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…
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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…
SPECIAL TEE SHOT
Original Release: Nintendo, 1996, Super Famicom The original form of Kirby’s Dream Course and originally slated for a cartridge release, Special Tee Shot was initially shelved then ended up being released as a Satellaview download a couple of years after Dream Course Special Tee Shot (SNES, Nintendo, 1996) Where to Buy: No longer available, can…
EXCITEBIKE BUNBUN MARIO BATTLE
Original Release: Nintendo, 1997, Super Famicom This download-only follow-up to Excitebike added playable Mario characters, but never saw another release after its short six-month life on the Satellaview Excitebike Bunbun Mario Battle (SNES, Nintendo, 1997) Where to Buy: no longer available (can be emulated w/ patching)How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide This was another Satellaview…
BS KIRBY BASEBALL
Original Release: Nintendo, 1996, Super Famicom Really about as much pinball as beesuboruu, this little Kirby arcade title is stripped down to what is basically a batting cage experience BS Kirby Baseball (SNES, 1996, Nintendo) Where to Buy: No longer available (can be emulated)How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide Kirby’s the ball and you are…
BS F-ZERO GRAND PRIX
Original Release: Nintendo, 1996, Super Famicom A series of releases via the online Satellaview platform from 1996 to 1998, the BS F-Zero games basically use the original game’s engine but lay in a bunch of new levels for competitive play BS F-Zero Grand Prix (SNES, Nintendo, 1996) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: SNES…
ANIMAL BOXING
Original Release: Gammick, 2008, Nintendo DS A very weird person tries to impress a bunch of anthropomorphic animals by beating hell out of them in the boxing ring in this stylus-based fighter Animal Boxing (DS, Gammick, 2008) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! The threadbare story that ties Animal Boxing together has…
SIERRA CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Original Release: Sierra, 1985, Assorted computersOther Releases: Apple II (1986) An early computer boxing title and perhaps the first to attempt to be an actual “sim” of the sport, complete with manager modes and AI fights Sierra Championship Boxing (Apple II, Sierra, 1986) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! The first real boxing…