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…
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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…
MOTO ROADER
Original Release: NEC, 1989, Turbografx 16Other Releases: Wii (2007), Wii U (2014) A simple but quirky top-down 2D racing game. Moto Roader (Turbografx 16, NEC, 1989) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! A top-down racing game with a lot of quirks, most of them not good. If you’ve played RC Pro-Am or…
KING OF CASINO
Original Release: NEC, 1990, Turbografx 16 A casino-RPG that focuses heavily on the gambling and evokes an old-school Vegas feel. King of Casino (Turbografx 16, NEC, 1990) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! King of Casino initially appears to infuse a bit of an RPG element a la Casino Kid, but it…