Month: February 2024

  • Wrath of the Black Manta (NES)

    Wrath of the Black Manta System: NES Release Date: April 1990 Developer: AI Publisher: Taito Genre: Action Children are being kidnapped and drugs are running rampant in Wrath of the Black Manta. You take the mantle of the Black Manta and strike fear into the hearts of your enemies through five levels of side scrolling…

  • Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator (NES)

    Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator System: NES Release Date: 1990 Developer: Color Dreams Publisher: Color Dreams Genre: Action Oh look, an advertisement as basis for a game with Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator. Though Western Exterminator has since become a new company, the main character Kernal Kleanup or Mr. Little, or whatever his moniker happened to be…

  • Snake’s Revenge (NES)

    Snake’s Revenge System: NES Release Date: April 1990 Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Games Genre: Action Metal Gear 2, this is not, as it is Snake’s Revenge! When I got this game as a kid, I was so happy to continue the adventure of Solid Snake. Infiltrate Teristan and put an end to leader Higharolla Kockamamie…

  • Snoopy’s Silly Sports Spectacular (NES)

    Snoopy’s Silly Sports Spectacular System: NES Release Date: April 1990 Developer: Kemco Publisher: Kemco*Seika Genre: Minigames Peanuts was an American institution from 1950 on and it’s time we get Snoopy’s Silly Sports Spectacular on NES. This is a port of a Commodore 64 title without the license and of Donald Duck in Japan. Snoopy competes…

  • Xexyz (NES)

    Xexyz System: NES Release Date: April 1990 Developer: Atlus Publisher: Hudson Soft Genre: Action What is this? How shall I pronounce this game? How about Xexyz. It’s the year 2777 and human caused destruction has wiped most of the Earth’s population off the map. Now only five small islands exist and are populated. One fine…

  • Double Dare (NES)

    Double Dare System: NES Release Date: April 1990 Developer: Rare Publisher: GameTek Genre: Game Show Everyone’s favorite Nickelodeon game show, Double Dare, makes its way to the NES. I hope the host isn’t supposed to be Marc Summers! You want to earn the most money so you can make your way to the Double Dare…

  • Air Diver (Genesis)

    Air Diver System: Genesis Release Date: April 1990 Developer: Copya System Publisher: Seismic Genre: Flight Sim Hop into your F-119 and save the world in Air Diver. In a completely original story, a terrorist organization is hell bent on world domination. But wait, they’re being backed by extraterrestrial nations! Aliens are looking to use the…