Cybernator

Cybernator

Developer: Masaya    Publisher: Konami    Release: 04/04/93    Genre: Action Target Earth was an early Genesis title that left an impression on any who played it. It was mostly negative as the brutal difficulty was immediately off putting. But behind the...
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Illusion of Gaia

Illusion of Gaia

Developer: Quintet    Publisher: Nintendo    Released: 09/01/94    Genre: Action RPG I really enjoyed Soul Blazer back when I played it in 1993. It had an interesting structure compared to the typical action RPGs of the time and was enjoyable because ...
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Shadowgate

Shadowgate

Developer: Icom Simulations    Publisher: Kemco     Released: 1989     Genre: Adventure My fascination with point and click adventure games started at a young age. I remember browsing the Electronic Boutique catalogs and reading the descriptions of ...
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8 Eyes

8 Eyes

Developer: Thinking Rabbit    Publisher: Taxan    Release: 01/90   Genre: Platformer I really wanted to play 8 Eyes when I was young. All I had to go on were a few scant screenshots in my comic books. But that was...
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Rise of the Dragon

Rise of the Dragon

Developer: Dynamix     Publisher: Dynamix     Released: 1993     Genre: Adventure I owe the Sega CD and its small library of adventure games for my interest in the genre. Back in the day when point and click adventure games were at their peak...
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Killer7

Killer7

Developer: Grasshopper Manufacturer    Publisher: Capcom     Released: July 7, 2005     Genre: Action-Adventure Killer7 is a hard game to get a bead on.  If you survey the internet you’ll see that it garnered mixed reactions.  Once you’ve play...
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Rygar

Rygar

Developer: Tecmo     Publisher: Tecmo    Released: 07/87     Genre: Action I am sure like myself the NES version of Rygar was the first exposure to the series for many. Like Strider Rygar switched genres, becoming an expansive adventure rather than ...
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Metroid

Metroid

Developer: Nintendo R & D 1   Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 08/15/87    Genre: Platformer Metroid has always been a bit of an anomaly in Nintendo’s library.  Where I was used to bright and cheery worlds in Nintendo’s games Metroid stood in...
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Swords of Destiny

Swords of Destiny

Developer: Artoon   Publisher: Rising Star Games    Release: 06/30/06   Genre: Action Back in 2005 SCEA blocked Konami’s Oz from a US release. This was a game I was heavily looking forward to which absolutely sucked. There were many reasons bandied...
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Snatcher

Snatcher

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 1994   Genre: Adventure It is interesting to look at the landscape of the visual novel market now.  If you are a fan of the genre there are more games than you can play in...
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