Imformation: Review Date: July 16, 2021 Release Date: November 23, 1998 Platform: Nintendo 64 Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Adventure Anecdotes: My brother comes by one day with some strategy guides. One of them was for the legendary game, Ocarina of Time. I didn’t pay much attention at that point, but then he forgot to… Continue reading Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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Donkey Kong Country
Game Data: Review Date: June 18, 2021 Release Date: November 21, 1994 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Rare Genre: Linear Platformer Description: Similar to Super Mario World, Donkey Kong gets his own platformer. He gets a little help from his nephew Diddy during levels, but other members of the Kong family will appear after some… Continue reading Donkey Kong Country
Dragon Quest V
Game Data: Review Date: May 27, 2021 Release Date: October 1, 1992 (OK, this date is a lie, but I couldn’t put V’s release before IV’s) Platform: SNES Super Famicom Publisher: Enix Developer: Enix Genre: RPG Anecdotes: I’m sorry, Dragon Quest fans. I have not been able to play the games fully from end to… Continue reading Dragon Quest V
Sonic the Hedgehog
Review Date: May 4, 2021 Release Date: June 23, 1991 Platform: Sega Genesis Publisher: Sega Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: In 1991, our triangle of cousins still all lived in the same houses. Since 1982, when the last two boys were born, there were my 3 male cousins, my two brothers, and me. Within those nine… Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Mario Bros. 3
Review Date: April 20, 2021 Release Date: February 12, 1990 Platform: NES Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: One night, the area just got a deluge of rain, and my dad wanted to fire up the Blazer to go around town to check out the scene. I was in the middle of a Super Mario… Continue reading Super Mario Bros. 3
Ironsword: Wizards and Warriors II
Review Date: April 17, 2021 Release Date: December 1, 1989 Platform: NES Publisher: Rare Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: I was always curious as to how Rare would follow up Wizards and Warriors; the first game was both super hard and super easy at the same time. Kuros would die all the time, but there were… Continue reading Ironsword: Wizards and Warriors II
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Review Date: April 14, 2021 Release Date: June 1, 1989 Platform: NES Publisher: Konami Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: Because the Ninja Turtles were a huge craze in 1989, we decided to shell out money to get this game. Like many NES game, we never got anywhere with it as kids. The big difference here is… Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Rampage
Review Date: April 6, 2021 Release Date: December 1, 1988 Platform: NES Publisher: Data East, Bally Midway Genre: Beat Em Up? Anecdotes: This was another game my brothers played a ton, but I just couldn’t get into it. I saw them spend hours playing this game. Because of that, I thought I’d give it a… Continue reading Rampage
T & C Surf Designs
Review Date: March 21, 2021 Release Date: February 1, 1988 Platform: NES Publisher: LJN Genre: Sports Anecdotes: Here’s another game my brothers played all the time in their bedroom. However, they never really spent long sessions playing it and I barely ever saw them do the surfing. Now that I’ve tried to play, I understand… Continue reading T & C Surf Designs
Pinball
Review Date: February 12, 2021 Release Date: October 18, 1985 Platform: NES Genre: Pinball Anecdotes: Unlike Wild Gunman, Dad wasn’t touching this one. Instead, this game got Ma addicted instead. She had a lot of fun playing this game and played it over and over trying to get a high score. Then she got to… Continue reading Pinball