Mega Turrican
Developer: Factor 5 Publisher: Data East Release: 07/07/94 Genre: Action I was not fond of Turrican. I get that it is a European classic but man, that game’s flaws were too much for me to handle. So it is ironic...
Tag: 1994
Grind Stormer
Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Tengen Released: 1994 Genre: Shooter Platform: Genesis The Genesis, like the Turbo Grafx, featured excellent hardware that almost seemed tailor made for the shooter genre. Many developers ...
Pocky & Rocky 2
The original Pocky & Rocky is one of my favorite SNES surprises. I remember the extremely high reviews but thought it looked too silly to be taken seriously. Then I rented it and was rewarded with a great little top...
Sparkster
Of all the mascot platformers released during the 16-bit era Rocket Knight Adventures was easily one of the best. It was both original and insanely fun, with its fantastic level design and stellar production values. Konami would follow it up...
Demolition Man
Demolition Man was the action blockbuster of 1994. Well, at least one of them. Honestly that was a pretty stellar year for action movies with the likes of True Lies, Speed, and the Professional in theaters. But unlike schlock like...
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers 2
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers 2 is an interesting release. By 1992 Nintendo releases were starting to dry up. Once 1993 came along they were a trickle. Nintendo released one of the system’s finest games in Kirby’s Adventure that year...
Melfand Stories
The Super Famicom library never ceases to amaze me. Even now, decades after its last release, I am still discovering plenty of hidden gems in its lineup. While the SNES has a solid lineup of side scrolling beat em ups...
Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie
Capcom did justice to the Disney license with their various NES titles. Some of those titles are counted among the greatest video games of all time. So it stands to reason that expectations were high to see what they could...
The Ninja Warriors
Original home beat ‘em ups usually fell into one of two categories. Those that adhered to the Final Fight/Double Dragon mold, which is the majority. And those that tried something different. Games like Melfand Stories and Splatterhouse may not have...
The Great Battle IV
Developer: Sun L Publisher: Banpresto Release: 12/17/94 Genre: Action I have to give Banpresto credit, they certainly cannot be accused of resting on their laurels when it came to the Compati Hero series. Where the first game was a middling.....