Shooter Intro Showdown – Axelay v. Zero Wing!
We watch two space shooter intros, you vote on which one you like best.
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Category: SNES
One Image Reviews: Plok
Plok Super Nintendo, 1993 Developer: Software Creations Publisher: Tradewest A friend asked that I review Plok. I agreed, despite having never played Plok. I did not care much for Plok, but I am a man of my word. Thus, I give you our newest feature – ONE IMAGE REVIEWS. BEHOLD! Uh, also, click to enlarge. I enjoyed this exercise. Expect more […]
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Radical Dreamers and Rancid Repros
Good morning, class. Let’s start today’s lecture off with a little history lesson. In 1996, Squaresoft released Radical Dreamers, a text-heavy visual novel that served as a pseudo-sequel to the massively popular Chrono Trigger. It never saw an official western release. Among other reasons, this is because Radical Dreamers was released exclusively for the Super Famicom’s Satellaview add-on. A somewhat peculiar […]
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Ganbare Goemon 2
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shōgun Magginesu [1] SNES, 1993 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami A few months back, I picked up a stack of random Super Famicom carts at a local flea market here in Philadelphia. One of those games was Ganbare Goemon 2, the sequel to the game released in the US as Legend of the Mystical Ninja. Ganbare Goemon 2 never […]
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X-Kaliber 2097
SNES, 1994 Developer: Fupac/Winds Publisher: Activision I remember reading about X-Kaliber 2097 in Nintendo Power when I was in middle school. I remember learning that it would be one of the first games to feature a soundtrack by an ACTUAL recording artist. I remember slotting it into the third tier of my birthday wishlist, just […]
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