NFL Quarterback Club 98 was an exclusive for the N64 and was released in 1997. It was published under the Acclaim Sports banner and was programmed by Iguana. This was the first football game announced for the N64. Brett Favre was the spokesman for this game. This was before he started stealing welfare money fromContinue reading “NFL QB Club 98 on the N64 has Great Graphics”
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Smash TV: Great Arcade Game, Fun on the NES
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”
Beetlejuice: One of the Worst NES Games
Beetlejuice was a huge deal for a short period of time, much like other fads that entered pop culture. I remember the movie, the cartoon, and some of the merchandise surrounding it. Heck, my school picture from kindergarten has me wearing a Beetlejuice t-shirt. I vaguely remember playing the NES game. My friend Joey rentedContinue reading “Beetlejuice: One of the Worst NES Games”
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”
NFL Quarterback Club, Good but not Great
NFL Quarterback Club is one of the many games that I didn’t know existed when I was a kid. This is one of the few games that got a handheld release before the home console version. The Game Boy game was released in 1993, and then the SNES and Genesis got the game in 1994.Continue reading “NFL Quarterback Club, Good but not 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”
Paperboy 2 on the SNES is a Good Arcade game
Paperboy 2 was released in 1991, and depending on the version of the game you’re looking at, it was developed and published by a different company. This game wasn’t in the arcades, but it has many similarities to an arcade game. I’ll be looking at the SNES version, which was published by Mindscape. There wereContinue reading “Paperboy 2 on the SNES is a Good Arcade game”
The Best Retro Games I Played on an Emulator
Emulators were a big part of how I discovered and played retro games in the 1990s. Before I could really go anywhere outside of my hometown, I would wander from website to website downloading NES, SNES, Game Boy, and Genesis ROMs. I don’t remember all of the games I played back then, but some madeContinue reading “The Best Retro Games I Played on an Emulator”
Retro Games that I like more now, and some that I don’t
I went over some of the games that I didn’t like when I played them; now I want to go over some of the games that I’ve changed my mind about. This will be a mix of games that I like more now and ones that I like less. Thankfully, there aren’t any that I’veContinue reading “Retro Games that I like more now, and some that I don’t”
The Worst Retro Games I’ve Played so far
I’ve looked back at some of the best games that I’ve played in different genres, mostly the ones that I enjoy. This time I want to look at some of the worst games I’ve played. This won’t be limited to a specific genre and will draw from games I’ve played for my YouTube channel asContinue reading “The Worst Retro Games I’ve Played so far”