The Terminator (SNES)

The Terminator (SNES)

Developer: Gray Matter Inc    Publisher: Mindscape    Release: 04/93    Genre: Action There is absolutely no reason why the Terminator should not be an easy slam dunk. The 1984 film was incredible, full of high energy action and influential...
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Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

Developer: Malibu Interactive    Publisher: Sony Imagesoft   Release: 10/93    Genre: Beat em up Acclaim were the main arbiters of bad licensed video games but trust me they were not the only ones. Activision, THQ, and Hi-Tech Expressions were right...
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Super Putty

Super Putty

Developer: System 3    Publisher: Varie    Release: 07/30/93    Genre: Action During the 16-bit era the best platformers came from Japan. That is not personal bias speaking; the results speak for themselves. That being said a lot of interesting...
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The Untouchables (SNES)

The Untouchables (SNES)

Developer: Ocean Software    Publisher: Ocean Software   Release: 08/94    Genre: Action The Untouchables was an interesting little NES game. It switched gameplay styles frequently to create a varied adventure to capture the many beats of the 1987 film. ...
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Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge

Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge

Developer: WayForward Technologies/Designer Software    Publisher: Hi-Tech Expressions    Release: 02/94    Genre:Puzzle I do not envy the developers of Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge. As a 1994 release it was sitting on store shelves next to Mickey Mania...
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The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang

The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang

Developer: Red Company    Publisher:Bullet Proof Software    Release: 06/94    Genre: Action RPG In the US RPGs were few and far between during the 8-bit era. But by the midpoint of the 16-bit generation localizations were picking up. Both...
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Toy Story (SNES)

Toy Story (SNES)

Developer: Traveller’s Tale    Publisher: Disney Interactive    Release: 12/95    Genre: Platformer Everyone knew that Toy Story would be special. As the first fully CGI animated films it would help usher in a new age of computer animation and...
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King of the Monsters 2 (SNES)

King of the Monsters 2 (SNES)

Developer: Now Production    Publisher: Takara    Release: 1993   Genre: Action The Neo Geo’s technical superiority to the SNES and Genesis meant that even the simplest genres seemed more grandiose due to the outstanding production values. I am not muc...
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Mickey Mania (SNES)

Mickey Mania (SNES)

Developer: Traveller’s Tales    Publisher: Sony Imagesoft    Release: 11/01/94    Genre: Platformer Mickey Mania was billed as the ultimate Mickey adventure to celebrate his 65th anniversary. There were many titles starring the famous mouse during ...
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Samurai Shodown (SNES)

Samurai Shodown (SNES)

Developer: Monolith Corp.    Publisher: Takara    Release: 1994    Genre: Fighting Of all of all SNK’s innumerable fighting game series Samurai Shodown might be my favorite. As one of the first weapons based fighting games the visceral combat was...
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