Approximate Release Date: August 1, 1992
Genre: Educational
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
There’s not much to say about Mario Paint.
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SNES A Day 68: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Approximate Release Date: July 1, 1992
Genre: Fighting
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior seems simple and basic to modern eyes, but it’s easy to forget how influential and revolutionary it would be to the fighting game genre.
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SNES A Day 67: Spanky’s Quest
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.
SNES A Day 66: Clue
Approximate Release Date: July 1, 1992
Genre: Board game
Developer: Sculptured Software
Publisher: Parker Brothers
I’ve never played Clue before today.
SNES A Day 65: Thunder Spirits
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.
SNES A Day 64: Super Soccer Champ
Approximate Release Month: June 1992
Genre: Soccer
Developer: Taito
Publisher: Taito
Super Soccer Champ is, blessedly, not an attempt at a realistic soccer simulation.
SNES A Day 63: The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
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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