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Tag Archives: Arcade

Atari 2600 Reviews

Asteroids

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 29, 2009
Asteroids was a runaway smash hit for Atari in the arcades, so there was...
Tagged 2600, Arcade, Asteroids, Atari, Review, Shooter, VCS |
Sega Master System Reviews

Choplifter

Author Chris Alaimo Date July 30, 2009
Choplifter is a game that should be familiar to anyone who was playing video...
Tagged Arcade, Choplifter, Dan Gorlin, Master System, Review, sega |
Sega Saturn Reviews

Daytona USA

Author Chris Alaimo Date July 1, 2009
Released as a launch title on the Saturn, Daytona USA was a home port...
Tagged 1995, Arcade, Daytona USA, Racing, Review, Saturn, sega |
Sega Saturn Reviews

Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition

Author Chris Alaimo Date July 3, 2009
The Sega Saturn was originally scheduled to launch on “Saturnday” September 2nd, 1995, but...
Tagged 1996, Arcade, Championship Circuit Edition, Daytona USA, Racing, Review, Saturn, sega |
Nintendo NES Reviews

Donkey Kong

Author Chris Alaimo Date May 11, 2009
Donkey Kong was released as part of Nintendo’s early “Arcade Series”, in which they...
Tagged Arcade, Donkey Kong, NES, Nintendo, Review, Shigeru Miyamoto |
Sega Saturn Reviews

Elevator Action Returns

Author Chris Alaimo Date July 10, 2010
Game companies may have decided that Americans were no longer interested in 2D games...
Tagged 1997, Action, Arcade, Elevator Action, Returns, Review, Saturn, sega, Taito |
TurboGrafx-16 Reviews

Galaga ’90

Author Chris Alaimo Date April 29, 2010
Galaga is my favorite arcade game of all time, so when I found out...
Tagged Arcade, Galaga, Galaga '90, HuCard, Namco, nec, Review, Shooter, turbografx, turbografx-16 |
TurboGrafx-16 Reviews

Golden Axe

Author Chris Alaimo Date April 17, 2011
Golden Axe is one of my favorite games both on the Genesis and in...
Tagged Arcade, Beat 'em Up, Golden Axe, PC Engine, Renovation, Review, sega, Telenet, Turbo CD, turbografx, turbografx-16 |
Nintendo NES Reviews

Gradius

Author Chris Alaimo Date May 20, 2010
This classic side-scrolling space shooter was one of the first on the NES and...
Tagged Arcade, Gradius, Konami, NES, Nintendo, Review, Shooter |
Nintendo NES Reviews

Gun.Smoke

Author Chris Alaimo Date May 12, 2009
Gun.Smoke is a pretty unique game in that it has all of the game...
Tagged Arcade, Capcom, Gun.Smoke, NES, Nintendo, Review, Shooter |
Super Nintendo Reviews

Legend

Author Chris Alaimo Date June 2, 2009
Legend is a medieval hack-and-slash game that seems like it should be a lot...
Tagged Arcade, Arcade Zone, Beat 'em Up, Fantasy, Legend, Nintendo, Review, Seika, SNES, Super Nintendo |
Neo-Geo Reviews

Metal Slug

Author Chris Alaimo Date April 20, 2013
Whenever the topic of run & gun games comes up, someone has to mention...
Tagged 1996, Action, AES, Arcade, Metal Slug, MVS, Nazca, Neo Geo, Review, SNK |
Sega Genesis Reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Author Chris Alaimo Date January 25, 2010
Often times, ports of classic arcade titles either include nothing that updates the game...
Tagged Arcade, genesis, Mc. Pac-Man, Review, sega |
Nintendo NES Reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 9, 2009
During the NES era, two game companies released Ms. Pac-Man cartridges. The game was...
Tagged Arcade, Ms. Pac-Man, Namco, NES, Nintendo, Pac-Man, Review |
Sony Playstation Reviews

Ridge Racer

Author Chris Alaimo Date July 6, 2009
Ridge racer was a North American launch title, and is a port of the...
Tagged 1995, Arcade, Namco, Playstation, PSX, Racing, Review, Ridge Racer, Sony |
Sony Playstation Reviews

Ridge Racer Revolution

Author Chris Alaimo Date July 10, 2009
A year after the release of Ridge Racer, Namco released the follow-up game, Ridge...
Tagged 1996, Arcade, Namco, Playstation, PSX, Racing, Review, Revolution, Ridge Racer, Sony |
Sony Playstation Reviews

Ridge Racer Turbo Mode Bonus Disc

Author Chris Alaimo Date July 10, 2009
This disc was included as a bonus pack-in game with Ridge Racer Type 4,...
Tagged 1999, Arcade, Bonus Disc, Namco, Playstation, PSX, Racing, Review, Ridge Racer, Sony, Turbo Mode |
Atari 2600 Reviews

River Raid

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 29, 2009
The mother of all vertically-scrolling shoot-em-ups! In River Raid, you control a fighter jet...
Tagged 2600, Arcade, Atari, Review, River Raid, Shooter, VCS |
Atari 2600 Reviews

Seaquest

Author Chris Alaimo Date May 13, 2014
Seaquest is yet another stellar arcade-style game from the folks at Activision. The game...
Tagged 2600, Activision, Arcade, Atari, Review, Seaquest, Shooter, VCS |
Sega Saturn Reviews

Sega Ages

Author Chris Alaimo Date September 4, 2009
Sega Ages is an arcade compilation disc from Sega featuring 3 classic arcade titles;...
Tagged Afterburner II, Arcade, Compilation, OutRun, Review, Saturn, sega, Sega Ages, Space Harrier, Working Designs |
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