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…

Cybernator

Cybernator

Introduction Cybernator, known in Japan as Assault Suits Valken, was developed and published by Konami, released for the SNES in 1992 as a side-scrolling mech action game set during a war between Earth and its space colonies. Players pilot a Powered Armor Suit that can walk, hover, and boost through stages, mixing a rapid-fire machine…

Terranigma

Terranigma

Introduction Terranigma was developed by Quintet and published by Enix, released for the SNES in 1995 as the third entry in the studio’s loosely connected Gaia trilogy alongside Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia. Players control Ark, a boy from an underground village who accidentally releases the surface world from a sealed void, then sets…

Illusion of Gaia

Illusion of Gaia

Introduction Illusion of Gaia was developed by Quintet and published by Enix, released for the SNES in 1993 as an action-adventure following a young boy named Will who can transform into two other forms, the powerful Freedan and the healer Shadow, each suited to different combat and puzzle situations. The game sends players on a…

Top Gear 2

Top Gear 2

Introduction Top Gear 2 was developed by Gremlin Graphics and published by Kemco, released for the SNES in 1993 as a direct sequel to the original Top Gear. It keeps the Mode 7 pseudo-3D racing and nitrous-boosted overtakes of the first game while adding a proper career structure, a wider roster of cars to unlock,…

Rock n’ Roll Racing

Rock n’ Roll Racing

Introduction Rock n’ Roll Racing was developed by Silicon & Synapse, the studio that would soon become Blizzard Entertainment, and published by Interplay for the SNES in 1993. The game pits up to four players against each other in isometric combat racing across alien worlds, arming vehicles with machine guns, mines, and homing missiles alongside…

Super Mario All-Stars

Super Mario All-Stars

Introduction Super Mario All-Stars was developed and published by Nintendo, released for the SNES in 1993 as a compilation remastering Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3 with redrawn 16-bit graphics and re-arranged audio. Beyond the visual overhaul, the collection added a save-file system…