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The sequel to the SNES only game MechWarrior. The SNES version of this is called MechWarrior 3050. Take control of a Mad Cat ‘Mech as you fight your way through several level of mechanized mayhem. Use machine guns, rocket launchers, homing missiles, flame throwers, mines and atomic bombs to defeat the encroaching enemy threat. The … Continue reading “BattleTech”
Year: 1994
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Battle Squadron is a classic arcade style shooter for 1 or 2 players, and a spiritual successor to Hybris. You take a space ship and fly it over a high tech hostile surface, and then into an organic setting. . You can control the number of ‘credits’ you have from 1 to 3. You choose how … Continue reading “Battle Squadron”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Android, Genesis, Macintosh, Windows, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
When the Elves, Dwarves, Humans, and Orcs all had a big falling out, the Age of Conflict began. The resulting war and poverty devastated all four races, until the mysterious Watcher turned up at the central Aran’s Tower. Playing as one of 16 potential heroes, you have to visit all four kingdoms, collecting their magic … Continue reading “Battlemaster”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Action
Theme: Action RPG
This is a remake of sorts of Batman: Return of the Joker, the NES game released a year earlier. Like it’s 8-bit sibling, it’s based on the Batman comic series rather than any of the movies or TV series, and has Batman traveling to the Joker’s secret hideaway to stop him stealing precious metals from … Continue reading “Batman: Revenge of the Joker”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
The Genesis title based on Batman Returns is a platform game in which the Dark Knight must traverse five action-filled levels on his way to confront the Penguin. Areas include the rooftops of Gotham City, Max Shreck’s department store, the Red Triangle Circus and the sewers. Besides run-and-jump action, there’s also a lot of combat in the … Continue reading “Batman Returns”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Batman Forever is the officially licensed game based on the 1995 movie. The bad guys this time around are The Riddler and Two-Face. This game is an usual hybrid of side-scrolling platformer and one-on-one fighter. You make your way through levels that include some platform jumping elements, but you typically take on opponents one at … Continue reading “Batman Forever”
Year: 1995
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler, Platform
This game is basically an update to Bass Masters Classic. Updates involve adding 6 pro fishermen, five different lakes instead of four, an expanded lineup of different fishing equipment, 2 difficulty level settings, a zoom function, larger lakes, and new music tracks.
Year: 1996
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
This game consists of five 3-day tournaments at four lakes. The mission is to catch as much large bass as possible. Once the day of the fishing tournament is over, the five largest bass that were caught get weighed and are compared to the other fisherman’s catches. The one with the heaviest catch is the … Continue reading “Bass Masters Classic”
Year: 1995
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Barney is a friendly dinosaur who likes playing with children. One day Barney and his little friends decide to play hide-and-seek game. Barney’s task is to find the children and the presents they have hidden. Barney travels across four different levels. On each one there are five children and five presents to find. You can … Continue reading “Barney’s Hide & Seek Game”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Crusader Kings II is a character-driven real-time grand strategy game where the player can start between 1066 and 1337 and play until 1453. The goal is to choose a Christian lord and make sure the dynasty survives as you play a succession of the lords descendants through the games time-span. The player thrives to gain Prestige … Continue reading “Crusader Kings II”
Year: 2012
Platforms: Linux, Macintosh, Windows
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Real-time strategy