Arcade Memories, Pt. 1: Crime Fighters
Crime Fighters is really a game of its era – and that era is the latest of the late ’80s.
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Tag: 1989
World Court Tennis – Quest’s End
World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC The Evil Tennis King had to know that I was getting ready to exact my vengeance by now. I’d just picked off two of his top lieutenants and his favorite quota-based hire. And if he hadn’t heard about that, he sure as hell had seen my […]
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World Court Tennis – The Pearly Gates
World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Off the coast of Tokyo I had discovered a tennis court surrounded by a vast moat. I assumed it had to be the remains of Osaka Castle. This assumption defied all conventions of basic geography, so it had to be correct. Before I ran into this […]
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World Court Tennis – The Endgame Begins
World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Had I known I was up against Tennis Satan himself, perhaps I might not have rushed headlong into humiliating defeat. It was going to take more than my legendary forehand and prophesied tennis instincts to take down the Evil Tennis King and free Tennis Kingdom from… […]
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World Court Tennis – Genre Pioneer
World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Fear not, tennis fans – I haven’t abandoned my quest. Quite the opposite, in fact. However, sifting through 6 hours of virtually identical looking footage of video game tennis can be quite time-consuming. Particularly when you’ve got a day job! The quest, for good or for […]
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World Court Tennis – STEV Rising: REVENGEANCE
World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC I had taken out Witt. Conquered one of the six tennis courts and obtained a mystic pearl of unknown purpose. I knew I probably needed more practice, but vengeance – no – REVENGEANCE was running through my veins. I needed revenge against Sevens. Ah, just look […]
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World Court Tennis – IKUZE!
World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC After recuperating from my devastating defeat at the hands of the sinister Sevens, it appeared that a new plan was in order. I clearly wasn’t good enough to take on a serious challenger yet… or was I? Clearly, I had been called to this surprisingly verdant sports […]
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World Court Tennis – Advantage: Sevens
World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Despite some initial miscues, my plan to buy my way to tennis godhood had finally commenced in earnest. Dressed in my finest “D” grade Parisian sportswear, I was now a credible threat. It was time to take retribution on those tennis rapists. The rape-ee would now […]
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World Court Tennis – The Quest Continues
World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC My initial foray into Tennis Kingdom having been thwarted by roving tennis rapists, I took some time to lick my wounds before venturing out into the wilderness again. Clearly, I had a lot of practicing to do before I could even consider taking down the Evil […]
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World Court Tennis – The Legend Begins
World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC World Court Tennis is just like any other Tennis game from 1989, save for two notable exceptions. One: it lets you play as a cat man named Grans: Two: it has a quest mode. Seriously! A quest! There’s really no point in talking about any other mode, is […]
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