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SNES A Day 84: Faceball 2000

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Approximate Release Date: September 30, 1992
Genre: First-person shooter
Developer: Xanth Software
Publisher: Bullet Proof Software

When was the last time a video game console launched without at least one first-person shooter available? It took over 13 months before Faceball 2000 was released for the Super Nintendo.

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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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