Castelian

Castelian

Developer: Bits Studios    Publisher: Triffix    Release: 06/91   Genre: Action For the longest time growing up I had an unconscious bias against European games. Long before I would learn where certain developers were based I learned to associate janky games...
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Final Zone

Final Zone

Developer: Wolf Team    Publisher: Renovation    Release: 11/90    Genre: Action I miss Renovation games. I realize their output on the Genesis was hit or miss but I’ll be damned if most of it wasn’t interesting. The Valis series was...
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Shockman

Shockman

Developer: Winds    Publisher: TTI    Release: 11/22/92   Genre: Action Toward the end of my Turbo Grafx-16 fanboyism Shockman was one of the last titles I looked to in order to justify owning the system. The Turbo CD/Duo was...
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Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 10/88    Genre: Action I remember my anticipation for Gun Smoke. It was the winter of 1988 and my best friend received it for Christmas. Unfortunately a snowstorm meant I was stuck in the house for...
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Krion Conquest

Krion Conquest

Developer: Vik Tokai   Publisher: Vik Tokai   Released: 01/91    Genre: Action Mega Man is one of my favorite video game series of all time. Even at its lowest points I’ve still been able to enjoy the games despite their...
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Splatterhouse 3

Splatterhouse 3

Developer: Now Production   Publisher: Namco   Release: 08/93   Genre: Action Splatterhouse is a series that I’ve liked the idea of more than the reality. Outside of its blood and gore the original Splatterhouse was an average brawler. The second game ...
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Developer: KID    Publisher: Taxan    Release: 01/91   Genre: Action I was a huge fan of Transformers and G.I. Joe growing up. I am talking owning the toys, watching every episode of the cartoons and holding mock battles with the action...
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Spider-Man vs the Kingpin

Spider-Man vs the Kingpin

Developer: Technopop    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1991    Genre: Action Its interesting to look back at how Sega chose to market the Genesis early on. With no Sonic the Hedgehog they did not have a mascot to rely on. And...
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Iron Tank

Iron Tank

Developer: SNK    Publisher: SNK    Release: 07/88    Genre: Action I was not a fan of the NES port of Ikari Warriors. It was a Micronics hack job that was so awful that I nearly wrote off the series. However the one...
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Demon’s Crest

Demon’s Crest

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 11/94    Genre: Action In spite of their crushing difficulty I love the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series. But the series does have a deep, dark, secret. The best games in the series have nothing to do...
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