Game Data: Review Date: June 15, 2021 Release Date: July 1, 1994 Platform: Sega Genesis Publisher: Tengen Developer: Tengen/Atari Genre: Shooter Anecdotes: Gauntlet is 1 for 2 so far. Both games appeared on the NES. The first one was a fun, but unfair adventure through Morak’s lair trying to recover an orb. The second was… Continue reading Gauntlet IV
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Mega Man X
Game Data: Review Date: June 9, 2021 Release Date: December 17, 1993 Platform: SNES Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: I was only planning to do the original Mega Man titles, all the way up to 11. However, I had heard some things about Mega Man X and I thought I’d give it… Continue reading Mega Man X
Castlevania IV
Review Date: May 17, 2021 Release Date: December 4, 1991 Platform: SNES Publisher: Konami Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: Super Castlevania IV is one of those games that is clearly in my memories, especially the rising blocks of block 4-4. I was a freshman in high school at the time. Otherwise, my memories are just kind… Continue reading Castlevania IV
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
Review Date: April 23, 2021 Release Date: September 1, 1990 Platform: NES Publisher: Konami Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: After the masterpiece that was Simon’s Quest, Konami had a dilemma. For III, do they make it more like I or II, or do something completely different? It turns out the answer, in 1990, was to go… Continue reading Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
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
Guardian Legend
Review Date: April 12, 2021 Release Date: April 1, 1989 Platform: NES Publisher: Broderbund Genre: Shooter/Adventure Hybrid Anecdotes: Even in the NES era, during the prime years of my gaming, there were still games I had never played. There were even games I had never even heard of. Nobody knew this game at all back… Continue reading Guardian Legend
Tecmo Bowl
Review Date: April 9, 2021 Release Date: February 1, 1989 Platform: NES Publisher: No idea. I think it began with a T? Genre: Sports Anecdotes: Before 1985, nobody in my house cared about football. The 1985 Bears, however, changed that. They were a phenomenon that took over Chicago. Naturally, the video game medium started trying… Continue reading Tecmo Bowl
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Game Basics: Review Date: April 5, 2021 (revised on March 26, 2022) Release Date: December 1, 1988 Platform: NES Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Genre: Nonlinear Platformer I played Castlevania. I failed. Most runs ended at the Grim Reaper, but a few got to Stage 17. Brother #2 played Castlevania. He failed. Brother #3 played Castlevania.… Continue reading Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Gauntlet
Review Date: March 30, 2021 Release Date: July 1, 1988 Platform: NES Publisher: Tengen Genre: Shooter Anecdotes: Well, happy birthday to me! To celebrate, I’m covering a personal favorite of mine, Gauntlet. My youngest brother and I played this game A LOT as kids. We never beat it as kids, but this was one we… Continue reading Gauntlet
Rambo
Review Date: March 28, 2021 Release Date: May 1, 1988 Platform: NES Publisher: Acclaim Genre: Nonlinear Platformer Anecdotes: Looking around the Internet, there seems to be a general opinion that Acclaim ripped off Zelda II and pretty much copied nearly anything they could. However, Rambo was released first, as I haven’t covered Zelda II yet.… Continue reading Rambo