Destination Earthstar (NES) Review: Imagineering’s Ambitious Space Shooter
by In 1990, Imagineering developed Destination Earthstar, an ambitious mix of a shmup and a first-person spaceship simulator published by Acclaim. Here is a rundown of …
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Felix the Cat (NES) Review: Hudson Soft’s Feisty Feline Platformer
In 1992, Hudson Soft released Felix the Cat for the NES based on the cartoon character of the same name. The premise is pretty simple. …
The Rocketeer (NES) Review: Realtime Associates’ Rocket-Powered Platformer
The Rocketeer was developed by Realtime Associates and Ironwind Software and published by Bandai in 1991 based on the Disney movie of the same name. …
Wacky Races (NES) Review: Atlus’ Zany Cartoon… Platformer?
In 1991, Atlus, best known for Shin Megami Tensei and Persona, released Wacky Races, based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name. Normally, you’d …
Castelian (NES) Review: Hewson Consultants’ Prolifically Ported Platformer
In 1987, Hewson Consultants created Nebulus, a platformer that was often renamed and ported to many different systems, including the Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, …
Diggy Diggy Mole (NES) Review: A Satisfying New Metroidvania
by Diggy Diggy Mole is a new NES release by publisher Broke Studio and developer Novasplore Games. The player explores a Metroid-like maze of underground tunnels …
Cowboy Kid (NES) Review: Pixel’s Wacky Wild West Adventure
Cowboy Kid was developed by a small company known as Pixel. If you’ve never heard of them, I don’t blame you. The vast majority of …
Tag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E. (NES) Review: Bandai’s Wrestling Wreck
If you grew up in the 80s, you might remember some collectible figurines by the name of M.U.S.C.L.E. They told us that this meant “Millions …
The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino and Hoppy (NES) Review: Taito’s Eclectic Platformer
In 1991, Taito, who created hits such as Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble, and Raiden, made The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino and Hoppy. Since that’s …
Werewolf: The Last Warrior (NES) Review: Data East’s Ambitious Platformer
Werewolf: The Last Warrior is a 2D side-scroller made by Data East. Retro gamers might be familiar some of their other games such as Karate …