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Gungage
Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Release: 09/24/99 Genre: Action
Konami had a legendary run on the PlayStation 1 in nearly every genre. While I cannot speak to the quality of their sports games as I did not care they adapted to 3d better than most of their contemporaries. The likes of Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, and Vandal Hearts can attest. They had few stumbles with the most…
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Rabbit
Developer: Aorn Publisher: EA Victor Release: 06/27/97 Genre: Fighting
The Sega Saturn is host to a wider variety of games than most people realize. This of course is a consequence of the system failing everywhere but Japan. It also means there are hundreds of hidden gems waiting to be discovered. Next to its legendary lineup of shooters fighting games are where the Saturn excels. While…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release:09/04/93 Genre: Fighting
When Street Fighter 2 hit the SNES it opened the floodgates for not only arcade ports but also many an original home fighting game. Some of these were based off popular manga like Ranma while others were original properties. Developers even turned to licenses, anything to get a slice of that pie. So it should come as no…
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The Misadventures of Flink
Developer: Psygnosis Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 05/94 Genre: Platformer
During the 16-bit era there was a very clear divide in quality between Japanese and Western platformers. The likes of Sonic, Mario, and Mega Man all featured tight controls and best in class level design to back up their technical prowess. Western games usually had one but not the other. It was always frustrating to…
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Terra Cresta II
Developer: Make Software Publisher: Nichibutsu Release: 11/27/92 Genre: Shooter
Terra Cresta is a game I thought very little of. It is not a bad game but at the same time it did not stand out. While the NES is not the first platform you think of when it comes to shooters it has a more than respectable library nonetheless. Sadly Terra Cresta is just another title filling the shelves. What I…
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Blaster Master Zero 2
Developer: Inti Creates Publisher: Inti Creates Release: 11/29/19 Genre: Action Platforms: Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
Blaster Master Zero was the unexpected surprise I did not know I wanted. There were many attempts to keep Blaster Master going over the years and most were bad. But despite that the series endured leading to the remake that not only…
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Darkman
Developer: Painting by Numbers Publisher: Ocean Release: 1991 Genre: Action
Ocean Software was a publisher that always seemed to be on the cusp of greatness. As the Acclaim of Europe they often created video games based on licenses that were big on ideas but lacking in execution. I can name any number of titles from both publishers that would have been great with a few more months of…
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Flying Warriors
Developer: Culture Brain Publisher: Culture Brain Release: 02/91 Genre: Action
If at first you don’t succeed try again. Flying Dragon was an attempt at distilling a karate movie in 8-bit video game form. It succeeded in some areas but like many of Culture Brain’s games was flawed. They cannot all be Magic of Scheherazade I guess. But I will not knock them for trying to offer something…
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The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates
Developer: Sting Publisher: Taito Release: 06/94 Genre: Platformer
Taito did an amazing job creating good platformers around the Hanna Barbera properties during the 8 and 16-bit eras. I freely admit I had low expectations for these games yet time and time again they proved me wrong with mechanically sound games that were incredibly enjoyable. I was particularly impressed with the Jetsons:…
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Annet Futatabi
Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Wolf Team Release: 03/30/93 Genre: Beat em up
Annet Futatabi is a game I longed for after seeing it in a random issue of EGM. The idea of two separate video game characters starring in one game together seemed really cool even if one of the heroes was that lame ass Earnest Evans. It also helped that I had also just played El Viento, the second in this loose…
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Phantom Fighter
Developer: Marionette Publisher: FCI Release: 04/90 Review: Action
Phantom Fighter is a game that I was mildly interested in renting but never brave enough to take the plunge. The box art looks extremely cool; who can say no to a Kung-Fu master kicking the shit out of….I don’t know, really sick monks. But the lack of any reviews made me wary. The only one I saw at the time was from…
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1943 Kai
Developer: Naxat Soft Publisher: Naxat Soft Release: 03/22/91 Genre: Shooter
I really enjoyed 1943 on the NES. After the disaster that was 1942 I did not expect much its sequel. But Capcom wisely took the game in house to ensure its quality and in some ways the game turned out even better than the arcade. As good as the game was in the arcade Capcom saw fit to remix the game and…
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Batman Returns CD
Developer: Malibu Interactive Publisher: Sega Release: 05/19/93 Genre: Action
Batman Returns is one of the most interesting movie licensed games of the 16-bit era. Like Aladdin it hit many platforms with each one being unique. But Batman’s reach went even further than consoles as it also hit computer platforms like the Amiga and MS-DOS. Like many other Sega CD titles the CD version of…
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Swamp Thing
Developer: Imagineering Publisher: THQ Release: 12/92 Genre: Platformer
Looking back it is odd how Swamp Thing had a spike in popularity. Many writers did astounding work on the Vertigo series but I cannot imagine it was a mainstream hit. Yet Swamp Thing became a movie, a TV show (which I did watch oddly enough) and a cartoon (that I ignored). And as with all cartoons there were licensed…
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Super Ninja Boy
Developer: Culture Brain Publisher: Culture Brain Release: 04/93 Genre: Action RPG
I was late getting around to Little Ninja Bros. on the NES. It was a game I always meant to get around to but never did. But despite only playing it recently I still enjoyed it for what it was, a fusion of beat em up combat and RPG mechanics. Culture Brain was fond of this pairing but it did not always work…
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Metal Stoker
Developer: Sankindo Publisher: Face Release: 07/12/91 Genre: Shooter
This one has been a long time coming. I have been interested in Metal Stoker for a long time. The box art is striking and almost gives off the impression of a cyberpunk adventure along the lines of Snatcher. But the subtitle Neo Hardboiled Shooting gives away that this is a shooter. While that would normally not catch my…
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Smash T.V.
Developer: Beam Software Publisher: Acclaim Release: 09/91 Genre: Action
Smash T.V. is up there as one of the arcade games I spent the most money on. As a dumb 10-year old I was too stupid to realize it was near impossible to beat that game with two quarters. But that did not stop me from trying day after day. When the home ports were announced the SNES version was the clear favorite as…
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