Dragon’s Lair NES

Dragon’s Lair NES

Developer: Motivetime   Publisher: CSG Imagesoft    Release: 12/29/90   Genre: Platformer If you grew up with the NES than you were accustomed to arcade ports that differed from the source material. In some cases this was for the better. Contra...
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Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 08/90   Genre: Action Before Sonic the Hedgehog Sega relied on celebrities and athletes to bolster the Genesis lineup. Signing a major athlete like Buster Douglas or Joe Montana to endorse a sports game was...
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Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum

Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Data East   Release: 02/90   Genre: Action Dash Galaxy is a game that would normally suck me in based on its cover art alone. As a huge fan of comic books the box art...
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Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll

Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll

Developer: Rare   Publisher: Nintendo   Release: 07/90   Genre: Action Rare were one of the most prolific developers on the NES. In total they developed over 60 games throughout the course of the system’s life. Many of these were...
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Ys Book I & II

Ys Book I & II

Developer: Alfa System    Publisher: NEC    Release: 1990   Genre: Action RPG I looked forward to playing Ys Book I & II for many years. Ever since it received a perfect 10 in Electronic Gaming Monthly it seemed liked the...
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Ys II – the Final Chapter

Ys II – the Final Chapter

Developer: Advance Communication   Publisher: Victor   Release: 05/25/90    Genre: Action RPG Falcom did an excellent job establishing Ys as a unique series within the action RPG sphere with the original game. Its combat may have been divisive but it wa...
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Thunder & Lightning

Thunder & Lightning

Developer: Visco   Publisher: Romstar    Release: 12/90   Genre: Action Breakout is a video game classic. Like Tetris the formula is simple yet addicting and has endured for decades. To this day there are still clones of Breakout being released....
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Time Lord

Time Lord

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Milton Bradley    Release: 09/90   Genre: Action Growing up borrowing games was an institution. Unless you were rich you did not receive new games regularly so the only way to experience new releases was to either rent...
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Trampoline Terror

Trampoline Terror

Developer: Masaya   Publisher: Dreamworks    Release: 1990   Genre: Puzzle Now here is a game I have forgotten about. Trampoline Terror is one of those random games you borrow from a friend when you have exhausted their library. You do...
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Fushigi no Yume no Alice

Fushigi no Yume no Alice

Developer: Face   Publisher: Face   Release: 12/07/90   Genre: Platformer Platforming fans had a rough go of it on the Turbo Grafx. While SNES and Genesis owners were spoiled for choice in the US the pickings were slim for...
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