Classic Home Video Games 1985-1988: NARC

Classic Home Video Games 1985-1988: NARC

by | Dec 15, 2017 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

Publisher: Acclaim.  Developer: Rare, Platform Shooter, 1 Player 1990 Based on Williams’ 1988 arcade game, NARC for the NES was approved by Just Say No International, which was a product of the Reagan-era War on Drugs.  Players, as Max Force, must battle their...
Phoenix IV: Dancing Revolution

Phoenix IV: Dancing Revolution

by | Dec 15, 2017 | 1990s, Arcade

The Interactive Achievement Awards recognized the year’s best console and computer games, but not arcade videogames. For years, arcades had been consistently stereotyped as breeding grounds for violence, but fortunately, they began changing for the better. Disney...
Street Racer for SNES Review

Street Racer for SNES Review

by | Dec 12, 2017 | 1990s

Today I’m taking a look at Street Racer for the Super Nintendo, released in 1994. A Mario Kart clone on the surface with a very familiar looking logo (from a certain fighting series), the question will be if it’s just another run of the mill clone or if it...
Super Metroid (SNES)

Super Metroid (SNES)

by | Dec 10, 2017 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Today, Super Metroid is not only considered one of the best games for the Super Nintendo but one of the best games ever made. However, when I bought my copy back in 1994, I really didn’t know what to expect. I was no longer a subscriber to Nintendo Power so I didn’t...
Vintage Retro Web Sites

Vintage Retro Web Sites

by | Dec 8, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns

I am on my 10th year of co-promoting the Video Games Summit in Illinois (http://avc.atari-users.net/VGS/)  and I have met and worked with many vendors of Retro gaming.  I also have been to many video game conferences and met a lot of great people who have companies...