Tag: Capcom

Being a young video game fan is torture for many.  For legions of gamers they only receive new games on birthdays or random holidays.  I consider myself fortunate in that regard.  Growing up with a full family still living at...

In spite of their crushing difficulty I love the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series.  But the series does have a deep, dark, secret.  The best games in the series have nothing to do with Arthur and star its most hated enemy,...

I will always have a soft spot for Side Arms.  Anyone that owned one during its time will remember how lonely it was to be a Turbo Grafx fan.  While Sega and Nintendo fans traded games left and right you...

I loved Capcom’s Disney games growing up.  From DuckTales to Darkwing Duck, they knocked it out of the park every single time.  We’ll conveniently ignore Mickey Mousecapade as they did not develop that piece of tosh.  But even with that...

I loved Magic Sword in the arcade but looking back I can see it for the massive money sink that it is.  Arcade games were designed to drain as many quarters as possible but in this case the game went...

Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers 2 is an interesting release.  By 1992 Nintendo releases were starting to dry up.  Once 1993 came along they were a trickle.  Nintendo released one of the system’s finest games in Kirby’s Adventure that year...

Developer: Toaplan    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 1991   Genre: Action For as much as I like to think I have an open mind with video games I must confess, I’ve made my share of bad assumptions.  When I saw Snow...

I like Chiki Chiki Boys.  But once upon a time that wasn’t the case.  I thought the name was incredibly stupid and the childish box art did it no favors.  The Genesis also had a stellar lineup in 1993 and...

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1993     Genre: Platformer Disney’s Aladdin was one of the biggest movies of 1992. It is easy to see why; it boasted a star studded voice cast and exquisite animation, bringing to life that fa...