Big Challenge! Dogfight Spirit
Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 10/21/88 Genre: Shooter The Famicom Disk System is interesting to explore in retrospect. As it was...
May
2026
23
Big Challenge! Dogfight Spirit
May
2026
18
Mottomo Abunai Deka
May
2026
15
Tengai
May
2026
13
Barunba
May
2026
11
Terra Cresta
May
2026
08
Harley’s Humongous Adventure
May
2026
06
Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidō Seyo!
May
2026
04
Magmax
Apr
2026
24
P-47 – the Freedom Fighter
Apr
2026
22
Crossfire
Apr
2026
20
Twinbee
Apr
2026
17
The Terminator (SNES)
Mottomo Abunai Deka
Developer: Micronics Publisher: Toei Release: 02/06/90 Genre: Action Run and gun action games are surprisingly few and far between on the...
Terra Cresta
Developer: Nihon Bussan Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 03/90 Genre: Shooter There’s something to be said about a timely release. Video game...
Magmax
Developer: Nihon Bussan Publisher: FCI Release: 10/88 Genre: Action I remember desperately wanting to play Magmax growing up. From the...
Twinbee
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 03/11/88 Genre: Shooter My opinion of the TwinBee series changed with Detana TwinBee on the...
Space Harrier (NES)
Developer: AM2 Publisher: Takara Release: 01/06/89 Genre: Rail Shooter I found it strange growing up to see black cartridges of...
Harley’s Humongous Adventure
Developer: Visual Concepts Publisher: Hi-Tech Expressions Release: 02/93 Genre: Action Here is one that slipped through the cracks. Harley’s Humongous...
The Terminator (SNES)
Developer: Gray Matter Inc Publisher: Mindscape Release: 04/93 Genre: Action There is absolutely no reason why the Terminator should not...
Cliffhanger
Developer: Malibu Interactive Publisher: Sony Imagesoft Release: 10/93 Genre: Beat em up Acclaim were the main arbiters of bad licensed video...
Super Putty
Developer: System 3 Publisher: Varie Release: 07/30/93 Genre: Action During the 16-bit era the best platformers came from Japan. That...
The Untouchables (SNES)
Developer: Ocean Software Publisher: Ocean Software Release: 08/94 Genre: Action The Untouchables was an interesting little NES game. It switched gameplay...
Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge
Developer: WayForward Technologies/Designer Software Publisher: Hi-Tech Expressions Release: 02/94 Genre:Puzzle I do not envy the developers of Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge....
Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidō Seyo!
Developer: Advance Communication Company Publisher: MA-BA Corp Release: 10/23/92 Genre: RPG For the most part the anime licensed game bubble...
Crossfire
Developer: A.I Co, Ltd. Publisher: Kyugo Release: 1991 Genre: Action In the early years of the Sega Genesis I would...
Marble Madness (Genesis)
Developer: Atari Publisher: Electronic Arts Release: 08/91 Genre: Puzzle Marble Madness was a ground breaking game when it released in 1984. With...
Raiden Trad (Genesis)
Developer: Micronet Publisher: BIgnet Release: 06/91 Genre: Shooter Raiden is one of the most enduring shooter series around, with new...
Fire Shark
Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Dreamworks Release: 11/90 Genre: Shooter I like Toaplan’s shooter output but will admit that a good portion...
Magical Taruruto-kun
Developer: Game Freak Publisher: Sega Release: 04/24/92 Genre: Action The early years of the Sega Genesis were slow. With Nintendo...
Barunba
Developer: ZAP Publisher: Namco Release: 04/27/90 Genre: Shooter The Turbo Grafx-16 has its fair share of excellent arcade ports of classic shooters. But the original home console efforts were almost alway...
P-47 – the Freedom Fighter
Developer: Nihon Micom Kaihatsu Publisher: Aicom Release: 03/20/89 Genre: Shooter By this point I have played the vast majority of the PC Engine/Turbo Grafx-16’s shooter library. The system has one of th...
Hanii in the Sky
Developer: Face Publisher: Face Release: 02/28/89 Genre: Shooter The PC Engine had no shortage of quirky shooters, chief among them Parodius and Twinbee. But Hanii in the Sky still manages to stand out bec...
Toy Shop Boys
Developer: Mutech Publisher: Victor Musical Industries Release: 12/14/90 Genre: Shooter They can’t all be winners. On a platform blessed with some of the finest shooters of all time there are bound to be...
Burning Angels
Developer: Naxat Publisher: Naxat Release: 12/07/90 Genre: Action Even though the Turbo Grafx-16 has a ready supply of shooters it is nothing compared to its Japanese counterpart. The PC Engine library is o...
Shienryu
Developer:Warashi Publisher: Warashi Release: 06/27/97 Genre: Shooter Shienryu is one of the hardest shooters I have ever played. It is...
World Heroes Perfect
Developer: ADK Publisher: SNK Release: 08/09/96 Genre: Fighting Next to Eternal Champions World Heroes has one of the best concepts...
Hang-On GP
Developer: Genki Publisher: Sega Release: 01/96 Genre: Racing Ah, Hang-On. Hang-On was one of the first Sega Master System games I ever...
Cyber Speedway
Developer: NexTech Publisher: Sega Release: 1995 Genre: Racing Most long term gamers are aware of Sega’s history with racing games...
Battle Garegga
Developer: Raizing Publisher: Electronic Arts Release: 02/26/96 Genre: Shooter In the early 2000s I learned about a great many shooters...
Policenauts
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 01/19/96 Genre: Adventure This one has been a long time coming. Snatcher is my favorite...
Lucifer Ring
Developer: Soft Machine Publisher: Toshiba EMI Release: 12/23/98 Genre: Beat em up In the US the side scrolling beat em up went in to hibernation during the 32-bit era. While the US would receive a few sta...
Ridge Racer Revolution
Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release:09/30/96 Genre: Racing Ridge Racer is one of the most important games of the PlayStation launch. Sony was new to being a platform holder and needed hit games to cr...
Zanac x Zanac
Developer: Compile Publisher: Compile Release: 11/29/01 Genre: Shooter I credit Gradius and Zanac for my love of the shooter genre. While I like Asteroids I was never a fan of score chasing. Those two titl...
Battle Arena Toshinden 3
Developer: Tamsoft Publisher: Playmates Interactive Entertainment Release: 1997 Genre: Fighting For a long time Battle Arena Toshinden was the joke of the 3d fighting game community. Many were fooled by the...
California Speed
Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Midway Release: 03/16/99 Genre: Racing Midway was one of the biggest supporters of the Nintendo 64....
Viewpoint 2064
Developer: Racdym Publisher: Sammy Release: N/A Genre: Shooter Every system has a laundry list of games that were cancelled for...
Star Wars: Episode 1: Racer
Developer: Lucas Arts Publisher: Lucas Arts Release: 05/18/99 Genre: Racing When the prequel trilogy was announced I was overjoyed. Not...
Polaris SnoCross
Developer: Vicarious Visions Publisher: Vatical Release: 02/18/00 Genre: Racing It is amazing how all it takes is one breakout title to...
Custom Robo
Developer: Noise, Inc. Publisher: Nintendo Release: 12/08/99 Genre: Action/RPG The Nintendo 64 was not kind to fans of Japanese RPGs....
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Developer: Factor 5 Publisher: Nintendo Release: 12/07/98 Genre: Action Nintendo enjoyed a long, fruitful partnership with Lucas Arts when it...
Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles
Developer: LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts Release: 10/00 Genre: Action With the release of the Phantom Menace in theaters it presented an opportunity...
Sword of the Berserk: Guts’ Rage
Developer: Yuke’s Publisher: Eidos Release: 03/15/00 Genre: Action The Dreamcast was supposed to be the comeback story for Sega. For...
Death Crimson OX
Developer: Ecole Software Publisher: Sammy Release: 08/01 Genre: Shooter The final years of the Dreamcast in the West were sad. We...
TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat
Developer: CSK Publisher: American Softworks Corporation Release: 09/9/99 Genre: Racing Despite its short life the Dreamcast built up a more...
Gauntlet Legends (Dreamcast)
Developer: Midway Publisher: Midway Release: 06/06/00 Genre: Action Gauntlet Legends might be one of my favorite arcade games of all...
Slave Zero
Developer: Accolade Publisher: Infogrames Release: 11/17/99 Genre: Action In the early days of the Sega Dreamcast I rented most of the initial lineup....
Tengai
Developer: Psikyo Publisher: 505 Games Release: 03/06 Genre: Shooter I like the Sengoku series of shooters. Honestly though first game was a bog standard shooter despite its charming cast of characters and...
Timesplitters 2
Developer: Free Radical Publisher: Eidos Release: 10/25/02 Genre: Action Goldeneye left its mark on the first person shooter genre. There were many console first person shooters before its release, many of ...
Time Crisis II
Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release: 10/02/01 Genre: Action Namco came out the gate swinging with Time Crisis, revolutionizing the light gun genre with its mechanics and cinematic action. The PlaySta...
Castle Shikigami 2
Developer: AlfaSystem Co. Publisher: XS Games Release: 11/17/04 Genre: Shooter Here is a fun fact: the PlayStation 2 has one of the greatest shooter libraries of all time. By virtue of the system being mor...
Timesplitters 2
Developer: Free Radical Publisher: Eidos Release: 10/25/02 Genre: Action Goldeneye left its mark on the first person shooter genre. There were many console first person shooters before its release, many of ...
Chaos Field
Developer: MileStone Publisher: O~3 Entertainment Release: 12/05 Genre: Shooter I will always lament the death of the shooter during the sixth generation in the US. Some of the most brilliant arcade games ...
Reign of Fire
Developer: Kuju Entertainment Publisher: BAM Entertainment Release: 11/26/02 Genre: Action Reign of Fire. For some god forsaken reason I really wanted to see this movie. I guess human rebels fighting drago...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 10/21/03 Genre: Beat em up The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were ubiquitous during the early to mid-90s. From cartoons to video games to merchandise, you could ...
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
Developer: Traveller’s Tales Publisher: Eidos Release: 10/25/05 Genre: Action In 2005 Lucas Arts were on fire with an onslaught of Star Wars games spanning multiple genres. The PC release of Knight...
Gladmort
Developer: Chipsonsteroids Publisher: Pixel Heart SAS Release: 03/21/25 Genre: Action Also on: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series The...
The Cursed Knight
Developer: GSS Studio Creation Publisher: Broke Studio Release: 08/09/22 Genre: Action Pound for pound Gunstar Heroes might be my favorite Sega Genesis...
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Developer: The Game Kitchen Publisher: Dotemu Release: 07/31/25 Genre: Action Also on: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch...
Neon Inferno
Developer: Zenovia Interactive Publisher: Retroware Release: 11/20/25 Genre: Action Also on: Xbox Series, PS5, Nintendo Switch It has been interesting...
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Developer: Tribute Games Publisher: Dotemu Release: 12/01/25 Genre: Beat em up ...
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Developer: Lizardcube Publisher: Sega Release: 08/29/25 Genre: Action ...
Top 10 SNES Hidden Gems Part 1
Every popular system has an array of classic titles that help make them what they are. Some more than others of course. But...
