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Mega Turrican can be viewed as Turrican 3. This is mainly because it was marketed as such on the Commodore Amiga. On that platform this game was called Turrican 3: Payment Day. Originally planned for release in 1993, Factor 5 would have to wait almost a year for launch. Data East picked up worldwide distribution […]
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Data East Saves Mega Turrican on Sega Genesis – June 7th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
June 6th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Commodore Amiga, Comp, Genesis, News, Sega 
Tags: Castlevania Bloodlines, contra, Contra Hard Corps, data east, Factor 5, gunstar heroes, Mega Turrican, run and gun 
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Dashin Desperadoes Updates Spy vs Spy Formula for Love – July 6th, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
July 5th, 2016 Carl Williams Not since the days of Spy vs Spy had gamers had an action game that allowed two players to just beat the heck out of each other. Bonus since Dashin Desperadoes added a love interest while Spy vs Spy was all about getting secrets. This is one of the best games to show off the […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: action, competitive, Dashin' Desperadoes, data east, side scrolling 6 Comments »
Film Noir Gaming Brings Cyber Punk Action Shadowrun to the Super Nintendo – May 1st 1993 – Today in History
May 2nd, 2015 Carl Williams Shadowrun was an interesting title for the Super Nintendo (Sega’s version is COMPLETELY different). Partly because it predated the “Play it Loud” campaign by a full year. This game also had quite a few mature elements to it. For starters your guy just got axed/murdered/is dead. Shadowrun is also unique in that it was a […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Tags: action, adventure, cyberpunk, data east, FASA, role playing game, shadowrun 3 Comments »
New Game: Double or Nothing Released for Commodore 64
June 29th, 2014 Carl Williams The Shoot ’em Up Construction Kit is responsible for another interesting release on the Commodore 64 (1941 being the other we are talking about). This one is called Double or Nothing and unique is one good word to describe how it is played. The screen is split down the middle and on either side is […]
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Today in Retro Gaming: Two Crude Dudes
May 11th, 2014 Michael Crisman Data East got into this rut of playing “catch up” with their rivals, especially Technos. Double Dragon comes out in the arcades, Data East makes Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja. Double Dragon comes out on the NES, Bad Dudes comes out on the NES. Double Dragon gets a sequel where New York is ravaged by […]
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Posted in Console, News, Sega Tags: 16-bit, 2d, arcade port, brawler, data east, fighting, genesis, mega drive, retro, review, side scroller, today in gaming, two crude dudes, two player simultaneous 6 Comments »
Today in History: October 16th, 1992- Atomic Runner Treads on Sega Genesis
October 16th, 2013 Carl Williams Atomic Runner, a title that many probably don’t remember, was probably the birth of endless running games. Before the complaints start rolling in, think about this- Atomic Runner is all forced scrolling, though the player has control over Chelnov (the character in the game). While not “endless” Atomic Runner does hold similarities to newer titles […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: 1992, atomic runner, chelnov, chernobyl, data east, endless running, game, genesis, mega drive, nulcear accident, october 16th, retro, run, runner, sega, side scroller 2 Comments »
