Darius Gaiden

Darius Gaiden

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 01/29/96    Genre: Shooter I like the Darius series. Whether it is the weird alien fish angle or its sedate pace it scratches a different itch in my shooter brain. However it has always been secondary...
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House of the Dead

House of the Dead

Developer: Tantalus    Publisher: Sega    Release: 03/31/98    Genre: Action Sega built up a stellar track record of great Saturn ports of their arcade games. Considering the Saturn’s messy hardware that they were able to near perfectly replicate gam...
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Hyper Duel

Hyper Duel

Developer: Technosoft    Publisher: Technosoft    Release: 11/22/96   Genre: Shooter Technosoft were a force to be reckoned with in the shooter genre. It is just a bit sad the greater public did not know this. The Thunder Force series comprise some...
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Mystaria: The Realms of Lore

Mystaria: The Realms of Lore

Developer: Micro Cabin     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1996    Genre: Strategy RPG The start of the 32-bit generation was rough for RPG fans. After receiving classic after classic in the final years of the SNES and Genesis fans suffered an...
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Virtua Cop

Virtua Cop

Developer: AM2     Publisher: Sega     Released: December 1995     Genre: Action I’ve always appreciated light gun games from afar. At home the peripherals were usually not supported that well to make it worth the purchase. In the arcade they usua...
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Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

Developer: Realtime Associates    Publisher: Acclaim     Released: October 9, 1996    Genre: Action In the early to mid-90s it was hard being a fan of comic book video games. In the arcade Sega, Capcom, and Konami were creating gems. But...
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Christmas Nights into Dreams

Christmas Nights into Dreams

Developer: Sonic Team     Publisher: Sega     Released: December 12, 1996    Genre: Action In spite of their rocky history at times Sega has always cared about its fans. When the Genesis took off in the US Sega of America were extremely...
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In the Hunt

In the Hunt

Developer: Xing/SMS    Publisher: Kokopeli     Released: 1996     Genre: Shooter The late 80s and early 90s saw shooters of all kinds. From your standard space shooter to the occasional medieval fantasy romp like Elemental Master, the genre covered ne...
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Sexy Parodius

Sexy Parodius

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: November 1, 1996    Genre: Shooter     Platforms: Saturn, PlayStation All good things must come to an end. Parodius is one of the best shooter series that barely anyone knows in the West. But ...
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Daytona USA

Daytona USA

Developer: Sega AM2     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1995     Genre: Racing Daytona USA in the arcades was a revolutionary title for a number of reasons.  With its slick texture mapped graphics and 60 fps it was like nothing we had seen before,.....
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