Toy Shop Boys

Toy Shop Boys

Developer: Mutech    Publisher: Victor Musical Industries    Release: 12/14/90    Genre: Shooter They can’t all be winners. On a platform blessed with some of the finest shooters of all time there are bound to be some that are not...
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Burning Angels

Burning Angels

Developer: Naxat   Publisher: Naxat    Release: 12/07/90    Genre: Action Even though the Turbo Grafx-16 has a ready supply of shooters it is nothing compared to its Japanese counterpart. The PC Engine library is overflowing with shooters of all stripes,...
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Magical Taruruto-kun

Magical Taruruto-kun

Developer: Game Freak    Publisher: Sega    Release: 04/24/92    Genre: Action The early years of the Sega Genesis were slow. With Nintendo still strong arming third parties Sega provided the majority of software for the system in its first...
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Knight Rider Special

Knight Rider Special

Developer: Pack-In-Video    Publisher: Pack-In-Video    Release: 12/22/89    Genre: Action I was never a fan of Knight Rider. I get that KITT was cool but in my opinion that is all the show had going for it. It says...
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World Heroes Perfect

World Heroes Perfect

Developer: ADK    Publisher: SNK    Release: 08/09/96    Genre: Fighting Next to Eternal Champions World Heroes has one of the best concepts in the fighting game genre. A mad scientist brings together the greatest figures in history to see...
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Chiki Chiki Boys (PC Engine)

Chiki Chiki Boys (PC Engine)

Developer: Flight-Plan   Publisher: NEC Avenue   Release: 07/15/94   Genre: Action Never judge a book by its cover. For a long time I avoided Chiki Chiki Boys on the Genesis. I thought the name was stupid and the generic box art did...
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Wani Wani World

Wani Wani World

Developer: Kaneko    Publisher: Kaneko    Release: 01/31/92    Genre: Action The Sega Genesis’ popularity in the West is a bit of an anomaly. Because the platform was so successful in Europe and especially the US publishers were constantly on...
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Doki Doki Yuuenchi

Doki Doki Yuuenchi

Developer: KID    Publisher: VAP    Release: 08/09/91    Genre: Action In the mid-90s there was an odd surge of 2d platformers featuring soccer. I suppose if cavemen and witches can have their day than football deserves its turn too....
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Genji Tsūshin Agedama

Genji Tsūshin Agedama

Developer: Red Company   Publisher: NEC    Release: 12/13/91    Genre: Action I have lamented the lack of platformers for the Turbo Grafx-16 many times. At a time when the mascot platformer and action games reigned supreme the system was severely...
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Zanac x Zanac

Zanac x Zanac

Developer: Compile    Publisher: Compile    Release: 11/29/01    Genre: Shooter I credit Gradius and Zanac for my love of the shooter genre. While I like Asteroids I was never a fan of score chasing. Those two titles not only...
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