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Castle Vania
If you were squaring up against Count Dracula, personally i’d be wanting more than just a whip, but not the Belmont family! Every hundred years … Continue reading
Category: 1989
Bonk – BC Kid
The head butting cave boy mascot for NEC’s Turbo Grafx / PC Engine. Bonk started out as just a comic character in the company magazine. … Continue reading
I Ludicrus
Did you know that Julius Caesar made January 1, the first day of the year in 46BC. England didn’t adopt that idea till 1752! This … Continue reading
Ivanhoe
Side scrollers didn’t look better than this one. Its a shame it only saw the light of day on the Atari ST & Amiga. In … Continue reading
Thunderbirds
Paying dues to the late Gerry Anderson, who died in December 2012. He was the inventor of much of our childhood (albeit with acting more … Continue reading
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The two or four player arcade game of the tv show of the same name (though it was published as “hero” turtles in Europe). The … Continue reading
Strider
This master assassin of the quick drawn sword, of the future. On your mission to kill the corrupt president the levels continually went up & down, … Continue reading
Rick Dangerous
From the days where game design could start with ripping off a film (with no legal ramifications). So think of this game as Raiders of … Continue reading
Eswat – Cyber Police
Sega’s 1989 answer to the mighty Robocop. It was also a side scrolling shooter where the bad guys needed to be taught a lesson (also … Continue reading
Final Fight
Here is another legend.. From all the way back in 1989 if you can believe that! Side scrolling beat em ups didn’t get much better … Continue reading
