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SNES A Day 47: Contra III: The Alien Wars

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Approximate Release Date: April 6, 1992
Genre: Action
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami

It’s incredible that Konami was able to release Contra III: The Alien Wars and Super Castlevania IV, two of the best early Super Nintendo games, so close together.

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SNES A Day 45: Raiden Trad

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Approximate Release Date: April 1, 1992
Genre: Scrolling shooter
Developer: Micronics/Toei Company
Publisher: Electro Brain

For a bit, I was convinced that Raiden Trad would be a good scrolling shooter for beginners to the genre.

And then I died.

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SNES A Day 44: Extra Innings

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Approximate Release Date: March 20, 1992
Genre: Baseball simulation
Developer: Sony Imagesoft
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft

Extra Innings‘ distinguishing feature is that it’s the best-looking baseball game so far on the Super Nintendo.

That’s it.

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SNES A Day 40: PGA Tour Golf

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Approximate Release Date: March 1, 1992
Genre: Golf simulation
Developer: Polygames
Publisher: EA Sports

PGA Tour Golf is the third golf game released on the Super Nintendo. All three are functionally identical.

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