Whirlo
Developer: Nova Co. Publisher: Namco Release: 1992 Genre: Platformer I have always been both fascinated and jealous of games from Japan that release in Europe but skip the US. It stands to reason that if the game...
Category: Snes
Bazooka Blitzkrieg
Developer: Tose Publisher: Bandai Release: 11/92 Genre: Action Light gun games, as fun as they are, as a whole offer little variety. Let’s be completely honest: if it is not a rail shooter chances are it is going...
Street Fighter II
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 07/15/92 Genre: Fighting Street Fighter II is one of the biggest phenomenon’s the gaming world has ever seen. You do not need me to tell you that. It was not the first in the...
The Peace Keepers
Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 03/94 Genre: Beat em up I like the Rushing Beat series. Jaleco’s signature beat em up series did not break new ground in the genre but the games were at least enjoyable despite their...
Power Soukoban
Developer: Atelier Double Publisher: Nintendo Release: 01/01/99 Genre: Puzzle Sokoban is a genre of puzzle game that I have loved for years without realizing it was its own unique thing. There is something oddly satisfying about successfully...
Cool Spot SNES
Developer: Virgin Publisher: Virgin Release: 12/10/93 Genre: Action Cool Spot was one of the most pleasant surprises of the 16-bit era. Virgin were an incredible developer back then, able to churn out excellent original titles as well as lice...
F1 ROC: Race of Champions
Developer: Seta Publisher: Seta Release: 1992 Genre: Racing F-Zero set the bar pretty high as far as my expectations with racing games during the 16-bit era. Coming off the stale, repetitive 8-bit racers F-Zero was a breath of fresh air...
Violinist of Hamelin
Developer: Daft Co. Publisher: Enix Release: 09/29/95 Genre: Action To this day I am still amazed at the depth of the SNES library. The games released in the West were great but sheer number of hidden gems...
The Addams Family
Developer: Ocean Publisher: Ocean Release: 03/92 Genre: Platformer Ocean Software was not one of my favorite publishers back in the day. As the European Acclaim they flooded the market with licensed video games that were usually not very...
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Developer: Natsume Publisher: Banalex Release: 09/23/93 Genre: Action In my early days of emulation it was not uncommon to scroll through a list of roms and try random games just because the name sounded interesting. Sometimes I would...