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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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SNES A Day 60: Space Football: One on One

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Approximate Release Date: June 1, 1992
Genre: Action
Developer: Bits Studio
Publisher: Triffix

The future is bleak if football evolves as Space Football: One on One wants us to believe it will.

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SNES A Day 59: Krusty’s Super Fun House

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Approximate Release Date: June 1, 1992
Genre: Puzzle/platformer
Developer: Audiogenic
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment

It’s not especially insightful to say that licensed games are usually subpar. But Krusty’s Super Fun House manages to be, well, fun.

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