Continuing deeper into 1995, we're looking at Hover Strike, International Sensible Soccer, Power Drive Rally, Pinball Fantasies, and Super Burnout.
Continuing deeper into 1995, we're looking at Hover Strike, International Sensible Soccer, Power Drive Rally, Pinball Fantasies, and Super Burnout.
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time, we went through it while looking at the early 1995 Jaguar releases of Syndicate, Troy Aikman NFL Football, Cannon Fodder, Theme Park, and Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls . We last left off with the Saturn in July 1996 when we looked at NHL Powerplay '96, Galaxy Fight, DecAthlete, and Legend of Oasis . We n...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time, we looked at the Saturn in July 1996 with NHL Powerplay '96, Galaxy Fight, DecAthlete, and Legend of Oasis . When we last looked at the Jaguar, we were closing out 1994 with Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales, Kasumi Ninja, Val d'Isère Skiing and Snowboarding, Zool 2, and Iron Soldier . Now, we're entering into 1995,...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time, we looked back at the misfortunes of the 3DO and Atari Jaguar in 1994 . When we were last with the Saturn, we closed out June 1996 looking at Shockwave Assault, Shining Wisdom, Golden Axe: The Duel, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Worms . We now pick up the baton from our past selves as we continue into July '...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Previously, we looked at our penultimate batch of September '96 PS1 games with MLB Pennant Race, Myst, NHL Powerplay '96, PGA Tour 97, and Power Rangers Zeo Full Tilt Battle Pinball . We've now finally reached the end of September, and thus the end of our current PS1 segment, with one last batch of hot bangers: Stre...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Last time with the 3DO, the 1994 release list went out with a whimper when we looked at Theme Park , VR Stalker , Waialae Country Club , Who Shot Johnny Rock? , and World Cup Golf . Previously on the PS1, we drove through late September '96 with Project Overkill, Ridge Racer Revolution, Casper, Burning Road, and NAS...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time with the PS1 we raced through September '96 by look at Project Overkill, Ridge Racer Revolution, Casper, Burning Road, and NASCAR Racing . Previously with the 3DO, we went insane trying to sort out all of the PC ports with Space Shuttle, Star Control II, Super Wing Commander, The Incredible Machine, and The Lost F...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Last time, we went knee deep in PC ports released on the 3DO in 1994 by looking at Space Shuttle, Star Control II, Super Wing Commander, The Incredible Machine, and The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes . When we were last with the PS1, we closed out kicked off release season 1996 with Crash Bandicoot , Killing Zone , D...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time with the PS1 we closed out kicked off the second year of that console in North America with Crash Bandicoot , Killing Zone , Die Hard Trilogy , and Impact Racing . When we last saw the 3DO, we saw what was definitely a collection of video games with Seal of the Pharoah, Sesame Street: Numbers, Sewer Shark, Shadow:...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Last time, we FMV-ed our way through the 3DO catalog with Seal of the Pharoah, Sesame Street: Numbers, Sewer Shark, Shadow: War of Succession, and Space Pirates . Last time with the PS1, we entered September with NCAA GameBreaker, Project Horned Owl, Strike Point, and Bubble Bobble Featuring Rainbow Islands . It's a...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time with the PS1 we closed out August 1996 when we looked at NCAA GameBreaker, Project Horned Owl, Strike Point, and Bubble Bobble Featuring Rainbow Islands . When we last saw the 3DO, we had a relatively family-friendly time with Pebble Beach Golf Links, Putt Putt Goes to the Moon, Putt Putt's Fun Pack, Quarantine, a...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Last time, we continued our death march through the 3DO catalog with Pebble Beach Golf Links, Putt Putt Goes to the Moon, Putt Putt's Fun Pack, Quarantine, and Real Pinball . Last time with the PS1 we had a time with Adidas Power Soccer, Beyond the Beyond, The Final Round, and The King of Fighters '95 . We also stop...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time with the PS1 we inched closer to the end of August 1996 when we looked at Adidas Power Soccer, Beyond the Beyond, The Final Round, and The King of Fighters '95 . Though, Beyond the Beyond needed some extra space for full dissection . When we were last with the 3DO we delved into the depths of multimedia smut when...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Last we saw each other things got steamy, but not in a good way, when we looked at Mind Teazzer, NeuroDancer: Journey into the Neuronet!, Night Trap, Novastorm, and Pataank . Last time with the PS1 we had an iffy time looking at Tecmo Super Bowl, Madden NFL '97, Jumping Flash! 2, and Alone in the Dark: One Eyed Jack...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time we continued with the PS1 in August 1996 when we looked at Tecmo Super Bowl, Madden NFL '97, Jumping Flash! 2, and Alone in the Dark: One Eyed Jack's Revenge . When we last looked at the 3DO we found at least one bright spot in the '94 release calendar when we looked at Gridders, Guardian War, Hell: A Cyberpunk Th...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Last time, we passed through a hell of our own making (aka 1994) with Gridders, Guardian War, Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller, Mad Dog McCree, and Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold . Last time on the PS1 we crossed into August '96 in the most painful way possible with The Hive, Triple Play '97, Worms, and NFL Full Contact . We'r...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last week with the PS1, we entered August 1996 with The Hive, Triple Play 97, Worms, and NFL Full Contact . Last time with the 3DO wasn't all fun and games when we trudged further through our list of 1994 games with DinoPark Tycoon, Drug Wars, FIFA International Soccer, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, and Fun 'n Games ....
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Last time, we theoretically continued our non-chronological journey with the 3DO through 1994 with DinoPark Tycoon , Drug Wars , FIFA International Soccer , Flashback: The Quest for Identity , and Fun 'n Games . When we were last with the PS1, we made our way through to the end of July 1996 with Robo Pit , Olympic S...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last week we looked at our middle batch of PS1 games from July 1996 with Robo Pit, Olympic Soccer: Atlanta 1996, Star Fighter, and Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness . Last time with the 3DO we picked back up with the 1994 release catalog with Another World (Out of This World), Cannon Fodder, Club 3DO: Station Invasi...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Last time, we resumed our 3DO adventures with the non-chronological list by looking at Another World (Out of This World), Cannon Fodder, Club 3DO: Station Invasion, Corpse Killer, and Cowboy Casino . Last time with the PS1, we began July '96 with, just, so many ports by looking at Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last week we saw our first batch of PS1 games from July 1996 with Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels, Gunship, SimCity 2000, and Bogey Dead 6 . When we last left off with the 3DO, we looked at the final group of 1994 releases for which I had hard dates, Off-World Interceptor, Strahl, Shanghai: Triple-Threat, Starblad...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in the introduction post . Last time, we endured the gauntlet of Jaguar games released in December '94 with Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales, Kasumi Ninja, Val d'Isère Skiing and Snowboarding, Zool 2, and Iron Soldier . When we were last with the PS1, we looked back at the first half of '96 with our Mid-Year Round-up . We're now entering July w...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time we looked back at the Saturn in early 1996 in our half year Round-Up . Last time with the Jaguar, we looked at our second batch of games in 1994 with Checkered Flag, Club Drive, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, and Doom . Now, we're wrapping up the Jaguar in 1994 with the most cursed European vibes possible as we look...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in my introduction post . If you want to catch up on what went on with the Saturn in 1995, you should check out that year's Round-Up . If you want to jog your memory on what Sony was up to in the first half of 1996, check that Round-Up . This Round-Up covers the following entries of All Saturn Games In Order: Part 09: January - Wing Arms, NFL...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time we were with the Saturn as we closed out June '96 with Shockwave Assault, Shining Wisdom, Golden Axe: The Duel, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Worms . Last time with the Jaguar, we looked at their first batch of games in 1994 with Tempest 2000, Wolfenstein 3D, Brutal Sports Football, and Alien vs. Predator . Now, w...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time we picked our way through the multiplatform refuse of June '96 when we looked at Shellshock , Baku Baku Animal , Gungriffon , Creature Shock: Special Edition , Road & Track Presents The Need for Speed , and Road Rash . Now our journey through the first half of 1996 is coming to an end as we look at Shockwave...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time we wound the clock back to 1994 to look at the Jaguar releases of Tempest 2000, Wolfenstein 3D, Brutal Sports Football, and Alien vs. Predator . Last time with the Saturn we slam dunked a home run for 15-love when we looked at Virtual Open Tennis, In The Hunt, NBA Action, Skeleton Warriors, Frank Thomas Big H...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time with the Saturn we covered the June '96 releases of Virtual Open Tennis, In The Hunt, NBA Action, Skeleton Warriors, Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball, and Primal Rage . It's been a while since we looked at the Jaguar's 1993 test market releases of Cybermorph, Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy, Evolution: Dino Dude...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time we struggled through the May 1996 releases of wipEout, Iron Storm: World Advanced Strategy, Earthworm Jim 2, Slam 'n' Jam '96 Featuring Magic and Kareem, Rise 2: Resurrection, WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game, and Striker '96 . I hope you like sports, because we're beginning our journey through June with Vir...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week we closed out our initial stint with the 3DO in 1994 by looking at Off-World Interceptor, Strahl, Shanghai Triple-Threat, Starblade, and AD&D: Slayer . Last time we were with the Saturn, we looked at the April '96 classics X-Men: Children of the Atom, Panzer Dragoon II Zwei, and Guardian Heroes . Now we're ch...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last week we looked at the Saturn classics released in April '96: X-Men: Children of the Atom, Panzer Dragoon II Zwei, and Guardian Heroes . Last time with the 3DO, we came to grips with the '94 classics bangers games: Burning Soldier, Demolition Man, Jammit, Supreme Warrior, and Super Street Fighter II Turbo . Now, we have...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week, I alienated my readership by speaking THE TRUTH . Last time we were on topic, we looked back on the PS1 games released in the first half of 1996. Last time we were with the Saturn, we looked at the March '96 releases of Winning Post, Revolution X, D, Criticom, Battle Arena Toshinden Remix, Magic Carpet, Nigh...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time with the PS1, we looked at the July 1996 PS1 releases of Olympic Summer Games, True Pinball, Fade to Black, and Shellshock . Last time with the 3DO, we dove into the deepest realms of madness with Road Rash, Alone in the Dark, Way of the Warrior, Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed, and Plumbers Don't Wear T...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week, we made our way through the mid-June '96 releases with Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, NAMCO Museum Vol. 1, Epidemic, and International Track & Field . We've now reached the final few games of June, and will be wrapping up our time with the PS1 in the second quarter of 1996. We've encountered something o...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week, we reached the nadir of our fortunes with the latest batch of 3DO games when we looked at Road Rash, Alone in the Dark, Way of the Warrior, Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed, and Plumbers Don't Wear Ties . Last time with the PS1, we waded our way through early June '96 with Top Gun: Fire At Will!,...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last week with the PS1, we looked at the June 1996 PS1 releases of Top Gun: Fire At Will!, V-Tennis, A-Train, and Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball . Last time with the 3DO, we continued into 1994 by looking at Soccer Kid, Family Feud, John Madden Football, Jurassic Park Interactive, and Shock Wave . Now, we begin our descent...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time, we kicked off Summer '96 with Battle Arena Toshinden 2, Silverload, Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition, and Tecmo World Golf . We'll now continue through the first week of June with Top Gun: Fire At Will! , V-Tennis , A-Train , and Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball . **This post is also featured on my site, fifthg...
An explanation of what we're doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time, we looked at a batch of so-called video games for the 3DO from 1994 with Soccer Kid, Family Feud, John Madden Football, Jurassic Park Interactive, and Shock Wave . Last we were with the PS1, we sped through May '96 with Hardball 5, Starblade Alpha, Slam 'n' Jam 96 featuring Magic and Kareem, and Skeleton W...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . In the previous post, we took a break to consider what was going on with Namco on the Playstation . Last time with the PS1, we looked at the 1996 PS1 releases of Hardball 5, Starblade Alpha, Slam 'n' Jam featuring Magic and Kareem, and Skeleton Warriors . Last time with the 3DO, we kicked off 1994 by looking at Total Eclips...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . This post is in reference to Part 023 of All PS1 Games In Order . I've had a bit of a hiatus for the last month, so before getting back into the swing of things let's take a short look at Namco's early contributions to the PS1. **This post is also featured on my site, fifthgengaming.blog , and can be found here .** ---...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time we covered the April '96 releases of Bottom of the 9th, PO'ed, Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits, and Return Fire . Today, we're closing out April and getting into May with Hardball 5 , Starblade Alpha , Slam 'n' Jam 96 featuring Magic and Kareem , and Skeleton Warriors . **This post is also featured on my site...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time we looked at the Saturn in March '96 with Winning Post , Revolution X , D , Criticom , Battle Arena Toshinden Remix , Magic Carpet , Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge , and Congo: The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj . Last week we looked at the unmitigated horror that is the 3DO catalog in 1994 with Total Ec...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last week, we looked at the March 1996 Saturn releases of Winning Post , Revolution X , D , Criticom , Battle Arena Toshinden Remix , Magic Carpet , Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge , and Congo: The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj . Last time in this series, we wrapped up the last batch of 3DO games in '93 with Star Wars:...
This Round-Up covers the following entries of All 3DO Games In Order and All Jaguar Games In Order: 3DO Launch Day: Crash 'n Burn 3DO in 1993 (Part 1): Battle Chess, Crime Patrol, Dragon's Lair, Escape From Monster Manor 3DO in 1993 (Part 2): Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise, Fatty Bear's Fun Pack, Lemmings, Putt-Putt Joins the Parade, Shelly Duvall's It's A Bird's Life 3DO in 1993 (Part 3): Star...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week, we took a look at the January 1996 Saturn releases of Wing Arms, NFL Quarterback Club '96, Mortal Kombat II, World Cup Golf: Professional Edition, Darius Gaiden, and Hang-On GP . Also last week, we took a quick gander at EVERY game released for the Atari Jaguar in 1993: Cybermorph, Trevor McFur in the Cresce...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Earlier this week, we looked at the January 1996 Saturn releases of Wing Arms , NFL Quarterback Club '96 , Mortal Kombat II , World Cup Golf: Professional Edition , Darius Gaiden , and Hang-On GP . The Jaguar was only released in the two test markets of New York City and San Francisco in 1993, and only four games were avail...
Before defining the boundaries of this blog series, we need to answer an important question. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huh? When looking into the history of the 3DO, I encountered a reference to The 3DO Company's CEO Trip Hawkins' thoughts on the new Atari console before its launch in 1993. He was initially worried about...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last we saw of each other, we were wrapping up the PS1 releases from March '96 with Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed, Extreme Pinball, and Resident Evil . Also, we closed out the 3DO in '93 with Star Wars: Rebel Assault, Stellar 7: Draxon's Revenge, The Life Stage: Virtu...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Earlier this week, we looked at the PS1 games Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed, Extreme Pinball, and Resident Evil . Last time in this series, we looked at the second batch of titles that released on the 3DO in 1993, Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise, Fatty Bear's Fun Pack, Lemm...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week we looked at Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire, Descent, In the Hunt, and Magic Carpet . This time we're closing out March '96 with Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger , Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed , Extreme Pinball , and Resident Evil . **This post is also featured on my site, f...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week we looked at Rise 2: Resurrection, NBA Live 96, NBA ShootOut, and Panzer General . And last Friday we continued through the 3DO's 1993 catalog when we looked at F atty Bear's Birthday Surprise, Fatty Bear's Fun Pack, Lemmings, Putt-Putt Joins the Parade, and Shelley Duvall's It's a Bird's Life . This time we'...
An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Earlier this week, we looked at the PS1 games Rise 2: Resurrection, NBA Live 96, NBA ShootOut , and Panzer General . Last time in this series, we looked at our first batch of titles that released on the 3DO in 1993, Battle Chess, Crime Patrol, Dragon's Lair, and Escape From Monster Manor . Now, we're going to put the 3DO to...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week we looked at Striker '96, Alien Trilogy, Psychic Detective, and Brain Dead 13 . This time we're continuing through March with Rise 2: Resurrection , NBA Live 96 , NBA ShootOut , and Panzer General . **This post is also featured on my site, fifthgengaming.blog , and can be found here .** ----------------------...
Last week we looked at Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior's Dream, College Slam, Johnny Bazookatone, and Krazy Ivan . We also got our first batch of 1993 3DO games done by looking at Battle Chess, Crime Patrol, Dragon's Lair, and Escape From Monster Manor . This time we will make our way into March with Striker '96 , Alien Trilogy , Psychic Detective , and Brain Dead 13 . **This post is also feature...
Last time in the intro post, we interrogated the concept of the 3DO and looked at the pack-in launch title, Crash n' Burn . This time, we begin our alphabetical trip through 1993 with Battle Chess , Crime Patrol , Dragon's Lair , and Escape From Monster Manor . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battle Chess Developer: Krisalis S...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week we looked at World Cup Golf: Professional Addition, The Chessmaster 3-D, Assault Rigs, and D . This time we will move deeper into February '96 with Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior's Dream , College Slam , Johnny Bazookatone , and Krazy Ivan . ---------------------------------------------------------------------...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week we looked at Cyberia, Revolution X, Philosoma, and Goal Storm . This time we will close out January '96 and move into February with World Cup Golf: Professional Addition , The Chessmaster 3-D , Assault Rigs , and D . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
I have been sent to Multimedia Hell for my sins against chronogaming, and the Multimedia Devil looks surprisingly like Trip Hawkins (I was expecting Tom Zito). Most of the wretched souls in Multimedia Hell have torments such as being stabbed with Encarta CDs or being forced to eternally watch whatever this is supposed be. In my case, the punishment is to play every 3DO game and guide you throug...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week we looked at a round-up of all Sega Saturn games released in 1995 . The last time we were with this series we looked at NBA in the Zone, Zero Divide, Bases Loaded '96: Double Header, and Road Rash . This time we will kick-off the 1996 PS1 release calendar with Cyberia , Revolution X , Philosoma , and Goal Sto...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time we looked at the second part of November '95 with Dark Legend, Quarterback Attack With Mike Ditka, Sega Rally Championship, Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators, Double Switch, and Ghen War . This time we will look at the games released for the Saturn in the last week of November 1995: High Velocity: Mountain Rac...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time we looked at the first part of November '95 with Corpse Killer: Graveyard Edition, The Mansion of Hidden Souls, Rayman, Theme Park, NBA Jam: Tournament Edition, and Virtua Cop . This week we will look at the games released for the Saturn in the third week of November 1995: Dark Legend , Quarterback Attack Wit...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time we looked at the October '95 lineup of NHL All-Star Hockey, World Series Baseball, Off-World Interceptor Extreme, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire, SimCity 2000, and Black Fire . This week we will look at the games released for the Saturn in the first two weeks of November 1995: Corpse Killer: G...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time we looked at the September '95 lineup of Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend, Virtual Hydlide, Shinobi Legions, Cyber Speedway, Shanghai: Triple-Threat, Virtua Fighter Remix . Between then and now, I put out a special post looking deeper into the Hydlide franchise . This week we will look at the games released for th...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week we looked at the launch lineup of Clockwork Knight, Daytona USA, Panzer Dragoon, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Virtua Fighter, and Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition . This week we will look at the few games released for the Saturn in July and August 1995: Bug! , Myst , Astal , Robotica , an...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . This week, we will look at the games available for the North American launch of the Sega Saturn on 5/11/95: Clockwork Knight , Daytona USA , Panzer Dragoon , Pebble Beach Golf Links , Virtua Fighter , and Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition . -------------------------------------------------------...
I have never touched any piece of Sega hardware even once in my life. All my exposure to Sega games from their hardware manufacturing days has either come from re-releases, videos, or occasional emulator tinkering. The Genesis and its library have been relatively easy for me to get my mind around. The tragedy of the Dreamcast has been extensively discussed in multiple venues, and there is relat...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Jupiter Strike, Geom Cube, Leaded, and Gex can be found here . This week, we'll look at NBA in the Zone , Zero Divide , Bases Loaded '96: Double Header , and Road Rash . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NBA in the Zone Release Date:...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at NHL FaceOff, Hi-Octane, Thunderstrike 2, and Shockwave Assault can be found here . This week, we'll look at Jupiter Strike , Geom Cube , Loaded , and Gex . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jupiter Strike Release Date: 12/6/1995 Deve...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at FIFA 96, Defcon 5, Space Griffon VF-9, and Viewpoint can be found here . This week, we'll look at NHL FaceOff , Hi-Octane , Thunderstrike 2 , Shock Wave Assault . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL FaceOff Release Date: 11/30/1995...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Zoop, Agile Warrior F-111X, Lemmings 3D, and WipEout can be found here . This week, we'll look at FIFA 96 , Defcon 5 , Space Griffon VF-9 , and Viewpoint . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIFA 96 Release Date: 11/22/1995 Developer:...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Criticom, Discworld, Destruction Derby, and Doom can be found here . This week, we'll look at Zoop , Agile Warrior F-111X , Lemmings 3D , and WipEout . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoop Release Date: 11/20/1995 Developer: Hookst...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Tekken, NFL Gameday, Warhawk, and Primal Rage can be found here . This week, we'll look at Criticom , Discworld , Destruction Derby , and Doom . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Criticom™ Release Date: 11/15/1995 Developer: Kronos D...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Jumping Flash!, Novastorm, and Twisted Metal can be found here . This week, we'll look at Tekken , NFL GameDay , Warhawk , and Primal Rage . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tekken Release Date: 11/8/1995 Developer: Namco Publisher:...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Theme Park, Cyber Sled, WWF Wrestlemania - The Arcade Game, and X-COM: UFO Defense can be found here . This week, we'll look at Jumping Flash! , Novastorm , and Twisted Metal . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jumping Flash! Release...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Cyberspeed, PGA Tour 96, Off-World Interceptor Extreme, and Mortal Kombat 3 can be found here ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Theme Park Release Date: 10/15/1995 Developer: Bullfrog Productions, Ltd. Publisher: Electronic Arts Time...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Rayman, Ridge Racer, Street Fighter: The Movie, and Total Eclipse Turbo can be found here My overview of the PS1 launch day line-up can be found here ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CyberSpeed™ Release Date: 9/15/1995 Developer: Mi...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Post 001: Air Combat, Battle Arena Toshinden Post 002: ESPN Extreme Games, Kileak: The DNA Imperative Post 003: NBA Jam: Tournament Edition, Power Serve 3D Tennis, The Raiden Project Post 004: Rayman, Ridge Racer, Street Fighter: The Movie, Total Eclipse Turbo -----------------------------------------------------------...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at NBA Jam: Tournament Edition, Power Serve 3D Tennis, and The Raiden Project can be found here . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rayman Release Date: 9/9/1995 (9/7/1995?) Developer: Ubisoft Publisher: Ubisoft Time to Holding This Aga...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at ESPN Extreme Games and Kileak: The DNA Imperative can be found here . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Some launch games are recorded as having come out the week before the PS1 launched. I don't buy that. Getting a copy of a g...
An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Air Combat and Battle Arena Toshinden can be found here . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESPN Extreme Games Release Date: 9/9/1995 Developer: Sony Interactive Studios America Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Time to Full Irr...
I've outlined what I'm trying to accomplish in an intro post so that I can just dive right into things. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Release Date: 9/9/1995? Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Time to Completion: 2.5 hours We start this quixotic quest with some immediate controversy: was Air Comba...
I've never owned or touched the original Playstation. I was fairly young during its time and I was in a Nintendo household, so I have a lot of nostalgia for the N64 but I didn't even know Playstations existed until well into the PS2 era. I've dabbled a bit over the years but the whole PS1 catalog is a huge blind spot for me. So, in a feverish fit of bad ideas, I've decided to do a blog series w...
I jumped into Final Fantasy II a couple of days after finishing I. From what I read, the iOS ports of both of these games are from the GBA combo-port of I and II called, unsurprisingly enough, Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls. From playing both games I can say with a fair degree of certainty that the subtitle is completely meaningless. But I digress, the most immediate thing to stand out as...
Well, let’s begin with the elephant in the room: I used the iOS version. I did some research on the different versions of this one and it came down to either having to track down a copy of Dawn of souls for the GBA or downloading it in like 20 minutes onto my iPod. I chose the latter. Now, I know that I can’t speak to any aspect of the original version, since from what I’ve read this version ha...
Even though I've been playing video games for most of my life, I have had very little experience with the Final Fantasy series. I once played about 15 hours into XIII a while back and that's about it. So, a couple months ago, I took it upon myself to play all of the numbered Final Fantasy games. This may seem crazy, but it’s actually rather tame. The rules I defined for myself were: The version...