All posts by Cory Woodrum

Graduate of Purdue University, resident of Speedway, Indiana.

SNES A Day 186: Shadowrun

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Approximate Release Date: May 1, 1993
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Beam Software
Publisher: Data East

There aren’t many games on the Super Nintendo like Shadowrun, an action RPG based on the tabletop game of the same name. In fact, it would have felt more in line with PC games of the era than its console contemporaries. Continue reading SNES A Day 186: Shadowrun

SNES A Day 184: Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind

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Approximate Release Date: May 1, 1993
Genre: Platformer
Developer: Accolade
Publisher: Accolade

The release of Sonic the Hedgehog set off a tsunami of copycat animal mascot platformers with attitude in the 1990s, with Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind being one of the more famous examples.

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SNES A Day 181: Tom and Jerry

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Approximate Release Month: April 1993
Genre: Platformer
Developer: Riedel Software Productions
Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions

The breezy nature of Tom and Jerry lends itself well to beginners, but only beginners.

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