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Retro Game of the Day Archive - September 2024

Rikki-tikki-tavi says:
The first 16-bit game in the Japanese Compati Hero Series by Banpresto. The game is a top-down platformer that lets you play as either Ultraman, Kamen Rider, or Gundam.

User Rating: 4.69/5.00

Rikki-tikki-tavi says:
A spinoff of the crossover series by Banpresto, which combines the universes of Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Gundam. A solid platformer, but Japanese only.

User Rating: 4.43/5.00

CIVICMINDED says:
Welcome to NBA Jam! You just totally heard that in Tim Kitzrow's voice. Know why? Because NBA Jam was everywhere in the early 90's and the coin-op devoured over $1 billion in quarters in its lifespan. This was Midway's second attempt at an extreme basketball game after the moderately successful Arch ...

User Rating: 4.8/5.00

Toxicreap says:
The United States version of Chessmaster allows you to play chess like you would normally , but you don't need a board or anything. Just your wits , as you battle the clever A.I. that will take every chance to ruin you in this complicated yet easy, fun , and challenging game of wisdom .

User Rating: 4.91/5.00

Freddy99belt says:
It is a very cool game, it takes place in WW2. You can choose to control an airplane form the USA or from Japan. You have a lot of missions to do. Each airplane has its own statistics, so be careful and choose wisely.

User Rating: 4.46/5.00

keyhound says:
Bastard! is a fighting game focused on long range magic attacks, Based on the series of the same name. Use different button combinations to make powerful spells, and obliterate your opponents.

User Rating: 4.36/5.00

keyhound says:
Based on the tabletop game. Control your mech and devastate your enemies, in this top-down view, mech shooter. Choose between many powerfull weapons to rain fire and destruction on the battlefield.

User Rating: 4.71/5.00

austin94yoshi says:
Hyaku Monogatari is based on a traditional Japanese game in which a group of people would tell 100 scary tales in one night, extinguishing a candle after each one. Once the final tale was told, its said that a ghost would appear which is why most players called it quits at 99. The PC Engine take on this ...

User Rating: 4.35/5.00

keyhound says:
A fighting game based on the Cho Aniki series. Be ready for muscles, good looking ships, and emoticons fighting to the death.

User Rating: 4.77/5.00

wraithanthonyal says:
Sadly this is not really a good Asterix and Obelix game. One it is very hard as in you do not have a lot of time to complete stages and plus most of the stages Obelix is useless. Finally the hit detection is wonky to the highest degree.

User Rating: 4.15/5.00

austin94yoshi says:
An unofficial release, J Thunder is an adult erotic title with a sci-fi/robot mech setting. Gameplay mostly involves pushing a button to scroll through lengthy conversations, with a few options to select. 1990

User Rating: 4.72/5.00

AegisNinja says:
Asterix And The Great Rescue is a colorful, cartoony platformer based off of the Asterix comic series where you play as Gaul warriors Asterix and Obelix and fight across ancient Europe to the heart of Rome fighting creatures and Romans all the way to rescue Getafix and Dogmatix.

User Rating: 4.09/5.00

austin94yoshi says:
An overhead fantasy ARPG that uses a similar bump-attack style to the Ys games. Some unique features include a day/night cycle, some side-on action sequences and the ability to level up your weapons and armor. Made by Falcom - February 18 1994

User Rating: 4.56/5.00

austin94yoshi says:
Falcom has pretty much established themselves as one of the finest RPG makers in the business, and Xanadu II - an offshoot of the Legend of Heroes series shows exactly why. The sequel to the first popular Xanadu game, Xanadu II is also an action RPG. This game retains the simple Ys inspired walk-into-the-enemy ...

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

billtsi says:
Rockman 7 - Shukumei no Taiketsu! is a 2D action platformer developed and published by CAPCOM in 1995. Alos known as Mega Man 7.

User Rating: 4.54/5.00