Tag: Playmates

Battle Arena Toshinden 2
August 21, 2024 No Responses

Battle Arena Toshinden 2

Developer: Takara    Publisher: Playmates    Release:    Genre: Fighting Battle Arena Toshinden alongside Ridge Racer helped give the fledgling PlayStation an air of legitimacy as a brand new console. Where systems like the 3DO and Jaguar floundered due to a lack of...
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Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES)
May 17, 2024 No Responses

Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES)

Developer: Shiny Entertainment    Publisher: Playmates    Release: 11/15/95   Genre: Action Earthworm Jim was one of the freshest new faces of the 16-bit era. Where most mascot platformers were cynical creations quickly scribbled on a napkin to cash in o...
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Earthworm Jim (SNES)
May 27, 2022 No Responses

Earthworm Jim (SNES)

Developer: Shiny Entertainment   Publisher: Playmates   Release: 10/94   Genre: Action Earthworm Jim was destined to be a star. Compared to the majority of his mascot brethren the amount of work put into making him a fully realized character was apparent...
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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. ...
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ExoSquad
February 9, 2022 No Responses

ExoSquad

Developer: Novotrade    Publisher: Playmates    Release: 1995   Genre: Action ExoSquad was a cartoon I initially ignored in its first run. When the choice is ExoSquad or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the green guys win almost every time. But syndicated r...
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Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles
November 19, 2021 No Responses

Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles

Developer: Adrenalin Entertainment    Publisher: Playmates     Released: 1995     Genre: Action The end of the 16-bit era saw some truly amazing side scrolling action titles. Contra: Hard Corps, Alien Soldier, Rendering Ranger R2, these were the type...
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Earthworm Jim
October 13, 2021 No Responses

Earthworm Jim

Developer: Shiny Entertainment      Publisher: Playmates    Released: October 1994    Genre: Action During the 8 and 16-bit era the best 2d platformers came from Japan. From Mario to Sonic to Mega Man if you were into the genre chances are a...
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