Ranma ½: Hard Battle
Developer: NCS Publisher: DTMC Release: 1992 Genre: Fighting As bad as licensed games have been in the US in Japan they were even worse if you can believe it. With so much anime airing on TV even to...
Category: Snes
Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 11/28/91 Genre: Platformer When I step back and analyze why I like Dark Souls so much I think it stems from my love of the Ghouls ‘N Ghosts series. Both series are incredibly punishing...
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 08/16/93 Genre: Platformer I really miss Tiny Toons. Today’s generation really missed out on a brilliant reinvention of the classic Looney Toons characters and their humor. The characters t...
Actraiser 2
Developer: Quintet Publisher: Enix Released: 11/93 Genre: Action The original Actraiser was one of the best early SNES titles as it offered something new in terms of gameplay and while featuring great production values, mostly in terms o...
Kendo Rage
Developer: Affect Publisher: Seta Release: 10/93 Genre: Action Sometimes I wonder how or why certain games were ever localized. For every Castlevania or Mega Man, the types of games a publisher would be fools to leave in...
Castlevania: Dracula X
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 09/95 Genre: Action It was a sad day when Rondo of Blood did not come to the US. It should not have been a surprise; Konami were not a publisher for the Turbo Grafx-16 but...
Super Castlevania IV
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 10/31/91 Genre: Action When I look back on the first year of the Super Nintendo’s release I realize we’ll likely never have another system with a year of insane releases like that ever a...
BioMetal
Developer: Athena Publisher: Activision Released: 1993 Genre: Shooter During the great shooter explosion of the 90s a game had to do something different to stand out. Whether it was a new play mechanic, unique weapons, or employing new t...
Arcus Spirits
Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Sammy Release: 10/22/93 Genre: Action If you were an early adapter of the Sega Genesis chances are you were familiar with Renovation. This little known publisher released some of the best games for the system...
Rival Turf
Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 1992 Genre: Beat em up Once Final Fight hit big the beat em up genre truly exploded in popularity. Nearly every publisher at some point or another tried their hand at the genre, often with...