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March 9, 2018 No Responses

Mega Man X3

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 01/96 Genre: Action Mega Man X3, like many of Capcom’s late SNES titles, was an interesting release. After misreading the market and ending up with surplus copies of Super Street Fighter II they were...

March 7, 2018 No Responses

Mega Man X2

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 01/95 Genre: Action Despite its release in the middle of the Super Nintendo’s lifespan we all knew Mega Man X would spawn sequels. A Capcom game getting a sequel is as sure as death and...

March 5, 2018 7 Responses

Mega Man X

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 10/93 Genre: Action 1992 will forever remain one of my favorite years in gaming. As the first full year of the SNES in the US and the start of the Genesis rise it was...

February 12, 2018 7 Responses

Gunstar Heroes

Developer: Treasure Publisher: Sega Release: 09/93 Genre: Action Gunstar Heroes is the best overall action game for the Genesis. That is a lofty statement but one that I fully believe in. But I am ready to take it a...

February 5, 2018 one Response

Kid Icarus

Developer: Nintendo R&D1 Publisher: Nintendo Release: 07/87 Genre: Platformer It really is amazing just how forgotten Kid Icarus has been. Aside from its little known Gameboy sequel it took over twenty years for the series to receive a...

January 31, 2018 3 Responses

Cool Spot

Developer: Virgin Games Publisher: Virgin Games Release: 04/93 Genre: Platformer Virgin Interactive is a forgotten publisher these days but once upon a time they were one of the big dogs. We remember all of the great licensed titles...

January 22, 2018 3 Responses

Shatterhand

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Jaleco Released: 1991 Genre: Action One of the biggest regrets from my childhood is that I moved on from the NES earlier than I should have. With Genesis hitting its stride and the SNES on the market...

January 19, 2018 3 Responses

Disney’s Aladdin

Developer: Virgin Publisher: Sega Release: 11/93 Genre: Platformer It really is incredible just how much Aladdin dominated 1992. The movie is one Disney’s greatest achievements and the subsequent video games were all fantastic. The Genesis vers...

January 15, 2018 one Response

Wizards & Warriors

Developer: Rare Publisher: Acclaim Release: 12/87 Genre: Platformer I remember thinking pretty highly of Wizards & Warriors back in the day. I will admit some of my fondness for the game stems from its Worlds of Power novelization. This...

January 10, 2018 one Response

Quackshot starring Donald Duck

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: Platformer Looking back its kind of surprising how adventurous Sega were with the Disney license. While Capcom and Virgin churned out unambitious platformers Sega were not afraid to take risks...

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