Too… many… gambling… devices! Getting blitzed at a Vegas dive is a pretty special way to meet someone. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: HAL Labs DEVELOPER: HAL Labs GENRE: Gambling RELEASE DATE: March 1990 You couldn’t pay me to spend a weekend in Vegas, but I don’t mind dabbling in … Continue reading #701 – Vegas Dream
#700 – Urban Champion
Don’t ever hand someone a firecracker next to an open sewer. The moral of Urban Champion is, street violence should be rewarded with confetti. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Nintendo DEVELOPER: Nintendo GENRE: Arcade RELEASE DATE: June 1986 Two nameless hoodlums drop everything to brawl. They stand on either … Continue reading #700 – Urban Champion
#699 – The Untouchables
The gang is looking a little, er… stiff. Stone: “So this is my life…” PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Ocean DEVELOPER: Special FX GENRE: Shooter/Action RELEASE DATE: January 1991 The third mission in The Untouchables places you, as Eliot Ness, on the ground in the middle of a gun fight. … Continue reading #699 – The Untouchables
#698 – Uninvited
This cover gave me nightmares as a kid. A little red demon dinosaur seems to be playing a game of “Trollolololol.” PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Kemco DEVELOPER: ICOM Simulations GENRE: Adventure RELEASE DATE: June 1991 Uninvited is the final entry in the Kemco adventure trilogy on the NES. It’s … Continue reading #698 – Uninvited
#697 – Uncharted Waters
“All Hands Ahoy”?! To the vineyards, “Fiddler-on-the-Roof” guy! PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Koei DEVELOPER: Koei GENRE: Strategy RELEASE DATE: November 1991 Another strategy-filled Koei misadventure, this time on the high seas. You play a Portuguese sea captain trying to reclaim your family’s noble status. Your father’s dead, lost at … Continue reading #697 – Uncharted Waters
#696 – The Uncanny X-Men
Where’s a priest when you need one? Guts Man?… Is that you?! PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: LJN DEVELOPER: LJN GENRE: Action RELEASE DATE: December 1989 Webster defines “uncanny” as “strange or unusual in a way that is surprising or difficult to understand.” This word applies to the X-Men … Continue reading #696 – The Uncanny X-Men
#695 – Ultimate Stuntman
Pretty sure that’s an airbrushed Arnold. He wouldn’t be the Ultimate Stuntman if he couldn’t climb up a building with his bare hands. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Action/Shoot-em-up/Puzzle RELEASE DATE: 1990 Ultimate Stuntman is an odd, unpolished game that manages to entertain in spite of … Continue reading #695 – Ultimate Stuntman
#694 – Ultimate League Soccer
The ultimate average soccer title. Watch out for Gene Simmons in the background. Red shirt passes it to red shirt. Red shirt hits! He scores! PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: American Video Entertainment DEVELOPER: Hacker International GENRE: Sports RELEASE DATE: 1992 If there were such a thing as honest … Continue reading #694 – Ultimate League Soccer
#693 – Ultimate Basketball
You can do better than this game, kid. You’ll be spending most of your time on the side of the court, wishing for a better basketball experience. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: American Sammy DEVELOPER: Aicom GENRE: Sports RELEASE DATE: September 1990 For whatever reason, basketball is a hard … Continue reading #693 – Ultimate Basketball
#692 – Ultimate Air Combat
Take that, purveyors of viewpoints inferior to mine! Ultimate Air Combat doesn’t screenshot well. I could take just about any picture and it would look like this. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Activision DEVELOPER: Activision GENRE: Flight sim RELEASE DATE: April 1992 I’ve never been one for flight sims on … Continue reading #692 – Ultimate Air Combat
#691 – Ultima: Warriors of Destiny
“Cometh at me, brother!” Oh, the horrible memories. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: FCI DEVELOPER: Origin GENRE: RPG RELEASE DATE: January 1993 The Ultima ports on the NES are defined by their varying quality. Exodus had its faults (some might say ‘quirks’), but it was playable. Quest of the Avatar … Continue reading #691 – Ultima: Warriors of Destiny
#690 – Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
The poor souls who bought this game used, before FAQs were prevalent… That’s always the question, and never the answer. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Pony Canyon DEVELOPER: Infinity GENRE: RPG RELEASE DATE: December 1990 How groundbreaking Quest of the Avatar must have seemed in 1985. To wit: instead of … Continue reading #690 – Ultima: Quest of the Avatar