Super Smash T.V.
Smash T.V. was a phenomenon in the arcade and next to Street Fighter 2 and Turtles in Time is the game I probably poured the most quarters into. It’s easy to see why: the Running Man was a popular movie...
Category: Snes
Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
Developer: System Vision Publisher: Kaneko Released: 1992 Genre: Action Once upon a time food mascots were popular enough to receive their own video games. And surprisingly some of these games were actually good! Cool Spot is an example of a....
Brawl Brothers
Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 1993 Genre: Beat em up In spite of how generic it was I still kind of liked Rival Turf. It was as blatant a Final Fight clone as possible but it still had charm....
Disney’s Aladdin (SNES)
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1993 Genre: Platformer Disney’s Aladdin was one of the biggest movies of 1992. It is easy to see why; it boasted a star studded voice cast and exquisite animation, bringing to life that fa...
Super Tekkyu Fight!
Developer: Metro Corporation Publisher: Banpresto Release: 09/15/95 Genre: Action Once upon a time Bomberman was practically an institution in Japan. The games were extremely popular and released at a yearly clip for every platform. In Americ...
Wild Guns
Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Released: July 1995 Genre: Action I like Harvest Moon as much as the next man but I remember a different Natsume. At one point in time Natsume put out action games that competed with the likes...
Ardy Lightfoot
Developer: ASCII Publisher: Titus Released: 02/94 Genre: Platformer It is funny to look back on the mascot craze of the 16-bit era. For some god forsaken reason every publisher felt they needed a mascot. The idea that a smart assed...
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/15/95 Genre: Shooter The Parodius games have always been the secret best series you’ve never heard of. That is mostly due to their minimal presence in the US. While the arcade games received e...
HyperZone
Developer: HAL Publisher: HAL Release: 11/91 Genre: Action Whenever a new console launches it is always interesting to see how developers will use the new technology. With the Wii waggle mechanics were tacked on to every game willy nilly....
Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 10/94 Genre: Platformer Capcom did justice to the Disney license with their various NES titles. Some of those titles are among the greatest video games of all time. So it stands to reason that...