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…
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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…
MOBILE GOLF
Original Release: Nintendo, 2001, Game Boy Color The final official release for the Game Boy Color, Mobile Golf basically just added new courses and characters to Mario Golf but offered online play via a Japan-only peripheral Mobile Golf (GBC, Nintendo, 2001) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! The last game ever officially…
TEST DRIVE 2
Original Release: Accolade, 1989, Assorted computersOther Releases: Atari ST (1990), Genesis/SNES (1992) The Test Drive sequel mostly keeps the same formula but adds a few more advanced elements: varying terrain elevation, more course segments, and a CPU car to race against Test Drive 2 (SNES, Accolade, 1992) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: SNES…
TEST DRIVE
Original Release: Accolade, 1987, PC/Amiga/Atari ST/Commodore 64Other Releases: Apple II (1988), PC-98 (1989) Accolade added a pinch of realism and a behind-the-wheel perspective to OutRun, founding the first semi-realistic racing series for computers Test Drive (PC, Accolade, 1987) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: MS-DOS Emulation Guide Test Drive was among the first batch…
PIT BOSS II
Original Release: Merit, 1988, Arcade The follow-up to the pioneering “bar countertop” game adds several new options including a horse race and some word and trivia games Pit Boss II Arcade, Merit, 1988) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Guide I picked this one off name value alone, thinking it might be…