All tagged One Credit Review
Something new and strange has happened in the world of One Credit Reviews. I played a game at random, as per usual, but I ended up playing an arcade game that doesn't suck, and is, in fact, quite fun to play. It's actually a shame I had to stop after only one quarter. What you get for that quarter is a hell of a lot of value. Even if this game is 50 cents, it's still quite some value. If it costs a dollar, you are in one of the worst arcades imaginable.
The title 'Atomic Punk' sounds way more awesome than the off brand Irem made port of Bomberman this game actually is. I wasn't expecting such a well known console game to pop up in a random sampling of MAME emulated arcade games. I was hoping for a new gameplay experience, and I have experienced plenty of bomber men in my life. I actually did get a new experience though. I had the chance to learn what Bomberman would be, if it was bad.
Every major Japanese development company has established their own major fighting franchise over the years, sometimes more than one if they lean into the fighting genre. Sega has Virtua Fighter, Capcom has Street Fighter, Namco has Tekken. Nintendo has Hogan's Alley. There is one major player missing though, Konami…
