WillyTheRat's Reviews
3 Ninjas Kick Back (Genesis)
Are there really three warriors in this game, or is there just one who is schizophrenic? Like Jethro and Jethrine, we only see one at a time. And for that matter, was there truly a Minnie Mouse or was Micky just filmed with double exposure...
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Are there really three warriors in this game, or is there just one who is schizophrenic? Like Jethro and Jethrine, we only see one at a time. And for that matter, was there truly a Minnie Mouse or was Micky just filmed with double exposure...
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Alien Storm (Genesis)
This adventure game has some really ugly aliens. I mean they make Phyllis Diller look good. No warm and fuzzy guys that you might have sympathy for. These guys are so ugly even their mothers would want you to kill them. But the little monsters...
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This adventure game has some really ugly aliens. I mean they make Phyllis Diller look good. No warm and fuzzy guys that you might have sympathy for. These guys are so ugly even their mothers would want you to kill them. But the little monsters...
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Animaniacs (Genesis)
The Animaniacs adventure game has colorful, interesting graphics and puzzles that can be solved intuitively. That there are three characters adds to the fun, because each exhibits a uniquely individual personality. They rubber-band apart as you...
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The Animaniacs adventure game has colorful, interesting graphics and puzzles that can be solved intuitively. That there are three characters adds to the fun, because each exhibits a uniquely individual personality. They rubber-band apart as you...
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Ariel The Little Mermaid (Genesis)
That’s the last time I open a can of sardines! I never realized how much was going on below the surface of the oceans until I played this game. Who Knew? It kind of makes me regret pouring all those toxic wastes in the Atlantic Ocean. Oh well,...
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That’s the last time I open a can of sardines! I never realized how much was going on below the surface of the oceans until I played this game. Who Knew? It kind of makes me regret pouring all those toxic wastes in the Atlantic Ocean. Oh well,...
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Chester Cheetah Too Cool To Fool (Genesis)
Chester Cheetah is a single player adventure game starring Cheeto’s favorite cat. Chester’s motorcycle has been disassembled and its parts scattered throughout Four Corners Zoo. He must search the six stages in the zoo (Four Corners Zoo Park,...
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Chester Cheetah is a single player adventure game starring Cheeto’s favorite cat. Chester’s motorcycle has been disassembled and its parts scattered throughout Four Corners Zoo. He must search the six stages in the zoo (Four Corners Zoo Park,...
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Dick Tracy (Genesis)
There are Good Guys and there are Bad Guys, but Dick Tracy is a Great Guy. He wants to eliminate all of the organized scum in his city, no matter what it takes. So using his fists and his wits and a few toys like a pistol and a machine gun, he...
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There are Good Guys and there are Bad Guys, but Dick Tracy is a Great Guy. He wants to eliminate all of the organized scum in his city, no matter what it takes. So using his fists and his wits and a few toys like a pistol and a machine gun, he...
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DJ Boy (Genesis)
Long ago in a faraway galaxy, young people went outside and played in the open air. Some used devices known as roller-skates. DJ Boy still does. DJ must win the Rollergame (a fighting competition on roller-skates) and save his girlfriend Maria....
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Long ago in a faraway galaxy, young people went outside and played in the open air. Some used devices known as roller-skates. DJ Boy still does. DJ must win the Rollergame (a fighting competition on roller-skates) and save his girlfriend Maria....
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Flintstones (Genesis)
Like most husbands, Fred Flintstone doesn’t need a brain. He has a wife. Wilma guides this poor sap throughout the game. But at least she uses finesse. She never tells him what to do, she just tells him what needs to be done. So there you have...
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Like most husbands, Fred Flintstone doesn’t need a brain. He has a wife. Wilma guides this poor sap throughout the game. But at least she uses finesse. She never tells him what to do, she just tells him what needs to be done. So there you have...
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Forgotten Worlds (Genesis)
When you think that you’ve seen it all, they come up with Forgotten Worlds. For some reason the Hero has a satellite for a pal that follows him around. For gamers looking for a challenge, this is it. Not only are you controlling the Hero, you...
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When you think that you’ve seen it all, they come up with Forgotten Worlds. For some reason the Hero has a satellite for a pal that follows him around. For gamers looking for a challenge, this is it. Not only are you controlling the Hero, you...
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Hunt For Red October (Gameboy)
The Hunt for Red October is a submarine war game based loosely on the movie of the same name. Very loosely. The Red October is a Soviet submarine of the Typhoon class, commanded by Captain Marko Ramius. Ramius plans to defect from the Soviet...
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The Hunt for Red October is a submarine war game based loosely on the movie of the same name. Very loosely. The Red October is a Soviet submarine of the Typhoon class, commanded by Captain Marko Ramius. Ramius plans to defect from the Soviet...
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Monopoly (Genesis)
It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. The Depression was still rolling on and what game did people love? That’s right, one about tossing poor people into the streets. Nothing like “Fuzzy Bear brings Christmas Cheer to the...
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It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. The Depression was still rolling on and what game did people love? That’s right, one about tossing poor people into the streets. Nothing like “Fuzzy Bear brings Christmas Cheer to the...
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Mystic Defender (Genesis)
You get fat and lazy when you have hand grenades and cruise missiles at your disposal. Mystic Defender has neither. This game is not meant for the fat and lazy. Except for those guys up in the trees. Now how do you suppose some fat slobs...
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You get fat and lazy when you have hand grenades and cruise missiles at your disposal. Mystic Defender has neither. This game is not meant for the fat and lazy. Except for those guys up in the trees. Now how do you suppose some fat slobs...
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Othello (NES)
Othello is touted as the game that takes “A Minute to Learn, A Lifetime to Master”. It is a two-player board game played on a board with 64 squares using discs colored black on one side and white on the other. As in checkers, the players are...
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Othello is touted as the game that takes “A Minute to Learn, A Lifetime to Master”. It is a two-player board game played on a board with 64 squares using discs colored black on one side and white on the other. As in checkers, the players are...
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PGA Tour Golf (Genesis)
Menus! This game has glorious menus! I would love it if only for that fact. No need to twist your fingers into a knot trying to perform some task on the controller that only a seven-handed spider monkey could accomplish. Just press the “C”...
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Menus! This game has glorious menus! I would love it if only for that fact. No need to twist your fingers into a knot trying to perform some task on the controller that only a seven-handed spider monkey could accomplish. Just press the “C”...
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Punisher (Genesis)
Fast-paced game action as every punk on the mean streets of New York City attacks you using guns, knives, clubs and bare fists. Although they come at you like rain from the sky, our Heroes, The Punisher and/or his favorite sidekick, Nick Fury,...
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Fast-paced game action as every punk on the mean streets of New York City attacks you using guns, knives, clubs and bare fists. Although they come at you like rain from the sky, our Heroes, The Punisher and/or his favorite sidekick, Nick Fury,...
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Quackshot Starring Donald Duck (Genesis)
I never knew how ineffective a bathroom plunger was as a weapon until I used one against a man with a bazooka. Sadly, Donald only has such outlandishly stupid weapons to use against people armed with the best weaponry money can buy. Normally I...
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I never knew how ineffective a bathroom plunger was as a weapon until I used one against a man with a bazooka. Sadly, Donald only has such outlandishly stupid weapons to use against people armed with the best weaponry money can buy. Normally I...
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Rambo 3 (Genesis)
OK, you are Rambo which means two things: you shouldn’t be without your medication and you can expect to be beaten up early and often. Has Sylvester Stallone ever played a character that wasn’t a human punching bag? Our Hero, like the real...
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OK, you are Rambo which means two things: you shouldn’t be without your medication and you can expect to be beaten up early and often. Has Sylvester Stallone ever played a character that wasn’t a human punching bag? Our Hero, like the real...
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Ren & Stimpy Show: Stimpy's Invention (Genesis)
So, Ren has done something stupid. Again. And you have to help him clean up his mess or the whole world will go haywire. Seems it’s doing that without Ren’s help, but just to play along we will help him. So our dummy-duo set out to undo their...
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So, Ren has done something stupid. Again. And you have to help him clean up his mess or the whole world will go haywire. Seems it’s doing that without Ren’s help, but just to play along we will help him. So our dummy-duo set out to undo their...
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Road Blasters (Genesis)
Big Brother has taken away our guns! He’s taken our knives! Gosh, last week eight skinny CIA Agents and their fat leader kicked down my front door screaming “Where’s Elian Gonzalez?” “In A Cuban prison cell, I guess” was all I could...
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Big Brother has taken away our guns! He’s taken our knives! Gosh, last week eight skinny CIA Agents and their fat leader kicked down my front door screaming “Where’s Elian Gonzalez?” “In A Cuban prison cell, I guess” was all I could...
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Sagaia (Genesis)
Sagaia is a warp-speed space adventure with vibrant, colorful, complex scenery and high-energy background music. The Silver Hawk, our Heroes’ spacecraft, changes into various elaborate shapes as it attains higher power levels. The enemies’...
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Sagaia is a warp-speed space adventure with vibrant, colorful, complex scenery and high-energy background music. The Silver Hawk, our Heroes’ spacecraft, changes into various elaborate shapes as it attains higher power levels. The enemies’...
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Scooby Doo Mystery (Genesis)
Scooby-Doo has two mysteries to solve: one in a Haunted Hotel, the other in a Circus. The stories start like a Scooby-Doo cartoon, informing you of the situation and introducing the suspects. When you begin the game for the first time, keep...
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Scooby-Doo has two mysteries to solve: one in a Haunted Hotel, the other in a Circus. The stories start like a Scooby-Doo cartoon, informing you of the situation and introducing the suspects. When you begin the game for the first time, keep...
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Shadow Blasters (Genesis)
Four humans are chosen to defend the world against an evil force. And not a single one of them is a NASCAR driver. What goes on here? Sure they know Ninjutsu, but can they use a ginsu knife to cut apart a cola-can? The game has a varied...
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Four humans are chosen to defend the world against an evil force. And not a single one of them is a NASCAR driver. What goes on here? Sure they know Ninjutsu, but can they use a ginsu knife to cut apart a cola-can? The game has a varied...
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Shove It! ... The Warehouse Game (Genesis)
“Get back to work you lazy scum or I’ll fire your sorry butt!” Ever had encouraging words like those shouted at you? If not, then apparently you’ve never been a blue-collar worker. Well, here is your chance to find out how it feels to be one of...
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“Get back to work you lazy scum or I’ll fire your sorry butt!” Ever had encouraging words like those shouted at you? If not, then apparently you’ve never been a blue-collar worker. Well, here is your chance to find out how it feels to be one of...
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Splatterhouse 2 (Genesis)
So many monsters to kill, so few lives to do it in. A completely mindless killing game. Here we have the Hero walking around wearing a goalie’s mask killing everything that moves. How original! And you say Kurt Vonnegut wrote this? Tell...
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So many monsters to kill, so few lives to do it in. A completely mindless killing game. Here we have the Hero walking around wearing a goalie’s mask killing everything that moves. How original! And you say Kurt Vonnegut wrote this? Tell...
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Sub Terrania (Genesis)
You are going where no man has gone before! Space, the Final Frontier? No, into a dirty mine inhabited by dirty aliens. No, Kirk and Picard get to flirt with beautiful aliens while you are somewhere crawling around in the dirt. And if that...
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You are going where no man has gone before! Space, the Final Frontier? No, into a dirty mine inhabited by dirty aliens. No, Kirk and Picard get to flirt with beautiful aliens while you are somewhere crawling around in the dirt. And if that...
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Superman (Genesis)
Superman, The Man of Steel, The Caped Wonder, is regarded as the first true Super Hero. Most scholars refuse to acknowledge SuperCaveMan, whose animated actions were scratched on the walls of the French Lascaux Cave 17,000 years ago, as the...
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Superman, The Man of Steel, The Caped Wonder, is regarded as the first true Super Hero. Most scholars refuse to acknowledge SuperCaveMan, whose animated actions were scratched on the walls of the French Lascaux Cave 17,000 years ago, as the...
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Tetris 2 (NES)
Raindrops keep falling on my head, or in this case, block groups. The objective of the game is simple; erase blocks by arranging three blocks of the same color either horizontally or vertically, which will cause the three aligned blocks to...
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Raindrops keep falling on my head, or in this case, block groups. The objective of the game is simple; erase blocks by arranging three blocks of the same color either horizontally or vertically, which will cause the three aligned blocks to...
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Trouble Shooter (Genesis)
Trouble Shooter is tremendously original. So many games have the typical mundane same-ole same-ole, but this one is different. Within a minute of play, you will be dazzled with the animation which stands in a class all its...
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Trouble Shooter is tremendously original. So many games have the typical mundane same-ole same-ole, but this one is different. Within a minute of play, you will be dazzled with the animation which stands in a class all its...
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Wizards & Warriors X: Fortress of Fear (Gameboy)
Fortress of Fear is an adventure game with 18 levels of action across five screens: The Bridge and Moat, The Dungeon, The Armory, The Parapet and Malkil’s Chambers. Your character, Kuros, must find Princess Elaine, who is assumed held captive...
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Fortress of Fear is an adventure game with 18 levels of action across five screens: The Bridge and Moat, The Dungeon, The Armory, The Parapet and Malkil’s Chambers. Your character, Kuros, must find Princess Elaine, who is assumed held captive...
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