Arabian Nights: Sabaku no Seirei Ou

Arabian Nights: Sabaku no Seirei Ou

Developer: Pandora Box    Publisher: Takara    Released: 06/14/96    Genre: RPG The Magic of Scheherezade is not only my favorite 8-bit RPG but also one of my favorite NES games of all time. Part of that comes from its setting; Arabian themed...
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Sunset Riders

Sunset Riders

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 06/08/93    Genre: Action Contra III is one of my favorite action games of all time. It holds up surprisingly well for an early SNES title and considering their later work on the system I...
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Super Valis IV

Super Valis IV

Developer: Telenet Japan     Publisher: Atlus     Released: 02/93     Genre: Action Super Valis IV is the end of the Valis saga. At least in the US. Super Valis IV was the last game in the series to be released worldwide.  While they...
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Hagane

Hagane

Developer: Red     Publisher: Hudson Soft     Released: 06/95     Genre: Action As an SNES owner for the majority of the 16-bit generation certain games made me extremely jealous. Gunstar Heroes is a contender for game of the generation in my eyes.....
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King of Dragons

King of Dragons

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 04/94   Genre: Beat em up The King of Dragons is an interesting game. It was released not long after Final Fight blew the doors off the genre and a legion of imitators followed. It...
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Hook

Hook

Developer: Ukiyotei     Publisher: Sony Imagesoft     Released: 1992     Genre: Platformer Movie licensed video games were on average absolutely dreadful during the 8 and 16-bit era. Sure you could blame this on the films publishers chose to create...
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Run Saber

Run Saber

Developer: Hori Electric Co.    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 06/08/93    Genre: Action Early on in the Super Nintendo’s life Capcom blessed the system with many arcade ports such as U.N. Squadron, Final Fight, and Super Buster Brothers. All great ti...
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Parodius – Non Sense Fantasy

Parodius – Non Sense Fantasy

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 07/03/92     Genre: Shooter I will forever remain jealous of European gamers for receiving the majority of the Parodius series. As a parody of the otherwise serious Gradius games Parodius could ...
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Super Mario RPG

Super Mario RPG

Developer: Square Enix   Publisher: Nintendo   Release: 05/13/96   Genre: RPG The concept of a Super Mario RPG does not seem strange now considering the Paper Mario series is a modern day staple. But at one point even suggesting such a...
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Rockman & Forte

Rockman & Forte

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 04/24/98   Genre: Platformer It is hard to believe but for a while there Capcom were hesitant to release certain Mega Man titles in the US. This was mostly due to the long lead times...
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