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Big Challenge! Dogfight Spirit

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 10/21/88 Genre: Shooter The Famicom Disk System is interesting to explore in retrospect. As it was the primary source of Famicom software for a few years it built up quite a decent sized... The post Big Challenge! Dogfight Spirit appeared first on Classic Games.net .

Mottomo Abunai Deka

Developer: Micronics Publisher: Toei Release: 02/06/90 Genre: Action Run and gun action games are surprisingly few and far between on the NES, at least in the US. In Japan there is a greater deal of variety. The reason... The post Mottomo Abunai Deka appeared first on Classic Games.net .

Tengai

Developer: Psikyo Publisher: 505 Games Release: 03/06 Genre: Shooter I like the Sengoku series of shooters. Honestly though first game was a bog standard shooter despite its charming cast of characters and excellent Psikyo art direction. Sengoku... The post Tengai appeared first on Classic Games.net .

Barunba

Developer: ZAP Publisher: Namco Release: 04/27/90 Genre: Shooter The Turbo Grafx-16 has its fair share of excellent arcade ports of classic shooters. But the original home console efforts were almost always the best of its lineup. Lords... The post Barunba appeared first on Classic Games.net .

Terra Cresta

Developer: Nihon Bussan Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 03/90 Genre: Shooter There’s something to be said about a timely release. Video game design is always moving forward. A game that was groundbreaking one year is eclipsed the next. Vic... The post Terra Cresta appeared first on Classic Games.net .

Harley’s Humongous Adventure

Developer: Visual Concepts Publisher: Hi-Tech Expressions Release: 02/93 Genre: Action Here is one that slipped through the cracks. Harley’s Humongous Adventure is the type of low key release that fills out the library of every successful platform.... The post Harley’s Humongous Adventure appeared first on Classic Games.net .

Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidō Seyo!

Developer: Advance Communication Company Publisher: MA-BA Corp Release: 10/23/92 Genre: RPG For the most part the anime licensed game bubble usually spanned a few genres during the 8 and 16-bit era. You had your generic platformer, side-scrolling... The post Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidō Seyo! appeared first on Classic Games.net .

Magmax

Developer: Nihon Bussan Publisher: FCI Release: 10/88 Genre: Action I remember desperately wanting to play Magmax growing up. From the cover art it looked like an epic adventure of giant robots fighting three-headed metal dragons and shit... The post Magmax appeared first on Classic Games.net .

P-47 – the Freedom Fighter

Developer: Nihon Micom Kaihatsu Publisher: Aicom Release: 03/20/89 Genre: Shooter By this point I have played the vast majority of the PC Engine/Turbo Grafx-16’s shooter library. The system has one of the greatest libraries in the genre... The post P-47 – the Freedom Fighter appeared first on Classic Games.net .

Crossfire

Developer: A.I Co, Ltd. Publisher: Kyugo Release: 1991 Genre: Action In the early years of the Sega Genesis I would play anything. The excitement around new technology for most is enough to try every new game initially... The post Crossfire appeared first on Classic Games.net .