It's amazing how many video games really are out there in the world. And the existence of this one certainly shocked me. We head back to the TurboGrafx-16 this week, a console that I'm quickly finding I really enjoy. I think a lot of it comes down to finding so many of these titles so new. I had heard of, and in some cases played, some of the more popular titles on the console before. Splatterhouse, the Bonk titles, even Alien and Devil's Crush were all titles that I at least had on my radar. I knew the TG16 was known for shoot 'em ups, so seeing the large number of quality games in that genre didn't surprise me. So many of us of a certain age learned a lot about obscure games from the Angry Video Game Nerd, who has discussed TG16 games like Darkwing Duck and Fighting Street (which is just a port of the original Street Fighter). Of course, if he's talking about a game, it's typically not going to be because it's good. I've never played Darkwing Duc...
Old school game reviews and discussion, from the unfamiliar and obscure to the classics you know and love.