Holy moley… I don’t know what happened with the Game Boy version of The Addams Family, but somebody, somewhere dropped the ball with it. The game was developed by Ocean Software (like most of The Addams Family games), and first released in 1991, but unlike most of the other versions of this game: it looks terrible and plays even worse…
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Turrican, Game Boy
Developed by The Code Monkeys and published by Accolade in 1991, Turrican on the Game Boy is a decent scrolling run-and-gun shooter.
Ultima: Runes of Virtue, Game Boy
Ultima: Runes of Virtue is a cut-down version of Richard Garriott‘s famous Ultima games, in particular the Age of Enlightenment trilogy, because Runes of Virtue features some of the main characters from those games. It was developed by Origin Systems and published by FCI in North America, and Pony Canyon in Japan, in 1991.
Gradius, PC Engine
The PC Engine version of Konami‘s classic arcade shooter, Gradius (aka Nemesis), is pretty exceptional. It was first released in Japan in 1991.
U.N. Squadron, Super Nintendo
Capcom was one of the early masters of the Super Nintendo, releasing many great titles for it. This conversion of their arcade hit, U.N. Squadron, being one of them. It was first released in 1991.
Qix, NES/Famicom
The NES version of the famous 1981 arcade game, Qix, was developed by Novotrade and published by Taito of America in 1991.
Neighbours, Atari ST
Neighbours was developed by “Impulze” and published by Zeppelin Games, for the Atari ST, Amiga, C64 and ZX Spectrum, in 1991.
Based on the popular Aussie TV series of the same name, Neighbours is a 16-bit video game that almost defies belief. It’s basically a scrolling racing game where you try to beat other characters from the show, each riding their own jalopies.
Eight Man, Neo Geo
Eight Man (aka “Eightman” aka “8 Man“) is a one or two-player scrolling beat ’em up based on Kazumasa Hirai‘s manga and anime character of the same name, who is considered one of the earliest Japanese cyborg superhero characters. The game was developed by Pallas and published exclusively for the Neo Geo by SNK in 1991.
Hudson Hawk, ZX Spectrum
Based on the 1991 action/comedy film by Michael Lehmann (Heathers and Meet The Applegates), and starring Bruce Willis, Hudson Hawk on the Spectrum is a rare beast indeed. It is a game that is better than the film it is based upon…
Total Eclipse 2: The Sphinx Jinx, Commodore 64
Published by Incentive Software in 1991, Total Eclipse 2: The Sphinx Jinx is a direct follow-up to the 1988 Freescape classic, Total Eclipse.
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