Skeleton Krew

Skeleton Krew

Developer: Core Design    Publisher: Core Design    Released: 1995    Genre: Action There is something to be said about managing expectations. Whenever we look forward to a new video game the mind races at the possibilities. I read an absolutely glowing review...
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Ristar

Ristar

Developer: Sonic Team      Publisher: Sega      Released: 02/16/95      Genre: Platformer I love the period toward the end of a console’s life. With years of experience under their belt developers have crafted some truly exceptional, hardware ...
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Rendering Ranger R2

Rendering Ranger R2

Developer: Rainbow Arts    Publisher: Virgin Interactive   Release: 11/17/95   Genre: Action Rendering Ranger R2 is one of the most incredible games of the 16-bit era and you have probably never heard of it. There are a number of reasons...
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Mickey to Donald: Magical Quest 3

Mickey to Donald: Magical Quest 3

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Release: 12/08/95    Genre: Platformer Capcom’s Magical Quest series was one of the biggest surprises of the 16-bit era for me. I suppose I should have expected greatness coming off the back of their 8-bi...
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Todd McFarlane’s Spawn

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn

Developer: Ukiyotei    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 10/95    Genre: Beat em up In the mid-90s Spawn was one of the most popular comics on the market. It consistently ranked among the top10 Diamond Comics best sellers list for years. In my opinion...
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Astal

Astal

 Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 09/27/95   Genre: Platformer Heading into the 32-bit generation the future looked bright. The 2d platformer was near perfect, with some of the best games of all time released at the tail end of the...
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Super Tekkyu Fight!

Super Tekkyu Fight!

Once upon a time Bomberman was practically an institution in Japan.  The games were extremely popular and released at a yearly clip for every platform.  In America the series had its fans but nowhere near the extent it did overseas. ...
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X-Men 2: the Clone Wars

X-Men 2: the Clone Wars

I wanted to really like Sega’s X-Men but it had far too many flaws.  Between the limited roster, spotty hit detection, restrictive mutant power system, and ridiculous difficulty that game had problems.  But I’ll be god damned if the production...
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Wild Guns

Wild Guns

Developer: Natsume     Publisher: Natsume     Released: July 1995     Genre: Action I like Harvest Moon as much as the next man but I remember a different Natsume. At one point in time Natsume put out action games that competed with the likes...
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Renny Blaster

Renny Blaster

Developer: J-Force    Publisher: NEC    Release: 06/23/95    Genre: Action It is not easy being a fan of a failing system. By 1993 I knew it was over for the Turbo Grafx-16 even in spite of the Turbo Duo’s release. But some...
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