Original Release: Nintendo, 1992, SNES The sequel to the NES game adds a little more pizzazz and play options but doesn’t substantially improve the gameplay. Super Play Action Football (SNES, Nintendo, 1992) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide Nintendo’s in-house properties rarely fail, but sports games were one of their major…
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SUPER MARIO KART
Original Release: Nintendo, 1992, SNESOther Releases: Wii (2009), Wii U (2013) Nintendo’s pioneering kart racing title basically created and defined the genre. Super Mario Kart (SNES, Nintendo, 1992) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide Everybody has at least one game that they were The Guy at, way Back In The Day….
SUPER ICE HOCKEY
Original Release: Sunsoft, 1994, SNES A quasi-3D hockey game with some odd physics and gameplay choices. Super Ice Hockey (SNES, Sunsoft, 1994) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide When I picked this one up I thought it was going to be some forgotten sequel to Nintendo’s Ice Hockey on the NES…
SUPER BOWLING
Original Release: Technos, 1992, SNES A basic and comedic bowling game that was designed for multiplayer. Super Bowling (SNES, Technos, 1992) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide With Super Bowling Technos surprisingly wades into the bowling arena, and even more surprisingly doesn’t use their Kunio characters in any way. It’s more…
PILOTWINGS
Original Release: Nintendo, 1990, SNESOther Releases: Wii (2007) A unique “stunt flying” game that focuses on short bursts of flight in extreme circumstances. Pilotwings (SNES, Nintendo, 1990) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide Pilotwings was one of the first games released for the SNES, and was really more of a tech…
NHL STANLEY CUP
Original Release: Nintendo, 1993, SNES Nintendo’s second tilt at hockey (farmed out to Sculptured Software) relied heavily on Mode 7 scaling gimmicks to stand out. NHL Stanley Cup (SNES, Nintendo, 1993) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide Holy shit this game is confusing. Nintendo (via Sculptured Software, not their in-house teams)…
MEGA MAN SOCCER
Original Release: Capcom, 1994, SNES In a game that appears to have been inspired by Ultraman Soccer, robots from the first four Mega Man titles take to the field in a game that has slightly better play control but is still iffy. Mega Man Soccer (SNES, Capcom, 1994) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate:…
KEN GRIFFEY JR.’S WINNING RUN
Original Release: Nintendo, 1996, SNES A fan-favorite baseball title for the SNES that was one of the first to include the then-new expansion Devil Rays and Diamondbacks. Ken Griffey Jr.’s Winning Run (SNES, Nintendo, 1996) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide The two banes of my enjoyment of baseball games are…
F-ZERO
Original Release: Nintendo, 1990, SNESOther Releases: Wii (2007) Nintendo kicked off the futuristic magnetic hovercar racing genre on consoles with this title. F-Zero (SNES, Nintendo, 1990) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide F-Zero takes place in the year 2560 in hover-cars that ride on a magnetic track, which leaves it free…
BILL LAIMBEER’S COMBAT BASKETBALL
Original Release: Hudson, 1991, SNES A strange basketball game that was adapted from a Europe-only computer title. Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball (SNES, Hudson, 1991) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: SNES Emulation Guide There’s really not much room for goonery in basketball, at least not like there is in hockey or football. But Bill…