Tag: 1995

Developer: Clockwork Tortoise     Publisher: Sega     Released: May 1995     Genre: Action In the history of the video game industry there have been far too many games that have tried to skate by on their technical merits to distract from their lac...

Developer: Taito     Released: Acclaim     Released: 1995     Genre: Shooter I’ve made fun of the deluge of shooters during the 16-bit era in the arcade and at home. But I do it out of love. That being said I genuinely missed the...

Developer: Rare     Publisher: Nintendo     Released: 1995     Genre: Platformer Donkey Kong Country was a phenomenon that until that point was uncommon in the industry. As the SNES and Genesis began to age most looked to the new consoles coming th...

Developer: Sega     Publisher: Vik Tokai     Released: 1995     Genre: Action Shinobi III is one of the greatest action games of the 16-bit era. Sega practically mastered the genre with that game and even to this day I still revisit it often....

Developer: Tecmo     Publisher: Tecmo     Released: 1995     Genre: Action Ninja Gaiden was a seminal part of my childhood. The amount of hours I spent trying to defeat the Jaquio is practically legendary. The years spent working on beating the gam...

Developer: Sega     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1995     Genre: Platformer Clockwork Knight was a charming game that had an interesting premise that was let down by its rudimentary gameplay. But at the very least it did give new Saturn owners ano...

Developer: Psygnosis     Publisher: Psygnosis     Released: November 21, 1995     Genre: Racing     Platform: PlayStation When Sony entered the console market many were skeptical.  If you were around during their publishing days you’ll rememb...

Developer: Sonic Team      Publisher: Sega      Released: February 16, 1995      Genre: Platformer I love the period toward the end of a console’s life.  With years of experience under their belt developers have crafted some truly exceptional...