Thunder Fox
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 1991 Genre: Action Of the many titles in the Genesis’s early years Thunder Fox is one that I frequently forget. Thunder Fox was not a significant hit in the arcade but a...
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The Jetsons: Cogswell’s Caper!
Developer: Natsume Publisher: Taito Release: 12/92 Genre: Platformer I grew up on a steady diet of Hanna Barbera reruns from the 60s. In a time before streaming and cable TV being a regular thing those old cartoons were a...
SCI: Special Criminal Investigation
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 01/25/91 Genre: Racing Chase H.Q. was an interesting spin on the “racing” genre. Technically you were still racing against the clock to catch up to your suspect. But the overall goal was not to...
Bubble Bobble Part 2
Developer: ITL Co. Publisher: Taito Release: 08/93 Genre: Action The NES enjoyed a longer life than almost every system on the market save the PlayStation 2. While we enjoyed many a classic with the little grey box it...
Fire Mustang
Developer: NMK Co. Publisher: Taito Release: 05/31/91 Genre: Shooter The Genesis has one of the most extensive shooter libraries around. But even with that in mind there are still quite a few that were not released overseas which...
Ninja Warriors
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 03/12/93 Genre: Action Taito stumbled on to something great with its triple monitor setup in Darius. For a shooter being able to see enemies coming in advance to plan ahead is a god send....
Jigoku Meguri
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 08/03/90 Genre: Action Taito were one of the earliest publishers to support the PC Engine in Japan. As such they graced the system with many great arcade ports with Ninja Spirit being...
Darius Gaiden
Developer: Taito Publisher: Acclaim Release: 01/29/96 Genre: Shooter I like the Darius series. Whether it is the weird alien fish angle or its sedate pace it scratches a different itch in my shooter brain. However it has always been secondary...
Sonic Blast Man II
Developer: ITL Co. Publisher: Taito Release: 11/94 Genre: Beat em up Sonic Blast Man is an underrated brawler in the SNES library. Since it was impossible to convert the gimmicky arcade to the home Taito instead crafted an...
Darius Plus
Developer: Taito Publisher: NEC Released: September 21, 1990 Genre: Shooter Darius is a stalwart of the shooter genre and has been since the mid-80s. At a time where Gradius was wowing gamers with its power-up system it made...