Original Release: EA, 2000, PlayStation A game that’s all about 007 in various vehicles, somehow it ends up feeling more like a clumsy shooter half the time. 007 Racing (PS1, EA, 2000) Where to Buy: ebay How to Emulate: coming soon! If the title has given you visions of kart racing with Oddjob and Rosa…
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3D ULTRA PINBALL
Original Release: Sierra, 1995, PC Sierra’s first foray into pinball, not only a fairly fun game but also noteworthy in that it founded a fairly popular series that still hasn’t been picked up by one of the digital distribution platforms yet 3D Ultra Pinball (PC, Sierra, 1995) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: MS-DOS…
3D PIXEL RACING
Original Release: Microforum, 2011, Nintendo WiiOther Releases: iOS (2011) A fairly basic kart-style racer that differentiates itself by taking place in Minecraft Steve World and requiring tilt controls to steer 3D Pixel Racing (Wii, Microforum, 2011) Where to Buy: Currently not officially available (may be saved to a used Wii) How to Emulate: Wii Emulation…
F-ZERO GX
Original Release: Nintendo, 2003, Gamecube The first major collaboration between Nintendo and Sega also turned out to be the last major console entry in the F-Zero series … at least for now? F-Zero GX (Gamecube, Nintendo, 2003) Where to Buy: Play-Asia How to Emulate: Coming soon! The last of the “big” non-handheld F-Zero games (at…
CRAZY NICK’S PICKS
Original Release: Sierra, 1992, PC The five “Crazy Nick’s Picks” games were essentially special demos for some of Sierra’s adventures of the early ’90s (the early VGA period), sold at software counters in a little blister pack for five bucks or so each in 1992-1993. At first glance they might look like a cynical scheme…
BOXING (PS1)
Original Release: D3 Publisher, 2000, PlayStationOther Releases: PS3/PSP (2014) A cartoony and simplistic boxing game in D3’S budget line that retailed for about $10 upon release, it’s debatable if it was even worth that amount. Boxing (PS1, D3 Publisher, 2000) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: Coming soon! D3’s budget boxing title for the…
BILLIARDS
Original Release: D3 Publisher, 2000, PlayStation A very basic and budget billiards sim that plays a rather off-the-wall game, surprisingly nice music though Billiards (PS1, D3 Publisher, 2000) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! D3’s “Simple” series of budget games is best known for oddball stuff like the Oneechan bikini zombie slayer…
BC RACERS
Original Release: Core Design, 1994, Sega CDOther Releases: PC / 3D0 / 32X (1995) One of many cartoony kart racers released immediately in the wake of Super Mario Kart, BC Racers draws on the Chuck Rock universe and was the first of the genre on a console CD system. BC Racers (Sega CD, Core Design,…
BATTLE GOLFER YUI
Original Release: Sega, 1991, Genesis Battle Golfer Yui gets originality points for merging a 2D golf game with RPG and visual novel elements before anyone else, but it didn’t execute any of these things all that well. Battle Golfer Yui (Genesis, Sega, 1991) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Battle Golfer Yui…
ROAD FIGHTER
Original Release: Konami, 1984, ArcadeOther Releases: MSX/NES (1985), PS1 (Konami Arcade Classics – 1999), PC (fan remake – 2003), Nintendo DS (Konami Classics Series – 2007), Xbox 360/PC (2010) Konami’s first racing game doesn’t feature any fighting or weapons; it’s a simple racer that only has you press left and right and vary your speed…