Developer: Naxat Soft Publisher: Naxat Soft Release: 03/22/91 Genre: Shooter I really enjoyed 1943 on the NES. After the disaster that was 1942 I did not expect much its sequel. But Capcom wisely took the game in...
Developer: Sankindo Publisher: Face Release: 07/12/91 Genre: Shooter This one has been a long time coming. I have been interested in Metal Stoker for a long time. The box art is striking and almost gives off the...
Developer: Beam Software Publisher: Acclaim Release: 09/91 Genre: Action Smash T.V. is up there as one of the arcade games I spent the most money on. As a dumb 10-year old I was too stupid to realize it...
Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 11/15/91 Genre: Action RPG The action RPG library for the NES in America was a bit light. We received some bangers for sure such as Crystalis, Faxanadu, and Willow but the pickings were slim...
Developer: Special Fx Software Publisher: Ocean Release: 07/91 Genre: Action I don’t hate licensed video games just because. I hate them for a variety of reasons. One, because they are usually awful and a waste of your hard...
Developer: Klon Publisher: NCS Release: 03/22/91 Genre: Action Mamono Hunter Yohko (or Devil Hunter Yohko as it is known in the West) is an anime I always wanted to watch but never got around to. It ticked all the...
Developer: Culture Brain Publisher: Culture Brain Release: 02/91 Genre: Action RPG I miss Culture Brain. I freely admit a lot of their output was downright weird. But their willingness to experiment with genre conventions also yielded some cool...
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 02/08/91 Genre: Adventure Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is one of the strangest NES games. As the system gained popularity worldwide it is natural that publishers would try and localize....
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 09/27/91 Genre: Action RPG Ys III should have been an easy home run. While the previous games were simple and accessible their combat system was not the greatest. Charging in to enemies....
Developer: Alfa System Publisher: NEC Release: 11/91 Genre: Action RPG Even though many hate Zelda II I loved it. Back then there were no expectations placed on video games so we accepted that a sequel could be completely different...