SNES A Day 67: Spanky’s Quest

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Approximate Release Date: July 1, 1992
Genre: Action/platformer
Developer: Natsume
Publisher: Natsume

Spanky’s Quest is a treat in all respects, but you can’t mention it in even the politest company without causing giggle-fits.

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SNES A Day 65: Thunder Spirits

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Approximate Release Month: June 1992
Genre: Side-scrolling shooter
Developer: Technosoft
Publisher: Seika Corporation

If you expect to get very far in Thunder Spirits by holding down the fire button like in most side-scrolling shooters, you’re not going to have a fun time.

You need to mash the button. For the entire game.

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SNES A Day 63: The Legend of the Mystical Ninja

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Approximate Release Date: June 30, 1992
Genre: Brawler/platformer
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja steeps itself in Japanese cultural aesthetics, surprisingly so given the standards of localization of the day.

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SNES A Day 61: Garry Kitchen’s Super Battletank: War in the Gulf

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Approximate Release Date: June 1, 1992
Genre: Tank simulation
Developer: Absolute Entertainment
Publisher: Absolute Entertainment

The quote on the cover of Garry Kitchen’s Super Battletank: War in the Gulf is adorable: “…looks so real that you’ll wonder if it’s Super NES or CNN.” Thank you, Nintendo Power.

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