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…
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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…
KONAMI’S PING PONG
Original Release: Konami, 1985, ArcadeOther Releases: Assorted computers (1986), Famicom Disk (1987) This arcade title from Konami was the first to seriously attempt to replicate table tennis; it’s hard to say how successful it was, as even basic info on those cabinets is hard to come by, but the home ports require some wrestling with…
PUTT PUTT GOLF
Original Release: Pack-In Video, 1989, Famicom Disk A simplified golf game that blends regular and mini golf, from the developer that did the initial Harvest Moon games Putt Putt Golf (NES, Pack-In Video, 1989) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! “Putt putt” is one of our many regional names for mini golf, but…
PRO GOLFER SARU
Original Release: Bandai, 1987, Famicom Disk Based on an obscure anime, this title is technically impressive for 1987 but has beacoup frustrating gameplay elements Pro Golfer Saru (NES, Bandai, 1987) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! With most of the 8-bit console golf games (that generally patterned themselves after Famicom/Mario Golf), you’re expected…
PACHICOM
Original Release: Toemiland, Famicom, 1985 A crummy pachinko game opportunistically (and inexpertly) forced on the market by one of Japan’s biggest music companies of the 80s and 90s, EMI Music PachiCom (NES, Toemiland, 1985) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! They wasted no time getting pachinko on the Famicom with EMI Music game…