Devil’s Crush

Devil’s Crush

Developer: Compile   Publisher: NEC    Release: 10/90   Genre: Pinball Alien Crush alongside Pinball Quest made me a fan of video game pinball. By its nature a video game can never replicate the tactile feeling of pinball table. But they...
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Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

Developer: Pack-In-Video   Publisher: Activision   Release: 09/90    Genre: Shooter Thunderbirds was before my time so I have no attachment to it. Unlike Godzilla and old Kung Fu movies it never impressed me. I am sure for its time...
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Formation Armed F

Formation Armed F

Developer: Manjyudo   Publisher: Pack-In-Video   Release: 03/23/90   Genre: Shooter I like shooters. I am going by the old school definition of the word, or what we call shmups today. From my early days with Gradius and R-Type to...
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Digger T. Rock

Digger T. Rock

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Milton Bradley    Release: 12/90   Genre: Platformer In total Rare developed 60 games for the NES. That is incredibly prolific and their games spanned almost every genre, from sports to action to even game show adaptations....
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Fantasy Zone (NES)

Fantasy Zone (NES)

Developer: Pixel    Publisher: Tengen    Release: 1990   Genre: Shooter Fantasy Zone was one of many Sega titles I played on the NES before learning they were Sega titles. Thanks Tengen. Even at the age of eight I was a proud...
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Shufflepuck Café

Shufflepuck Café

Developer: Pony Canyon    Publisher: Pony Canyon   Release: 10/21/90   Genre: Action Air hockey is one of those things I have little experience with. There weren’t many places that had tables in my area surprisingly and I never did...
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Rally Bike

Rally Bike

Developer: Visco   Publisher: Romstar    Release: 09/90   Genre: Racing I like making new discoveries. Unless you are rich it is impossible to play everything that releases. Even during the 8-bit era when game releases were slower you would...
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WWF Wrestlemania Challenge

WWF Wrestlemania Challenge

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 11/90    Genre: Wrestling Wrestling games on the NES had an awesome start with Pro Wrestling but went downhill from there for years. WWF Wrestlemania should have been a bright spot as the first official...
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Phantom Fighter

Phantom Fighter

Developer: Marionette   Publisher: FCI   Release: 04/90  Genre: Action Phantom Fighter is a game that I was mildly interested in renting but never brave enough to take the plunge. The box art looks extremely cool; who can say no to...
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Legion

Legion

Developer: Renovation    Publisher: Telenet    Release: 09/21/90    Genre: Shooter What the hell happened here? Renovation/Telenet was no strangers to the shooter genre. They blessed the Sega Genesis with many of its best shooters such as Gaiares, Gra...
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