Pocky & Rocky 2

Pocky & Rocky 2

 Developer: Natsume    Publisher: Natsume    Release: 1994    Genre: Action The original Pocky & Rocky is one of my favorite SNES surprises. I remember the extremely high reviews but thought it was too silly to take seriously.  Then I rented it...
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Demolition Man

Demolition Man

Developer: Alexandria    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 1995    Genre: Action Demolition Man was the action blockbuster of 1994. Well, at least one of them. Honestly that was a pretty stellar year for action movies with the likes of True Lies, Speed,.....
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Magic Sword

Magic Sword

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 08/92    Genre: Action I loved Magic Sword in the arcade but looking back I can see it for the massive money sink that it is. Arcade games were designed to drain as many quarters as...
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Melfand Stories

Melfand Stories

Developer: Sting   Publisher: Ascii    Release: 03/25/94   Genre: Beat em up The Super Famicom library never ceases to amaze me. Even now, decades after its last release, I am still discovering plenty of hidden gems in its lineup....
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Super Smash T.V.

Super Smash T.V.

Smash T.V. was a phenomenon in the arcade and next to Street Fighter 2 and Turtles in Time is the game I probably poured the most quarters into.  It’s easy to see why: the Running Man was a popular movie...
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Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool

Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool

Developer: System Vision    Publisher: Kaneko    Released: 1992    Genre: Action Once upon a time food mascots were popular enough to receive their own video games. And surprisingly some of these games were actually good! Cool Spot is an example of a....
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Brawl Brothers

Brawl Brothers

Developer: Jaleco    Publisher: Jaleco    Release: 1993   Genre: Beat em up In spite of how generic it was I still kind of liked Rival Turf. It was as blatant a Final Fight clone as possible but it still had charm....
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Disney’s Aladdin (SNES)

Disney’s Aladdin (SNES)

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1993     Genre: Platformer Disney’s Aladdin was one of the biggest movies of 1992. It is easy to see why; it boasted a star studded voice cast and exquisite animation, bringing to life that fa...
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Super Tekkyu Fight!

Super Tekkyu Fight!

Developer: Metro Corporation    Publisher: Banpresto    Release: 09/15/95    Genre: Action Once upon a time Bomberman was practically an institution in Japan. The games were extremely popular and released at a yearly clip for every platform. In Americ...
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Wild Guns

Wild Guns

Developer: Natsume     Publisher: Natsume     Released: July 1995     Genre: Action I like Harvest Moon as much as the next man but I remember a different Natsume. At one point in time Natsume put out action games that competed with the likes...
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