Tag: 1996

Developer: Xing/SMS    Publisher: Kokopeli     Released: 1996     Genre: Shooter The late 80s and early 90s saw shooters of all kinds. From your standard space shooter to the occasional medieval fantasy romp like Elemental Master, the genre covered ne...

Developer: Flair Software     Publisher: Titus     Released: 1996     Genre: Action Contra III is one of the greatest 2d action games of all time. Konami absolutely knocked it out of the park on their first try on the SNES and few games...

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: November 1, 1996    Genre: Shooter     Platforms: Saturn, PlayStation All good things must come to an end. Parodius is one of the best shooter series that barely anyone knows in the West. But ...

Developer: Midway    Publisher: Nintendo     Released: October 31, 1996    Genre: Racing The wait for the Nintendo 64 was completely unbearable for me back when it was first announced. I love the SNES and the thought of a 64-bit version of...

Developer: Titus     Publisher: Titus     Released: 1996     Genre: Platformer I really loved Joe & Mac, both in the arcade and at home. Though short and easy I enjoyed every second of it. So you can imagine my disappointment with Joe &...

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1996     Genre: Beat em up Final Fight 3 was a bit of an anomaly at release. 1995 was a sequel heavy year for Capcom, with Mega Man X3, Mega Man 7 and Breath of...

Developer: Psygnosis     Publisher: Psygnosis     Released: September 30, 1996     Genre: Racing The early PlayStation lineup was not very good in retrospect. But one of the bright stars of the Sony’s console debut was Wipeout. With its fantastic ...

Developer: Nextech     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1996     Genre: Action Rpg This one is embarrassing for me. I bought Linkle Liver Story back in 2000 as it looked like an interesting title. But after ogling it in Gamefan I have barely put...

Developer: Sega     Publisher: Working Designs     Released: November 30, 1996     Genre: Strategy Strategy games have always been my blind spot.  Be it real time strategy or simulation, for the longest time I could not get into the genre.  Maybe...