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Darkwing Duck is a Disney animated feature set in an alternate “duckverse” from Ducktales. Launchpad McQuack and Gizmoduck both appear each show, in similar positions of life, but are considered different characters. That means two different universes to deal with here. Think of Darkwing Duck maybe as a DC Comics Elseworlds story. In 1992, Capcom […]
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Lets Get Dangerous Darkwing Duck Launches on Nintendo NES – June 14th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
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Jurassic Park Unleashed on Super Nintendo – October 6th, 1993 – Today in History
October 6th, 2018 Carl Williams What do you do when making a game based on what is surely going to be a blockbuster release? If you are Acclaim you phone in the development then hope for sales based on name alone. Ocean Software on the other hand took another approach to their acquisition of the Jurassic Park license. They allegedly […]
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10 Great Licensed NES Games That Are Not from Capcom
June 28th, 2018 Carl Williams Licensed games back in the 8-bit days were really hit or miss for gamers. We did not have options like YouTube to check out prior to purchase. There were no game reviewers readily available covering every game imaginable. No, back then we had to rely on gaming publications like Gamepro or Video Games & Computer […]
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WWF Royal Rumble Review on Super Nintendo
June 16th, 2018 Carl Williams Wrestling games are quite a conundrum of gaming. Some developers get it just right while others have trouble figuring out what exactly a “squared circle” is. For the time, LJN’s WWF Royal Rumble for the Super Nintendo was better than the competition of the time. There was not much competition though. This game was released […]
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Revenge of the License: Five NES Games That Missed the Point
July 24th, 2016 Michael Crisman I love licensed NES games. I love the sound they make as I yank them out of my system and hurl them against the wall. The relentless plundering through the morass in search of something worth playing and finding the occasional surprise is always delightful, and why I keep coming back to this column over […]
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WWF Royal Rumble Slams Super Nintendo – June 8th, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
June 7th, 2016 Carl Williams Years ago, before they got their big boy britches on, the WWE was known as the WWF (World Wrestling Federation). See, the WWE decided to take on someone else that held those initials, the World Wildlife Foundation. The animal rights company won the ownership of the initials and the Federation became “Entertainment”. Anyhow, back in […]
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! – May 7th, 1991 – Today in History
May 7th, 2016 Carl Williams Fans of this period of video games knows that there are more than a few licensed titles to pick from. Some are quite good while others make the Nintendo Entertainment System version of Total Recall look like a masterpiece. Beetlejuice is one of those that ran the middle ground quite well as far as licensed […]
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X-Men Continue Dominance on Sega Genesis – Today in History – March 8th, 1993
March 7th, 2016 Carl Williams Sega licensing the X-Men property was a big deal in 1993. Fans knew they were going to get a slightly edgier game than what would be allowed on the Nintendo platforms. While there is no blood, the Genesis X-Men did give gamers something no other game had the balls to do. A unique Easter Egg […]
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Voorhees Stomp: The 8-Bit Video Hit
October 18th, 2015 Michael Crisman Happy Halloween, retro maniacs! You’ve likely not heard of Videogram before. That’s OK, we hadn’t either. But they’re making one hell of a splash in both the gaming and music scenes thanks to the video for their single “Voorhees Stomp,” which incorporates graphics from the notorious Friday the 13th NES game coded by Rare and […]
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The Fifteen Most Difficult NES Games (That Are Not Battletoads)
July 1st, 2015 Michael Crisman As the tropes go, there’s hard, and then there’s Nintendo Hard. The distinction is easily understood by anyone who grew up in the 8-bit era, but the tradition continues to this day with games like Super Meat Boy and I Wanna Be The Guy. Nintendo Hard games aren’t made that way by flipping a difficulty […]
