Tag: Acclaim

Wizards & Warriors III – Kuros: Visions of Power
January 1, 2021 one Response

Wizards & Warriors III – Kuros: Visions of Power

Developer: Zippo Games     Publisher: Acclaim     Released: March 1992     Genre: Action-Adventure When it comes down to it I don’t know if I can honestly say I ever liked the Wizards & Warriors series. I have fond memories of the first game...
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Tiger Heli
April 6, 2020 4 Responses

Tiger Heli

Developer: Micronics     Publisher: Acclaim     Released: 1987     Genre: Shooter One day I will learn why so many NES publishers turned to Micronics to develop Nintendo ports of their arcade games. You would think after seeing the sorry state of t...
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Rambo
January 15, 2020 3 Responses

Rambo

Developer: Pack-in-Video    Publisher: Acclaim    Released: 05/88    Genre: Action Rambo for NES is commonly accepted as one of the worst games of all time. That is a pretty lofty statement. And you know what? It is true. It really is pretty...
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Demolition Man
July 12, 2019 No Responses

Demolition Man

Developer: Alexandria    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 1995    Genre: Action 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,.....
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Super Smash T.V.
May 31, 2019 10 Responses

Super Smash T.V.

Smash T.V. was a phenomenon in the arcade and next to Street Fighter 2 and Turtles in Time is the game I probably poured the most quarters into.  It’s easy to see why: the Running Man was a popular movie...
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Back to the Future
April 5, 2019 2 Responses

Back to the Future

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: LJN    Release: 09/89    Genre: Action Back to the Future is legendary as one of the worst NES games of all time. Volumes have been written about just how bad it truly is. And all of it...
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Total Recall
November 9, 2018 2 Responses

Total Recall

Developer: Interplay   Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 1990    Genre: Action Total Recall is one of the best sci-fi movies of the 90s. The combination of its setting, story, and leading man Arnold Schwarzenegger combined to make it one of the...
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Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II
September 24, 2018 one Response

Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II

Developer: Zippo Games    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 12/89    Genre: Action Wizards & Warriors was a curious game. Even as a child I was aware of its flaws. It has some of the most intense platforming at the time but everything surrounding...
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Double Dragon III – the Sacred Stones
April 2, 2018 2 Responses

Double Dragon III – the Sacred Stones

Developer: Technos    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 01/91    Genre: Beat em up In spite of their flaws I genuinely like the Double Dragon games. I am sure like most it was my introduction to the beat em up genre and would...
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Wizards & Warriors
January 15, 2018 4 Responses

Wizards & Warriors

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 12/87   Genre: Platformer I remember thinking pretty highly of Wizards & Warriors back in the day. I will admit some of my fondness for the game stems from its Worlds of Power novelization. This...
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