Original Release: Bally, 2011 An early 2010s release from Bally that builds on some of their common core structures, but with a unique bonus round Hot Hot Habanero (Bally, 2011) Debuting in 2011 as one of the titles for the then-new ALPHA 2 Pro Series slot cabinets, Hot Hot Habanero was among the first Bally…
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TEXAS TEA
Original Release: IGT, 2000 An early video slot release from IGT that remains popular due to its cute and unique presentation and famously low volatility Texas Tea (IGT, 2000) Where to Buy: IGT 135-game Megapak or bundle w/ Little Green Men (both for PC) First released in 2000, Texas Tea was right in the midst…
QUICK HIT PLATINUM
Original Release: Bally, year? One of the early variants of Bally’s popular Quick Hit series that adds increased possibility of very large wins on regular spins Quick Hit Platinum (Bally, year?) Where to Buy: Quick Hit Casino Online Slots (free-to-play app for Android and iOS) Platinum was my first dabble in Bally’s “Quick Hit” series,…
THE SIMPSONS WRESTLING
Original Release: Activision, 2001, PlayStation An odd late-life exclusive for the PS1, The Simpsons Wrestling disappointed those expecting a real wrestling title in its time but has attracted something of a cult following for its comedic jank The Simpsons Wrestling (PS1, Activision, 2001) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Lacking refined gameplay,…
HAMTARO: HAM-HAM GAMES
Original Release: Nintendo, 2004, Game Boy Advance An Olympic-themed outing for the Hamtaros that came as the fad was already on the way out in the US Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games (GBA, Nintendo, 2004) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Hiding behind the cute exterior is one of the most brutal and grueling…
OUTLAW GOLF
Original Release: Simon & Schuster, 2002, Xbox / GamecubeOther Releases: PS2 / PC (2003) A budget attempt at a millennium “bro humor” golf game by the dev team behind Deer Avenger and Who Wants To Beat Up A Millionaire Outlaw Golf (Gamecube, Simon & Schuster, 2002) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon!…
XGRA: EXTREME-G RACING ASSOCIATION
Original Release: Acclaim, 2003, PlayStation 2 / GameCube The final game in Acclaim’s low-key challenger series to F-Zero and Wipeout in the “futuristic racing” genre XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association (GameCube, Acclaim, 2003) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! I’d never heard of this series prior to stumbling into this game, but it had…
WINTER HEAT
Original Release: Sega, 1997, ArcadeOther Releases: Saturn (1998), PS2 (2004) The follow-up to DecAthlete adds a tad more varied gameplay between its events, but is still pretty much the same thing Winter Heat PS2, Sega, 2004) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide I guess Winter Heat is marginally better than predecessor…
DECATHLETE
Original Release: Sega, 1996, ArcadeOther Releases: Saturn (1996), PS2 (2004) Also called “Athlete Kings” in the European release, Decathlete is a similarly simple update of Track & Field that capitalized on then-new 3D polygonal graphics DecAthlete (PS2, Sega, 2004) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide With Decathlete, Sega basically just takes…
WWE SMACKDOWN: HERE COMES THE PAIN
Original Release: THQ, 2003, PlayStation 2 The Smackdown series rolled on for another year in mostly the same style as the excellent prequel, but with a mixed bag of changes and additions WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain (PS2, THQ, 2003) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide Here Comes The…