Original Release: Nintendo, 1987, Famicom Disk Mario’s first turn behind the wheel was a Formula 1 racer in the vein of things like Micro Machines and RC Pro Am Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (Famicom, Nintendo, 1987) Where to Buy: Play-AsiaHow to Emulate: coming soon! Did you think Mario Kart was Nintendo’s first venture into…
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NBCSPORTS PREDICTOR
Original Release: BoomSports, 2018, Browser Other Releases: iOS / Android (2018) NBC’s knockoff of Fox’s freebie sports pick ’em app improves on it in a lot of ways NBCSports Predictor (Web browser, BoomSports, 2018) Where to Buy: Free to play here NBC’s knockoff of the Fox Super 6 does things a little better with a…
EASTSIDE CANNERY WEBPASS
Original Release: Cannery Casino Resorts, 2012, Browser Defunct since 2017, and representing the Eastside Cannery Casino that remains closed due to the pandemic as of 2022, this simple web browser game used to offer free prizes and rewards at the property Eastside Cannery WebPASS (Web Browser, 2012-2017, Cannery Casino Resorts) Where to Buy: defunct, was…
EXCITING SOCCER: KONAMI CUP
Original Release: Konami, 1988, NES A simple soccer game from Konami released for the Famicom Disk System Exciting Soccer (Famicom Disk, Konami, 1988) Where to Buy: ebayHow to Emulate: coming soon! This Japan-only 1988 title from Konami looks a bit like Sensible Soccer, a series that was huge in Europe but never really registered in…
EXCITING BILLIARD
Original Release: Konami, 1987, NES Early Famicom billiards game that never made it to the West Exciting Billiard (Famicom Disk, Konami, 1987) Where to Buy: ebayHow to Emulate: coming soon! Venture into the dank depths of the Konami Hustler Club, either creating up to four pool pros of your own or picking from some prefab…
EXCITING BASEBALL
Original Release: Konami, 1987, NES An early baseball release from Konami, and a competent offering that came out just before the big name baseball games for the console started to drop … but only in Japan Exciting Baseball (Famicom Disk, Konami, 1987) Where to Buy: ebayHow to Emulate: coming soon! Konami’s “Power Pro” is my…
BACKGAMMON
Original Release: Nintendo, 1990, Famicom Disk System A Japan-only standalone backgammon game notable for coming from Nintendo’s internal studios and having a high-quality soundtrack. Backgammon (Famicom, Nintendo, 1990) Where to Buy: ebayHow to Emulate: coming soon! You might say to yourself, “C. M0use, why waste your time on some little ancient backgammon game for the…
FOXWOODS ONLINE
Original Release: Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise, 2017, Web BrowserOther Releases: iOS / Android (2017) The Foxwoods casino-resort in Connecticut is in the “social casino” game, and offers the chance to win funds to spend at the brick-and-mortar location FoxwoodsONLINE (Web Browser, Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise, 2017) Where to Buy: Free-to-play via web browser here ,…
WWF SMACKDOWN!
Original Release: THQ, 2000, PlayStation The first Yukes wrestling game, this title not only founded the Smackdown series but is the original ancestor of the modern WWE 2K games as well WWF Smackdown (PS1, THQ, 2000) Where to Buy: ebay How to Emulate: coming soon! At the time the first Smackdown! was released, the king…
CARD GAMES
Original Release: D3 Publisher, 2000, PlayStation Casino card games, specifically, but with a couple of “shedding” games you’ll never see in a betting house Card Games (PS1, D3 Publisher, 2000) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! The unassuming title hides what is actually a pretty OK little casino game. Decent little collection of…