Tag: 1996

Developer: Sonic Software Planning   Publisher: Working Designs   Release: 06/27/96   Genre: Action RPG Sega continually knocks it out of the park with the Shining Force tactical Rpgs. However every time they stray from that genre we end up with mixed re...

Developer: Technical Group Laboratory  Publisher: Technical Group Laboratory  Release: 03/22/96  Genre: Shooter At a glance Steam-Heart’s looks like any other PC Engine shooter with an anime aesthetic. But after about five minutes you will discover its er...

Developer: Toka    Publisher: Playmates    Release: 09/30/96    Genre: Racing Daytona USA changed the game for arcade racing games. Sega leapfrogged everyone else with its Model 2 technology to deliver a graphical tour de force that also played great. ...

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 03/22/96   Genre: Platformer Milon’s Secret Castle is one of the worst NES games of all time. It tried many different things and failed at nearly all of them to create an inscrutable...

Developer: Technosoft    Publisher: Technosoft    Release: 11/22/96   Genre: Shooter Technosoft were a force to be reckoned with in the shooter genre. It is just a bit sad the greater public did not know this. The Thunder Force series comprise some...

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Nintendo    Released: 11/1/1996    Genre: Platformer Donkey Kong Country 3 is an odd release. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island and Donkey Kong Country 2 were a fitting swan song for the SNES before the Nintendo 64 wo...

Developer: Micro Cabin     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1996    Genre: Strategy RPG The start of the 32-bit generation was rough for RPG fans. After receiving classic after classic in the final years of the SNES and Genesis fans suffered an...

Developer: Disney Interactive   Publisher: Disney Interactive   Released: November 1996    Genre: Action For as popular as Donald Duck is it is surprising that he has not starred in more video games. His batting average is pretty good all...

Developer: Realtime Associates    Publisher: Acclaim     Released: October 9, 1996    Genre: Action In the early to mid-90s it was hard being a fan of comic book video games. In the arcade Sega, Capcom, and Konami were creating gems. But...