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Joe & Mac

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Joe and Mac

The late 80s/early 90s video game scene featured an inordinate amount of titles with ninjas. Less popular, although still prolific,

Super Genjin 2

This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Bonk

After the somewhat mediocre Bonk 3 and Super Bonk, this Super Famicom sequel is more like it. Super Genjin 2 – only

Super Bonk

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series Bonk

By 1994, the TurboGrafx-16 had been long dead in America, and it was clear that the Super Famicom was the

Tex Murphy: Overseer

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Tex Murphy

The fifth Tex Murphy adventure, Tex Murphy: Overseer (the only installment to actually feature our hero’s name in the title) isn’t quite a whole

Rambo: First Blood Part II (SMS)

Games often had different licenses between territories, based on whatever the publisher could get ahold of. This particular game is

Rambo (NES)

The Sega Master System version of Rambo is a fairly standard Commando-style run-and-gun, while the NES version is much, much

Dungeon Explorer (PSP)

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Dungeon Explorer

At first glance, the PSP Dungeon Explorer game – subtitled Meiyaku no Tobira or “Door of the Covenant” in Japan – seems a lot

Dungeon Explorer (DS)

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Dungeon Explorer

Perhaps to capitalize off the introduction of Dungeon Explorer on the Wii Virtual Console, in 2007, Hudson resurrected its series for portable

Dungeon Explorer (Sega CD)

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Dungeon Explorer

Despite its name, Dungeon Explorer is not merely a port of any of the TurboGrafx-16 games. Instead, it’s a whole new game

Crystal Beans From Dungeon Explorer

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Dungeon Explorer

Crystal Beans From Dungeon Explorer, is kind of a port of Dungeon Explorer II for the Super Famicom, but heavily reworked. The

Dungeon Explorer II

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Dungeon Explorer

At first glance, Dungeon Explorer II looks nearly identical to its predecessor, using most of the same graphics and practically identical mechanics.

Samurai Shodown (Neo Geo Pocket)

This entry is part 9 of 17 in the series Samurai Shodown

  Despite the obvious downgrades that occur when an arcade title is ported to an 8-bit portable system, most Neo

Ys Strategy

This entry is part 14 of 18 in the series Ys

No one really asked for this, but here it is – a real time strategy game in the Ys universe. It sort

Thunder Cross

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Thunder Cross

Salamander / Life Force is often considered the sister series of Gradius, mostly because it uses the same ships and

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