Original Release: Irem, 1983, Arcade One of the first water-skiing games and one of the first to sell primarily on T&A factor. Tropical Angel (Arcade, Irem, 1983) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page Though I visited many arcades in my youth, I never saw this one and didn’t know it…
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THE MAIN EVENT
Original Release: Konami, 1988, ArcadeOther Releases: Xbox 360 (2010) Konami’s attempt at arcade wrestling wasn’t particularly good or memorable, but has the distinction of being sued by the WWF because it got a little too blatant in cloning its wrestlers. The Main Event (Arcade, Konami, 1988) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade…
THE BIG PRO WRESTLING!
Original Release: Technos, 1983, ArcadeOther Releases: (as Tag Team Wrestling): Apple II / C64 / PC (1984), NES (1986) Technos’s first tilt at rasslin’ is a mediocre game that is more enduringly famous for eventually giving the world Homestar Runner than anything else. The Big Pro Wrestling! (Arcade, Technos, 1983) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay…
TECMO BOWL
Original Release: Tecmo, Arcade, 1987Other Releases: NES (1989), Game Boy (1991), Xbox (in Tecmo Classic Arcade – 2005), Wii (2009) Tecmo’s football series would eventually become legendary, but the first branch was a little more hit-or-miss and experimental. Tecmo Bowl (Arcade, Tecmo, 1987) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page The…
SUPER HANG-ON
Original Release: Sega, 1987, ArcadeOther Releases: Genesis / X68000 (1989), GBA (in Sega Arcade Gallery – 2003), Wii (2010), PS3 / Xbox 360 (in Sega Vintage Collection – 2012), Nintendo 3DS (2013), PS4/PC (in Yakuza 0 and 6 – 2018) Super Hang-On doesn’t alter much about the original gameplay but does tune up the graphics…
SUPER BASKETBALL
Original Release: Konami, 1984, Arcade This early release from Konami predates Double Dribble and is more primitive. Super Basketball (Arcade, Konami, 1984) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page Early sports games of the 1980s often couldn’t come up with a way to actually replicate the entire game, so they would…
SATURDAY NIGHT SLAM MASTERS
Original Release: Capcom, 1993, ArcadeOther Releases: Genesis / SNES / FM Towns (1994) Capcom merges something of the brawling style of Final Fight with wrestling action. Saturday Night Slam Masters (Arcade, Capcom, 1993) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page Saturday Night Slam Masters is a good game. It has to…
QUIZ AND DRAGONS
Original Release: Capcom, 1992, ArcadeOther Releases: PSP (in Capcom Classics Collection Remixed – 2006), PS2 / Xbox (in Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 – 2006) This oddball title blends a quiz game, a board game and even some light RPG elements. Quiz & Dragons (Arcade, Capcom, 1992) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate:…
POWER DRIFT
Original Release: Sega, 1988, ArcadeOther Releases: Many home computers (1989), Turbografx 16 (1990), Saturn (in Sega Ages – 1998), Dreamcast (in Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol. 1 – 2001), Nintendo 3DS (2016) This offshoot of Yu Suzuki’s Super Scaler games played around with go-kart racing long before Mario Kart. Power Drift (Arcade, Sega, 1998) Where…
POLE POSITION
Original Release: Namco/Atari, 1982, ArcadeOther Releases: Atari 2600 (1983), Atari 5200 (1983), C64 (1983), Vectrex (1983), PC (in Microsoft Return of Arcade – 1996), iPod (2008) While it wasn’t the first racing game, Pole Position was the first to capture elements of realism in both the graphics and control scheme. Pole Position (Atari, Arcade, 1982)…