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
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#616 – Stunt Kids
47 nightmarish levels. Those poor snails. The Stunt Kid would rather take his own life than squelch that of an innocent duck. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Racing RELEASE DATE: 1992 Nothing says “why God why” like a horrible unlicensed rip-off of Excitebike. Stunt Kids … Continue reading #616 – Stunt Kids
#501 – Quattro Sports
Covers by Generica. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Sports RELEASE DATE: 1991 I’m not a sports fan, so having to play four sports games back-to-back is the equivalent of snuggling with Pinhead for me. The games contained in Quattro Sports range from bland to terrible, in that order. … Continue reading #501 – Quattro Sports
#500 – Quattro Arcade
Quattro-mania swept the nation in the early ’90s. Codemasters was there to take a piece of the pie. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous/alternating PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Arcade RELEASE DATE: 1992 Quattro Arcade is another unlicensed four-in-one game cartridge brought to you by Codemasters. Thankfully, it’s leagues better than its hit-and-miss predecessor, Quattro … Continue reading #500 – Quattro Arcade
#499 – Quattro Adventure
Warning: games may look more entertaining than they actually are. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Action/adventure RELEASE DATE: 1991 If Quattro Adventure has taught me anything, it’s that one should always be frightened by American/European multi-carts. Play with caution. Linus Spacehead This is the prequel … Continue reading #499 – Quattro Adventure
#419 – MiG 29 Soviet Fighter
If Thor approves, how can you say no? Heavy amounts of shrapnel and propaganda went into assembling this game. PLAYERS: 1-2 alternating PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Shoot-em-up RELEASE DATE: 1992 Codemasters shows off their illegal programming prowess yet again in this spectacular Communist on-rails shooter. The name … Continue reading #419 – MiG 29 Soviet Fighter
#418 – Micro Machines
Go get you some. The treacherous Waffle Crossing of yore! PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Racing RELEASE DATE: 1991 Leave it to Codemasters, the masters of unlicensing things, to pick up the license for Micro Machines, then make it into an unlicensed game. LICENSES, HOW … Continue reading #418 – Micro Machines
#369 – Linus Spacehead’s Cosmic Crusade
Brace yourselves… This is the tolerable part of the game… It all spirals downhill from here. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Action/adventure RELEASE DATE: 1991 Codemasters typically excels with the majority of their unlicensed games, especially Bee 52 and Dizzy the Adventurer, but … Continue reading #369 – Linus Spacehead’s Cosmic Crusade
#227 – Firehawk
“Twin Peaks: Firehawk with Me,” starring Agent Dale Cooper as The Flamethrower Guy! Even the water is evil in this game. Destroy it! PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Action RELEASE DATE: 1991 After playing through several Codemasters games and only really despising one of them (The Fantastic … Continue reading #227 – Firehawk
#219 – Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
If this game was advertised on television, it couldn’t possibly be bad! I’m already reeling from how FANTASTIC this game is! PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Adventure RELEASE DATE: 1993 You may remember Dizzy the Egg from his previous adventures in, uh, Dizzy the Adventurer. While … Continue reading #219 – Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
#181 – Dizzy the Adventurer
Apparently, Dizzy came with this deck enhancer. This appears to be a 32X-like enhancement for the NES. It was definitely illegal, I’m sure. How come I’ve never heard of this??? I know this screenshot looks like everything that’s wrong with the world, but trust me, the game is simple fun! PLAYERS: … Continue reading #181 – Dizzy the Adventurer
#82 – Big Nose Freaks Out
Big Nose is like your rowdy uncle who only arrives at family gatherings after shooting animals and drinking heavily. Caught between a hill and two kissing plants. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Camerica DEVELOPER: Codemasters GENRE: Platformer RELEASE DATE: 1992 More like Dylan, the noble, intrepid, handsome Nintendo player freaks … Continue reading #82 – Big Nose Freaks Out