Saint Sword
Developer: Cyclone System Publisher: Taito Released: 1991 Genre: Action I am a sucker for a good fantasy novel or movie. The Dragonlance series of books were some of my favorites so any game that came close to...
Tag: platformer
Fox’s Peter Pan and the Pirates
Developer: Equilibrium Inc. Publisher: THQ Released: January 1991 Genre: Action I remember Peter Pan and the Pirates as a cartoon that focused on the fun side of being a kid forever. It came on during the day so...
Bonk III: Bonk’s Big Adventure
Developer: A.I. Co. Publisher: Turbo Technologies Inc. Released: 1993 Genre: Platformer There were many casualties during the mascot platformer wars of the 16-bit era. For every Sonic and Sparkster there were countless Awesome Possums and...
Rockin’ Kats
Developer: Atlus Publisher: Atlus Released: September 1991 Genre: Platformer Atlus is not a name I have ever associated with 2d platforming. While they are synonymous with RPGs now there was a brief period early on when they experimente...
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu
Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Released: 12/22/93 Genre: Action Legend of the Mystical Ninja was one of the best early SNES game. In my opinion it is also one of the best in the system’s library. Although it was not...
Ufouria: the Saga
Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Released: 09/20/91 Genre: Action In the days before the internet we had to rely on video game magazines for all of our news. While the information was usually out of date their previews of upcoming ...
Dashin’ Desperadoes
Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Released: 1993 Genre: Action During the heyday of the mascot platformer Data East were curiously left out. The closest they came were Will and Rick, the stars of Dashin’ Desperadoes and Neo Ge...
Little Samson
Developer: Takeru Publisher: Taito Released: 1992 Released: Platformer Taito released many late NES classics in 1992 that went unnoticed. Kick Master is a particular favorite of mine but there is one title that is even greater and often...
Amagon
Developer: Aicom Publisher: American Sammy Released: 1989 Genre: Action Have you ever hate played a game? I’m talking about playing a game you knowingly actively hate for whatever reason? I have, and its name is Amagon. When you...
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Released: 12/04/95 Genre: Platformer Donkey Kong Country was a phenomenon that until that point was uncommon in the industry. As the SNES and Genesis began to age most looked to the new consoles coming the ...