Amidar Atari 2600 Review

This game is one screen, what you see above.  You are a yellow guy that moves around the screen "painting" as you go.  The goal is to paint around a box so it fills in.  You avoid green alien looking guys that go around the screen randomly.  If you press the fire button, they go away for a few seconds allowing you to pass through them.  You have 5 of these power ups per life.  When you complete half the level, the green dudes turn into ducks for about 20 or 30 seconds and scatter away from you.  When they are ducks you can kill them.  The game reminds me of Qix a lot.  I believe this is an arcade port.  The game play is slow and there are barely any sounds at all.  The game is kind of boring and not really very fun.  Overall, it gets a 4 out of 10 stars.

Porky Pigs Haunted Holiday SNES Review

I didn't even know this game existed.  Platformer game with basic controls.  2 buttons are utilized, one for jump and one to hold down to look around.  Very basic but not boring.  The game play is actually pretty good and it is pretty fun.  You get hit 4 times and you are dead.  When you die, or course he says "That's all folks."  You have no weapons in the game, you have to stomp your enemies  to kill them.  Overall, I give the game a 6 out of 10.  Fun game that is not horrible to play as most platformers are.

Bravoman TurboGrafx 16 Review

 

Simple platformer for the TurboGrafx 16.  Graphics are superb as most Turbografx games are.  Sound and music are on par with the system.  Game play is pretty good also.  You basically work your way through every stage and fight a boos at the end.  Your only weapons are your fist, legs, and head.  If you press attack while standing, your elongated arm shoots out.  If you crouch down and attack, your elongated head shoots out to attack.  If you press up and attack, you get an elongated kick.  Only thing kind of annoying is that every time you attack, it says "Bravo" which is a cool thing to have speech in a game for its time but it can get old pretty quick.  Overall, I give the game a 7 out of 10 stars.  A simple game that is both original and fun.

Zanac NES Review

An above average shooter for the NES.  Very busy, lots of stuff going on the screen at once with no noticeable slow down.   Game play is decent and the music and sound are on par with the NES.  There are lots of power ups and it can become confusing at times which one that you have and what one you are picking up.  Overall, I give this game a 6 out of 10 stars.  Worth checking out but nothing special to get too excited about.  Oh, and the name sounds like a heartburn pill or something.  :)

Young Indiana Jones Chronicles NES Review

Typical NES platformer.  Nothing really special about it.  You start with a whip and can get weapon upgrades.  You can pick up a knife, rifle, rock, dynamite, and a pistol.  I got to the boss at the end of the first stage but got bored.  The game is pretty repetitive with not too much going on.  I lost interest in it after about 10 minutes.  The game play is pretty good and the music and sounds are decent.  The graphics are on par for the NES.  Overall, I give it a 5 out of 10.  Same old same old.

Yo, Bro TurboGrafx-16 Review

This is an original game.  You are basically a dog on a skateboard with a mission.  Your mission is to protect the city from evils such as killer plants and killer bees.  Watch out for evil dogs on skateboards as well.  You pick up power ups like sling shots that shoot 3 rocks at a time.  Pick up hamburgers and hearts to replenish your energy.  The music in the game is Beach Boys music that sounds like MIDI.  The main character is kind of hard to control.  You go around and pick up town folk and shoot the evil plants and bees.  There is a small arrow that shows you where the next threat is located.  You are rewarded with clever catch phrases when you kill things and pick things up.  The game gets really boring after about 5 or 10 minutes though.  It is too repetitive.  Overall, I give it a 6 out of 10.  The 6 rating is mostly for originality.  

Olympic Summer Games Sega Genesis Review

Nothing special about this game.  Not even a fun game.  Graphics are pretty good for the Genesis but the sound and music are terrible.  The game play sucks.  The game is very hard to control and seems to be very unrealistic.  The music that is blasting over everything in the game is horrible.  Overall, I give this game a 4 out of 10.  Don't go out of your way to play it.  It is below average.