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If you were a gamer in the 16-bit days, Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo era, then you are probably well versed with Disney titles. Among the best were Aladdin and Lion King, Mickey Mouse and Goofy among many other characters carried respectable entries during this period (and in the 8-bit era prior). It is those […]
Posts Tagged ‘license’
Classic Disney 16 Bit Titles See Revival in Cartridge Form
November 1st, 2019 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Genesis, News, Nintendo, Sega, Super Nintendo 
Tags: action, adventure, Aladdin, disney, iam8bit, license, Lion King, Nighthawk Entertainment 
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Lost World Jurassic Park Brings Dinosaurs Home on Sega Genesis – September 16th, 1997 – Today in History
September 16th, 2018 Carl Williams Sega and the Jurassic Park license go way back in the 16-bit era. There are at least three Sega Genesis games using this franchise license, a Saturn game based on Lost World Jurassic Park specifically, and a Game Gear game based on this license – all from Sega. That is just the Lost World Jurassic […]
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PlayStation Agony, Part 1: The Simpsons Wrestling
November 20th, 2016 Michael Crisman When Carl, the man I perceive as the primary antagonist in my life as a video game character, used a sledgehammer to defeat the lock on my door, my heart slid into my colon. “Time to pay the piper,” he said, holding up a paper shopping bag. “Donald Trump will be president, therefore you lost the […]
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Posted in Console, News, Reviews, Sony Tags: 1999, acclaim, big ape productions, fox interactive, license, playstation, playstation agony, ps1, psone, revenge of the license, simpsons, simpsons wrestling, wrestling No Comments »
Batman Forever Proves Digitized Graphics Aren’t Always Best – September 4th 1995 – Today in Video Game History
September 3rd, 2016 Carl Williams 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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Posted in Game Gear, Genesis, News, Portables, Sega Tags: acclaim, action, batman, Batman Forever, Digitized Graphics, license No Comments »
Revenge of the License: The Godfather (Amiga)
August 14th, 2016 Michael Crisman Let’s say you hit the jackpot. You just chased down one of the biggest licenses you could hope to land. A legendary bulwark of American cinema based on a best-selling novel by Mario Puzo, “The Godfather” is a guaranteed slam-dunk in the gaming world no matter what you deliver. So how do you pay homage […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 1992, action, amiga, computer, creative materials, godfather, license, revenge of the license, us gold No Comments »
Defender of the Crown Coming to Mattel Intellivision
June 4th, 2016 Carl Williams Recently we covered the sale of Cinemaware, the owners of the Defender of the Crown games, to Starbreeze. Well, in the comments of that article we were alerted to a legal port of Defender of the Crown to the Mattel Intellivision. Once I heard this, I knew I had to bring forward an article covering […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: Cinemaware, Defender of the Crown, Elektronite, Intellivision, license, Mattel, port, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming 1 Comment »
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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Today in Retro Gaming: Alien Resurrection (PS1)
October 11th, 2015 Michael Crisman It’s sad that one of the best licensed titles of the 32-bit era was based on one of the two most reviled films in the Alien universe, but if you can ignore the bile rising in your throat at the thought of playing Alien Resurrection, you’re going to find a ridiculously playable FPS that manages […]
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Posted in Console, News, Sony Tags: ad, alien resurrection, argonaut games, fox, fox interactive, glitch, horror, license, playstation, ps1, psone, today in retro gaming 1 Comment »
Revenge of the License: Jurassic Park
June 14th, 2015 Michael Crisman What with the opening of “Jurassic World” this weekend in the US, we decided to hold off on a new “Revenge of the License” column in the hopes of catching readers who just want to read about some dinosaur games. Thus, we present a re-run of Michael’s column from last year about this hidden gem […]
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Posted in Console, News, Sega Tags: ad, adventure, cd, JP, jurassic park, license, point and click, retro, revenge of the license, robert bakker, sega, sega cd No Comments »
Wacky Wednesday – Hellraiser (NES)
December 2nd, 2014 Michael Crisman Some things are such obviously bad ideas we don’t even bother considering them unless it’s a matter of life and death. They aren’t things we have to consciously reject; without someone pointing them out, they’re not even going to pop up on our radar (which is why a guy can walk past a full sink […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: color dreams, hellraiser, horror, license, michael crisman, movie, nes, nintendo, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm No Comments »
