Art of Fighting (SNES)

Art of Fighting (SNES)

Developer: Takara    Publisher: Takara    Release: 12/93    Genre: Fighting Art of Fighting has always occupied a weird spot in SNK’s fighting roster. Not quite Fatal Fury but also not analogous to Street Fighter it brought many unique systems to the...
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Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES)

Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES)

Developer: Shiny Entertainment    Publisher: Playmates    Release: 11/15/95   Genre: Action Earthworm Jim was one of the freshest new faces of the 16-bit era. Where most mascot platformers were cynical creations quickly scribbled on a napkin to cash in o...
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Time Trax

Time Trax

Developer: Malibu Interactive    Publisher: Malibu    Release: 04/94   Genre: Action Licensed games never cease to amaze. I mean that in a good and bad way. I can see the allure; taking a hit movie or TV show and...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters

Developer: Konami   Publisher: Konami   Release:09/04/93   Genre: Fighting When Street Fighter 2 hit the SNES it opened the floodgates for not only arcade ports but also many an original home fighting game. Some of these were based off popular manga like...
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The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates

The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates

Developer: Sting   Publisher: Taito    Release: 06/94   Genre: Platformer Taito did an amazing job creating good platformers around the Hanna Barbera properties during the 8 and 16-bit eras. I freely admit I had low expectations for these games yet...
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Super Ninja Boy

Super Ninja Boy

Developer: Culture Brain    Publisher: Culture Brain    Release: 04/93   Genre: Action RPG I was late getting around to Little Ninja Bros. on the NES. It was a game I always meant to get around to but never did. But despite...
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Power Moves

Power Moves

Developer: System Vision   Publisher: Kaneko    Release: 01/93   Genre: Action Ah yes, Power Moves. If you grew up in the 90’s chances are you saw the striking ad of a man getting punched and his face exploding in...
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Street Fighter II Turbo

Street Fighter II Turbo

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 08/01/93   Genre: Action The announcement of Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition for the Sega Genesis was a big blow to SNES owners in 1993. While Super Nintendo owners had enjoyed the original exclusive...
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Iron Commando

Iron Commando

Developer: Arcade Zone   Publisher: Poppo   Release: 02/10/95   Genre: Beat em up I have mentioned that the beat em up genre was over saturated in the early 90s. Trust me it is true. But despite the glut of...
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Street Racer

Street Racer

Developer: Vivid Image    Publisher: Ubi Soft    Release: 94    Genre: Racing Super Mario Kart was the bestselling racing game of its generation. At just under 9 million copies sold it was also one of the bestselling SNES games of all time....
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