Tag Archives: platformer

SNES A Day 205: Family Dog

Approximate Release Month: June 1993
Genre: Platformer
Developer: Absolute Entertainment
Publisher: Malibu Games

Family Dog isn’t as by-the-numbers as you might expect from a platformer based on a failed TV show, but inconsistent and imprecise controls make it impossible to enjoy.

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SNES A Day 200: The Blues Brothers

Approximate Release Month: June 1993
Genre: Platformer
Developer: Titus Software
Publisher: Titus Software

The Blues Brothers is extremely rough, but I had an enjoyable time playing through it.

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SNES A Day 196: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

Approximate Release Date: June 1, 1993
Genre: Platformer
Developer: Imagineering
Publisher: THQ

The Super Nintendo has many bad platformers. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends is the worst yet.

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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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