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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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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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SNES A Day 179: Super Ninja Boy

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Approximate Release Month: April 1993
Genre: Brawler/RPG
Developer: Culture Brain
Publisher: Culture Brain

It shouldn’t be a surprise that neither the brawler or RPG aspects of Super Ninja Boy are very good.

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SNES A Day 178: Street Combat

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Approximate Release Month: April 1993
Genre: Fighting
Developer: Irem
Publisher: Irem

Bad fighting games are quite common in the 16-bit era, but Street Combat happens to be memorable.

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