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Rocket Knight Adventures proves Konami used to be this really awesome game publisher. They were all over the place with their releases, especially during the 16-Bit wars. Konami would often release the same title on both the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis. They also took their time to tweak said title for each platform. […]
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Rocket Knight Adventures Launched on Sega Genesis – September 3rd, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
September 3rd, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Genesis, News, Sega 
Tags: action, adventure, konami, mascot, platform, Rocket Knight Adventures 
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Dynamite Headdy Proves Using Your Head Works – August 4th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
August 3rd, 2016 Carl Williams Dynamite Headdy was one of those “chances” for Sega. Sega had a lot of work ahead of them when they were able to take the lead in the 16-Bit race. Nintendo was coming with the Super Nintendo and it was guaranteed to be a sales success and Sega knew it. While Sega fumbled quite a […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: action, dynamite headdy, mascot, platform, Treasure No Comments »
Jazz Jackrabbit Jumps Past Mario on PC – May 3rd, 1994 – Today in History
May 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams Today 2D side scrolling action platform titles are a regular occurrence. They are still not as popular they were on consoles 20+ years ago. Jazz Jackrabbit was not perfect but it was light years ahead of similar titles on personal computers of the time. Fans of action platform titles who only owned a computer knew […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 2d, action, Arjan Brussee, Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Megagames, Jazz Jackrabbit, mascot, side scrolling No Comments »
Bonk’s Revenge for the Nintendo Entertainment System Restored
September 2nd, 2015 Carl Williams Sometimes censorship in videogame is weird. Other times it is probably for the best. While I personally have no problem with upside down crosses in a game like Splatterhouse, there are people that are. Concerned parents usually have more to be worried about in that game than some background sprites. Same thing for the positioning […]
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Posted in NEC, News, Nintendo Tags: action, adventure, Bonk, Bonk's Revenge, carl williams, entertainment system, hudson soft, mascot, nes, nintendo, platform, retro, retro gaming magazine, retrogaming, rgm, turbo grafx-16 No Comments »
Prototype: Spot Goes to Hollywood Found for Sega 32X Console
September 1st, 2014 Carl Williams Spot Goes to Hollywood was the sequel to the side scrolling action platform title that hit the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis consoles. Spot Goes to Hollywood was scheduled to hit the Super Nintendo and the Sega 32X alongside the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation versions but well, thanks to the release of the 32-Bit […]
