I try to not suck at Fighting Games (I always suck) I really do. But despite my suckatude I do try to look beyond my incompetence and score things fairly. So here we go, Art of Fighting.
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Art of Fighting. SNK (1992) Neo Geo
Tagged with: 1992, Art of Fighting, Mr. Big, Neo Geo, Retro Gaming, Review, Robert Garcia, SNK, Tournament Fighter
Posted in Neo Geo
Posted in Neo Geo
Soccer Brawl. SNK (1992) Neo Geo
I’m back and have been summoned out of exile to review a crappy football (soccer) game and oh boy do I have the game for that!
Tagged with: 1992, Ace striker, Association Football, Football, Head Master, Neo Geo, NeoGeo, Retro Gaming, Review, SNK, Soccer, Soccer Brawl
Posted in Neo Geo
Posted in Neo Geo
Bucky O’Hare. Konami (1992) Arcade
Oh lord I think I am in love! I honest to god love classic arcade games in their original format. I did at the time and as an aging grump bag I can really appreciate the difference in quality between…
Tagged with: 1992, Al Negator, Arcade, Beat 'em up, Blinky, Bucky O'Hare, Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, Deadeye Duck, Jenny, KOMPLEX, Konami, Retro Gaming, Review, Toad Air Marshall, Toadborg, Willy Du Witt
Posted in Arcade
Posted in Arcade
Home Alone. Sega of America (1992) Sega Genesis
In the immortal words of Noddy Holder IT’S CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSMMMAAAAAAASSSSSSS, and what better way to treat our dedicated readers to a game I woke up on Christmas day in 1992 to play? Well, technically I woke up to Lego, but a…
Tagged with: 1992, Home Alone, Kevin McCallister, Megadrive, platformer, Retro Gaming, Review, Sega Genesis, Wet Bandits
Posted in Sega Genesis
Posted in Sega Genesis
Musya: The Classic Tale of Japanese Horror. Jorudan (1992) Super Nintendo
I sent Matt on a buying spree for me when he was in Boston, MA. I gave him a budget and a remit to buy things you don’t see for sale in the UK and that is how I got…
Empire of Steel. Flying Edge (1992) Sega Genesis
Known as Steel Empire everywhere other than PAL, and coming as a recommendation I set about building my empire, in steel…
Tagged with: 1992, Empire of Steel, Flying Edge, Horizontal Scrolling Shooter, Megadrive, Motorhead Empire, Retro Gaming, Review, Rheinhalt, Sega Genesis, Steampunk, Steel Empire
Posted in Sega Genesis
Posted in Sega Genesis
The Addams Family. Ocean Software (1992) Super Nintendo
One of the challenges of attempting to review Retro Games is the ability to take off your own nostalgia glasses. Just because you loved a game when you were 8, doesn’t mean that you have to still like it. And…
Tagged with: 1992, Fester Addams, Gomez Addams, Granny, Hub World, Lurch, Morticia Addams, Ocean, Ocean Software, platformer, Pugsley Addams, Retro Gaming, Review, SNES, The Addams Family, Thing, Tully Alford, Wednesday Addams
Posted in Super Nintendo
Posted in Super Nintendo
Golden Axe II. Sega AM7 (1992) Sega Genesis
All right, so I didn’t like Golden Axe. I thought it was bland, the combat wasn’t very interesting and what little fun there was is exhausted after 5 minutes of playing. So with 2 whole years between this release and…
Tagged with: 1992, Ax Battler, Beat 'em up, Death Saul, Gilius Thunderhead, Golden Axe, Golden Axe 2, Golden Axe II, Retro Gaming, Review, Sega AM7, Sega Genesis, SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection, Tyris Flare, Yuria
Posted in Sega Genesis
Posted in Sega Genesis
Darkwing Duck. Capcom (1992) Nintendo
Did you know Darkwing Duck isn’t actually set in the DuckTales universe ? I know Launchpad McQuack is here, but, according to the creators (source), they are separate. And on that bombshell. Let’s get dangerous, with the crimefighting mallard!
Tagged with: 1992, Action Platformer, Bushroot, Capcom, Darkwing Duck, Disney, F.O.W.L., Megavolt, Moliarity, NES, platformer, Quackerjack, Retro Gaming, Review, S.H.U.S.H., St. Canard, Steelbeak, The Fiendish Organization for World Larceny, The Liquidator, Wolfduck
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
Bucky O’Hare. Konami (1992) Nintendo
The site has become a bit Capcom heavy, so I am going to try upping the Konami output for the month with Konami Month. I don’t remember Bucky O’Hare. I knew of it as a kid, and I had some…
Tagged with: 1992, Action, Action Platformer, Aniverse, Blinky, Bucky O'Hare, Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Menace, Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, Deadeye Duck, Jenny, KOMPLEX, Konami, Magma Tanker, NES, Nintendo Entertainment System, platformer, Retro Gaming, Review, Righteous Fury, Toad Air Marshall, Toad Empire, Try too hard to create an acronym award, United Animals Federation, Willy Du Witt
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
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