Ushio to Tora

Ushio to Tora

Developer: Yutaka    Publisher: Yutaka    Released: 01/25/1993    Genre: Action In the US Nintendo gained a reputation for being kiddy at a time when Sega were pushing the envelope. It is a reputation they gladly paraded around back in...
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Congo’s Caper

Congo’s Caper

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Released: 1993     Genre: Platformer For me Joe & Mac was one of the highlights of the early SNES period. Although it was vastly different from the arcade game I still enjoyed it nonetheless,...
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Battle Clash

Battle Clash

Developer: Intelligent Systems    Publisher: Nintendo     Released: 10/92     Genre: Action Light gun video games at home have never been my specialty. Maybe it was the inaccuracy of the NES Zapper and the Master System Light Phaser. Or maybe it was....
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Fatal Fury

Fatal Fury

Developer: SNK    Publisher: Takara     Released: 1993     Genre: Fighting Anyone gamer who grew up in the 80s and 90s coveted the Neo Geo. A console with perfect arcade conversions was like the Holy Grail. The problem was no one could...
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Lufia & the Fortress of Doom

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom

Developer: Neverland     Publisher: Taito     Released: December 1993    Genre: RPG Although Final Fantasy VII blew the doors off the RPG genre in terms of popularity in the US the genre did have its fans prior to that on the SNES. There...
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Metal Warriors

Metal Warriors

Developer: Lucas Arts    Publisher: Konami    Released: 04/95    Genre: Action You can be forgiven for thinking Metal Warriors is part of the Assault Suit series. The look is not just reminiscent of that series, it is near identical. A quick glance...
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Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu

Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu

Developer: KCET    Publisher: Konami    Released: 12/22/93    Genre: Action Legend of the Mystical Ninja was one of the best early SNES game. In my opinion it is also one of the best in the system’s library. Although it was not...
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Thunder Spirits

Thunder Spirits

Developer: Toshiba EMI    Publisher: Seika     Released: 06/92    Genre: Shooter Multiplatform games between the Sega Genesis, SNES, and to a lesser extent the Turbo Grafx-16 were common. Legions of 2d platformers and fighting games are shared between ...
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Captain Commando

Captain Commando

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Released: 1995    Genre: Beat em up Captain Commando was once the official mascot for Capcom. If you can believe it the goofy American superhero stereotype was used to shill Capcom products in the US before Me...
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Realm

Realm

Developer: Flair Software     Publisher: Titus     Released: 1996     Genre: Action Contra III is one of the greatest 2d action games of all time. Konami absolutely knocked it out of the park on their first try on the SNES and few games...
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