Original Release: SNK, 1995, ArcadeOther Releases: NeoGeo CD/Saturn/PlayStation (1996), Wii (2012), PS4/Switch/Xbox (2018) An unusual pure horse racing title with no gambling or management element, Stakes Winner is very quirky but has proven to have a small but consistent cult following over the years Stakes Winner (Arcade, SNK, 1995) Where to Buy: eBay How to…
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BAR GAMES
Original Release: Accolade, 1989, PCOther Releases: Amiga (1990) Accolade combines a bunch of genres of “adult” game with the merest scrap of “adult” content, in a package that doesn’t come off well Bar Games (PC, Accolade, 1989) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: MS-DOS Emulation Guide Leisure Suit Larry opened the door for mainstream…
FINAL LAP SPECIAL
Original Release: Bandai, 2001, WonderSwan The quick (and colorized) follow-up to Final Lap 2000 makes the driving action a little more challenging, but removes the checkpoint system and adds some new play modes Final Lap Special (Wonderswan, Bandai, 2001) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! When the Wonderswan Color came out Namco fired…
FINAL LAP 2000
Original Release: Namco, 2000, WonderSwan The first handheld Final Lap replicated the look and feel of the arcade original with easier handling, but traded off for a more demanding checkpoint system Final Lap 2000 (WonderSwan, Namco, 2000) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! The first handheld Final Lap title looks the most like…
FINAL LAP
Original Release: Namco, 1987, ArcadeOther Releases: NES (1988) Namco’s follow-up to Pole Position in the F1 racing genre leveraged new hardware breakthroughs to become more of a sim and a multiplayer phenomenon Final Lap (Arcade, Namco, 1987) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Guide Released about four years after Pole Position, Final…
SNK VS CAPCOM: CARD FIGHTERS CLASH
Original Release: SNK, 1999, Neo Geo Pocket ColorOther Releases: Nintendo DS (2006), Nintendo Switch (2022) Meant as the Neo Geo Pocket Color’s Pokémon equivalent, but patterning itself more on the trading card game than the original release, Card Fighters mixes up about 350 SNK and Capcom characters in a similar world SNK vs Capcom: Card…
SUPER TENNIS
Original Release: Nintendo, 1991, SNESOther Releases: Switch (2019) This launch title ended up being one of the most technically sound tennis games made in 2D, at the cost of user-friendliness and limited modes of play Super Tennis (SNES, Nintendo, 1991) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide One of the launch titles…
SIDE POCKET
Original Release: Data East, Arcade, 1986Other Releases: NES (1987), Game Boy (1990), Genesis (1992), SNES (1993), Game Gear (1994), WonderSwan (1999) A very basic 2D billiards simulator, but the first to bring together a fairly satisfying package of atmosphere, animations and physics Side Pocket (Arcade, Data East, 1986) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate:…
RC PRO-AM 2
Original Release: Rare, 1992, NESOther Releases: Xbox One (in Rare Replay, 2015) The RC Pro-Am sequel is more small tweaks than a major revamp, but delivers at least a slightly better overall game RC Pro-Am 2 (NES, Rare, 1992) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Despite coming out over three years after…
RC PRO-AM
Original Release: Rare, 1988, NESOther Releases: Xbox One (in Rare Replay, 2015) The first big hit for Rare also founded a whole subgenre of racing games and is the spiritual forefather of kart racers RC Pro-Am (NES, Rare, 1988) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! RC Pro-Am pioneered the “precision turning” isometric…