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January 16, 2023 No Responses

The Simpsons: Bartman meets Radioactive Man

Developer: Imagineering Inc. Publisher: Acclaim Release:12/92 Genre: Action When the Simpsons hit they hit big. And with any popular property the licensed tie-ins came fast. While a lot of us were excited for the Simpsons video games as the years...

January 9, 2023 No Responses

Winter Games

Developer: Action Graphics Publisher: Acclaim Release: 09/87 Genre: Sports To this day I still remember my crushing disappointment with Winter Games. Fresh off of the NES port of Track and Field and the wild Summer I spent...

December 19, 2022 No Responses

WWF Wrestlemania

Developer: Rare Publisher: Acclaim Release: 02/89 Genre: Sports As an early adopter of the NES you eventually became use to disappointment. While the early years were full of wide eyed promise as games began to explore new genres eventually...

May 16, 2022 No Responses

The Simpsons: Bart vs the World

Developer: Imagineering Publisher: Acclaim Release: 12/91 Genre: Action They sure didn’t waste any time with that license did they? Once Acclaim/LJN got a hold of the Simpsons license the stream of games was sure to follow. But I...

April 18, 2022 No Responses

Darius Gaiden

Developer: Taito Publisher: Acclaim Release: 01/29/96 Genre: Shooter I like the Darius series. Whether it is the weird alien fish angle or its sedate pace it scratches a different itch in my shooter brain. However it has always been secondary...

October 22, 2021 No Responses

Extreme-G 2

Developer: Probe Publisher: Acclaim Released: November 17, 1998 Genre: Racing Extreme-G was a valiant first attempt at a futuristic racer. It had its flaws, some pretty significant, but many were able to overlook them to experience its con...

June 23, 2021 No Responses

Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

Developer: Realtime Associates Publisher: Acclaim Released: 10/09/96 Genre: Action In the early to mid-90s it was hard being a fan of comic book video games. In the arcade Sega, Capcom, and Konami were creating gems. But at home...

April 7, 2021 No Responses

NARC

Developer: Rare Publisher: Acclaim Released: 1990 Genre: Action I will forever remember NARC as the game with the aggressive anti-drug message. There is nothing wrong with that of course; it means their message was effective if I still rem...

March 22, 2021 No Responses

Galactic Attack

Developer: Taito Released: Acclaim Released: 1995 Genre: Shooter I’ve made fun of the deluge of shooters during the 16-bit era in the arcade and at home. But I do it out of love. That being said I genuinely missed the...

February 8, 2021 No Responses

The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants

Developer: Imagineering Co. Publisher: Acclaim Released: 02/91 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, who held t...

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