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Mega Man
The Mega Man (MM) series was one of the best on the 8-bit consoles, though it had a slow start by the second & third … Continue reading
Category: Game Boy
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
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
Turrican
In a time where good action games were mainly console based & come from Japan, this game blasted it’s way onto C64 & the Amiga. … Continue reading
Mario
This guy doesn’t need much of an introduction. Since his appearance in 1981 our little plumber Mario has appeared in well over 200 games! Though he’s … Continue reading
Rainbow Islands
The sequel to Bubble Bobble, it also started off in arcades before eventually blasting into homes.. Bubby & Bobby were transformed back into boys at … Continue reading
Dig Dug
You may have fond memories this game, but it’s probably the most sadistic machine ever! The protagonist is charged to mine out an area. Being … Continue reading
Donkey Kong Country
In 1981 Nintendo set out to make a Popeye game, but the licence failed. Undeterred Shigeru Miyamoto decided to create a similar love triangle (including an … Continue reading
Street Fighter 2
Capcom’s best selling game of all time, it may well be one of the most influential as well. Thought it re-invented itself more times than … Continue reading
Q Bert
This classic isomeric & quirkily [speech bubble anyone] puzzler was originally inspired by the work of M.C. Escher. During development Q*Bert could shoot (which would … Continue reading
