Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius

Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/15/95    Genre: Shooter The Parodius games have always been the secret best series you’ve never heard of. That is mostly due to their minimal presence in the US. While the arcade games received excellent SNES...
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Super Turrican 2

Super Turrican 2

Developer: Factor 5    Publisher: Ocean    Released: 11/95    Genre: Action The later years of the 16-bit generation were both amazing and disappointing. There were many brilliant games released, some of which rank among the best games of all time. Bu...
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Beyond Oasis

Beyond Oasis

Developer: Ancient    Publisher: Sega    Release: 03/15/95   Genre: Action RPG By 1995 SNES owners had been treated to many a now classic RPG. Final Fantasy III, Breath of Fire, Secret of Mana and the like helped the system gain a...
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Clockwork Knight

Clockwork Knight

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 05/11/95    Genre: Platformer With its pre-rendered graphics, insane line scrolling and large sprites Clockwork Knight looked like a platformer fan’s dream. The early import reviews seemed to beat that ...
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Kishin Douji Zenki: Battle Raiden

Kishin Douji Zenki: Battle Raiden

Developer: CA Production     Publisher: Hudson Soft     Released: 08/04/95     Genre: Action While westerners dreaded any and all licensed titles because they were usually terrible in Japan they dealt with a similar problem when it came to anime an...
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Mega Man X2

Mega Man X2

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 01/95    Genre: Action Despite its release in the middle of the Super Nintendo’s lifespan we all knew Mega Man X would spawn sequels. A Capcom game getting a sequel is as sure as death and...
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Panzer Dragoon

Panzer Dragoon

Developer: Team Andromeda    Publisher: Sega    Release: 05/11/95   Genre: Rail Shooter Sega’s surprise launch of the Saturn in May of 1995 was disastrous for a number of reasons. Retailers were not prepared, gamers certainly were not, and more import...
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Castlevania: Dracula X

Castlevania: Dracula X

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 09/95     Genre: Action It was a sad day when Rondo of Blood did not come to the US. It should not have been a surprise; Konami were not a publisher for the Turbo Grafx-16 but...
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Nekketsu Oyako

Nekketsu Oyako

Developer: Technosoft    Publisher: Technosoft    Release: 12/03/94   Genre: Beat em up Any serious fan of shooters during the 16-bit era should be familiar with the name Technosoft. These underrated developers created some of the finest gems during that...
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Holy Umbrella – Dondera no Mubo

Holy Umbrella – Dondera no Mubo

Developer: Naxat Soft    Publisher: Earthly Soft    Released: 09/29/95    Genre: Action Holy Umbrella is an odd game and the type of title that probably had a 50/50 chance of being localized back in the day. With its silly...
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