Smash TV is a twin-stick shooter that was originally released in the arcades in 1990. It was later ported to just about everything. Midway developed the arcade game, and Acclaim published the ports. Some of the ports were published by Acclaim’s other publishing labels, such as Flying Edge. Because of the game’s control scheme, I’mContinue reading “Smash TV: Great Arcade Game, Fun on the NES”
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NFL QB Club 96 on the SNES Looks Great
NFL Quarterback Club 96 is the follow up to the first game in the series. This game was released in late 1995 and uses the active roster for that season. The biggest improvement made to this game is having the NFLPA license. This means you’re actually playing as your favorite players, or at least theContinue reading “NFL QB Club 96 on the SNES Looks Great”
NBA Jam on the Genesis is still Great
NBA Jam was one of the first video games that I can remember seeing a commercial for. It looked really cool, and my friends and I were very excited for it. My friends Joey and Eric got the game for the Sega Genesis, which is how I played it. I keep getting this date wrong,Continue reading “NBA Jam on the Genesis is still Great”
Acclaim: An Odd Publishing Company
Acclaim is one of those companies that has an odd history. Many of its terrible games were hidden under the LJN and Flying Edge labels, and it had a long relationship with Midway and WWF/WWE. They did publish some great games, especially the ports of Midway’s arcade games. This is one of the companies thatContinue reading “Acclaim: An Odd Publishing Company”
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling is Good but Not Great
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling was released in 2004 and was the last game in the series. It is also one of the last games that Acclaim released before it went bankrupt. This little tidbit made me want to do some more research on Acclaim. With Acclaim going away, this series ended. There is a lotContinue reading “Showdown: Legends of Wrestling is Good but Not Great”
Legends of Wrestling II: Better than the First, still not Great
Legends of Wrestling II was released in 2002. The first game in the series was decent, but it had quite a few problems. I played the GameCube versions of the first two games, and the PS2 version of the first. I’ll be looking at the PS2 version of this game. This game looks a littleContinue reading “Legends of Wrestling II: Better than the First, still not Great”
Legends of Wrestling on the PS2: An Odd Game
A while ago, I looked at the GameCube wrestling games, and two of them stood out as being better than I was expecting. The Legends of Wrestling games were surprisingly fun to play, especially after getting burned out on the other Acclaim wrestling games. This time, I’m going to be looking at the PS2 versionContinue reading “Legends of Wrestling on the PS2: An Odd Game”
Jaws on the NES, One of LJN’s Best Games
One of the stranger games published by LJN is Jaws. It is an odd adaptation of the movie series, and it confused the hell out of me when I was a kid. I played the game before seeing the movie, and I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing. The game wasContinue reading “Jaws on the NES, One of LJN’s Best Games”
Revisiting One of the Worst Video Game Publishers, LJN
Most people who grew up with the NES and SNES have memories of playing LJN games. My friends and I rented quite a few of their games in the 1990s, and one of my friends owned at least two LJN games. In the 2000s, the perception of LJN and the games they published was shapedContinue reading “Revisiting One of the Worst Video Game Publishers, LJN”
Legends of Wrestling II is Good but not Great
Legends of Wrestling II is a much improved over the first game, and the roster includes more recognizable wrestlers in it. This game seems to have included more wrestlers from the 80s and 90s, which casual pro wrestling fans would know. This fixes one of the issues I had with the first game. There areContinue reading “Legends of Wrestling II is Good but not Great”