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February 17, 2025 No Responses

Guardian Heroes

Developer: Treasure Publisher: Sega Release: 04/24/96 Genre: Beat em up Sega had a lot of partnerships with smaller developers in Japan that yielded many underrated classics like Ranger-X and Pulseman. But few were as impressive as Treasure. Right out...

February 14, 2025 No Responses

Kirby Super Star

Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo Release: 09/96 Genre: Platformer Kirby had a strange start to his SNES adventures. His first outings on the Nintendo’s 16-bit wonder were a puzzle game and strange version of miniature golf. While...

December 6, 2024 No Responses

Cu-On-Pa

Developer: T&E Soft Publisher: T&E Soft Release: 12/20/96 Genre: Puzzle It is hard to be innovative within the puzzle game space. Tetris is so perfect that it has endured with very few changes and additions. The match three genre stil...

September 13, 2024 No Responses

Monstania

Developer: Amcuss, Bits Laboratory Publisher: Pack-in-Video Release: 09/27/96 Genre: Strategy RPG Tactical RPGs were not common during the 16-bit era. While we all have fond memories of Shining Force and if you are hardcore Ogre Battle the...

August 21, 2024 No Responses

Battle Arena Toshinden 2

Developer: Takara Publisher: Playmates Release: Genre: Fighting Battle Arena Toshinden alongside Ridge Racer helped give the fledgling PlayStation an air of legitimacy as a brand new console. Where systems like the 3DO and Jaguar floundered d...

August 19, 2024 No Responses

Batsugun

Developer: Gazelle Publisher: Banpresto Release: 10/25/96 Genre: Shooter This one has been a long time coming. In my early days on the internet I discovered the vast Saturn import library of shooters. The list is insane and...

August 16, 2024 No Responses

Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 10/18/96 Genre: Action Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems has to be one of my biggest gaming disappointments in 1996. I joined the 32-bit generation a few years late due to being...

July 15, 2024 No Responses

Purikura Daisakusen

Developer: Atlus Publisher: Atlus Release: 11/15/96 Genre: Shooter My early years on the internet circa 1998 were spent learning a great deal about the video game industry. As silly as it sounds I did not know you...

May 20, 2024 No Responses

Keio Flying Squadron 2

Developer: Victor Entertainment Publisher: JVC Release: 09/96 Genre: Platformer I enjoyed Keio Flying Squadron on the Sega CD. For a long time most did not know of its quality as it is one of the rarest US...

February 23, 2024 No Responses

Pilotwings 64

Developer: Paradigm/EAD Publisher: Nintendo Release: 09/29/96 Genre: Simulation Pilotwings alongside F-Zero was the perfect showcase of what Mode 7 could do for the SNES. With its pseudo 3d terrain it allowed for an experience not seen before on....

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