Double Dragon

by Michael Thomasson | Aug 27, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

This issue’s arcade game of choice is none other than the immensely popular side-scrolling beat-em up Double Dragon. The initial game was released in 1987 by Technos in Japan, and licensed to Taito for manufacture and distribution in the United States and Europe. The...

Hidden Gems: Amidar

by Magazine Writer | Aug 25, 2020 | Arcade, Other Magazines Preview

Intro: Ah yes, the maze chase genre, filled with incredible classics such as Pac-Man, Lady Bug, Chu Chu Rocket and of course-Amidar. Released in North American Arcades in 1981, Amidar was developed by Konami and published by Stern. Stern also published other Konami...

Tron

by Rob OHara | Aug 23, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

In Disney’s 1982 classic film Tron, programs and humans did battle against one another inside a computer through multiple gaming competitions and events. Under the watchful eye of the Master Control Program, our heroes Flynn and Tron fought head-to-head against the...

Made In Japan: Radiant SilverGun

by Magazine Writer | Aug 21, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Released in 1998 in Arcades on the SEGA ST-V Titan hardware, followed by a SEGA Saturn release later that year, Radiant Silvergun is a shmup (shoot’em up) that almost didn’t come to be. According to the diary of Hiroshi Iuchi, the director & producer of Radiant...

Hidden Gems: Bloody Wolf

by Magazine Writer | Aug 19, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Bloody Wolf, developed by Data East and designed by Yoshiaki Honda, does for the TurboGrafx 16 what Contra does for the NES. It rocks the machine! Originally released in the Arcades (1988), Bloody Wolf, also known as Battle Rangers (Europe), made its US console debut...

Made In Japan: Elevator Action

by Magazine Writer | Aug 17, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Elevator Action was one of my favorite games as a kid. I used to remember going to a diner with my folks and playing the game after we ate. I loved being a secret agent trying to go around to find documents in a building swarming with bad guys. While there have been a...