Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! In 1997, the Super Nintendo was on its last legs but that didn’t mean that there weren’t great games being produced for it still. Video games can take boring, mundane, and obligated tasks and turn them into fun. Harvest Moon started the farming craze back in 1997 when Natsume releasedContinue reading “Harvest Moon Review”
Tag Archives: Best 90s Games
Dead or Alive Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! Fighting franchises were popping up in the 90s every year. Some would become mainstream franchises, others not so much. If you think of the franchises you’ll start with Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, perhaps Tekken but the Dead Or Alive franchise has flown under the radar for most of its life.Continue reading “Dead or Alive Review”
Syphon Filter Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! In 1999, the world was captivated by Action Spy movies. James Bond, Mission Impossible and even Austin Powers were feeding the craving of stealth-action for movie theaters. On the smaller screen and in video game land, developer Eidectic teamed up with 989 Studios and released Syphon Filter, a third-person shooterContinue reading “Syphon Filter Review”
Mortal Kombat Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! Arcades were heating up again in the early 90s with the rise of the fighting genre. Street Fighter got the word out to gamers but Mortal Kombat got the word out to the world with its “controversial” gore and violence which is comical looking back on it. Developed and publishedContinue reading “Mortal Kombat Review”
Quest For Glory 1 Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! Point-and-click adventure games were popular in the 1980s and early 90s. The king and I mean the absolute king of them was Sierra who developed and produced the series of Quest for Glory, King’s Quest, Space Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry. In 1989, Sierra released the first installment of QuestContinue reading “Quest For Glory 1 Review”
Super Mario Kart Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! Nintendo and Mario had already changed the video game industry with Super Mario Bros for the Nintendo in 1985 and they would do it again with Super Mario Kart in 1992. Released for the Super Nintendo, the game would create a whole new genre for video games with competitors copyingContinue reading “Super Mario Kart Review”
Sega Rally Championship Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! Originally released by Sega in the arcades, Sega Rally Championship was ported to the Sega Saturn in North America in 1995. The game has been hailed as a new milestone for racing games as it was supposedly the first to feature different friction properties based on the type of terrainContinue reading “Sega Rally Championship Review”
Driver Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! Released June 30th, 1999 for the PlayStation, Driver was developed by Reflections Interactive and published by GT Interactive Software. The game stood out for its realistic car physics and damage. I wouldn’t be surprised if Grand Theft Auto III drew inspiration from the driving in Driver with the detailed cityContinue reading “Driver Review”
Altered Beast Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! After its success in the arcade in 1988, Altered Beast was ported to the Sega Genesis in 1989 in North America and bundled with the console at launch. The game has received a lot of flak over the years, and until recently, I have never played it. It wasn’t untilContinue reading “Altered Beast Review”
Blackthorne Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! The game “Blackthorne” was released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo by a little company called “Blizzard Entertainment” which you may have heard of. In my opinion, Blackthorne is one of the finer platformers for the SNES and flies under the radar for most gamers. It combines action, platforming, andContinue reading “Blackthorne Review”