Battle Garegga

Battle Garegga

Developer: Raizing    Publisher: Electronic Arts    Release: 02/26/96    Genre: Shooter In the early 2000s I learned about a great many shooters on internet forums. While Radiant Silvergun and Dodonpachi dominated the conversation there were a few others that...
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Super Sprint

Super Sprint

Developer: Atari    Publisher: Tengen    Release: 07/89    Genre: Racing I did not like Super Sprint when I was young. I found the controls twitchy and did not like the experience overall. But my friends loved it and insisted...
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Gauntlet Legends (Dreamcast)

Gauntlet Legends (Dreamcast)

Developer: Midway    Publisher: Midway    Release: 06/06/00    Genre: Action Gauntlet Legends might be one of my favorite arcade games of all time. At a time when the arcade market was flooded with fighting games, racing games, and light...
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Toki

Toki

Developer: Tad Corporation    Publisher: Taito    Release: 12/91    Genre: Platformer Anyone remember video game TV shows? Before the internet these were our only outlet to see footage of games outside of commercials and were appointment TV. The Gamepro....
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Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters

Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release:    Genre: Rail Shooter I have a fondness for Lethal Enforcers as it was one of the first light gun games I played in the arcade. Mind you I was not good at it and it...
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Arkanoid

Arkanoid

Developer: Atlus    Publisher: Taito    Release: 08/87   Genre: Action I love Breakout in all its form. The simple gameplay loop of bouncing a ball to break blocks is as addicting as creating lines in Tetris. I appreciate the varied...
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Mortal Kombat (SNES)

Mortal Kombat (SNES)

Developer: Sculptured Software    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 09/13/93    Genre: Fighting When Mortal Kombat hit the arcade it was one of the few games able to steal attention away from Street Fighter. Digitized graphics were nothing new; Pit Fighte...
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Spy Hunter (NES)

Spy Hunter (NES)

Developer:Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 09/87    Genre: Racing Spy Hunter was one of a few NES titles everyone in my neighborhood seemed to own. In those early years Super Mario Bros, Contra, Double Dragon, Spy Hunter and for some god fors...
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Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus

Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 07/03/97    Genre: Compilation Watching the shooter bubble burst was a pretty sad event. Seeing one of the most prosperous genres reduced to near nothing heading in to the 32-bit era was disheartening....
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Fatal Fury 2 (Genesis)

Fatal Fury 2 (Genesis)

Developer: Gaibrain    Publisher: Takara    Release: 1994    Genre: Fighting Takara’s initial ports of SNK’s Neo Geo games were a mixed bag of quality. King of the Monsters was okay but Fatal Fury was not particularly good, especially the...
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