Lords of Thunder

Lords of Thunder

Developer: Red Company/Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Released: 1993    Genre: Shooter As much as I like shooters during the 16-bit era they did become a bit stale. The vast majority fell into the space shooter category and while I like...
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Gunstar Heroes

Gunstar Heroes

Developer: Treasure    Publisher: Sega    Release: 09/93   Genre: Action Gunstar Heroes is the best overall action game for the Genesis. That is a lofty statement but one that I fully believe in. But I am ready to take it a...
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Cool Spot

Cool Spot

Developer: Virgin Games   Publisher: Virgin Games    Release: 04/93   Genre: Platformer Virgin Interactive is a forgotten publisher these days but once upon a time they were one of the big dogs. We remember all of the great licensed titles...
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Disney’s Aladdin

Disney’s Aladdin

Developer: Virgin    Publisher: Sega    Release: 11/93   Genre: Platformer It really is incredible just how much Aladdin dominated 1992. The movie is one Disney’s greatest achievements and the subsequent video games were all fantastic. The Genesis vers...
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Ranma ½: Hard Battle

Ranma ½: Hard Battle

Developer: NCS    Publisher: DTMC    Release: 1992   Genre: Fighting As bad as licensed games have been in the US in Japan they were even worse if you can believe it. With so much anime airing on TV even to...
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 08/16/93     Genre: Platformer I really miss Tiny Toons. Today’s generation really missed out on a brilliant reinvention of the classic Looney Toons characters and their humor. The characters t...
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Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams

Developer: Success    Publisher: TTI    Released: 04/93    Genre: Shooter Growing up there were certain games that had attained mythical status due to their rarity. Most of these games such as Radiant Silvergun, Psychic Killer Taromaru, and Harmful Pa...
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Actraiser 2

Actraiser 2

Developer: Quintet     Publisher: Enix     Released: 11/93     Genre: Action The original Actraiser was one of the best early SNES titles as it offered something new in terms of gameplay and while featuring great production values, mostly in terms o...
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Sylphia

Sylphia

Developer: Compile    Publisher: Tonkin House    Release: 10/22/93   Genre: Shooter Any true shooter fan knows the name Compile. They were literally the masters of the genre, creating many beloved classics. But as with any company there are always...
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Kendo Rage

Kendo Rage

Developer: Affect    Publisher: Seta   Release: 10/93   Genre: Action Sometimes I wonder how or why certain games were ever localized. For every Castlevania or Mega Man, the types of games a publisher would be fools to leave in...
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