Track & Field
If I had to trace my love of the occasional mini game collection it would probably come from Winter Games on the Commodore 64. The limited animation looked goofy as hell but if you could nail a triple somersault in...
Tag: Konami
Salamander
Life Force, alongside Gradius, was one of the defining shooters of my childhood. It was one of the first vertical (yes, I know it switches) shooters I had ever played which left an indelible impression on me. The similarities to...
Monster in my Pocket
You can be forgiven if you have never heard of Monster in my Pocket. Long before Pokemon dominated the world these little plastic figures enjoyed tremendous popularity with action figures, a comic book series, and trading cards and yes, even...
Akumajou Special-Boku Dracula Kun
For as prolific as Konami were in the US there were still a legion of titles they left behind in Japan. What makes this even more surprising is that they even created a separate label to publish more than 5...
Sunset Riders
There were a good number of run and gun action games for the Genesis. Many of them are in the running for greatest action game of all time. A lot of these efforts were home console exclusives but early in...
Double Dribble
I’m sure like many Double Dribble was one of the first Basketball games they every played. I’m sure I might have played some random B-ball title on the Atari 2600 prior but whether that actually resembled the sport is up...
Cybernator
Developer: Masaya Publisher: Konami Release: 04/04/93 Genre: Action Target Earth was an early Genesis title that left an impression on any who played it. It was mostly negative as the brutal difficulty was immediately off putting. But behind t...
Bucky O’Hare
Bucky O’Hare was one of my favorite cartoons growing up, which is surprising as it only lasted one season. But that one season was extremely cool in my eyes. It’s also one of the reasons why I hated going to...
Gradius Gaiden
Developer: KCE Tokyo Publisher: Konami Released: August 28, 1997 Genre: Shooter I’m not much of a fan of mobile gaming but I do appreciate that it has given shooters a second life in the US. The slow, agonizing near...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – the Manhattan Project
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – the Manhattan Project is often forgotten among the games in the series. It’s easy to see why; as a 1992 release most of the industry and gamer’s attention was squarely on the SNES. It...