Galactic Attack
Developer: Taito Released: Acclaim Released: 1995 Genre: Shooter I’ve made fun of the deluge of shooters during the 16-bit era in the arcade and at home. But I do it out of love. That being said I genuinely missed the...
Category: Saturn
Arcade Gears – Three Wonders
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Xing Entertainment Released: April 2, 1998 Genre: Compilation I loved Capcom’s Three Wonders in the arcade. Released before the fighting game boom would take over the arcade it offered three enjoyable titles in one...
Cotton 2
Developer: Success Publisher: Success Released: 1997 Genre Shooter Ah, Cotton, I admire your dedication to destroying my wallet. Cotton, alongside Parodius and Twinbee, is one of the best series of shooters that no one knows in the West. F...
Shinobi Legions
Developer: Sega Publisher: Vik Tokai Released: 1995 Genre: Action Shinobi III is one of the greatest action games of the 16-bit era. Sega practically mastered the genre with that game and even to this day I still revisit it often....
Linkle Liver Story
Developer: Nextech Publisher: Sega Released: 1996 Genre: Action Rpg This one is embarrassing for me. I bought Linkle Liver Story back in 2000 as it looked like an interesting title. But after ogling it in Gamefan I have barely put...
Die Hard Arcade
Developer: Sega AM1 Publisher: Sega Released: March 1997 Genre: Action The advent of 3d brought many innovations to existing genres. Some like the 2d platformer even evolved, one could even say for the better. But in the march of progre...
Clockwork Knight 2
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Released: 1995 Genre: Platformer Clockwork Knight was a charming game that had an interesting premise that was let down by its rudimentary gameplay. But at the very least it did give new Saturn owners ano...
Dragon Force
Developer: Sega Publisher: Working Designs Released: November 30, 1996 Genre: Strategy Strategy games have always been my blind spot. Be it real time strategy or simulation, for the longest time I could not get into the genre. Maybe...
Legend of Oasis
Developer: Ancient Publisher: Sega Released: 1996 Genre: Action Rpg Platform: Saturn Beyond Oasis was an unexpected surprise at the end of the Genesis’ life. Action Rpgs were rare on the system so to receive an excellent one...
Burning Rangers
The last days of a console are usually filled with technically impressive games that no one thought possible on the hardware. From Donkey Kong Country to the Last of Us, some of the best games ever were released in the...