Strider
To most gamers the word Strider is associated with the incredibly popular arcade game or his turn in Marvel vs Capcom. For me however my first Strider experience was the NES title. It would be a few years before I...
Tag: action
The Lone Ranger
Towards the end of the NES life Konami released licensed games targeted at western gamers rather than sequels to their intellectual properties. Tiny Toon Adventures, Mission Impossible, and Bucky O’Hare were among this crop but they even had obscure li...
Sunset Riders
Contra III is one of my favorite action games of all time. It holds up surprisingly well for an early SNES title and considering their later work on the system I had hoped Konami would grace the system with a...
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 10/90 Genre: Action I really liked ESWAT in the arcade but unfortunately never had the chance to play it much because of distance. So when news of a Sega Genesis version of the game...
Journey to Silius
Journey to Silius is an interesting game. This unassuming little title is an excellent hidden gem in the NES library from the masters at Sunsoft. But what makes it so fascinating is its development history. Journey to Silius was originally...
Super Valis IV
Developer: Telenet Japan Publisher: Atlus Released: February 1993 Genre: Action Super Valis IV is the end of the Valis saga. At least in the US. Super Valis IV was the last game in the series to be released worldwide. While....
Valis IV
I liked Super Valis IV in spite of its many problems. In my opinion it fell in line with the rest of the series as a solid yet flawed gem. However despite my appreciation for it I could tell there...
Valis III (Genesis)
For the brave gamers who decided to take a chance with Valis the first few games were a lesson in mediocrity. I won’t deny that there is a certain charm to those games but they were also average in every...
Valis III
Developer: Laser Soft Publisher: NEC Released: March 1992 Genre: Action Valis III would be the last in the series to come to the US for the Turbo CD which is a bit sad. But at the very least the...
Syd of Valis
Developer: I.S.C. Co. Publisher: Renovation Release: 1992 Genre: Action In Japan the super deformed art style is actually a thing. I’ll admit that its actually kind of “cute” to see otherwise serious characters like Solid Snake or Ryu...