Mazin Saga – Mutant Fighter

Mazin Saga – Mutant Fighter

Developer: Almanic   Publisher: Vik Tokai    Release: 1993   Genre: Action This is one I have been meaning to get to for a long time. As in decades. I know, I know, it is embarrassing. Mazin Saga looked incredibly cool...
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The Dynastic Hero

The Dynastic Hero

Developer: AlfaSystem    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 1993   Genre: Action RPG One day, one day I will untangle the messy history and lineage of the Wonder Boy series. Wonder Boy in Monster World was one of my favorite early...
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Time Gal

Time Gal

Developer: Wolf Team   Publisher: Renovation    Release: 1993   Genre: FMV To this day I question why Sega of America focused their marketing of the Sega CD around FMV games so heavily. The system was woefully inadequate at presenting those...
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Golden Axe III

Golden Axe III

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 06/25/93   Genre: Action My love of Golden Axe as a series is an enigma. If we are being honest more than half the titles in the series are mediocre. Yet I still like the...
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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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Double Dragon 2 – the Revenge

Double Dragon 2 – the Revenge

Developer: Kid Co.   Publisher: Naxat Soft   Release: 03/12/93   Genre: Beat em up My initial exposure to Double Dragon 2 was the brilliant NES version which was essentially a remake. I did not play the arcade game until...
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Socket

Socket

Developer: Vik Tokai    Publisher: Vik Tokai    Release: 08/17/93   Genre: Platformer In the video game industry one of the easiest paths to success is to copy the most popular game at the time. Super Mario Brothers had its moment 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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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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Batman Returns (NES)

Batman Returns (NES)

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 01/93   Genre: Beat ’em up As the movie event of the year Batman Returns hit every viable platform on the market. Even European PCs received some version of the game. So it stands to...
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