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Batman Forever takes the idea of Mortal Kombat, mixes in brawler style gameplay, and a movie license. Acclaim was known for cashing in on big name properties. Sometimes the releases were okay, rarely good, but mostly bad. For fans of the movie Batman Forever, that own a Sega Genesis or Game Gear, you get this. […]
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Batman Forever Proves Digitized Graphics Aren’t Always Best – September 4th 1995 – Today in Video Game History
September 3rd, 2016 
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Mortal Kombat 2 Game Boy Advance Port by Fan Updated
October 9th, 2021 Carl Williams Mortal Kombat is a franchise that has reached maximum exposure, so to speak. Millions know the name, enjoy the various properties the franchise has to offer, and some of those fans go farther. One such fan that knows no limits has decided to take on a major challenge. Hugo Smits is creating a Nintendo Game […]
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Mortal Kombat Demands Arcade Gamers FINISH HIM – October 8th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
October 8th, 2016 Carl Williams Where were you on October 8th in 1992? More than likely, if you were an arcade gamer, you were amongst other fans crowded around this new one on one fighting game called Mortal Kombat. What set Mortal Kombat apart from the competition? What made gamers HAVE to put in quarters to be the next one […]
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Bandit Gaming: Mortal Kombat for the Atari 2600 Work in Progress
January 6th, 2016 Carl Williams In the early 1990’s we saw the release of Street Fighter II a title that changed arcades till their last days. Midway couldn’t stand idly by so they released a one on one fighting game that took things a few steps farther. While Street Fighter II was a cartoon style game like most arcade games […]
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Batman Forever Tripped onto Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo – October 26th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
October 26th, 2013 Carl Williams Batman is a popular license, no matter what is being licensed. Batman Forever not so much. From toys to comics to movies to games, DC Comics’ Dark Knight is a cash cow of mega proportions. There have been duds in television (the cult followed 60’s show) and in gaming (this game for instance).
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Killer Instinct Combo Breaks Arcade Competition – October 28th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
October 28th, 2020 Carl Williams Killer Instinct is one of those rare times we can play three degrees of separation in gaming. Sure, it is not exactly true to that theory but we can link Nintendo and Microsoft rather easily. Developed by Rare for arcades, Killer Instinct set out to do fighting games differently. In 1994 Capcom was still riding […]
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Star Wars – from Movie to Arcade to Atari ST
May 4th, 2017 Stuart Williams Today being May the 4th (aka Star Wars Day), I thought I’d mark the occasion by looking back at one of the first Star Wars video games which brought simulated science fiction movie action down off the silver screen and into arcades and homes.
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Atari Jaguar Fighting Game Thea Realm Fighters Discovered and Released
November 25th, 2016 Carl Williams Unreleased one on one fighting game Thea Realm Fighters for the Atari Jaguar has surfaced. Fans of Mortal Kombat style graphics may want to set aside some time to enjoy this one.
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Review – Burger Time for Amstrad CPC
November 4th, 2016 CPC4EVA I don’t know much about the background of this game, but judging from what I observed I’d say this game was developed at one of those Amstrad CPC demo parties of yesteryear. 1995 to be exact, where the coders ZAK, ZIK and Rainbird of Futures group probably had a pig out session on junk food […]
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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 […]
