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Slap Fight / ALCON

Slap Fight, also known as ALCON (“Allied League of Cosmic Nations”) in North America, is Toaplan’s second shoot-em-up. The story takes place in the

Tiger-Heli

Toaplan (東亜プラン) was one of the most prolific developers of shooters during its golden age. While many of their earlier

Jazz Jackrabbit

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Jazz Jackrabbit

In early 1994, the Sonic the Hedehog series was a worldwide phenomenon, especially with its recently released third game. Even before then,

V-Five / Grind Stormer

V-Five, sometimes called V-V and also known as Grind Stormer, was one of Toaplan’s later games. It was programmed by Tsuneki Ikeda, who

Exile

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Exile

Apparently XZR II was released a mere four months after the first game – if this is the case it’s a phenomenal

Burn: Cycle

Generally regarded as one of, if not the best, games on the Philips CDi, Burn: Cycle is a combination of

Fighters Destiny

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Fighters Destiny

Fighters Destiny was released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, a system lacking in key genres such as fighters, shoot-em-ups and

Big Trouble in Little China

Kurt Russell is a phenomenal actor, starring in various comedies in the 1970s before making a string of awesome action

Astérix (NES/GB/SNES)

This entry is part 6 of 12 in the series Asterix

It’s almost amazing to think about, but Astérix games had been steadily released since the early ’80s, yet it would

Astérix (SMS)

This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Asterix

1991 would turn out to be a great year for Astérix, as he wasn’t honored with just one great video

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