Tag: 1996

Burning Road
April 20, 2022 No Responses

Burning Road

Developer: Toka    Publisher: Playmates    Release: 09/30/96    Genre: Racing Daytona USA changed the game for arcade racing games. Sega leapfrogged everyone else with its Model 2 technology to deliver a graphical tour de force that also played great. We wanted...
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DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure
January 7, 2022 No Responses

DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 03/22/96   Genre: Platformer Milon’s Secret Castle is one of the worst NES games of all time. It tried many different things and failed at nearly all of them to create an inscrutable...
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Hyper Duel
December 20, 2021 No Responses

Hyper Duel

Developer: Technosoft    Publisher: Technosoft    Release: 11/22/96   Genre: Shooter Technosoft were a force to be reckoned with in the shooter genre. It is just a bit sad the greater public did not know this. The Thunder Force series comprise some...
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!
December 17, 2021 No Responses

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Nintendo    Released: 11/1/1996    Genre: Platformer Donkey Kong Country 3 is an odd release. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island and Donkey Kong Country 2 were a fitting swan song for the SNES before the Nintendo 64 wo...
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Mystaria: The Realms of Lore
October 18, 2021 No Responses

Mystaria: The Realms of Lore

Developer: Micro Cabin     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1996    Genre: Strategy RPG The start of the 32-bit generation was rough for RPG fans. After receiving classic after classic in the final years of the SNES and Genesis fans suffered an...
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Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow

Developer: Disney Interactive   Publisher: Disney Interactive   Released: 11/96    Genre: Action For as popular as Donald Duck is it is surprising that he has not starred in more video games. His batting average is pretty good all things...
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Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal
June 23, 2021 No Responses

Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

Developer: Realtime Associates    Publisher: Acclaim     Released: 10/09/96    Genre: Action In the early to mid-90s it was hard being a fan of comic book video games. In the arcade Sega, Capcom, and Konami were creating gems. But at home...
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Christmas Nights into Dreams
June 21, 2021 No Responses

Christmas Nights into Dreams

Developer: Sonic Team     Publisher: Sega     Released: 12/12/96    Genre: Action In spite of their rocky history at times Sega has always cared about its fans. When the Genesis took off in the US Sega of America were extremely aggressive about...
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In the Hunt
May 28, 2021 No Responses

In the Hunt

Developer: Xing/SMS    Publisher: Kokopeli     Released: 1996     Genre: Shooter The late 80s and early 90s saw shooters of all kinds. From your standard space shooter to the occasional medieval fantasy romp like Elemental Master, the genre covered ne...
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Realm
May 14, 2021 No Responses

Realm

Developer: Flair Software     Publisher: Titus     Released: 1996     Genre: Action Contra III is one of the greatest 2d action games of all time. Konami absolutely knocked it out of the park on their first try on the SNES and few games...
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