DinoCity

DinoCity

Developer: Irem    Publisher: Irem    Release: 09/92   Genre: Platformer DinoCity is an easy game to write off. The box art distills the 90s perfectly and, while being inoffensive, gives the impression of a kid’s game that will offer no real...
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Whirlo

Whirlo

Developer: Nova Co.   Publisher: Namco   Release: 1992   Genre: Platformer I have always been both fascinated and jealous of games from Japan that release in Europe but skip the US. It stands to reason that if the game...
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Rayxanber III

Rayxanber III

Developer: Data West    Publisher: Data West    Released: 06/06/92    Genre: Shooter My anticipation for Rayxanber II was only matched by the crushing disappointment I felt once I played it and found out it was a bad game. So bad in...
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Bazooka Blitzkrieg

Bazooka Blitzkrieg

Developer: Tose   Publisher: Bandai    Release: 11/92   Genre: Action Light gun games, as fun as they are, as a whole offer little variety. Let’s be completely honest: if it is not a rail shooter chances are it is going...
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Street Fighter II

Street Fighter II

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 07/15/92   Genre: Fighting Street Fighter II is one of the biggest phenomenon’s the gaming world has ever seen. You do not need me to tell you that. It was not the first in the...
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Streets of Rage 2

Streets of Rage 2

Developer: Ancient    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/15/92    Genre: Beat ’em up Growing up I was a card carrying Nintendo fanboy. It was not hard as the Master System was no competition for the NES. But the Genesis changed all that. With...
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Gimmick

Gimmick

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 01/31/92   Genre: Action Sunsoft next to Konami and a few others pushed the NES harder than most. Artistically they released stunning titles like Batman and Gremlins 2. Technically they achieved thing...
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F1 ROC: Race of Champions

F1 ROC: Race of Champions

Developer: Seta    Publisher: Seta    Release: 1992    Genre: Racing F-Zero set the bar pretty high as far as my expectations with racing games during the 16-bit era. Coming off the stale, repetitive 8-bit racers F-Zero was a breath of fresh air...
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The Addams Family

The Addams Family

Developer: Ocean    Publisher: Ocean    Release: 03/92   Genre: Platformer Ocean Software was not one of my favorite publishers back in the day. As the European Acclaim they flooded the market with licensed video games that were usually not very...
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X-Zone

X-Zone

Developer: Kemco   Publisher: Kemco    Release: 1992   Genre: Rail Shooter They can’t all be winners. Even though the library for the Super Scope 6 is small it has some absolute bangers like the Battle Clash series and good arcade...
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