Strikers 1945

Strikers 1945

Developer: Psikyo    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 06/28/96   Genre: Shooter Imitation is a sincere form of flattery. Strikers 1945 bears more than a passing resemblance to Capcom’s 19XX series, down to the player ships and level design. But it...
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Crusader of Centy

Crusader of Centy

Developer: Nextech    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 03/95    Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs were a rare commodity on the Genesis. For every Landstalker there were countless generic platformers and sports games. Meanwhile SNES owners were feasting. I will ...
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Tail Concerto

Tail Concerto

Developer: CyberConnect     Publisher: Atlus     Released: November 6, 1999     Genre: Action Super Mario 64 was the spark that changed the 3d platformer. While Jumping Flash and (heh) Croc were available they were nothing compared to Nintendo’s m...
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Rockin’ Kats

Rockin’ Kats

Developer: Atlus     Publisher: Atlus     Released: September 1991     Genre: Platformer Atlus is not a name I have ever associated with 2d platforming. While they are synonymous with RPGs now there was a brief period early on when they experimente...
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Maken X

Maken X

Developer: Atlus     Publisher: Sega     Released: April 26, 2000    Genre: Action For many years the first person view was only used for shooters and adventure games. It is easy to see why: games like Doom and Quake with their twitch...
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Blazeon

Blazeon

Developer: A.I. Co, Ltd     Publisher: Atlus     Released: 1992     Genre: Shooter The SNES saw its fair share of arcade ports initially.  A lot of these titles ranged in quality.  You had your classics like Turtles in Time and mediocre games lik...
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Jaws

Jaws

It’s hard to remember now but Jaws was a theatrical phenomenon along the lines of Star Wars and Indiana Jones.  The movie preyed on everyone’s fear of the ocean’s depths and was thrilling.  It was also both terrifying and hilarious...
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Super Valis IV

Super Valis IV

Developer: Telenet Japan      Publisher: Atlus      Released: February 1993      Genre: Action Super Valis IV is the end of the Valis saga.  At least in the US.  Super Valis IV was the last game in the series to be released worldwide.  While....
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Run Saber

Run Saber

Developer: Hori Electric Co.      Publisher: Atlus      Release: June 8, 1993      Genre: Action      Platform: SNES Early on in the Super Nintendo’s life Capcom blessed the system with many arcade ports such as U.N. Squadron, Final Fight...
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