PLATFORMS

You are now a member of the Silent Service, the US Navy Submarine command. For a long while after Pearl Harbor, you are the only forces capable of striking back at the Japanese in the Pacific. Take one of the “fleet boats” and go on extended patrols of up to 2 months from Hawaii, Australia, … Continue reading “Silent Service”

Depending on which title you use, and how you interpret it, this game is about a guy who a) rushes in before attacking b) attacks Russians (or is being attacked by Russians… in the mid-80s, when this game was produced, the Cold War was still in full effect), or c) wears a rather goofy hat. … Continue reading “Rush’n Attack”

This is the scrolling beat ’em up by Technos which started the Kunio / Nekketsu High series. The original takes takes place in a Japanese city, whereas its western version named Renegade is set on the mean streets of Brooklyn. This conversion later produced unofficial sequels Target: Renegade and Renegade III: The Final Chapter. You … Continue reading “Renegade”

The original Breakout concept involves controlling a bat at the bottom of the screen and using it to catch and direct a ball so as to hit all the bricks which are arranged at the top of the screen. It was unpopular for over a decade, before Taito revived it with some new ideas in … Continue reading “Arkanoid”