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…
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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)…
PIGSKIN 621 A.D.
Original Release: Bally Midway, 1990, ArcadeOther Releases: Genesis (1992) This medieval re-imagining of football is really more like rugby with very limited rules, and chock full of the ol’ ultra-violence. Pigskin 621 A.D. (Arcade, Bally Midway, 1990) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page Pigskin 621 is more like a sloppy,…
OUTRUNNERS
Original Release: Sega, 1992, ArcadeOther Releases: Genesis (1994) OutRunners is a return to the form of the original OutRun after a couple of more experimental sequels. OutRunners (Arcade, Sega, 1992) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page This 1993 addition to the Outrun series got things back on track, successfully blending…