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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Mega Man 7

Mega Man 7

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 09/95    Genre: Platformer If you thought the wait for Mega Man X was bad the continuation of the original series was even worse. By the time of Mega Man 7’s release Mega Man X3...
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Final Fight

Final Fight

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 11/10/91   Genre: Beat em up Final Fight is one of the most popular arcade games of all time. In terms of its relevance it did for beat em ups what Street Fighter did for...
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Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken

Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken

Developer: Graphic Research Company  Publisher: Tomy   Released: 12/16/94   Genre: Action Here in the West the Disney license one publisher would handle their titles per platform. Initially Sega did a fine job churning out gold for their systems with Virg...
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King of Demons (Majyuuou)

King of Demons (Majyuuou)

Developer: KSS    Publisher: KSS    Released: 08/25/95    Genre: Action While we are familiar with Japanese publishers such as Capcom, Konami, and Square Enix over the decades there have been many companies that have flirted with game’s publishing tha...
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Super Off Road – The Baja

Super Off Road – The Baja

Developer: Software Creations    Publisher: Tradewest    Released: 09/93    Genre: Racing Out of all the genres that were active during the 16-bit era racing games are perhaps the hardest to revisit. Polygons finally allowed developers to create the kind...
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The Great Battle II – Last Fighter Twin

The Great Battle II – Last Fighter Twin

Developer: Banpresto   Publisher: Banpresto   Released: 03/27/92   Genre: Beat em up I both love and hate the Great Battle Cyber. This late era Famicom release had everything going for it, from graphics to engaging gameplay. But it completely...
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Axelay

Axelay

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 09/92    Genre: Shooter I think it safe to say that the shooting genre had a rough start on the SNES. Don’t get me wrong there were many great games in that initial batch. However you...
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Magical Pop’n

Magical Pop’n

Developer: Pack-In-Video   Publisher: Polestar Co.  Released: 03/10/95   Genre: Action As I plumb the import libraries of these old consoles I am continually astounded at the sheer number of hidden gems most have never heard of. You’ll hear plenty ab...
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Pop’n Twinbee

Pop’n Twinbee

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 03/26/93    Genre: Shooter I’ve played my fair share of shooters of all stripes. Bullet hell, cute em ups, rail shooters, the list goes on and on. I’ve adapted to some weird mechanics but I...
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