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March 25, 2019 one Response

Almana no Kiseki

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: August 11, 1987 Genre: Action I’ve been fascinated by the Famicom Disk System ever since I learned of its existence years after the fact. It was nice to learn what the expansion on the...

March 20, 2019 No Responses

Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 10/94 Genre: Platformer Capcom did justice to the Disney license with their various NES titles. Some of those titles are among the greatest video games of all time. So it stands to reason that...

February 20, 2019 one Response

Disney’s Hercules

Developer: Eurocom Publisher: Disney Interactive Released: 07/01/97 Genre: Platform Disney’s Hercules is an anomaly. It’s hard to believe now but once upon a time some of the brightest creators in the video game industry devoted...

February 13, 2019 No Responses

Rocket Knight Adventures

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/05/93 Genre: Platformer When Konami first began publishing Genesis titles the initial batch was not that impressive. Sunset Riders was a compromised port and the Hyperstone Heist couldn’t decide ...

February 8, 2019 No Responses

DuckTales 2

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 06/93 Genre: Platformer DuckTales is a legendary game and one of the greatest games of all time. At a time when licensed games were routinely horrible Capcom showed that if you handled it with...

February 4, 2019 3 Responses

Demon Sword

Developer: Tose Publisher: Taito Release: 01/90 Genre: Action The Legend of Kage. I never liked the Legend of Kage. Considering my love for old Kung-Fu movies with their aerial hijinks it should have been a shoe in to my tastes....

January 21, 2019 2 Responses

Whomp ‘Em

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 03/91 Genre: Action ….Someone out there is probably way too proud of that title to this day. Offensive title aside Whomp ‘Em is a game that I actively avoided for no good reason. Maybe it...

January 14, 2019 one Response

The Legend of Kage

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 08/87 Genre: Action Growing up in the 80s I had an appreciation for old Kung-Fu flicks and ninja movies thanks to my older brothers. Yes, the English dubs and lip sync were bad but...

January 9, 2019 No Responses

Greendog: the Beached Surfer Dude!

Developer: STI Publisher: Sega Release: 1992 Genre: Platformer I may not have been a fan of most of Sega Technical Institute’s output but I can acknowledge that it went a long way toward broadening the system’s library. While Japan...

January 4, 2019 one Response

SD Kidou Senshi Gundam 2

Developer: TOSE Publisher: Angel Released: September 23, 1993 Genre: Shooter, Platformer I’ve never been a fan of the super deformed art style yet I still gave SD Gundam a chance out of sheer curiosity. My interest was rewarded with a...

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