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February 23, 2024 No Responses

Pilotwings 64

Developer: Paradigm/EAD Publisher: Nintendo Release: 09/29/96 Genre: Simulation Pilotwings alongside F-Zero was the perfect showcase of what Mode 7 could do for the SNES. With its pseudo 3d terrain it allowed for an experience not seen before on...

February 21, 2024 No Responses

Resident Evil

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 04/01/96 Genre: Horror Resident Evil is one of the first PlayStation games that truly made me realize the next generation had arrived. Don’t get me wrong, there were plenty of games that were a...

February 19, 2024 No Responses

Strikers 1945

Developer: Psikyo Publisher: Atlus Release: 06/28/96 Genre: Shooter Imitation is a sincere form of flattery. Strikers 1945 bears more than a passing resemblance to Capcom’s 19XX series, down to the player ships and level design. But it...

December 8, 2023 No Responses

Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy

Developer: Amble Publisher: Bandai Release: 06/28/96 Genre: Action RPG Anime licensed games in Japan back in the 16-bit era were usually fighting games or generic platformers. When you need to get a game out as quickly as...

June 21, 2023 No Responses

Ganbare Goemon: Uchuu Kaizoku Akoginzu

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 03/22/96 Genre: Action Being a Ganbare Goemon fan has not been easy. The vast majority of the series never left Japan and even in the age of fan translations it is only in the last...

June 19, 2023 No Responses

Golden Axe: the Duel

Developer: Sega AM1 Publisher: Sega Release: 06/27/96 Genre: Fighting Once the Saturn was released the expectation was that we would receive 32-bit updates to all of Sega’s intellectual properties. Streets of Rage, Vectorman……Sonic. Oh how na...

April 14, 2023 No Responses

Terranigma

Developer: Quintet Publisher: Nintendo Release: 12/19/96 Genre: Action RPG One of the great injustices of the 16-bit era is that Terranigma did not release in the US. It is understandable; as a late 1995 release any localization would take...

February 22, 2023 No Responses

Suikoden

Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Release: 12/28/96 Genre: RPG When it comes to RPGs Konami was not the first name most would point to, at least in the mid-90s. While they had built up a steady reputation for creating...

February 20, 2023 No Responses

Tryrush Deppy

Developer: System Supply N-Tech Publisher: Nihon Create Release: 11/22/96 Genre: Platformer The Saturn was built to be a 2d powerhouse. But sadly it released at a time when the industry was moving to 3d. That meant we...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

Kingdom Grandprix

Developer: Raizing Publisher: Gaga Release: 06/14/96 Genre: Shooter I’ve never been one to heavily import games. Obviously during the 16-bit era it was too expensive to even try but the language barrier was also a factor. But the advent of....

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