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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Published by Tecmo, Inc. Developed by Team Ninja Released Feb 29, 2000 Also For Arcade, PlayStation 2 Released by Tecmo in the year 2000 Dead or Alive 2 is a classic one on one fighter for Sega’s Dreamcast. This game has so much to offer, firstly the graphics are among the very best available on the console (even better than Soul Calibur for me). The fighters all look and move fantastic and the backgrounds are multi layered meaning you can knock your rival off a bridge and then carry on the fighting…
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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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Alundra Playstation 1997 Developer: Matrix Software Publisher(s) Sony (japan) Working Designs (N. America) Psygnosis (Europe) If you’re an RPG lover who also loves a good puzzle, Alundra is right up your alley! A young elf named Alundra finds himself aboard a ship on a course for the village of Inoa after having recurring nightmares. In his dreams, he is confronted by a being who calls Alundra “The Releaser”. He is told that since he is destined to come to this village to save the people from a curse.…
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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 Electronic Arts, Inc. Developed by Electronic Arts, Inc. Released 1991 Official Site Road Rash Also For Amiga, Atari ST, Game Boy, Game Gear, SEGA Master System Released in 1991 for the Sega Megadrive Road Rash is a classic motorcycle racing game with the added twist of combat! This game has much to enjoy, firstly the graphics for the time are superb with massive sprites and vehicles and very colourful tracks and backgrounds with massive amounts of detail. The soundtrack is also incredible, I would say the best music on the system aside…
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Published by Technosoft Co., Ltd. Developed by Technosoft Co., Ltd. Released Jun 08, 1990 Platform Genesis The Sega Megadrive was home to many high quality shooters, the console’s Blast Processing abilities made it the perfect home for such fast paced arcade action. One of the very best was Thunder Force 3 (released in 1990), this game has everything you could ask of a 2d scrolling shooter. The graphics are superb, very detailed with fast moving sprites and very colourful backgrounds. The music and sound effect are also excellent but best of all is the…
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Published by Sony Electronic Publishing Ltd. Developed by Travellers Tales (Uk) Ltd. Released 1994 Also For Android, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, SEGA CD, SNES Mickey Mania was released for the Sega Megadrive in 1994 and whilst not as good as Castle of Illusion it is still a classic game. This game has many good points, the graphics are superb (especially the Steamboat Willy level where the action starts in black and white and slowly turns into colour), the sound is superb with brilliant music and excellent speech from Mickey himself). The controls are simple…
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