World Heroes
Developer: ADK Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 09/93 Genre: Fighting I think its safe to say SNK and the fighting game genre were quite fond of each other. Of the 150 or so Neo Geo games over 50 are fighting...
Tag: 1993
Soldiers of Fortune
Developer: The Bitmap Brothers Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte Release: 12/93 Genre: Action As someone who lives in the US I was always fascinated by the Amiga. Magazine coverage of its games was sparse but they all seemed interesting. The...
Battletoads & Double Dragon
Developer: Rare Publisher: Tradewest Release: 12/93 Genre: Beat em up Battletoads & Double Dragon is the crossover that no one asked for. I am sure many would have preferred the Ninja Turtles but that was not happening for obvious...
Secret of Mana
Developer: Squaresoft Publisher: Squaresoft Release: 10/93 Genre: Action RPG Next to Lunar: Eternal Blue for Sega CD Secret of Mana was my white whale, a game I coveted but seemed to slip through my grasp time and time...
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Belle’s Quest
Developer: Software Creations Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 1993 Genre: Adventure Beauty and the Beast was the Disney movie event of 1991 and one of their highest grossing animated films ever. But unlike your traditional licensed titles it took a.....
Yoshi’s Cookie
Developer: Bullet Proof Software Publisher: Bullet Proof Software Release: 06/93 Genre: Puzzle Yoshi was the breakout star of Super Mario World. The versatile little dinosaur buddy was instantly lovable and would go on to become a staple in the...
Daffy Duck: the Marvin Missions
Developer: Icom Simulations Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 10/93 Genre: Action The Disney license has a long history of excellence within the video game realm. From Capcom to Sega to Virgin every studio put their best foot forward when it...
Lunar – the Silver Star
Developer: Studio Alex Publisher: Working Designs Release: 12/93 Genre: RPG Ever since I saw screenshots of Exile’s cutscenes the idea of a RPG on a CD-ROM fascinated me. With all of that space you could have full blown...
Plok
Developer: Software Creations Publisher: Tradewest Release: 09/93 Genre: Action The competition among mascot platformers during the 16-bit era was fierce. As lines in the sand were drawn any new entrant in the contest for the hearts and minds of...
Jim Power – The Lost Dimension in 3D
Developer: Loriciel Publisher: Electro Brain Release: 1993 Genre: Action Jim Power is one of the most frustrating games I have ever played in my life. That says a lot as I am 41 years old but it is true....