Tag: arcade

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega     Released: 1991     Genre: Action I admit to being ignorant to most of Sega’s early arcade history. For myself Sega did not exist until I played the Master System and Hang-On in 1989. While most...

Developer: Probe    Publisher: Sega     Released: 1992     Genre: Action G-Loc was one of Sega’s most interesting arcade units. The R-360 cabinet would rotate in every direction and even do a full 360 to simulate the onscreen action. It is...

Developer: Atari Inc.     Publisher: Mindscape     Released: 1988     Genre: Arcade I am not ashamed to admit that when I was young being a paperboy seemed like a dream job. First of all they hired kids, which instantly made it appealing. And...

Developer: Xing/SMS    Publisher: Kokopeli     Released: 1996     Genre: Shooter The late 80s and early 90s saw shooters of all kinds. From your standard space shooter to the occasional medieval fantasy romp like Elemental Master, the genre covered ne...

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1988     Genre: Action I miss the single screen platformer. When games like Pitfall and Super Mario Bros. hit the market this once bedrock of the arcade industry began to disappear. I freely admit...

Developer: Tecmo     Publisher: American Sammy     Released: June 1990     Genre: Action There is something to be said about preconceived notions. I avoided Silkworm back in the day because the name made it sound like a Millipede spinoff. I have not...

Developer: Sega AM2    Publisher: Sega     Released: 1992    Genre: Racing Outrun was a formative racing game for me. I played the console version first and had my mind suitably blown when I saw the arcade game. But more than...

Developer: Sega AM2     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1995     Genre: Racing Daytona USA in the arcades was a revolutionary title for a number of reasons.  With its slick texture mapped graphics and 60 fps it was like nothing we had seen before,.....

Developer: Rare     Publisher: Acclaim     Released: 1990    Genre: Action I will forever remember NARC as the game with the aggressive anti-drug message. There is nothing wrong with that of course; it means their message was effective if I still rem...