Time Trax
Developer: Malibu Interactive Publisher: Malibu Release: 04/94 Genre: Action Licensed games never cease to amaze. I mean that in a good and bad way. I can see the allure; taking a hit movie or TV show and...
Tag: 1994
The Misadventures of Flink
Developer: Psygnosis Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 05/94 Genre: Platformer During the 16-bit era there was a very clear divide in quality between Japanese and Western platformers. The likes of Sonic, Mario, and Mega Man all featured tight controls and ...
The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates
Developer: Sting Publisher: Taito Release: 06/94 Genre: Platformer Taito did an amazing job creating good platformers around the Hanna Barbera properties during the 8 and 16-bit eras. I freely admit I had low expectations for these games yet...
Tinhead
Developer: Micropose Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte Release: 10/94 Genre: Platformer As the mascot platformers raged on to the end of the 16-bit generation developers would finally “get” it. The realization that it takes more than a cute fa...
The Pirates of Dark Water (Genesis)
Developer: Iguana Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 06/94 Genre: Action The Pirates of Dark Water. This one is a blast from the past. Prior to reviewing these games I had long since forgotten about this cartoon. The series was intriguing...
Alfred Chicken
Developer: Twilight Publisher: Mindscape Release: 02/94 Genre: Platformer Alfred Chicken. For such an obscure title it received heavy print advertising back in the day. I could not turn a page in a magazine without seeing his big stupid...
Street Racer
Developer: Vivid Image Publisher: Ubi Soft Release: 94 Genre: Racing Super Mario Kart was the bestselling racing game of its generation. At just under 9 million copies sold it was also one of the bestselling SNES games of all time....
Stunt Race FX
Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Release: 10/10/94 Genre: Racing When Star Fox released it made a big splash. 3d was still relatively new on consoles and it was a good shooter in spite of its technical faults. Stunt Race FX...
Outrunners
Developer: Sega CS3 Publisher: Data East Release: 06/14/94 Genre: Racing Outrun is one of the most beloved racing games of the 80s. From its style to its music the game was a first class effort all around....
Zoda’s Revenge – Star Tropics II
Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release: 03/15/94 Genre: Action-Adventure Star Tropics is an odd game among Nintendo’s lineup. As a very clear Zelda inspired adventure it was targeted toward the Western audience who might have found ...