Tag: 1991

Developer: Sunsoft     Publisher: Sunsoft     Released: September 20, 1991     Genre: Action In the days before the internet we had to rely on video game magazines for all of our news. While the information was usually out of date their previews of...

Developer: Codemasters     Publisher: Camerica     Released: 1991     Genre: Racing I never had Micro Machines toys when I was growing up. In fact I had never even heard of them until the NES game. But if the toys are half as fun...

Developer: Ironwind Software    Publisher: Bandai     Released: May 1991     Genre: Action The Rocketeer was the summer blockbuster for me back in 1991. Like Dick Tracy the marketing blitz was huge and it was everywhere, on T-shirts, toys, endorsement...

Developer: Imagineering Co.     Publisher: Acclaim     Released: February 1991     Genre: Platformer The Simpsons license has a long and storied history within the video game industry. Sadly most of it is bad. You can place the blame on Acclaim, wh...

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1991    Genre: Platformer I admit for the longest time New Zealand Story was a giant blind spot in my video game history. For years I have seen articles and reviews about it for nearly...

Developer: System 3 Software     Publisher: Mindscape     Released: February 1991     Genre: Action I loved the Conan comics growing up, even if my older brothers only bought them sporadically.  I even liked the cheesy Arnold Schwarzenegger movies...

Developer: Infogrames     Publisher: Kemco/Seika     Released: 1991     Genre: RPG It was an unwritten law that RPGs were usually the last genre to release for a new platform. By their very nature role playing games take longer to develop and...

Developer: Inter State Co.     Publisher: NEC     Released: 1991     Genre: Shooter I was not a fan of the original Star Soldier.  I’ll admit that it was probably due to timing; I played it years after its initial release.  But even that...

Developer: Kaneko    Publisher: Kaneko    Released: 1991    Genre: Shooter Aero Blasters is one of my favorite Turbo Grafx-16 games. At a time where I had few games for the system it was a bright spot. It would be...