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Gynoug is a horror-themed shoot’em up similar to Thunder Force and other horizontal shooters. But other than most of them where you play a spaceship of some sort, here you play as Wor, a member of the so-called ‘Flying men’ who look quite similar to angels. The home planet of these people, Iccus, has been … Continue reading “Wings of Wor a.k.a. Gynoug”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Genesis, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Playstation 5
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Once upon a time, Dr. Brown managed to defeat a mad android known as Golden Silver, who tried to suck out the energy of the planet G-9. Dr. Brown extracted four Mystical Gems, the android’s power source, and sealed them on one of the planet’s moons, where it was guarded by the four Gunstar siblings. … Continue reading “Gunstar Heroes”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Android, Arcade, Game Gear, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Gunship is the Mega Drive version of the MicroProse helicopter series. Just like the original game the player gets to command a helicopter through a first-person perspective. Missions are preceded by a briefing and a planning stage. A map of the environment is shown from a top-down perspective with the starting position, enemy locations, fuel … Continue reading “Gunship”
Year: 1986
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 128, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X68000, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Vehicular combat simulator
In the early part of the 20th century, a group of evil poachers recklessly hunted animals to the point of extinction, including lions, deers, elephants, eagles, and several others. Growl is a one-player game, in which you control one of four characters (Gen, Burn, Khan, and Jack) and you must defeat these evil poachers by dealing … Continue reading “Growl”
Year: 1991
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler, Platform
This cartridge combines two different localized flavours of the original arcade game. There are two modes, Grind Stormer and V Five. Both offers the same levels and enemies, but have a different approach to how the player can use power-ups. In this hectic, top-down, vertically-scrolling shooter where the screen is constantly filled with enemies and bullets, players have … Continue reading “Grind Stormer”
Year: 1993
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
In this game you play the role of a surfer called Greendog who discovers a gold pendant while out surfing. Unwittingly he puts the pendant on and discovers it won’t come off. A bikini clad girl tells him that the pendant was made by the Aztecs long ago, and that they cursed it so that … Continue reading “Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!”
Year: 1992
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Greatest Heavyweights is a boxing game featuring the ex heavyweight champions Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Patterson, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey. Their likeness and real fighting style are simulated by the game. The game is an enhanced version of Evander Holyfield’s “Real Deal” Boxing, being also played in … Continue reading “Greatest Heavyweights”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, the two plan to spend the day at the Circus only to find that it’s deserted. Believing that someone is responsible, you must dress up in different outfits such as Safari and Western, as you try to find clues to solve the mystery behind the disappereance of the performers, including … Continue reading “The Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie”
Year: 1994
Platforms: Game Boy Advance, Genesis, SNES
Genre: Action
Theme: Puzzle elements
In the year 2016, war has broken out in Africa over mining rights to rare metal. Machines of destruction called “maneuver cepters” have been developed as the primary force, but recently a mysterious maneuver cepter has appeared in the northern territories. It is known by the name of “Granada”, and has been destroying the weapons … Continue reading “Granada”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Genesis, Sharp X68000
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
In Goofy’s Hysterical History Tour, the player takes command of Goofy himself who gets his dream job as janitor at The Ludwig von Drake History Museum. However, his rival Pete is determined to get him fired and sabotages the exhibits and scatters pieces throughout various time periods. Armed with a new gadget, the Extend-O-Hand, Goofy must … Continue reading “Goofy’s Hysterical History Tour”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform