Mega Man

Mega Man

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1987     Genre: Platformer If I had to create a personal Mount Rushmore of games that shaped my tastes it would consist of Super Mario Brothers, the Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Mega Man.  Each of...
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Bonk’s Adventure

Bonk’s Adventure

I think it is safe to say that the Turbo Grafx-16 did not make a great first impression in North America.  While the NES had Super Mario Brothers and the Genesis had Altered Beast the system was saddled with Keith...
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Astyanax

Astyanax

I remember picking up the box for Astyanax in Woolworth wondering how to pronounce the title, let alone what it was.  If that was the marketing department’s intent it definitely worked on me.  Odd name aside the screenshots on the...
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Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken

Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken

Developer: Graphic Research Company  Publisher: Tomy   Released: 12/16/94   Genre: Action Here in the West the Disney license one publisher would handle their titles per platform. Initially Sega did a fine job churning out gold for their systems with Virg...
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Revenge of Shinobi

Revenge of Shinobi

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/89   Genre: Action The Revenge of Shinobi was probably one of the first killer apps for the Sega Genesis. That is a bold statement but completely true. In the early years of the system’s...
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Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

As much as we all loved Disney’s animated films during the early 90s there is a brief window that no one ever talks about.  In the mid-80s Filmation, the fine creators of such classics as He-Man and Fat Albert decided...
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King of Demons (Majyuuou)

King of Demons (Majyuuou)

Developer: KSS    Publisher: KSS    Released: 08/25/95    Genre: Action While we are familiar with Japanese publishers such as Capcom, Konami, and Square Enix over the decades there have been many companies that have flirted with game’s publishing tha...
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Batman

Batman

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 02/90   Genre: Action Movie licensed video games are bad. Even at a young age I knew this was a fact. After suffering through the likes of ET for the Atari 2600, Back to the...
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Mitsume ga Tooru

Mitsume ga Tooru

Developer: Natsume     Publisher: Tomy     Released: July 17, 1992     Genre: Platformer Capcom, Konami, and to a lesser extent Sunsoft are revered for putting out legendary NES titles. Their reputations are wholly deserved as some of the fondest N...
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Code Name: Viper

Code Name: Viper

Capcom were pioneers on the NES, able to balance their output with between arcade conversions and original titles.  Even their “ports” to the NES tended to become completely original games, often vastly superior to the arcade brethren.  This was ...
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