Tag: 1996

Purikura Daisakusen
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...
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Keio Flying Squadron 2
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...
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Pilotwings 64
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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Resident Evil
February 21, 2024 No Responses

Resident Evil

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 04/01/96   Genre: Horror Resident Evil is one of the first PlayStation games that truly made me realize the next generation had arrived. Don’t get me wrong, there were plenty of games that were a...
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Strikers 1945
February 19, 2024 No Responses

Strikers 1945

Developer: Psikyo    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 06/28/96   Genre: Shooter Imitation is a sincere form of flattery. Strikers 1945 bears more than a passing resemblance to Capcom’s 19XX series, down to the player ships and level design. But it...
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Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy
December 8, 2023 No Responses

Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy

Developer: Amble   Publisher: Bandai   Release: 06/28/96   Genre: Action RPG Anime licensed games in Japan back in the 16-bit era were usually fighting games or generic platformers. When you need to get a game out as quickly as...
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Ganbare Goemon: Uchuu Kaizoku Akoginzu
June 21, 2023 No Responses

Ganbare Goemon: Uchuu Kaizoku Akoginzu

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 03/22/96    Genre: Action Being a Ganbare Goemon fan has not been easy. The vast majority of the series never left Japan and even in the age of fan translations it is only in the last...
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Golden Axe: the Duel
June 19, 2023 No Responses

Golden Axe: the Duel

Developer: Sega AM1   Publisher: Sega    Release: 06/27/96   Genre: Fighting Once the Saturn was released the expectation was that we would receive 32-bit updates to all of Sega’s intellectual properties. Streets of Rage, Vectorman……Sonic. Oh how na...
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Terranigma
April 14, 2023 No Responses

Terranigma

Developer: Quintet    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 12/19/96   Genre: Action RPG One of the great injustices of the 16-bit era is that Terranigma did not release in the US. It is understandable; as a late 1995 release any localization would take...
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Suikoden
February 22, 2023 No Responses

Suikoden

Developer: KCET    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/28/96   Genre: RPG When it comes to RPGs Konami was not the first name most would point to, at least in the mid-90s. While they had built up a steady reputation for creating...
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