Tag: arcade

I have been a comic book reader for going on 31 years now.  Marvel, DC, Image, IDW, it doesn’t matter the publisher; if it is good I’ll read it.  Games based on comic books have had a long history, some...

I’m pretty sure Gradius is one of the first shooters I’ve ever played.  I’m sure that statement applies to a legion of gamers as well.  There were plenty of multiplayer focused shmups on the Atari 2600 like Combat but none...

Developer: SNK     Publisher: Sega    Released: 1994     Genre: Fighting Art of Fighting has always held an interesting position in SNK’s fighting lineup.  No one can argue that Fatal Fury was its bread and butter, to be succeeded by the King of....

Final Fight is one of the most popular arcade games of all time.  In terms of its relevance it did for beat em ups what Street Fighter did for fighting games.  It wasn’t the first in its genre but it...

Anyone who was around in the 80s has bought more than one video game based off of screenshots, a magazine or ad.  My interest in Night Striker was peaked due to a preview in Diehard Gamefan.  It looked incredibly cool...

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: December 1988     Genre: Action To anyone who had the misfortune of playing the original Bionic Commando arcade game, I’m sorry.  While the germ of a good idea was there but sloppy execution w...

I loved that weird period in the early 90s where caveman platformers were an actual thing.  Bonk’s Adventure, Chuck Rock, Prehistorik Man, the Humans, I loved all of them.  Except Chuck Rock.  Because Chuck Rock sucks and I’ll fight anyone.....

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Working Designs     Released: 1991     Genre: Action Growing up I had a love/hate relationship with the arcade.  The arcade was the place to see some of the most technologically advanced games of the time.  And I l...