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…
Introduction Saturday Night Slam Masters was developed and published by Capcom, released in arcades in 1993 with character designs contributed by manga artist Tetsuo Hara, best known for Fist of the North Star. The game reimagines professional wrestling as a fast-paced arcade fighter, letting up to two players grapple, throw, and slam their way around…
Introduction World Heroes 2 was developed and published by ADK, with assistance from SNK, for the Neo Geo MVS arcade system, released in April 1993 as the sequel to 1992’s World Heroes and notably the first release to carry the ADK name after the studio rebranded from its earlier identity as Alpha Denshi. The game…
Introduction Super Dodge Ball was developed and published by Technos Japan, directed by Mitsuhiro Yoshida with design work by Koji Ogata, loosely adapting the studio’s own 1987 arcade game of the same name and serving as the second entry in the Kunio-kun series even though that connection was scrubbed from international releases. It launched in…
Introduction Mega Man 2 was developed and published by Capcom for the NES in 1988, directed by Akira Kitamura and produced by Tokuro Fujiwara, with Keiji Inafune stepping up from artist on the first game into a more central production role alongside fellow artists Yasuaki Kishimoto and Naoya Tomita and composer Takashi Tateishi. The sequel…
Introduction Punch-Out!! was developed by Nintendo R&D3 under director Genyo Takeda, with character designs from Shigeru Miyamoto and production by Minoru Arakawa, adapting Nintendo’s arcade boxing series for the NES. Nintendo first released a Mike Tyson-free gold cartridge in Japan in September 1987, initially given out as a tournament prize, before the more famous Western…
Welcome to Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball, play this classic retro game directly in your browser! Enjoy the nostalgic experience. About Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball is a 1992 sports game developed by Beam Software and published by Mindscape for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo, built on the earlier home-computer game TV…
Welcome to ATP Tour Championship Tennis, play this classic retro game directly in your browser! Enjoy the nostalgic experience. About ATP Tour Championship Tennis ATP Tour Championship Tennis is a 1995 Sega Genesis tennis game developed by SIMS Co., Ltd. and published by Sega, featuring 40 licensed ATP players — 32 active pros of the…
Introduction NBA Live 98 is a basketball video game based on the National Basketball Association and the fourth installment of the NBA Live series. The cover features Tim Hardaway of the Miami Heat. The game was developed by EA Sports and released on November 30, 1997 for the PlayStation, October 31, 1997 for the PC…
Introduction Hit the Ice is a hockey video game originally released by Williams to arcades in 1990. Hit the Ice Featuring a cartoonish representation of the sport, Hit the Ice features games with three players on each team (forward, defense, and goalie). Unlike standard hockey, there are very few rules, as players are encouraged to…
Introduction Final Blow is a boxing arcade game created in 1988 by Taito. The name would remain the same for all ported platforms, except for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis versions, which Sega released outside of Japan as James ‘Buster’ Douglas Knockout Boxing featuring Buster Douglas himself in 1990 immediately after his victory over Mike Tyson…
Description FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (commonly abbreviated to FIFA 98) is a football video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was the fifth game in the FIFA series and the second to be in 3D on the 32-bit machines. A number of different players were featured on the…