In the Hunt

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 nearly all...
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Realm

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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Sexy Parodius

Sexy Parodius

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Released: 11/01/96    Genre: Shooter All good things must come to an end. Parodius is one of the best shooter series that barely anyone knows in the West. But after multiple entries Sexy Parodius would be...
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Cruis’n USA

Cruis’n USA

Developer: Midway    Publisher: Nintendo     Released: 10/31/96    Genre: Racing The wait for the Nintendo 64 was completely unbearable for me back when it was first announced. I love the SNES and the thought of a 64-bit version of that blew...
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Final Fight 3

Final Fight 3

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 01/96     Genre: Beat em up Final Fight 3 was a bit of an anomaly at release. 1995 was a sequel heavy year for Capcom, with Mega Man X3, Mega Man 7 and Breath of...
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Wipeout XL

Wipeout XL

Developer: Psygnosis     Publisher: Psygnosis     Released: 09/30/96     Genre: Racing The early PlayStation lineup was not very good in retrospect. But one of the bright stars of the Sony’s console debut was Wipeout. With its fantastic graphic de...
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Linkle Liver Story

Linkle Liver Story

Developer: Nextech    Publisher: Sega    Released: 03/1596    Genre: Action RPG This one is embarrassing for me. I bought Linkle Liver Story back in 2000 as it looked like an interesting title. But after ogling it in Gamefan I have barely put...
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Dragon Force

Dragon Force

Developer: Sega     Publisher: Working Designs     Released: 11/30/96     Genre: Strategy Strategy games have always been my blind spot. Be it real time strategy or simulation, for the longest time I could not get into the genre. Maybe it stems fro...
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Legend of Oasis

Legend of Oasis

Developer: Ancient     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1996     Genre: Action RPG Beyond Oasis was an unexpected surprise at the end of the Genesis’ life. Action Rpgs were rare on the system so to receive an excellent one so late in its lifespan...
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Star Wars – Shadows of the Empire

Star Wars – Shadows of the Empire

Developer: Lucas Arts    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 12/2/96   Genre: Action It is hard to express just how big of a deal Shadows of the Empire was back in 1996. Even though we were years removed from the original trilogy...
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