Original Release: Tantalus, 2001, PC/PlayStationOther Releases: Game Boy Color (unreleased) One of the first serious attempts to represent the world of competitive horsies outside of the racetrack Equestriad 2001 (GBC, Tantalus, unreleased) How to Emulate: coming soon! Equestriad was released as a 3D “dressage” sim on the PlayStation … there was also this attempt at…
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CARRERRA
Original Release: Unreleased (developed by Take-Two, 2000) What would have been the first Carerra game had it made it to shelves, fans of the slot racers would instead get a superior title for the GBA in 2001. Carrera (GBC, Take-Two, unreleased) How to Emulate: coming soon! If you’ve never been into slot car racing you…
TRUMP CASTLE
Original Release: Capstone, 1988, PC / C64Other Releases: Amiga / Atari ST (1989) The first Trump game consists of basic, very straightforward gambling featuring six standard casino games Trump Castle (PC, Capstone, 1988) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: MS-DOS Emulation Guide In what turns out to be a very non-luxurious title for the Il…
BILLIARD CLUB
Original Release: Altron, unreleased, Game Boy Color A half-hearted crack at 2D pool from a publisher that was mostly Japan-only Billiard Club (GBC, Altron, unreleased) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! With any 2D pool game, the big question to ask is “does this outdo Side Pocket” … this really doesn’t, in any…
AMF BOWLING
Original Release: unreleased (Game Boy Color, leaked 2020) An almost-complete bowling game, would have been the first to bear the AMF name had it not been canceled AMF Bowling (GBC, Vicarious Visions, unreleased) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! Though AMF was once one of the biggest brands in the sport, they didn’t…
CHINESE CHECKERS
Original Release: Mazters Creation, 2007, PC A simple but well-designed Chinese Checkers game created with Adventure Game Studio Chinese Checkers (PC, Mazters Creation, 2007) Where to Buy: Freeware – download here A solid little freeware adaptation of Chinese Checkers, this title is kinda stripped down to the bone but has a good interface and serves…
BEAT THE HOUSE
Original Release: Spirit of Discovery, 1992, PCOther Releases: PC (Windows 3.1 version, 1995) One of the earliest casino packages to aim for Vegas atmosphere, Beat The House does a decent job of that as well as representing its collection of games Beat the House (MS-DOS, Spirit of Discovery, 1992) Where to Buy: eBay How to…
3D POCKET POOL
Original Release: Titus, 2001, Game Boy Color An interesting sprite-scaling “psuedo-3D” take on the game that pushes the GBC, and actually turns out to be kinda decent 3D Pocket Pool (GBC, Titus, 2001) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! Around the year 2000 there was an odd trend of developers trying to push…
NFL BLITZ
Original Release: Midway, 1997, ArcadeOther Releases: N64/PS1/PC/GBC (1998) Midway gave football the NBA Jam treatment with this simplified and ultra-violent take on the sport NFL Blitz 2023 (N64 / anons / 2022) Where to Buy: Freeware – download here How to Emulate: coming soon! Review by: C. M0use NFL Blitz isn’t really my personal jam,…
SOCCER YAROU
Original Release: Coconuts Japan, 1999, Wonderswan The first soccer release for Wonderswan (AFAIK) and really not a good one Soccer Yarou (Wonderswan, Coconuts Japan, 1999) Where to Buy: Play-AsiaHow to Emulate: coming soon! Soccer Yarou is one of those obscure Japan-only titles that generated little interest in its heyday and thus has extremely little English-language…