Outrunners
Developer: Sega CS3 Publisher: Data East Release: 06/14/94 Genre: Racing Outrun is one of the most beloved racing games of the 80s. From its style to its music the game was a first class effort all around....
Tag: arcade
Martial Champion
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/17/93 Genre: Fighting Konami established the fighting game genre with Yie Ar Kung-Fu alongside Karate Champ. Many of us older gamers loved it as it offered something different from what we were use...
Sengoku Denshou
Developer: Dragnet Publisher: Sammy Release: 12/28/93 Genre: Beat ’em up Before SNK rode the fighting game renaissance into the ground the Neo Geo was host to an assortment of beat em ups. With their graphical prowess these...
Time Crisis
Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release: 11/12/97 Genre: Rail Shooter I have always enjoyed the yin and yang between Namco and Sega. When Sega created Virtua Fighter Tekken was not far behind. Once Virtua Cop was a hit Time Crisis...
Vampire Night
Developer: Wow Entertainment Publisher: Namco Release: 11/13/01 Genre: Action In the mid to late 90s Sega and Namco went back and forth creating arcade hits to compete with each other. When Sega made Virtua Fighter Tekken was not far...
Mars Matrix
Developer: Takumi Publisher: Capcom Release: 04/30/01 Genre: Shooter In my nascent bullet hell days many years ago many swore by Mars Matrix as one of the best games in the genre. As someone who still only occasionally dips their toes...
Bubble Symphony
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Publisher: 11/27/97 Genre: Platformer Watching arcades disappear around the mid-90s was a sad sight. Not only because it was a place to meet fellow gamers before the internet became big but also because there we...
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Release: 06/12/93 Genre: Fighting Once Street Fighter II hit the SNES the floodgates were open. Arcade games previously thought impossible for home release were ported to the 16-bit consoles en masse. While the S...
Dolphin Blue
Developer: Sammy Publisher: Sammy Release: 2003 Genre: Action Dolphin Blue is a 2.5D Metal Slug, let’s get that out of the way right now. The game takes obvious “inspiration” from SNK’s classic run and gun series and does not...
Off Road Challenge
Developer: Avalanche Publisher: Midway Release: 06/30/98 Genre: Racing When the 3d revolution hit racing games were one of the genres that benefited the most. To this day they continue to be showcases for new hardware and this was...