Tag Archives: video games

1993

SNES A Day 161: Star Fox

Approximate Release Date: March 23, 1993
Genre: Shooter
Developer: Nintendo/Argonaut Software
Publisher: Nintendo

Star Fox was a remarkable achievement in 1993.

There are polygons!

1993

Approximate Release Date: March 1, 1993
Genre: Brawler
Developer: Technos Japan
Publisher: American Technos

Much of The Combatribes feels antiquated by even 1993’s standards.

1993

Approximate Release Month: February 1993
Genre: Platformer
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami

The greatest success of Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! is the great looking graphics.

1993

Approximate Release Month: February 1993
Genre: Brawler
Developer: Taito
Publisher: Taito

Despite the game’s slow pace, Sonic Blast Man is a surprisingly technical take on the beat-’em-up genre.

1993

Approximate Release Month: February 1993
Genre: God game/simulation
Developer: Tomcat System
Publisher: FCI

SimEarth: The Living Planet is ambitious, but lacks the kind of grounding that made the previous game in the series so approachable.

1993

Approximate Release Month: February 1993
Genre: Puzzle
Developer: Hot-B
Publisher: Activision

Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye is a solid mahjong game.

1993

Approximate Release Date: February 23, 1993
Genre: Action/platformer
Developer: Ocean Software
Publisher: Ocean Software

Some of what made its predecessor special has been stripped out of The Addams Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt.