platformer Archives – Page 16 of 33

February 21, 2020 No Responses

Spanky’s Quest

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Released: 1992 Genre: Action Spanky’s Quest is a game that I dismissed for years based on its silly name. In my defense I was a stupid teenager so you can imagine what my sense of humor...

February 19, 2020 No Responses

Batman Returns (Genesis)

Developer: Malibu Interactive Publisher: Sega Released: 1992 Genre: Action Batman 1989 was a phenomenon the likes of which you can’t imagine. To this day few movies can match its marketing blitz. With its success anticipation for Batman Ret...

February 7, 2020 No Responses

X-Kalibur 2097

Developer: Fupac Publisher: Activision Released: 02/94 Genre: Action In the early 90s Activision made a strange push for games that featured techno soundtracks by popular bands. With the advent of the 16-bit systems it was possible to m...

January 24, 2020 No Responses

Super Metroid

Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Released: 04/18/94 Genre: Action-Adventure Much has been written about Super Metroid in the decades since its release. It has been called a classic, a masterpiece, and groundbreaking. And all of it...

January 6, 2020 No Responses

Wrath of the Black Manta

Developer: Kyugo Publisher: Taito Released: 1990 Genre: Action I was never particularly fond of Wrath of the Black Manta. It made no sense too; this was the height of the ninja craze. You had movies like American Ninja, games like...

December 27, 2019 No Responses

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 1994 Genre: Platformer It is only recently that I have noticed the almost complete absence of movie licensed games. Once a staple of the industry it was not a question of if a...

December 18, 2019 4 Responses

Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: NEC Released: 1989 Genre: Platformer New system launches are always an exciting time for video game fans. The promise of new technology and what it may bring to the games you love is always exciting. Th...

December 11, 2019 5 Responses

Ristar

Developer: Sonic Team Publisher: Sega Released: 02/16/95 Genre: Platformer I love the period toward the end of a console’s life. With years of experience under their belt developers have crafted some truly exceptional, hardware ...

December 4, 2019 one Response

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 12/89 Genre: Platformer I am kind of surprised Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle was not the pack-in game for the Sega Genesis. Altered Beast was an impressive technical showpiece for its time but...

December 2, 2019 one Response

Power Blade 2

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Taito Release: 10/92 Genre: Action Power Blade was one of the rare times the US version of a game was better than its Japanese counterpart. Power Blazer was a complete mess of a game that was...

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