Ranger X (Genesis) Review: GAU Entertainment’s Mech and Motorcycle Run-and-Gun
by In 1993, GAU Entertainment released Ranger X, a rather unique run-and-gun, for the Sega Genesis. In Ranger X, you must pilot a mech and fend …
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Garfield: Caught in the Act (Genesis) Review: Sega’s Fat Cat Platformer
In 1995, Sega developed and published Garfield: Caught in the Act, a fairly standard licensed platformer with puzzle elements. The premise of the game is …
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, …
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 …