Laser Soft    Publisher: NEC    Release: 11/30/90   Genre: Action The Turbo Grafx-16 had very little success when it came to side scrolling action games. While Genesis owners got to enjoy Gunstar Heroes and Contra Hard Corps they had…Bloody....
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Mega Man 3

Mega Man 3

Developer: Capcom      Publisher: Capcom      Released: 1990      Genre: Action, platformer I don’t envy the development team of Mega Man 3.  The legendary second installment is a beloved classic around the world and any follow-up would be he...
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Astyanax

Astyanax

I remember picking up the box for Astyanax in Woolworth wondering how to pronounce the title, let alone what it was.  If that was the marketing department’s intent it definitely worked on me.  Odd name aside the screenshots on the...
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Download

Download

I love surprises like this.  Much like the Saturn to truly get the most out of the Turbo Grafx-16 you’ll have to explore its Japanese library.  There are a wide range of titles only released in Japan and if you...
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Batman

Batman

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 02/90   Genre: Action Movie licensed video games are bad. Even at a young age I knew this was a fact. After suffering through the likes of ET for the Atari 2600, Back to the...
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