Sunset Riders SNES box art

Sunset Riders

Introduction Sunset Riders was developed and published by Konami, released for the SNES in 1993 as a home port of the 1991 arcade run-and-gun set in a cartoonish Wild West populated by bounty hunters and outlaws. Players choose from four playable gunslingers, each with slightly different weapons, hunting down a rogues’ gallery of wanted criminals…

RoboCop versus The Terminator SNES box art

RoboCop versus The Terminator

Introduction RoboCop versus The Terminator was developed by Interplay and published by Virgin Games, released for the SNES in 1993 as a licensed crossover between two of the era’s biggest action franchises, based on a comic book miniseries by Frank Miller rather than either film series directly. The plot has RoboCop discovering that Skynet’s rise…

Mickey Mania SNES box art

Mickey Mania

Introduction Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse was developed by Traveller’s Tales and published by Sega for the SNES release in 1994, built to celebrate Mickey Mouse’s 65th anniversary by sending players through stages recreating classic Mickey cartoons across different eras of animation. Each level reproduces the visual style of a specific short,…

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! SNES box art

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose!

Introduction Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! was developed and published by Konami, released for the SNES in 1993 as a platformer starring Buster Bunny navigating cartoon-logic stages based on the Tiny Toon Adventures animated series. Each level reimagines a different Looney Tunes-style scenario, from raiding Elmyra’s toy-filled bedroom to escaping a horror-movie parody mansion,…

Kirby's Dream Course SNES box art

Kirby’s Dream Course

Introduction Kirby’s Dream Course was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo, released for the SNES in 1995 as an unusual hybrid of golf and pinball starring Kirby as the ball itself. Rather than swinging a club, players launch Kirby across isometric courses filled with hazards, ramps, and enemies, aiming to eat every enemy…

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Goof Troop

Introduction Goof Troop was developed and published by Capcom, released for the SNES in 1993 as a licensed adaptation of the Disney Afternoon animated series of the same name. Players control Goofy or his son Max, either solo with AI assistance or in two-player cooperative mode, working through an island full of block-pushing puzzles, item…

Zombies Ate My Neighbors SNES box art

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Introduction Zombies Ate My Neighbors was developed by LucasArts and published by Konami, released for the SNES in 1993 as a top-down run-and-gun that parodies decades of horror movie tropes rather than any single film. Playing as one of two suburban teenagers, Zeke or Julie, players race against the clock through each level to rescue…

Demon's Crest SNES box art

Demon’s Crest

Introduction Demon’s Crest was developed and published by Capcom, released for the SNES in 1994 as a spin-off of the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series starring the gargoyle Firebrand, previously a recurring enemy in that franchise. Players explore a nonlinear world map searching for six elemental Crests that grant new powers and transformations, from a heavier…

Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon

Introduction Harvest Moon was developed by Pack-In-Video and published by Natsume, released for the SNES in 1996 as the game that introduced farming simulation to a wide console audience. Players inherit a run-down farm and must plant and harvest crops, raise livestock, and build relationships with neighboring townsfolk across an in-game calendar of days and…

Super Punch-Out!!

Super Punch-Out!!

Introduction Super Punch-Out!! was developed and published by Nintendo, released for the SNES in 1994 as a sequel to the NES classic Punch-Out!!, once again casting players as a boxer working through a gauntlet of exaggerated opponents rather than fighting toe-to-toe brawls. Success depends on memorizing each opponent’s tells and attack patterns, dodging or blocking…

ActRaiser

ActRaiser

Introduction ActRaiser was developed by Quintet and published by Enix, released for the SNES in 1990 as one of the console’s earliest showcase titles, splitting its gameplay between two distinct modes. In its action stages, players control a knight possessed by a benevolent god, fighting through side-scrolling levels against demonic forces in classic platformer combat….

Wild Guns

Wild Guns

Introduction Wild Guns was developed and published by Natsume, released for the SNES in 1994 as a rail shooter blending Wild West setting with anachronistic robots and laser weapons. Players choose from a small cast of gunslingers and shoot enemies approaching from all sides of a fixed-perspective arena, dodging incoming fire with a roll and…