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All your base are belong to us: The joys of broken English in gaming
Indeed they do, sir! During the SNES and Mega Drive heyday, games coming across from Japan to the west often had highly amusing errors in translation. Many of these have gone down in legend. Rightfully...
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Theme Park: SNES Construction Sim Port is Good
Them park? What? Along with SimCity, 1990s construction and management sims were dominated by that city-builder and this amusement park thing from Bullfrog. Huzzah! Theme Park on the SNES British video...
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SimCity: SNES Port Of City-Builder Worked a Treat
Rather! Although the SNES was largely about platforming games, some construction and management simulations did make it on there. This was one of the best. SimCity on the SNES Will Wright came up with...
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Earthworm Jim: Amusing TV Series of a Surreal Video Game
Indeed. Shiny Entertainment’s Earthworm Jim games were a big part of our 1990s childhood. And the 1995 TV series adaptation was weirdly brilliant. Earthworm Jim the TV Series Right, so a brief history...
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Jurassic Park: SNES Adaptation is Roar (Real) Decent
When you gotta go, you gotta go. When Jurassic Park launched in 1993, it was inevitable there would be a bunch of video game adaptations. And the SNES got one. Roar! Snarl! Slobber! Jurassic Park on...
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Asterix: 1993 SNES Platformer That’s D’accord
Where’s Obelix? In the middle of an Asterix craze around 1995, we picked this title up from a second hand gaming store on the edge of Bolton. And? Well, the SNES title is okay. Incroyable! Asterix on...
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Super Bomberman 2: Explosive Fun With Lots of Boom
Boom! Here’s a mighty fun SNES classic that was a blast in multiplayer mode. Launched in 1994 by Hudson Soft, it’s still a retro gaming dream. Super Bomberman 2 Our first introduction to this series...
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Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament—Super Fun Racer
Micro! A 1990s rival to Nintendo’s Super Mario Kart, this joyous and fast-paced romp required skill, commitment, and silliness. Micro Machines From British developer Codemasters, this game is usually...
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EarthBound: Pontificating Over the SNES RPG Legend
Ahoy, hoy! One of the most legendary retro games of all time, this Super Nintendo classic is a big deal. So we’re treating it with maximum respect! EarthBound: The Basics From the Japanese developer...
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Yoshi’s Safari: Cutesy & Obscure SNES Super Scope Shooter
I bless the rains down in Africa. Whilst Yoshi’s Island (1995) was one of the SNES’ finest moments, Yoshi’s outing with the Super Scope peripheral was a bit different. Bang! The History of Yoshi’s...
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Starwing (Star Fox): SNES Shooter With Anthropomorphic Animals
You say Star Fox, I say Starwing. Here’s a SNES classic that was groundbreaking for its day—Starwing! Launched in 1993, Nintendo’s series was a hit and boasted some mega impressive graphics. Starwing...
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Star Fox 2: Nintendo’s Cancelled SNES Space Shooter
It’s Lylat Wars 2! Right, this beast has an odd history. Nintendo completed all of it as a planned sequel to Starwing (Star Fox—1993) with a planned 1995 release. Then it got cancelled and didn’t...
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Mario Paint: Artistic SNES Wonder With a Mouse
Paint-me-do! Nintendo has always been a bit more than a games company, often FORCING young minds to indulge in creative pursuits. This was evident with its fun Nintendo Labo cardboard concept in 2018....
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Terranigma: Cult Classic SNES Action RPG With Vague Plot
Terror! Here’s an action RPG from 1995, part of the SNES‘s seemingly endless supply of exceptional titles at the time. So, let’s have a gander at Terranigma. The History of Terranigma Japanese dev...
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The Wizard of Oz: SNES 2D Platformer Disaster
Oz! Yes, the awesome Angry Video Game Nerd shredded Wizard of Oz on the SNES years ago. But we just want this thing on our website, too. It remains one of the worst SNES games. A lazy and misguided...
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Cho Aniki: Bakuretsu Ranto-hen: The Surreal SNES Beat ‘Em Up
Hell yeah! When it comes to weirdo SNES fighting games, the Cho Aniki series appears to win this one by a country mile. Cho Aniki: Bakuretsu Ranto-hen only launched in Japan. And that was way back in...
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Jungle Strike: Shoot ‘Em Up With Helicopters & Death
Strike! Hell yeah! As with Broforce (2014), some games just gotta be ultra macho and full of explosions and stuff! And the Jungle Strike game from 1993 was just that, available on the Mega Drive...
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Killer Instinct: Rare’s Arcade & SNES Colossus is a Tough SOB
It’s a killer deal. As we’ve pointed out many a time, we don’t like fighting games. Except for Street Fighter II Turbo, plus dollops of Smash Bros. 64. Indeed. However, Killer Instinct was something of...
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Otogirisō: Curious SNES Visual Novel Romp
Otogirisō. Indeed. Right we are, Otogirisō (弟切草—St John’s Wort, in the bizarre but true English translation) is a 1992 visual novel game on the SNES. It was a Japan-only release that was pretty much...
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Claymates: Another Malleable 2D SNES Platformer
Clay. Claymation was a big deal on the SNES. The ClayFighter game had it, plus… this little number in the form of Claymates. Let’s reminisce! A Brief History of Claymates Launched in April 1994 by...
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