Tag: platformer

Dashin’ Desperadoes
June 2, 2021 No Responses

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 Geo classic...
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Little Samson
April 9, 2021 No Responses

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...
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Amagon
April 5, 2021 No Responses

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...
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
March 19, 2021 No Responses

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest

Developer: Rare     Publisher: Nintendo     Released: 1995     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 th...
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Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures
March 5, 2021 No Responses

Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures

Developer: Factor 5     Publisher: JVC     Released: 1994     Genre: Action JVC and Lucas Arts hit on a winning formula with the Super Star Wars series for SNES. With those three games under their belt Indiana Jones was the natural choice to...
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Super Bonk
February 19, 2021 No Responses

Super Bonk

Developer: A.I. Co, Ltd.     Publisher: Hudson Soft     Released: June 1994     Genre: Platformer For as much as we associate Bonk with the Turbo Grafx-16 as its mascot in reality the series was always the property of Hudson. The possibility was...
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Animaniacs
February 10, 2021 No Responses

Animaniacs

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1994     Genre: Platformer Animaniacs was a strange property. It was created as a variety show featuring an extended cast of characters it was genuinely funny for both kids and adults. Not all o...
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The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants
February 8, 2021 No Responses

The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants

Developer: Imagineering Co.     Publisher: Acclaim     Released: February 1991     Genre: Platformer The Simpsons license has a long and storied history within the video game industry. Sadly most of it is bad. You can place the blame on Acclaim, wh...
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Arcade Gears – Three Wonders
February 3, 2021 No Responses

Arcade Gears – Three Wonders

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Xing Entertainment    Released: April 2, 1998    Genre: Compilation I loved Capcom’s Three Wonders in the arcade. Released before the fighting game boom would take over the arcade it offered three enjoyable titles in one...
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Metal Force
January 4, 2021 one Response

Metal Force

Developer: Open Corp.    Publisher: Daou Infosys    Released: May 1994    Genre: Action I don’t know when I became aware of bootleg/unlicensed video games but it was when I was very young. We always knew there was something off...
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