Felix the Cat (NES) Review: Hudson Soft’s Feisty Feline Platformer
by 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. …
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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, …
Captain America and The Avengers (Genesis) Review: Data East’s Superheroic Beat ‘Em Up
Back in 1991, Data East acquired the license for Captain America and The Avengers. They went on to make an interesting mix of a beat …
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 …
Strip Fighter II: The PC-Engine’s Most Bizarre Fighting Game
by When Street Fighter II first hit the arcade in 1991, it was a runaway train. In the following years, the game was updated with new …
E.V.O. The Search for Eden (SNES) Review: Enix’s Evolutionary Platformer
E.V.O. The Search for Eden was an unusual platformer game made by Enix before their merger with Squaresoft to become Square Enix. Back then, they …