Tag: Data East

Karnov
March 30, 2020 one Response

Karnov

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Released: 1988     Genre: Platformer During the NES era nearly every publisher had their own mascot.  The mascot phenomenon will always be a strange point in video game history; how and why the industry...
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Midnight Resistance
March 18, 2020 No Responses

Midnight Resistance

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1991     Genre: Action The Genesis would eventually gain the reputation of being the system for fast paced action games, from Gunstar Heroes to Lightening Force.  But early in its life the pic...
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Werewolf – the Last Warrior
February 24, 2020 No Responses

Werewolf – the Last Warrior

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Release: November 16, 1990     Genre: Platformer As I revisit the NES library my feelings toward a lot of titles have changed over the years.  There are games like Contra and Mega Man that remain.....
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Mega Turrican
August 14, 2019 one Response

Mega Turrican

Developer: Factor 5    Publisher: Data East    Release: 07/07/94    Genre: Action I was not fond of Turrican. I get that it is a European classic but man, that game’s flaws were too much for me to handle. So it is ironic...
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Robocop
August 12, 2019 No Responses

Robocop

When I look back on my childhood I still can’t believe I was allowed to watch R-rated movies like Predator and the Running Man in the theater.  I guess no one cared about the children in the 80s as we...
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Kid Niki – Radical Ninja
May 27, 2019 No Responses

Kid Niki – Radical Ninja

Christmas of 1988 is permanently burned into my memory.  Like many I was excited to open my presents to see if I got a new game for Christmas.  What I didn’t expect was two.  Both Rad Racer and Kid Niki...
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Bloody Wolf
January 16, 2019 No Responses

Bloody Wolf

There are many things I appreciate about the Turbo Grafx-16 library.  As a shooter fan I was spoiled for choice.  Some might even say there were too many shooters.  But when you realize NEC basically released 90% of the games...
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Captain Silver
December 17, 2018 No Responses

Captain Silver

Captain Silver is a game that I probably saw in some old magazine I’ve long since forgotten.  While it was originally released in the arcade I never saw it there.  The only home port in the US came for the...
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Shadowrun (SNES)
December 14, 2018 one Response

Shadowrun (SNES)

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Data East    Release: 05/93   Genre: RPG Shadowrun on the SNES was my formal introduction to this fantastic universe. Up until its release all I knew of it came from lightly reading an old source book....
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Override
November 14, 2018 No Responses

Override

Data East and shooters are not three words that go together.  While they developed a plethora of awesome top down shooters the traditional shmup from their stable was rare.  After playing Override that is kind of a shame as they...
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