Original Release: Sega, 1994, Genesis As EA spun off their Madden series into a college game with Bill Walsh, Sega did the same here with their Joe Montana Sports Talk series. College Football’s National Championship (Genesis, Sega, 1994) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! This college football game is a repurposing of…
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CLUE
Original Release: Parker Bros., 1992, SNES/Genesis A very solid adaptation of the board game Clue that only ever saw an official release in North America. Clue (Genesis, Parker Bros., 1992) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Clue for Genesis isn’t stunning in any way, but it’s a perfectly competent vidya game implementation…
CAESAR’S PALACE (16-BIT)
Original Release: Virgin, 1993, GenesisOther Releases: SNES / Game Gear (1993) A basic casino games package that doesn’t play terribly well. Caesar’s Palace (Genesis, Virgin, 1993) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! In the 16-bit incarnation of Caesar’s Palace, you now play as some office schlub with bad posture who has decided…
BILL WALSH COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Original Release: EA, 1993, GenesisOther Releases: Sega CD (1993), SNES (1994) The first console college football game with licenses for (some) schools and a simulation of the season structure, running on EA’s solid Madden engine. Bill Walsh College Football (Genesis, EA, 1993) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Bill Walsh College Football…
BARKLEY: SHUT UP AND JAM!
Original Release: Accolade, 1993, GenesisOther Releases: SNES (1994) Two-on-two street ball with Chuck and about a dozen random schmos. Barkley: Shut Up and Jam (Genesis, 1993, Accolade) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! I don’t know why Accolade didn’t just go ahead and call this Barkley Prison Yard Basketball. It’s basically an…
MARIO TENNIS
Original Release: Nintendo, 2000, Game Boy ColorOther Releases: 3DS (2013) Released as a companion game for the first Mario Tennis for N64, data can be transferred between the two. Mario Tennis (GBC, Nintendo, 2000) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! I dunno if anyone ever wanted Shining Force Tennis, but if you…
RACING GEARS ADVANCE
Original Release: Orbital Media, 2004, Game Boy Advance A fun top-down 2D racing game in the mold of the Micro Machines games. Racing Gears Advance (GBA, Orbital, 2004) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Racing Gears Advance looks and plays more like a budget PC title from the likes of Epyx or…
MARIO PINBALL LAND
Original Release: Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, 2004Other Releases: Wii U (2014) Multi-board pinball that stars poor Mario as the ball. Mario Pinball Land (Game Boy Advance, Nintendo, 2004) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Mario Pinball Land is a largely nice-looking, well-playing pinball game that just gets totally hamstrung by bad layout….
MARIO KART : SUPER CIRCUIT
Original Release: Nintendo, 2001, Game Boy AdvanceOther Releases: Wii U (2014) Super Circuit is a fairly straightforward follow-up to Mario Kart 64. Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA, 2001, Nintendo) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! The look of Mario Kart Super Circuit is like a scaled-down emulation of the Nintendo 64 version,…
KONAMI KRAZY RACERS
Original Release: Konami, 2001, Game Boy AdvanceOther Releases: iOS (2009), Android (2011), Wii U (2015) Konami’s take on the Mario Kart formula is quite competent, though the characters may not all be as familiar. Konami Krazy Racers (GBA, Konami, 2001) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Konami Krazy Racers, or WaiWaiWaiWaiWaiWai Racing,…