Original Release: Jim Wolf, 2002, PC Quite possibly the only freeware video poker trainer, the primary feature of which is to point out mistakes as you play. Frugal Video Poker (PC, Jim Wolf, 2002) Where to Buy: Freeware – download here Brick-and-mortar casinos have been phasing out lucrative video poker machines for a few years…
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WAVE RACE: BLUE STORM
Original Release: Nintendo, 2001, Gamecube The final entry (thus far) in the Wave Race series had the most pleasant graphics but arguably took a step back in terms of play control. Wave Race: Blue Storm (Gamecube, Nintendo, 2001) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! You know, it’s been a good 10 years…
SUMMER HEAT BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Original Release: Acclaim, 2003, PlayStation 2 This volleyball title adds a touch of sex appeal, but still focuses more on the actual gameplay than anything. Summer Heat Beach Volleyball (PS2, Acclaim, 2003) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Page Summer Heat came out in that little milieu of beach volleyball games…
ROCKY
Original Release: Sega, 1987, Master System Graphically cutting-edge for its time, this early Rocky game didn’t focus quite as much on enduring gameplay. Rocky (Master System, Sega, 1987) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Rocky is actually one of the better-looking games on the Master System, but as for gameplay it’s just…
STUNTMAN
Original Release: Infogrames, 2002, PlayStation 2Other Releases: GBA (2003) A unique racing game that has you perform very short bursts of tricky stunt driving on movie sets. Stuntman (PS2, Infogrames, 2002) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Stuntman is yet another of the many, many, many concepts in gaming that look great…
HAJIME NO IPPO: THE FIGHTING
Original Release: ESP, 2002, Game Boy Advance A gaming adaptation of the popular manga that strongly resembles the classic Punch-Out series. Hajime no Ippo (GBA, ESP/Treasure, 2002) Where to Buy: Play-Asia How to Emulate: coming soon! Ippo is a manga/anime that seems to be pretty popular in Japan, sort of like the Japanese take on…
WORLD SPORTS COMPETITION
Original Release: Hudson, 1992, Turbografx 16Other Releases: Wii (2007), PS3 / PSP (2010) A basic Olympics-themed game without an official license, put out to take advantage of the ’92 games. World Sports Competition (Turbografx 16, Hudson, 1992) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! A small collection of Olympic-style games, mostly revolving around…
WORLD CLASS BASEBALL
Original Release: Hudson, 1988, Turbografx 16Other Releases: Wii (2007) A basic baseball game with no MLB affiliation. World Class Baseball (Turbografx 16, Hudson, 1988) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Well, it’s better than NES Baseball. That said, this game still kinda sucks. It’s not licensed by MLB or its players union….
VICTORY RUN
Original Release: Hudson, 1987, Turbografx 16Other Releases: Wii (2006), PSP / PS3 (2010), Wii U (2014) A basic turismo racing game that was among the launch titles in Japan for the PC Engine / Turbografx Victory Run (Turbografx 16, Hudson, 1989) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Victory Run is a pretty…
POWER GOLF
Original Release: Hudson, 1989, Turbografx 16Other Releases: Wii (2007), PC / Wii U (2014) A very basic golf game among the early offerings for the T16. Power Golf (Turbografx 16, NEC, 1989) Where to Buy: Play-Asia How to Emulate: coming soon! Clunky old-school golf set to music that sounds vaguely Mega Man-ish…. the main issue…