Tag: arcade

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 10/88    Genre: Shooter Capcom and their early NES games had a bad reputation. While most of us have fond memories of games like Ghosts ‘n Goblins and Commando they were riddled with severe performan...

Developer: Takumi    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 07/2000    Genre: Shooter As with all genres by the year 2000 the shooter had long since had its time in the sun. While Westerners subsisted on scraps the genre was going through a...

Developer: Square     Publisher: Square     Released: 1990     Genre: Racing It is funny to look back on video game releases during the 8-bit era. Without many publications or a centralized hub for information no one knew when specific games were r...

Developer: Sega     Publisher: Renovation     Released: January 2, 1991    Genre: Action Of all of Sega’s many arcade ports to the Genesis I avoided Gain Ground for no reason. Call it bias or a misunderstanding but one look at screenshots...

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1991     Genre: Brawler I like a good beat ’em up. Yes, the genre became over saturated like shooters in the 90s but I will always make time for a good one. Because there were...

Developer: NMK Co. Ltd     Publisher: Treco     Released: 1991     Genre: Shooter Military themed games are not really my purview. Don’t get me wrong, I can enjoy a Metal Gear or occasional Call of Duty provided the game is...

Developer: SNK     Publisher: SNK     Released: 1990    Genre: Action The Ikari Warriors series in the arcade were pretty good games overall. Unfortunately they were absolutely dreadful on the NES, especially the first game. Somehow despite that fact...

Developer: AM2     Publisher: Sega     Released: December 1995     Genre: Action I’ve always appreciated light gun games from afar. At home the peripherals were usually not supported that well to make it worth the purchase. In the arcade they usua...

Developer: Irem     Publisher: Nintendo     Released: October 1985     Genre: Beat ’em up When I look back on my video game career I count myself fortunate to have been born in time for the NES launch. Although I played the Atari 2600...