The Adventures of Dr. Franken

The Adventures of Dr. Franken

Developer: Motivetime    Publisher: DTMC    Release: 12/93    Genre: Platformer I was not a handheld gamer growing up. For the most part I played many of the portable greats on borrowed systems but as far as owning one myself...
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Wings 2: Aces High

Wings 2: Aces High

Developer: Acme Interactive    Publisher: Namco    Release: 1992    Genre: Action When the SNES released Mode 7 was the talk of the town. For the first time on a home console a 3d playing field could be simulated convincingly....
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Kōuryū no Mimi

Kōuryū no Mimi

Developer: Vap Inc.    Publisher: Vap Inc.    Release: 12/22/95    Genre: Beat em up One element of licensed video games from Japan that I lament is that there are scores of titles based on manga and anime that never...
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Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 08/01/95   Genre: Fighting By 1994 the fighting game market was saturated with competition. Capcom had taken Street Fighter to the next level with Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Midway was on a roll...
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES)

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES)

Developer: Natsume    Publisher: Bandai    Release: 09/94   Genre: Beat em up When Power Rangers hit in 1993 it hit big. I will admit even back then to questioning why it was so popular. The acting was cheesy and the...
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Hyper Iria

Hyper Iria

Developer: TamTam    Publisher: Banpresto    Release: 10/13/95    Genre: Action The anime adaptation market in Japan is a treasure trove of hidden gems, lost classics, and sadly a mountain of crap. While there are more Gundam games than you...
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Dottie Flowers

Dottie Flowers

Developer: Goldlocke    Publisher: Goldlocke    Release: 12/31/23    Genre: Action SNES homebrew is in its infancy next to the Sega Genesis but slowly but surely it is getting there. With its custom hardware the possibilities are exciting but in...
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Doom (SNES)

Doom (SNES)

Developer: Sculptured Software    Publisher: Midway    Release: 09/95    Genre: FPS Everyone remembers their first time playing Doom. I was not fortunate enough to own a computer in the early 90s considering they were around $1500-2000 on average. So...
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Super Bomberman 4

Super Bomberman 4

Developer: Produce Co.    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 04/26/96    Genre: Action In the West the 16-bit consoles were beginning to wind down by 1995. We had some classics to be sure but it was apparent that all eyes...
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Mortal Kombat (SNES)

Mortal Kombat (SNES)

Developer: Sculptured Software    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 09/13/93    Genre: Fighting When Mortal Kombat hit the arcade it was one of the few games able to steal attention away from Street Fighter. Digitized graphics were nothing new; Pit Fighte...
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