Original Release: Squaresoft, 1988, Famicom A not-great pinball game published by Square, but developed by System Sacom MoonBall Magic (NES, Famicom, 1988) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! MoonBall Magic is noteworthy for being an early title from Squaresoft (though not developed in-house), and for being a “disk writer” title that required you…
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ROLLERGAMES
Original Release: Konami, 1990, Arcade The second roller derby game (and the first to take at least half a real crack at representing the actual sport), based on the one-season cult TV series Rollergames (Arcade, Konami, 1990) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Guide The first attempt at a roller derby game…
ROLLER JAMMER
Original Release: Nichibutsu, 1984, Arcade A Pole Position knockoff from a company destined to make mahjong smut, it gets some points for a creative theme (and technically being the first roller derby game) even if it isn’t really any fun Roller Jammer (Arcade, Nichibutsu, 1984) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Guide…
RACING LAGOON
Original Release: Squaresoft, 1999, PlayStation An experimental “racing-RPG” from Squaresoft that manages to fuse a basic Ridge Racer-esque system with the Parasite Eve engine, race random cars instead of fighting random monsters for EXP, funds and upgrades Racing Lagoon (PS1, Square, 1999) Where to Buy: Play-AsiaHow to Emulate: coming soon! Aside from being a Japan-only…
TONY HAWK’S AMERICAN WASTELAND
Original Release: Activision / 2005 / Gamecube, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360Other Releases: Mobile (2005), PC (2006) The sixth Tony Hawk game is the first with a real open world element Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland (Gamecube, Activision, 2005) Where to Buy: Play-AsiaHow to Emulate: coming soon! American Wasteland was an attempt to blend the long-running Tony…
SEGA SOCCER SLAM
Original Release: Sega, 2002, Gamecube / Xbox / PS2 Sega’s self-branded soccer game takes the odd tack of not using any Sega characters or elements, instead going for kind of an NFL Blitz equivalent Sega Soccer Slam (Gamecube, Sega, 2002) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! You see the name “Sega Soccer Slam,”…
KONAMIC TENNIS
Original Release: Konami, 1988, NES A simplistic tennis game from Konami that was lagging behind the pack considering it was released in 1988 Konamic Tennis (Famicom Disk, Konami, 1988) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! Also sometimes called Exciting Tennis, Konamic Tennis is OK in its presentation and basic mechanics, but with one…
HARD ROCK JACKPOT CASINO
Original Release: Seminole Hard Rock Digital, 2018, iOS / Android / Web Browser The Hard Rock casino chain lets you earn free rooms and free play and such with its social casino, but with some significant restrictions Hard Rock Jackpot Casino (Web Browser, Seminole Hard Rock, 2018) Where to Buy: Free-to-play here How to Emulate:…
EXCITEBIKE: WORLD RALLY
Original Release: Nintendo, 2009, Wii This revival of the original NES Excitebike sticks with the fundamental gameplay but adds 3D graphics and the ability to change camera angles Excitebike: World Rally (Wii, Nintendo, 2009) Where to Buy: No longer officially available, may be found on an old Wii hard drive How to Emulate: Wii Emulation…
DOC LOUIS’ PUNCH-OUT
Original Release: Nintendo, 2009, Wii Kind of a teaser for the full Wii Punch-Out game, but (at least initially) you had to reach a certain tier in Club Nintendo to get it Doc Louis’ Punch-Out (Wii, Nintendo, 2009) Where to Buy: No longer officially available; may be found on the hard drive of a used…