Original Release: Nintendo, 1998, Nintendo 64Other Releases: Wii (2008) A surprising sports title developed in-house by Nintendo that focuses heavily on technical tricks and advanced skill. 1080 Snowboarding (Nintendo 64, Nintendo, 1998) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! I’m not a hardcore fan of snowboarding, and 1080 Snowboarding quickly made it clear…
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ANIMAL WARS
Original Release: ASCII, 1985, Arcade / MSX / NESOther Releases: Switch / PS4 (2020) Aka Penguin Wars, this game is a unique air hockey variant. Animal Wars (MSX, Ascii, 1985) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Animal Wars (also called Penguin Wars) is a unique and interesting hybrid of dodgeball and air…
WWF ROYAL RUMBLE
Original Release: Acclaim, 1993, Genesis / SNES This arcade-style wrestler was largely identical across its two 16-bit versions, but had the gimmick of releasing each with a handful of exclusive characters to try to get the rich kids to double-dip. WWF Royal Rumble (Genesis, Acclaim, 1993) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon!…
WRESTLE WAR
Original Release: Sega, 1989, ArcadeOther Releases: Genesis (1991), Dreamcast (in Sega Smash Pack – 2001) Wrestle War was definitely trying to impress you more with the graphics than the gameplay. Wrestle War (Genesis, Sega, 1991) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Wrestle War was originally released in arcades in 1989, and then…
TECMO SUPER HOCKEY
Original Release: Tecmo, 1994, Genesis A rather basic effort that does not at all resemble Tecmo Super Bowl in style. Tecmo Super Hockey (Genesis, Tecmo, 1994) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Tecmo Super Hockey is licensed by the NHLPA, but apparently not the actual NHL. So you get a full roster…
SONIC SPINBALL
Original Release: Sega, 1993, GenesisOther Releases: Game Gear (1994), Master System (1995), Windows (1999), Game Boy Advance (2002) Sonic’s excursion into pinball was a bit of a rushed and sloppy effort that had unrealized potential. Sonic Spinball (Genesis, 1993, Sega) Where to Buy: Amazon / PlayAsia How to Emulate: coming soon! I guess there are…
ROAD RASH 3
Original Release: EA, 1995, Genesis The final Road Rash of the 16-bit era wasn’t much more than a clone of the previous game with new tracks. Road Rash 3 (Genesis, EA, 1995) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Road Rash 3 takes you out of the U.S. for the first time to…
ROAD RASH 2
Original Release: EA, 1992, GenesisOther Releases: Game Boy Color (2000) The sequel didn’t do much but add a two-player mode. Road Rash 2 (Genesis, EA, 1992) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Road Rash 2 has a much easier-to-use menu system as well as smaller passwords, but other than that it’s really…
ROAD RASH
Original Release: EA, 1991, GenesisOther Releases: Game Gear / Game Boy / 3D0 (1994), Sega CD (1995), PC / PlayStation / Saturn (1996) Road Rash is somewhat reminiscent of Sega classic Hang-On, but ups the ante with weapons and violent clashes while riding. Road Rash (Genesis, EA, 1991) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate:…
NHLPA HOCKEY ’93
Original Release: EA, 1992, GenesisNHL ’93 is the second entry in EA’s NHL series, noteworthy for really tightening up the gameplay but swapping the NHL team license for a player license instead. NHLPA Hockey ’93 (Genesis, EA, 1992) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! With the first NHL Hockey game, EA had…