In the tradition of her previous video about Data East’s 1980s coin-ops, gaming historian Kim Justice fixes her critical lens on the arcade games of Konami released during the decade of decadence.

Konami’s probably better known for its NES and Super NES titles, but you really shouldn’t ignore the stuff they brought to arcades. Well, except maybe a handful of the 3D racing games which tried (and failed, rather spectacularly) to compete with classics like OutRun and Chase HQ. Most of the OTHER stuff is great, though, particularly Time Pilot, Circus Charlie, Gyruss, and Gradius, the foundation for the modern side-scrolling shooter.