Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (SNES)

Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (SNES)

Developer: Advance Communication    Publisher: American Sammy    Release: 01/92   Genre: Action RPG Every long running franchise seems to have that one odd duck. Whether the designers want to something new or realized what they originally created simply was not...
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Seiken Densetsu 3

Seiken Densetsu 3

Developer: Square    Publisher: Square    Release: 09/30/95   Genre: Action RPG Of the many Square RPGs that never came to the US during the 16-bit era Seiken Densetsu 3 probably stings the most. Secret of Mana was much beloved by fans...
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Fatal Fury 2

Fatal Fury 2

Developer: Takara    Publisher: Takara    Release: 04/94   Genre: Fighting As a fan of Neo Geo games in the arcade I looked forward to the first SNES and Genesis ports. There was no way in hell I would ever get the...
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Battle Zeque Den

Battle Zeque Den

Developer: Arsys  Software   Publisher: Asmik    Release: 07/15/94   Genre: Beat ’em up The Super Famicom library is a treasure trove of overlooked games. While everyone fawns over the numerous Square Enix RPGS that never left Japan there are...
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Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z

Developer: Winky Soft   Publisher: Bandai   Release: 06/25/93    Genre: Beat em up This one is a serious blast from the past. I watched Mazinger Z when it was brought to the US as Transor Z. I remember liking the...
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Terranigma

Terranigma

Developer: Quintet    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 12/19/96   Genre: Action RPG One of the great injustices of the 16-bit era is that Terranigma did not release in the US. It is understandable; as a late 1995 release any localization would take...
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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Developer: Probe    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 1994   Genre: Action Beauty and the Beast, like nearly all of Disney’s legendary animated films from the 90s, saw its fair share of licensed titles. But unlike the likes of Aladdin and...
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Edono Kiba

Edono Kiba

Developer: Riot    Publisher: Micro World    Release: 03/12/93    Genre: Action Ninja Gaiden and Shinobi made me a fan of ninja action games. While Sega received the lion’s share of attention thanks to the quality of the Genesis Shinobi...
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Bonkers

Bonkers

Developer: Sun L   Publisher: Capcom    Release: 10/94   Genre: Platformer Of all the Disney Afternoon shows Bonkers is the one I am the least fond of. It is not that it was a bad show, but Darkwing Duck is a...
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Total Carnage

Total Carnage

Developer: Black Pearl   Publisher: Malibu   Release: 11/93   Genre: Action I loved Smash T.V., both in the arcade and at home on the SNES. That was in spite of the fact I was terrible at the game until...
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