The Great Battle V
Developer: Banpresto Publisher: Banpresto Release: 12/22/95 Genre: Action The Great Battle V is an import that I have been interested in for a long time. I love Wild Guns and the few scant screenshots that exist for the...
Tag: 1995
Dungeon Explorer Sega CD
Developer: Westone Publisher: Sega Release: 1995 Genre: Action Dungeon Explorer was one of the earliest and only Turbo Grafx-16 pseudo RPGs. As a fan of Gauntlet it also appealed to me as the two games are similar. I spent...
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
Developer: AIM Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 1995 Genre: Action 1995 was both a banner year for the 16-bit era and also one of the reasons why the new 32-bit platforms were needed. There were many classic titles...
Breath of Fire II
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 12/10/95 Genre: RPG Breath of Fire was as traditional as RPGs can get. But it made an impression thanks to its fascinating world and pixel art. It was surprising that Capcom did not release...
ExoSquad
Developer: Novotrade Publisher: Playmates Release: 1995 Genre: Action ExoSquad was a cartoon I initially ignored in its first run. When the choice is ExoSquad or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the green guys win almost every time. But syndicated r...
Spot Goes to Hollywood
Developer: Eurocom Publisher: Virgin Interactive Release: 11/95 Genre: Action Cool Spot was one of the biggest unexpected surprises of the 16-bit era. By that point almost everyone understood most licensed games were trash and the cynical take...
Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles
Developer: Adrenalin Entertainment Publisher: Playmates Released: 1995 Genre: Action The end of the 16-bit era saw some truly amazing side scrolling action titles. Contra: Hard Corps, Alien Soldier, Rendering Ranger R2, these were the type...
Virtua Cop
Developer: AM2 Publisher: Sega Released: December 1995 Genre: Action I’ve always appreciated light gun games from afar. At home the peripherals were usually not supported that well to make it worth the purchase. In the arcade they usua...
Metal Warriors
Developer: Lucas Arts Publisher: Konami Released: April 1995 Genre: Action You can be forgiven for thinking Metal Warriors is part of the Assault Suit series. The look is not just reminiscent of that series, it is near identical. A quick...
Captain Commando
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1995 Genre: Beat em up Captain Commando was once the official mascot for Capcom. If you can believe it the goofy American superhero stereotype was used to shill Capcom products in the US bef...