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The sequel to PGA Tour, this game was released solely for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive along with an alternative version for the Game Gear, as was getting more common for EA sports titles at the time, helping to drive the sales of the 2nd choice console. This update sees the series add ten … Continue reading “PGA Tour Golf II”

Year: 1992

Platforms: Genesis, Macintosh

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


PGA Tour Golf introduced many of the conventions commonly seen in the genre since. The three-click control method (the first to start the swing, the second setting power and over-swing, the third setting draw or fade) allowed for a multitude of different shots, and required a sense of timing. Four courses are included, one of them … Continue reading “PGA Tour Golf”

Year: 1990

Platforms: Amiga, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis, Macintosh, SEGA Master System, SNES, Windows 3.x

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


Fray: Shugyouhen is a midquel to Xak. The demons of Zekisis have managed to invade the world of Xak. Fray goes on a quest to slay the demons and save the villages on the way. The player’s default attack consists of single projectiles, but the player can collect power-ups for more widespread shots as well … Continue reading “Fray: Shugyo-hen”

Year: 1991

Platforms: Game Gear

Genre: Action

Theme: Shooter


The great hero Latok, the descendant of the war god Duel, has returned to his hometown Fearless, where he lives peacefully with his mother. But one day, a messenger brings terrible news: the castle of Farland was attacked, the king, the princess, and countless soldiers brutally slain. Zomu Dizae, the third and the final demon … Continue reading “Xak III: The Eternal Recurrence”

Year: 1993

Platforms: FM Towns, PC-98, TurboGrafx CD

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Action RPG


Three years have passed since the brave young warrior Latok Kart defeated the evil demon Badu, bringing peace to Xak, the world of humans. But one of Badu’s servants, a sorcerer known as the Necromancer, has escaped. He plans to summon another dark being, known as the Gospel, from the demon world Zekisis to the … Continue reading “Xak II: Rising of the Redmoon”

Year: 1990

Platforms: FM Towns, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X68000, Windows

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Action RPG


Two hundred and fifty years ago, the god Duel defeated an evil demon named Badu, encasing him in a mountain of ice. Now Badu has managed to escape from his prison. Demons have overrun the land, and the king of Wavis sends a messenger to a warrior named Dork Kart, asking him to defend the … Continue reading “Xak: The Art of Visual Stage”

Year: 1989

Platforms: MSX, PC-88, PC-98, SNES, Sharp X68000, Windows

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Action RPG


European Tour is best thought of as a remake of the original game, rather than a sequel as such. It features 5 courses from across Europe, and 60 top European pros, rather than the US-leaned lineup of the original. The graphics are much more detailed and colorful, as you’d expect considering the intervening years of … Continue reading “PGA European Tour”

Year: 1994

Platforms: Amiga, Amiga CD32, Genesis, SNES

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


Play singles and doubles exhibition games, knockout tournaments or go on a world tour, it’s all here in this tennis sim. You can choose to play as the (then) world seed 1, Pete Sampras himself or choose from 29 other players. The action is viewed from the traditional third-person viewpoint. A tutorial mode is provided … Continue reading “Pete Sampras Tennis”

Year: 1994

Platforms: Game Gear, Genesis

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


Edson Arantes do Nascimento, commonly known to us as football legend Pelé, licensed a second football game, featuring the 24 qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup, each with summaries and tactical advice from Pelé. These can play in either friendly matches or the full tournament. A five-a-side mode is included, taking place on a full-sized … Continue reading “Pele II: World Tournament Soccer”

Year: 1994

Platforms: Genesis

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


Pelé! is a soccer game that lets the player take control of soccer legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento (better known as Pelé, the games namesake). There are forty different international teams to choose from and the game has a two separate single player modes. In Practice the player chooses the teams and learns the basic fundamentals of the … Continue reading “Pele!”

Year: 1993

Platforms: Genesis

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports