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June 25, 2021 No Responses

Wipeout 64

Developer: Psygnosis Publisher: Midway Released: November 1998 Genre: Racing I can honestly say that Wipeout 64 is one of the most unexpected releases for the Nintendo 64. The series is indelibly tied to the PlayStation’s identity both for being at...

March 26, 2021 No Responses

Mystical Ninja starring Goemon

Developer: Konami Osaka Publisher: Konami Released: 1998 Genre: Adventure Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a SNES classic and you should go buy it right now. Unfortunately not enough gamers bought it back in the day as the series stayed....

February 3, 2021 No Responses

Arcade Gears – Three Wonders

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Xing Entertainment Released: April 2, 1998 Genre: Compilation I loved Capcom’s Three Wonders in the arcade. Released before the fighting game boom would take over the arcade it offered three enjoyable titles in one...

November 18, 2020 one Response

R-Types

Developer: Irem Publisher: ASCII Entertainment Released: February 28, 1998 Genre: Shooter R-Type is one of the seminal shooters of the 80s and its influence is up there with Gradius in my opinion. As with any popular arcade game of the....

November 18, 2019 No Responses

Burning Rangers

The last days of a console are usually filled with technically impressive games that no one thought possible on the hardware. From Donkey Kong Country to the Last of Us, some of the best games ever were released in the...

June 19, 2019 one Response

Klonoa – Door to Phantomile

During the 8 and 16-bit era I’ll admit I did not think too much of Namco. Not that they weren’t putting out good games, but compared to Capcom and Konami they were low on my priority list. All that changed...

February 23, 2018 2 Responses

F-Zero X

The Super Nintendo launch brought a number of ground breaking titles. Pilotwings was an excellent showcase of Mode 7 with its simulated 3d environment. But F-Zero was the standout in my opinion. It wasn’t the first futuristic racing game bu...

February 21, 2018 one Response

Azure Dreams

Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Release: 06/30/98 Genre: RPG Konami were on a bit of a hot streak in terms of RPGs on the PlayStation. Suikoden beat the odds and was successful in 1996 while Vandal Hearts was a...

August 16, 2017 No Responses

Parasite Eve

There was a lot of anticipation for Square’s next releases after Final Fantasy VII. Saga Frontier was interesting but like most of Akitoshi Kawazu’s games was impenetrable to the masses. The fall of 1998 would see a quartet of higher...

June 16, 2017 No Responses

C: the Contra Adventure

Developer: Appaloosa Publisher: Konami Release: 08/31/98 Genre: Action Anyone who had the misfortune of playing Contra: Legacy of War was scarred. The game was so bad it single-handedly ruined the series legacy of excellence. Yet two years later...

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