l’Abbaye des Morts
Modern games designed to evoke the popular titles of yesteryear are ubiquitous. However, few manage to duplicate not just the …
Last Resort
Something many of these more popular early SNK games have in common is that they all borrow heavily from the …
Batman (PC Engine)
This would be Sunsoft’s final Batman game to tie in with a movie. It’s “based on” the 1989 film again but despite …
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
While they first started releasing games in 1978 with Ozma Wars, SNK quickly made a name for itself with the popular …
Last Mission
Last Mission is another long forgotten Data East game. This one is a take on overhead shooters like Thunder Force, Vanguard II, and Time …
Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge
Ultionus: A Petty Tale of Revenge looks like a typical attempt at a retro platformer at a glance, but it actually …
Doomsday Warrior
Doomsday Warrior looks like total trash at glance, but actually has a couple of interesting ideas in it for a 1992 …
Bugaboo (The Flea)
Francisco Portalo Calero, better known to gamers as Paco Portalo, and others have written extensively about both Bugaboo (The Flea) and the new epoch …
Ninja Combat
Ninja Combat is an early beat-em-up for the Neo Geo. While it looks fun on the surface, it’s actually very tedious …
Madou King Granzort
One of a small group of games exclusive to NEC’s ill-fated SuperGrafx system, Madou King Granzort is probably best left untouched. While …
7th Saga, The
The early nineties were an interesting time for the Japanese RPG. Final Fantasy had already been around for a few years, but …
Makai Hakkenden Shada
In 1987, Ancient Ys Vanished Omen took the Japanese computer gaming scene by storm. A perfect combination of fast action, a light …
Batman: Return / Revenge of the Joker
Almost a year after Batman: Return of the Joker‘s release, Sunsoft used the same title for an NES game. In Japan …
Batman: Return of the Joker (Game Boy)
Batman: Return of The Joker was obviously quickly thrown together to cash in on Sunsoft’s very successful Batman: The Video Game. As …
Batman: The Video Game (Game Boy)
A few months after Batman: The Video Game hit the NES, a Game Boy version was released, partially made by the same …
Evil Hazard
Evil Hazard looks typical at a glance, but offers a very challenging experience despite being a little rough around the edges. …
Batman: The Video Game (NES)
When Tim Burton’s Batman was released in theaters in 1989, it was a massive phenomenon. This was the first big live action …
