Donkey Kong 3 is a strange single-screen shooter that I’ve written about a few times, but never reviewed. I’m a little surprised by this because I really like the game. It is a unique shooter that has some platforming mechanics to it. Like many of these early NES games, this was based on the arcadeContinue reading “Donkey Kong 3, One of My Favorite Shoot’em Ups”
Tag Archives: Arcade games
Exploring Altered Beast: A Retro Sega Classic
Altered Beat is a Greek and Roman mythologically themed beat’em up. Sega originally released the game in the arcades, and then used it as a pack-in for the Genesis. It was used as a way to show off what the console was capable of. While it did a decent job of this, it didn’t necessarilyContinue reading “Exploring Altered Beast: A Retro Sega Classic”
Rampage: World Tour, A Reboot of a Great Arcade Game
Rampage World Tour was released in 1997 on the PS1. It would also be released on the N64, Sega Saturn, and Game Boy Color. This marks the first reboot of the Rampage series. It plays like the original, but has updated graphics. This series and Gauntlet received modern updates for the 1990s. Unlike Gauntlet, MidwayContinue reading “Rampage: World Tour, A Reboot of a Great Arcade Game”
Armored Warriors, A Game I wanted to love, but couldn’t
The version of Armored Warriors I played is on Capcom’s Beat’em Up Bundle. It is an arcade rom, so it looks wonderful and has unlimited continues. This is my preferred way to play these games, but it isn’t for everyone. You can also get the game on MAME if you want. This is a gameContinue reading “Armored Warriors, A Game I wanted to love, but couldn’t”
My First Wrestling Game on the Dreamcast: WWF Royal Rumble
I haven’t played too many games on the Sega Dreamcast. There are a ton of great games on the system, and many of them are ports of arcade games. WWF Royal Rumble falls into that genre. This is an exclusive Dreamcast game. Yuke’s, the developers of the Smackdown games, handled the Dreamcast port. Both versionsContinue reading “My First Wrestling Game on the Dreamcast: WWF Royal Rumble”
The Arcade Experience by Adam Pratt is a Great Book
The Arcade Experience by Adam Pratt was published in 2013. While it is a decade old, Adam brings up several excellent points about the arcade industry and the media coverage of arcade games. It is an interesting book that made me want to look up more information on arcades. A Little History of Arcades AdamContinue reading “The Arcade Experience by Adam Pratt is a Great Book”
Mastering Pac-Man, One of the Fist Strategy Guides
Mastering Pac-Man was published in 1981. Ken Uston, known for gambling, counting cards, and suing to get around being banned from casinos, is the author. This is a strategy guide for Pac-Man. This has to be one of the earliest examples of a strategy guide. What makes it even more interesting is that it isContinue reading “Mastering Pac-Man, One of the Fist Strategy Guides”
Review of Captain America and the Avengers Beat’em Up
Super Heroes and Beat’em Up games go well together. Playing as your favorite comic book character and punching bad guys in the face is always fun. In this game, it is robots, but they still have faces, so it counts. Captain America and the Avengers is a Beat’em Up game where you play as oneContinue reading “Review of Captain America and the Avengers Beat’em Up”
The Sega Version of WrestleMania: The Arcade Game Looks Great
This is the second version of WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game I’ve played. It has several advantages over the SNES version, but I have the same problems with it as I did with that game. Playing arcade games now can be a little rough, especially when there wasn’t anything added to the console port. IfContinue reading “The Sega Version of WrestleMania: The Arcade Game Looks Great”
Zombie Revenge: A House of the Dead Beat’em Up
Sega had a strategy for every console release. This strategy revolved around porting their arcade games to a new home console, which would help them build a library of arcade hits to try and drive people to buy the new console. They wanted to bring the arcade experience into the home. This worked for someContinue reading “Zombie Revenge: A House of the Dead Beat’em Up”