PLATFORMS
A hero saved the human race from utter annihilation by the gods. This same hero then was charged by the heavens to take care of a young seed dropped from there. This seed becomes his daughter, and her guardian will be watching her progress. In Princess Maker 2 the player assumes the role of a father to … Continue reading “Princess Maker 2”
Year: 1993
Platforms: 3DO, DOS, FM Towns, GP32, Macintosh, PC-98, SEGA Saturn, TurboGrafx CD, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Virtua Fighter is considered one of the progenitors of one-on-one fighting games with fully 3D environments and characters. The fighters and arenas are rendered in flat-shaded polygons. Unlike many fighting games, Virtua Fighter focuses on gameplay based on actual fighting styles, rather than outrageous special moves and storylines. There are eight fighters to choose from in … Continue reading “Virtua Fighter”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Arcade, SEGA 32X, SEGA Saturn
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
Run… fly… dodge those obstacles, but return fire on wave after wave of attacking aliens. Armed with a really big gun, you have to defend yourself against the alien hordes using your wits to navigate around the screen. But watch out for those end of level bosses! Originating in the arcades, Space Harrier is a third-person rail … Continue reading “Space Harrier”
Year: 1985
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Game Gear, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC-6001, PC-88, SEGA 32X, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Snatcher is set in the futuristic Neo Kobe City, a city of madness and decadence. The year is 2047 (or 2042, according to the original Japanese version). Mankind is facing its gravest crisis. A mysterious bio-roid life form has appeared. Its true nature and purpose are unknown. Is it some country’s secret weapon, or an alien … Continue reading “Snatcher”
Year: 1988
Platforms: MSX, PC-88, PlayStation, SEGA CD, SEGA Saturn, TurboGrafx CD
Genre: Adventure
A young man named Eddie has been apparently trapped in the basement of the old apartment complex Edward Arms. The player character must venture into the complex and find out what is really happening there, at first avoiding various traps and hazards, and later learning to set them against those who harbor evil plans. Double … Continue reading “Double Switch”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Android, Macintosh, SEGA CD, SEGA Saturn, Windows, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Detective/Mystery
Corpse Killer is a full-motion-video (FMV) shoot-’em up. It seems the evil genius Dr. Hellman has found a way to raise the dead and created an island of zombies. The player is an elite special forces soldier who has been parachuted onto the island; it is up to them to shoot their way through the undead … Continue reading “Corpse Killer”
Year: 1994
Platforms: 3DO, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, SEGA 32X, SEGA CD, SEGA Saturn, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Zoop is a fast-paced puzzle game in which the player eliminates colored shapes that are approaching his alter ego, another colored shape, before they reach the top, somewhat similarly to Tetris. In order to eliminate the other shapes, you must point your piece at it and ‘fire’. If the shape is the same color as … Continue reading “Zoop”
Year: 1995
Platforms: DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Jaguar, Macintosh, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Tile matching puzzle
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game merges the personalities and action of the WWF TV show characters with a Mortal Kombat-style fighting game. This title features digitized graphics of 8 WWF superstars: Doink, Razor Ramon, Bret “Hit Man” Hart, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Yokozuna, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Lex Luger. Although presented as a wrestling title, this game … Continue reading “WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game”
Year: 1995
Platforms: Arcade, DOS, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA 32X, SEGA Saturn, SNES
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
One year after after the first tournament Akira, Wolf, Pai, Jeffry, Kage, Jacky, Sarah and defending champion Lau are invited to the World Fighting Tournament, and are joined by the master of drunken Kung-Fu Shun-di, who wants to prove he’s more than an old geezer and Lion Rafale, who’s fighting for his freedom. Each fighter … Continue reading “Virtura Fighter 2”
Year: 1994
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, SEGA Saturn, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 combines the best of all the Mortal Kombats into a single cartridge. 23 playable characters are immediately available, such as Reptile, Cyrax, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Jax, Katana, Sonya, and more. There are two bosses that are unlockable, as well as additional characters. There is a variety of new levels, some of which … Continue reading “Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3”
Year: 1995
Platforms: Arcade, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, Nintendo DS, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting