Tecmo Bowl

Tecmo Bowl

by | Feb 13, 2022 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

There is no denying it, American football is the sport of choice in the US. Millions upon millions of dollars are bet each year on the outcome of games and the Super Bowl is practically a national holiday. For that reason it is quite surprising that the first real...
DK Arcade

DK Arcade

by | Oct 9, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

The follow-up to DK Arcade (also known as D1K Arcade), which was a stunningly complete rendition of Donkey Kong (1981), D2K Arcade is nothing less than the best home version of the coin-op classic ever released for any system. There are two game modes in this...
Carnival

Carnival

by | Oct 7, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Easily available from a variety of sources for less than $5 (cartridge only—a boxed copy might set you back $10 or so), Carnival is an unusual game in that it’s one of relatively few slide-and-shoot titles not set in outer space. Rather, as its title suggests, it’s a...
Mutant League Football

Mutant League Football

by | Oct 5, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Sega made one of the finest consoles known to man when they created the Sega Genesis. They also inadvertently created the sole reason for my parents thinking I was some sort of deranged sociopath. I’m not denying that my obsessions with fire and strategic...

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