Original Release: Virgin, 1991, NES / Game Boy / Game Gear The first game collection from the famous Vegas casino is very basic and straightforward. Caesar’s Palace (NES, Virgin, 1991) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Caesar’s Palace in Vegas is known for opulence … apparently they didn’t want to spend any…
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BLACKJACK
Original Release: American Video Entertainment, 1992, NES A simple but competent blackjack adaptation for the NES. Blackjack (NES, American Video Entertainment, 1992) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! I appreciate a game like Blackjack, just picking one thing and setting out to do it as well as the hardware will allow without…
BASES LOADED
Original Release: Jaleco, 1987, Arcade / NESOther Releases: Game Boy (1990), Wii (2007), 3DS (2013) Jaleco’s unlicensed baseball title was popular in its time for its fresh perspective and digitized voices. Bases Loaded (NES, Jaleco, 1987) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! I think this game’s success in its time was more…
BASEBALL (NES)
Original Release: Nintendo, 1983, NESOther Releases: Game Boy (1989), Game Boy Advance (2002), Gamecube (in Animal Crossing – 2002), Wii (2007), 3DS (2011), Wii U (2013), Switch (2018) Shigeru Miyamoto didn’t miss often, but he did with this early baseball title. Baseball (NES, Nintendo, 1983) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! All…
AMERICAN GLADIATORS
Original Release: GameTek, 1991, NES / SNES / Genesis / Amiga / PC Based on the game show hit of the early ’90s. American Gladiators (NES, GameTek, 1991) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! American Gladiators was a thing back in the early ’90s, you’d only remember it if you’re over 35…
WWF WAR ZONE
Original Release: Acclaim, 1998, N64 / PlayStation / Game Boy Acclaim’s entry into the N64 wrestling arena sticks with the more fast and arcadey style they were accustomed to. WWF War Zone (Nintendo 64, Acclaim, 1998) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Wrestling games in general didn’t really hit their stride until…
WWF: NO MERCY
Original Release: THQ, 2000, Nintendo 64 Developer Aki hopped from WCW to WWF with its pioneering wrestling engine with this installment. WWF No Mercy (2000, THQ, Nintendo 64) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! The engine that Aki developed for the two WCW vs NWO games was the major pioneering breakthrough for…
WCW VS NWO: REVENGE
Original Release: THQ, 1998, Nintendo 64 The sequel to WCW vs NWO adds more characters and options while retaining the great gameplay. WCW vs NWO Revenge (Nintendo 64, THQ, 1998) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Revenge is one of those “sequels” that’s really more like an expansion pack. It came out…
WCW vs. NWO: WORLD TOUR
Original Release: THQ, 1997, Nintendo 64 The first in what would become the beloved quartet of wrestling games for the N64 developed by AKI. WCW vs NWO World Tour (Nintendo 64, THQ, 1997) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! It’s easy to overlook WCW vs NWO World Tour in light of all…
WAVE RACE 64
Original Release: Nintendo, 1996, Nintendo 64Other Releases: iQue (2003), Wii (2007), Wii U (2016) A pioneering jet ski racer that really did wonders with water appearance and physics. Wave Race 64 (Nintendo 64, Nintendo, 1996) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! OK next up, Wave Race 64. I thought this one was…