Atomic Robo-Kid
Developer: UPL Co., Ltd. Publisher: Treco Released: 1990 Genre: Shooter I enjoy a good shooter. Since the Atari 2600 days the genre has been one of my favorites. Up until bullet hell took over I still enjoyed...
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Thunder Force III
Developer: Technosoft Publisher: Technosoft Released: 1990 Genre: Shooter The Sega Genesis had a small but varied launch lineup. While everyone was fawning over Altered Beast Thunder Force II was the star of the lineup in my opinion. It.....
The Punisher (NES)
Developer: Beam Software Publisher: LJN Released: November 1990 Genre: Rail Shooter We are currently living in a renaissance period where not only are comic book movies being released regularly but they are actually pretty damn good. The...
James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing
Developer: Taito Publisher: Sega Released: 1990 Genre: Sports Ah Sega, you crude bastards. It is no small exaggeration to say that Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out is still the most popular boxing game of all time. Nintendo absolutely nailed the ga...
Neutopia
Developer: Hudson Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Action RPG One cannot deny the influence that the Legend of Zelda has had throughout gaming in its many incarnation. From its puzzle design and structure the series has constantly...
Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
Developer: NEC Avenue Publisher: NEC Avenue Released: July 27, 1990 Genre: Platformer The Turbo Grafx-16, much like the Genesis, was home to many arcade ports. Many of these were arcade perfect or close. But by 1991 the...
Burning Force
Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Released: 1990 Genre: Rail Shooter Space Harrier made a big splash in the arcade with its fancy scaling graphics and riveting gameplay. Yet it did not spawn as many imitators as you would expect, at...
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Developer: Rare Publisher: LJN Released: October 1990 Genre: Action I don’t envy the developers of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The flicks were known for being gory slash fests and Freddy Krueger carried them due to his personality....
Final Lap Twin
Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Racing In the long and storied history of the game industry the Car RPG (or Carpg for short) is one of the least explored. Developers have turned the most unlikely activities into ...
Legendary Axe II
Developer: Red, Atlus Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Action Legendary Axe was the star of the Turbo Grafx-16 launch lineup. It showed off the hardware and was a good game to boot. I was especially fond of it because it...