Fatal Fury (Genesis)
Developer: Gai Brain, Apsect Publisher: Takara Release: 02/93 Genre: Fighting Takara were a god send for those of us too poor to own a Neo Geo. Hell I am a grown man with a job and I would...
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Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck
Developer: Core Design Publisher: Virgin Interactive Release: 09/93 Genre: Platformer I was not a fan of Chuck Rock. As one of the first European platformers I was exposed to its flaws stuck out compared to the tight Japanese...
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: Genre: Action The SNES release of Street Fighter II is one of the biggest console exclusives of all time. At the time no one thought it was possible and its release and quality sparked a...
BattleTech
Developer: Malibu Interactive Publisher: Extreme Entertainment Release: 09/94 Genre: Action I have always wanted to get in to the MechWarrior universe. Giant robots have always been cool and growing up there was no shortage of media featuring...
Mickey Mania
Developer: Traveller’s Tales Publisher: Sony Imagesoft Release: 10/26/94 Genre: Platformer Compared to many of his contemporaries Mickey Mouse has had a good go of it in the video game space. While Mickey Mousecapade was a dreadful title ...
Curse
Developer: Micronet Publisher: Micronet Release: 12/23/89 Genre: Shooter By all respects Curse should be a game that is instantly forgettable. The Sega Genesis did not suffer from a lack of shooters even early on. And yet this...
Revenge of the Ninja
Developer: Wolfteam Publisher: Renovation Release: 03/94 Genre: Action The Sega CD library is a bit underrated even today. While it was flooded with assy FMV games initially by late 1993 it began to build up a respectable library. While...
Streets of Rage 3
Developer: Ancient Publisher: Sega Release: Genre: Beat ’em up Streets of Rage 2 is one of the greatest beat em ups of all time. It tops the list of greatest games in the genre regularly and is one of the...
Battletoads (Sega Genesis)
Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: Tradewest Release: 03/93 Genre: Action Battletoads is a game that I both love and hate. It has more variety than two or three games combined and lets its creativity flow unbridled. But the...
The Misadventures of Flink
Developer: Psygnosis Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 05/94 Genre: Platformer During the 16-bit era there was a very clear divide in quality between Japanese and Western platformers. The likes of Sonic, Mario, and Mega Man all featured tight controls and ...