Category Archives: SNES

List: Hudson & NEC’s 3rd & 4th-Gen Platformers: Watching Hudson Shift Platformers from TG16 to Nintendo

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Brian

I love platformers, so I was wondering, why did Hudson give up on platformers on their own console?  And just how bad was this switch, anyway?  So, here’s a list of all Hudson platformers on 3rd and 4th generation consoles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Games, Game Boy, Lists, NES, SNES, Turbo CD, TurboGrafx-16 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NCS Masaya Games List: Their Background and Games By Genre, 1987-2000

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Brian

Introduction & About NCS Masaya That is, all of NCS Masaya’s games from their start until the original NCS Masaya died in late 1999, and also Bandai’s two WonderSwan games from early 2000 that use Masaya licenses.  NCS Masaya was … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Games, Dreamcast, Lists, NES, PlayStation, Saturn, SNES, Turbo CD, TurboGrafx-16 | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

List: Compile’s Shmups

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Brian

Compile was one of the best shmup developers of the late ’80s to early ’90s, but unfortunately, when the genre took a downturn in 1993, they abandoned the genre.  Thus, while Compile itself didn’t shut down until the early 2000s, … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Games, Game Gear, Genesis, Lists, NES, PlayStation, Sega CD, SNES, Turbo CD, TurboGrafx-16 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lists: 4th Gen Console Games from Electronic Arts (EA)

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Brian

The purpose of this list is to show how heavily biased EA was towards the Genesis over the Super Nintendo (or Turbografx) in the 4th generation.  EA started out as a computer game developer, and only moved into consoles in … Continue reading →

Posted in 32X, Classic Games, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Lists, PC, PlayStation, Playstation Portable, Saturn, Sega CD, Sega Master System, SNES, Turbo CD, TurboGrafx-16 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

List: 4th Gen Console Fighting Games – A Complete List

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Brian

I don’t know how useful this list is, but I made it, so here it is! The major addition I could, and maybe eventually will, make to the list is to also mark North American region-exclusive titles.  I should do … Continue reading →

Posted in 32X, Classic Games, Genesis, Lists, Sega CD, SNES, Turbo CD, TurboGrafx-16 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Update: Additions to the 3rd & 4th Gen Multiplayer Shmups List

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Brian

Yes, I found a few more games for this list after posting it! Additions 12/10/2014: Horror Story (Turbo CD) (J only) – This is an autoscrolling side-scrolling run & gun platform-action game.  It has two player co-op. 12/12/2014: Cosmo Gang: … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Games, Lists, SNES, Turbo CD, Updates | Tagged , | Leave a comment

List: 3rd and 4th Gen Multiplayer Shmups (And Related Genres — Run & Guns, etc.)

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Brian

This list probably is not complete, but this is everything I know of right now.   Please tell me any that are missing!  Thanks. Edited In Additions — 12/10/2014: Horror Story (Turbo CD) (J only) – This is an autoscrolling side-scrolling … Continue reading →

Posted in 32X, Atari 7800, Genesis, Lists, NES, Sega CD, SNES | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

List: My Favorite Game in Various Series

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Brian

As I’ve mentioned before and anyone who has read my forum posts knows, I like making lists of gaming-related things.  I’ve posted the best and most useful ones of those already here — the futuristic racing games list, the save … Continue reading →

Posted in 32X, Classic Games, Dreamcast, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Gamecube, Genesis, Lists, Modern Games, NES, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Odyssey 2, PC, PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Saturn, Sega CD, Sega Master System, SNES, Turbo CD, TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Boy, Xbox 360 | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

List: Console Save Types: Listing How Consoles Store Data

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Brian

I first wrote this guide in 2008.  Finally, I’m posting it on my site as well.  This is one of my two longest lists, the most complete ones I have and the first lists I’ve posted here.  The changes made … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Games, Dreamcast, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Gamecube, Genesis, Lists, Modern Games, NES, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Playstation Portable, Saturn, Sega CD, Sega Master System, SNES, Turbo CD, TurboGrafx-16, Xbox, Xbox 360 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

BlaZeon (SNES) Review – Challenge the Bio-Cyborgs in one of the Super Nintendo’s best shmups!

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Brian

I wrote the original version of this review back in ’06, but I’ve enhanced and expanded it for this new posting of the review.  I merged this review with some ideas from my Game Opinions Summary review on the game … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Games, Full Reviews, Reviews, SNES | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment