Mega Man (NES)
The Mega Man series of run and gun platformers has a pretty familiar structure it follows which makes playing the
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The Game Hoard
Playing Every Video Game Ever Released And Reviewing Them Along The Way
1987
The Haunted Hoard: The Astonishing Adventures of Mr. Weems and the She Vampires (ZX Spectrum)
There is a certain design approach that seems fairly popular on the ZX Spectrum where the player is destined to
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The Last Ninja (Commodore 64)
While I have played Commodore 64 games in the past, it was usually only for a few minutes each and
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Dizzy – The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure (ZX Spectrum)
While growing up in the United States meant I was able experience and learn about the many different ways video
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50 Years of Video Games: The Legend of Zelda (NES)
The Nintendo Entertainment System certainly isn’t lacking when it comes to groundbreaking titles, Nintendo kicking off many of their iconic
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Soccer (NES)
It’s important to keep your expectations in check when playing a sports title for an old system. When I picked
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Black Tiger (Arcade)
In 2013, Capcom released Capcom Arcade Cabinet for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 which included some of their earliest arcade
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Avengers (Arcade)
As strange as it might seem now, the name Avengers didn’t always conjure images of Marvel’s enormously popular superhero team.
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1999 (ZX Spectrum)
In 1987 the game 1999 was released with a story that takes place at an unknown time in the future.
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Guerrilla War (Arcade)
SNK has quite the reputation for unfair arcade game design, many of its games featuring characters who die in one
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Double Dragon (Arcade)
It’s very hard to get people to agree on the first game to introduce a new genre, especially since many
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Lunar Pool (NES)
Billiards mixed with mini-golf and played on the moon. There are some game concepts I just have to play as
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Stinger (NES)
Some genres just never found traction in the United States, as seems to be the case with the cute ’em
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The Haunted Hoard: Castlevania (NES)
Count Dracula is perhaps the most recognizable horror character of all time, but as time went by, the legendary vampire
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Metroid (NES)
The Metroid series is one of Nintendo’s most well-regarded franchises, with at least two of its games, Super Metroid and
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