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082 - THE KARATE KID

August 23, 2019 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games, Movie Games

You are Daniel-San, student of the martial arts. Your options are to fight one-on-one against Chozen or play an exciting game progressing through four different stages and three bonus stages.

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August 23, 2019 /Michael Esposito
LJN, Atlus
1987 Games, Action Games, Movie Games

081 - JAWS

August 16, 2019 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games, Movie Games

This can't be! There has never been a Great White in these warm tropical waters before. NEVER! This is more than a coincidence... this shark appears to be possessed... as if it's hunting you down... like it's personal.

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August 16, 2019 /Michael Esposito
LJN, Atlus, Escape, Westone Bit Entertainment
1987 Games, Action Games, Movie Games

063 - RAID ON BUNGELING BAY

April 12, 2019 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

An interplanetary reconnaissance team has discovered that the tiny, but dangerous Bungeling Empire is creating an awesome War Machine. Their plan: to conquer Earth!

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April 12, 2019 /Michael Esposito
broderbund, Hudson Soft, William Wright
1987 Games, Action Games

060 - DEADLY TOWERS

March 22, 2019 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

The game where the towers are deadly and the gameplay even deadlier. Try to remember what “fun” is after playing this one!

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March 22, 2019 /Michael Esposito
Lenar, Tamtex, Irem, Broderbund, Junichi Mizutari, Yoshinobu Kasukawa, R. Nagasu
1987 Games, Action Games

056 - The Legend of Kage

February 22, 2019 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

The Legend of Kage, where expectations are high and the ninjas jump even higher!

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February 22, 2019 /Michael Esposito
Taito, Hisayoshi Ogura
1987 Games, Action Games

054 - ATHENA

February 08, 2019 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

Athena, the beautiful Goddess of Wisdom, has grown weary of her life in the castle. She yearns for the excitement of Fantasy World, where she can fly through the air or explore the ocean depths. More than adventure, however, awaits Athena. Strange and fearsome creatures lurk at every turn, threatening her very life.

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February 08, 2019 /Michael Esposito
SNK, Micronics
1987 Games, Action Games

049 - MIGHTY BOMB JACK

January 04, 2019 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

Tecmo’s just barely famous mascot Mighty Bomb Jack finds his way on the NES after a rich history of Arcade and Computer games that weren’t as mighty.

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January 04, 2019 /Michael Esposito
Tecmo, Tsukasa Masuko, Michiharu Hasuya
1987 Games, Action Games

048 - KID ICARUS

December 28, 2018 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

A First Party Nintendo game filled with Reapers, Crosses, and super catchy music? It’s gotta be a franchise they would forget for years to come only to revive via Smash Bros…welcome KID ICARUS!

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December 28, 2018 /Michael Esposito
Toru Osawa, Gunpei Yokoi, Yoshio Sakamoto, Nintendo R&D1, Satoru Okada, Hirokazu Tanaka
1987 Games, Action Games

47 - BreakThru

December 24, 2018 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

Tried to run, tried to hide! Now play BreakThru to get to the other side! Or just enjoy a DOORS reference from us.

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December 24, 2018 /Michael Esposito
Data East
1987 Games, Action Games

045 - IKARI WARRIORS

December 07, 2018 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

It's like Commando, but now there's tanks! And terrible porting! And the ability to softlock yourself out of the game! But is it fun? Just listen and find out!

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December 07, 2018 /Michael Esposito
SNK, Micronics, Tradewest, Keiko Iju
1987 Games, Action Games

044 - CASTLEVANIA

November 30, 2018 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

Dracula awaits in a massive castle that is just one bad knock back away from plummeting to your death. Are you the vampire killer?

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November 30, 2018 /Michael Esposito
Hitoshi Akamatsu, Konami, Akihiko Nagata, Nobuhiro Matsuoka, Noriyasu Togakushi, Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima
1987 Games, Action Games

041 - RUSH'N ATTACK

November 09, 2018 by Michael Esposito in 1987 Games, Action Games

Who doesn’t like a good play on words? It’s time to Rush and Attack the Russians in…Rush’n Attack!

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November 09, 2018 /Michael Esposito
Konami
1987 Games, Action Games

037 - TROJAN

October 12, 2018 by Michael Esposito in Action Games, 1987 Games

Welcome to 1987, the future is…apocalyptic? That’s the story in Trojan, another arcade game comes to the home in a familiar looking package.

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October 12, 2018 /Michael Esposito
Capcom, Takashi Nishiyama
Action Games, 1987 Games

034 - GHOSTS 'N GOBLINS

September 14, 2018 by Michael Esposito in 1986 Games, Action Games

This podcast is merely an illusion! You'll have to listen to it twice if you want the real episode!

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September 14, 2018 /Michael Esposito
Capcom, Tokuro Fujiwara, Toshio Arima, Masayoshi Kurokawa
1986 Games, Action Games

031 - NINJA KID

August 18, 2018 by Michael Esposito in 1986 Games, Action Games

Ninja Kid is everyone's favorite least stealthy ninja who fights ghosts, cyclops, summons familiars and other non-ninja lore related things. So if Ninja Kid is barely about being a Ninja, how does it fare as a game?

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August 18, 2018 /Michael Esposito
TOSE, Bandai
1986 Games, Action Games