Published by Square Soft, Inc. Developed by Square Co., Ltd. Released Aug 11, 1995 Also For Android, iPhone, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP,PS Vita, Wii Sit back and relax, because we’re going for a ride through time. Chrono Trigger for the SNES is hailed as one of the greatest RPG’s of all time. I would do anything to go back to 1995 and play this for the first time all over again. Of course it would take me days to write out the entire story of Chrono Trigger. Besides, Squaresoft already did it…
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Published by Capcom U.S.A., Inc. Developed by Capcom Co., Ltd. Released Aug, 1993 Also For Wii, Wii U Released in 1993 Street Fighter 2 Turbo was the sequel to the critically acclaimed Street Fighter 2 The World Warriors, this game builds on the amazing work of the earlier game and makes several tweaks to the gameplay and presentation. Firstly the graphics are even better than the original game, each fighter has extra animations and better yet the backgrounds have been reworked massively. Each background has much more detail and much more going on, especially…
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Bart Simpson’s Escape from Camp Deadly Developed by: Imagineering, Inc. Published by: Acclaim Japan, Acclaim (NA & EU) Platform: Game Boy Released: February 26, 1993 (Japan), November 1, 1991 (North America), December 1991 (EU) POP CULTURE TRIVIA: Depending who you talk to, or if you are a hardcore Simpson’s fan, or just know Simpson cannon in general; the episode “Kamp Krusty” was NOT the inspiration for this game or vice versa (this game was released a whole ten months before that episode was broadcasted for the first time) this…
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Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins Developed by: Nintendo R&D1 Published by: Nintendo Platforms: GameBoy and 3DS Virtual Console Released: October 21, 1992 (Japan), November 2, 1992 (North America), January 28, 1993 (PAL) Remember when I said that 1992 was a good year for Nintendo overall when it came to either good games or the start of some good franchises? Well, here’s yet another game for that year The sequel to Super Mario Land 1, Mario returns from Sarasaland to find that Wario, (Mario’s childhood friend from when…
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Published by Nintendo Co., Ltd. Developed by Nintendo EAD Released Jun 23, 1996 Platforms Nintendo 64, Wii, Wii U When I first saw footage of Super Mario 64 on an episode of Gamesmaster in 1996 I assumed it was either a cut scene from a game or perhaps a cartoon, needless to say I along with everyone else was astonished when it turned out that this was actual gameplay footage from the N64 launch game! Whilst many other game characters (looking at you Sonic) struggled when being converted into a 3d world Mario…
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Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Nintendo Co., Ltd. Released Oct 01, 1995 Platform SNES Released in 1995 Yoshi’s Island was the sequel to the original Super Mario World, this game continues the good work and spices things up further with the addition of Yoshi the Dinosaur and a baby version of Mario. Whilst you could use Yoshi from time to time in Super Mario World here you control him the whole time which really enhances the gameplay. For example Yoshi has the added ability of being able to make his own eggs…
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Developed by: HAL laboratory Published by: Nintendo Platforms: Game Boy and Virtual Console Released: April 27, 1992 (Japan), August 1, 1992 (North America), August 3, 1992 (PAL) The year of 1992 was an exceptional year for Nintendo: it was the year that two staple franchises came out, Star Fox and of course: Kirby! Also there were other great titles/franchises as well but another topic for a different day! What a lot of people do not know/realize is that the late Nintendo CEO Satrou Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto were uncredited producers…
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Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Rare, Ltd. Released Feb, 1988 Also For Arcade, Genesis Released in 1987 by Rare R.C. Pro-Am is a really fun racing game played from an isometric viewpoint, this game has much to enjoy if you can get past the very harsh learning curve. The gameplay is so much fun, playing like an even more intense version of Micro Machines (but 4 years earlier). There are 32 very challenging tracks, you must compete with 3 cpu controlled cars for first place. After you have completed a race…
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Developed by: Nintendo EAD Published by: Nintendo Released (initially): November 21, 1991 (Japan) April 13, 1992 (North America) September 24, 1992 (EU) Consoles: SNES, GBA, Virtual Console As the third cannon game released, Zelda fans got better graphics, three more dungeons from the traditional eight, more weapons, no spending one rupee for shooting an arrow, and that is the only the beginning… Timeline theorist or not, this game has something for the average gamer and for the diehard Zelda fan alike… For the average gamer, this game can save anywhere…
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Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Midway Games, Inc. Released Oct 31, 1996 Also For Arcade, Wii Cruis’n USA was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997, a conversion of the arcade game that falls short compared to rival games on other consoles (namely Ridge Racer) but still has much to enjoy. Firstly the graphics are nicely done with chunky cars and very detailed colourful backgrounds spanning several landmarks on the North American Continent, there are 10 tracks in total including San Francisco, Chicago and Washington DC. The sound effects and music are…
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