Pirates of Dark Water is one of my favorite beat’em ups. Interestingly, games based on this property were released on the Genesis and SNES. They are not the same game, and I like one of them much more than the other. I’ll just be going over the SNES game here. This game quickly became oneContinue reading “The Pirates of Dark Water: A Great Hidden Gem”
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Rival Turf! Not Terrible but Not Great
Rival Turf! is an odd beat’em up that was butchered in localization. The game had a number of changes that really harmed its overall presentation. The story was gutted from the game. This is the first game in the Rushing Beat series. Outside of Japan, these games don’t appear to be connected in any way.Continue reading “Rival Turf! Not Terrible but Not Great”
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”
The Best Retro Wrestling Games
Since I’ve reviewed wrestling games on the NES, Game Boy, SNES, Genesis, PS1, N64, and Dreamcast, I decided to list the games I enjoyed the most. This isn’t a best of list, it is simply the games I enjoyed more than the others, or was surprised by. I had never played many of these gamesContinue reading “The Best Retro Wrestling Games”
WCW Games Ranked from Worst to Best
I’ve already played all the WCW games I’m aware of. There are thirteen games across the NES, SNES, PS1, N64, and Game Boy. Some of these are among the worst games I’ve ever played, while others are very good. I’m going to go over some of the reviews for these games that stood out. IContinue reading “WCW Games Ranked from Worst to Best”
Tecmo’s Secret of the Stars: Could’ve been Great, but is Disappointing
I had never heard of this game before. Tecmo Secret of the Stars is a unique RPG for the SNES, and I like it a lot! When I was a kid, I don’t remember anyone talking about this game, and I think it is as good as the best RPGs on the console. I findContinue reading “Tecmo’s Secret of the Stars: Could’ve been Great, but is Disappointing”
The 7th Saga has Beautiful Graphics and Frustrating Gameplay
The 7th Saga is one of the many video games I tried to get into when looking for ROMs in the 1990s. Much like Paladin’s Quest, I would try to play the game, not understand it, and play something else. This time, I’m going to give it a serious try. There are some great thingsContinue reading “The 7th Saga has Beautiful Graphics and Frustrating Gameplay”
The King of Dragons is one of the Best Beat’em Ups on the SNES
The King of Dragons feels a beat’em up inspired by Gauntlet and Dungeons and Dragons. Much like Knights of the Round, The King of Dragons was released by Capcom in the arcades in 1991. It would be ported to the SNES in 1994. I wonder why Capcom waited to port this game to the SNES.Continue reading “The King of Dragons is one of the Best Beat’em Ups on the SNES”
The 10 Best Beat’em Ups on the SNES
I love a good Beat’em Up. While they can be repetitive and are better in the arcades, many were released on home consoles. They were ports of arcade games, but a few were unique to consoles like the SNES, SNES, NES, etc. I have many memories of playing these games with my friend Drew. SomeContinue reading “The 10 Best Beat’em Ups on the SNES”
Revisiting My Favorite RPG, Ogre Battle on the SNES
Ogre Battle is my favorite SNES game. It has a unique gameplay style and can be a ton of fun to play. It is a fascinating RPG in a story that we’ll unfortunately never see the ending of. We’re left to speculate on how it all started and how it will end. It can beContinue reading “Revisiting My Favorite RPG, Ogre Battle on the SNES”