DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure

DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 03/22/96   Genre: Platformer Milon’s Secret Castle is one of the worst NES games of all time. It tried many different things and failed at nearly all of them to create an inscrutable...
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Nintendo    Released: 11/1/1996    Genre: Platformer Donkey Kong Country 3 is an odd release. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island and Donkey Kong Country 2 were a fitting swan song for the SNES before the Nintendo 64 wo...
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Rocky Rodent

Rocky Rodent

Developer: Irem     Publisher: Irem     Release: 09/93     Genre: Platformer Of all the companies to jump on the mascot platformer craze one of the last I would expect is Irem. The house that R-Type built had a rich arcade lineage they...
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Space Megaforce

Space Megaforce

Developer: Compile    Publisher: Toho    Released: 1992    Genre: Shooter Who would have thought one of the SNES’s earliest shooters would be one of its best? Space Megaforce is an exceptional game that plays to the system’s strength’s while avo...
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Xardion

Xardion

Developer: Jorudan Co.   Publisher: Asmik    Released: 1992    Genre: Action Never underestimate the power of good marketing. I remember the magazine ads for Xardion featuring the intricate mecha designs of the main characters. The game looked extremely...
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Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles

Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles

Developer: Adrenalin Entertainment    Publisher: Playmates     Released: 1995     Genre: Action The end of the 16-bit era saw some truly amazing side scrolling action titles. Contra: Hard Corps, Alien Soldier, Rendering Ranger R2, these were the type...
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Nightmare Busters

Nightmare Busters

Developer: Arcade Zone    Publisher: Super Fighter Team   Released: 12/23/13    Genre: Action Its always frustrating to see what could be a good game get cancelled. In this day and age it is more common to see and to...
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Time Slip

Time Slip

Developer: The Sales Curve    Publisher: Vik Tokai    Released: 1993    Genre: Action Contra III is one of my favorite action games of all time. For an early SNES title it held up brilliantly throughout that generation and remains...
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Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame

Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame

Developer: KCET     Publisher: Konami     Released: 12/16/94     Genre: Action Konami refusing to localize the Ganbare Goemon Super Famicom sequels has always hit pretty hard. Legend of the Mystical Ninja left an indelible impression on anyone fortu...
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Super Bomberman 2

Super Bomberman 2

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Released: 12/12/94   Genre: Action Super Bomberman was a great game but still had room for improvement. While Hudson delivered a great multiplayer experience the single player was lacking. For the sequ...
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