Rastan Saga II (TG-16)

Rastan Saga II (TG-16)

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 07/06/90    Genre: Action Rastan was a Sega Master System game that I was jealous of as a NES owner. There was nothing like it on my chosen platform and while it was...
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Clash at Demonhead

Clash at Demonhead

Developer: Vik Tokai    Publisher: Vik Tokai    Release: 01/90    Genre: Action This review has been a long time coming. I have started and stopped Clash at Demonhead numerous times for one reason or another over the years. It...
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Top Gun – the Second Mission

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 sequen...
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Yo! Noid!

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...
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Cyber Core

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...
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Avenger

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...
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Out Run (PC Engine)

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...
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Mechanized Attack

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...
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Rabio Lepus Special

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...
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Twin Hawk

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...
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