Tag: 1990

Developer: Square     Publisher: Square     Released: 1990     Genre: Racing It is funny to look back on video game releases during the 8-bit era. Without many publications or a centralized hub for information no one knew when specific games were r...

Developer: Imagineering    Publisher: Activision     Released: 1990    Genre: Action Words cannot express how terrible the original Ghostbusters for NES is. The movie was one of the films of the decade so naturally everyone wanted that in game form. In...

Developer: Taito     Publisher: NEC     Released: September 21, 1990    Genre: Shooter Darius is a stalwart of the shooter genre and has been since the mid-80s. At a time where Gradius was wowing gamers with its power-up system it made...

Developer: Aicom     Publisher: Vik Tokai     Released: June 1990    Genre: Action Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode was an ambitious game that tried to combine many different styles of gameplay to create an all-encompassing adventure worthy of the charact...

Developer: Mutech     Publisher: Hudson Soft     Released: April 6, 1990    Genre: Action Let’s be honest, Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones was not a good game. As a showcase for the Turbo Grafx-16 it was not impressive. As a...

Developer: SNK     Publisher: SNK     Released: 1990    Genre: Action The Ikari Warriors series in the arcade were pretty good games overall. Unfortunately they were absolutely dreadful on the NES, especially the first game. Somehow despite that fact...

Developer: Technos Japan     Publisher: American Technos    Released: January 1990    Genre: Beat ’em up River City Ransom is one of the greatest NES games of all time. Many have known this for decades but I am a recent...

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Released: June 1990    Genre: Shooter Star Soldier was a big hit on the NES and one of the first big shooter series after Gradius. This was in Japan, where the series became a staple...