Tag: 1994

Developer: Open Corp.    Publisher: Daou Infosys    Released: May 1994    Genre: Action I don’t know when I became aware of bootleg/unlicensed video games but it was when I was very young. We always knew there was something off...

Developer: Ukiyotei     Publisher: Sony Imagesoft     Released: 1994     Genre: Platformer Sony during the 16-bit era were not exactly a quality publisher. When it really gets down to it it seemed like they were trying to outdo Akklaim in terms of ...

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Akklaim     Released: 1994     Genre: Action True Lies was one of the best action flicks of 1994 and continued the summer movie streak Arnie had held down for close to a decade. Like all great action...

Developer: Data East     Publisher: Data East     Released: 1994     Genre: Action I loved Joe & Mac in the arcade and all of its console incarnations. I even like the NES version for what it is, although it was a few years...

Developer: Bits Corporation    Publisher: Kemco    Released: August 5, 1994    Genre: Action Thanks to magazines like Gamefan and EGM that would feature extensive import coverage I developed an interest in platforms that did not come to the US....

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Namco     Released: 1994     Genre: Rail Shooter I miss the arcade. The experience of playing a game in the arcade that was technically miles ahead of what you had at home was incredible. Obviously that can never hap...

Developer: Westwood Studios    Publisher Virgin Interactive    Released: 1994    Genre: Platformer For as much as we praise Capcom and Sega for their handling of the Disney license Virgin deserves to be in the conversation as well. During the 16-bit e...

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1994     Genre: Beat em up The X-Men license did not get off to a good start on the SNES. Spider-Man & the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge was not a good game in spite of its...

Developer: Aicom     Publisher: American Sammy     Released: 1993     Genre: FIghting Street Fighter 2 was the equivalent of a nuclear bomb on the arcade industry. Like Pac-Man and Space Invaders before it Street Fighter 2 spawned a legion of imitato...