Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Developer: Lizardcube Publisher: Sega Release: 08/29/25 Genre: Action Also on: Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series It...
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The Adventures of Dr. Franken
Developer: Motivetime Publisher: DTMC Release: 12/93 Genre: Platformer I was not a handheld gamer growing up. For the most part I played many of the portable greats on borrowed systems but as far as owning one myself...
Renegade
Developer: Technos Publisher: Taito Release: 01/88 Genre: Beat em up Double Dragon is one of my favorite beat em ups on the NES. In many ways it shaped what I came to expect from the genre. But it...
Wings 2: Aces High
Developer: Acme Interactive Publisher: Namco Release: 1992 Genre: Action When the SNES released Mode 7 was the talk of the town. For the first time on a home console a 3d playing field could be simulated convincingly....
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Genesis)
Developer: NovaLogic Publisher: Sega Release: 1992 Genre: Action Some games you just know are going to be bad. Licensed games had a terrible reputation in the 8-bit generation due to the likes of Acclaim/LJN and THQ. It...
Attack Animal Gakuen
Developer: Scitron & Art Publisher: Pony Canyon Release: 12/26/87 Genre: Action I was not a Sega Master System owner growing up. I was fortunate to have friends with one and had the chance to occasionally swap systems. While I...
Steel Empire (PC)
Developer: Mebius Publisher: Teyon Release: 09/13/18 Genre: Shooter Steel Empire carved a niche for itself among the Genesis shooter library thanks to its steampunk setting. In a genre that almost prides itself on going to the space well over...
Die Hard (TG-16)
Developer: Pack-in-Video Publisher: NIhon Bussan Release: 1990 Genre: Action You can write volumes about how badly the Die Hard license has been handled within the video game space. The NES game meant well but they botched the execution...
Kōuryū no Mimi
Developer: Vap Inc. Publisher: Vap Inc. Release: 12/22/95 Genre: Beat em up One element of licensed video games from Japan that I lament is that there are scores of titles based on manga and anime that never...
Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force
Developer: Fill-In-Cafe Publisher: Strictly Limited Games Release: 05/22 Genre: Action Genocide 2 was an interesting mech beat em up for the SNES I looked forward to coming to the US. But its Western release was cancelled with no...