Superman on the NES is one of the many games that I didn’t know about when I was a kid. The only thing I know about this game is what I’ve seen on the internet. Most of that hasn’t been good. I’m going to go into this with an open mind and see what itContinue reading “An Honest Look at Superman on the NES”
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King of the Monsters 2 on the Genesis is a Strange Game
King of the Monsters 2 for the Sega Genesis is a different game from the SNES and arcade game. Instead of being a beat’em up or having beat’em up stages, this is a tournament fighter. I’m not sure why this was done. This isn’t the first multi-console release to do something like this. Sometimes itContinue reading “King of the Monsters 2 on the Genesis is a Strange Game”
King of the Monsters 2 is Significantly Better than the First
King of the Monsters 2 is a significant improvement over the first one. It took a fun formula of giant monsters fighting, and made it a little more fun by giving the player more to do. This game makes you work a little before you fight a boss character. In the first game, you pickedContinue reading “King of the Monsters 2 is Significantly Better than the First”
King of Monsters is too Short to be Great
King of Monsters is an arcade game released by SNK in 1991. In this game, you play as a giant monster and fight other monsters in an arena. It sounds much better than it really is, especially if you were stuck with one of the home console ports. Takara handled the console ports of thisContinue reading “King of Monsters is too Short to be Great”
SmackDown! Just Bring It a Great Game on the PS2
SmackDown!: Just Bring It is the third game in the series. It was released in November 2001 for the PS2. This is one of the many games I’ve never played, and I’m wondering what I was doing in November that caused me to miss this game. I was in my final year of high school,Continue reading “SmackDown! Just Bring It a Great Game on the PS2”
Vanguard Bandits is a Good, but not Great PS1 Game
The PS1 library is full of RPGs that I’ve never heard of. Every time I think I know about them, I manage to find a few more. I know this won’t last forever, but at the moment, it feels like I keep stumbling across a new one every other month. Vanguard Bandits is one ofContinue reading “Vanguard Bandits is a Good, but not Great PS1 Game”
Avalon Hill’s Time on the Atari 2600
I’ve covered the history of several video game publishers over the years. Most of them published games for the Atari 2600, and they were forced to close down due to the North American Video Game Crash. Avalon Hill is a little different. They were a tabletop wargame and role-playing game designer, as well as aContinue reading “Avalon Hill’s Time on the Atari 2600”
Phelios, Namco’s Wonderful Shoot’em Up
Phelios is a shoot’em up inspired by Greek Mythology. I like the idea of the game, and I’m hoping it’s better than some of the other games that have tried this theme. The Wikipedia entry for this game is quite amusing, particularly the description of the story, where the author gets a little sassy. AsideContinue reading “Phelios, Namco’s Wonderful Shoot’em Up”
WWF WrestleMania 2000 on the Game Boy
WWF WrestleMania 2000 is a spectacular wrestling game on the N64. I’ve never played the Game Boy port, so I hope this one is as good as Hal Wrestling. It has to be better than WWF Warzone or the LJN games for the Game Boy. Surprisingly, this game wasn’t one of the exclusive games forContinue reading “WWF WrestleMania 2000 on the Game Boy”
Wild Arms, A Terrific RPG on the PS1
The only thing I remember about Wild Arms is how I mistakenly thought it was a sequel to Thousand Arms. I’m not sure why I felt that, because the two games have nothing to do with each other. This game has a dark Wild West setting. People in the game seem to be getting readyContinue reading “Wild Arms, A Terrific RPG on the PS1”