Review Date: May 9, 2021 Release Date: August 23, 1991 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Racing Anecdotes: Well, folks, the streak is over. After covering five straight amazing games to start my reviews of 16 bit games, here I come to a game that isn’t as great. I get the idea of the game, which… Continue reading F-Zero
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Gradius III
Review Date: May 8, 2021 Release Date: August 23, 1991 Platform: SNES Publisher: Konami Genre: Shooter Anecdotes: This game started the pun wars. Shooting off one after another, my brother and I would get laser focused on them and it turned into a competition. Because each stage has a unique theme, we would exercise our… Continue reading Gradius III
SimCity
Review Date: May 7, 2021 Release Date: August 23, 1991 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Simulator Anecdotes: My brother and I had a lot of fun with this game, starting with naming the towns after ourselves. My name worked well, as it was the start of a real village name, but his was a groaner-level… Continue reading SimCity
Super Mario World
Review Date: May 6, 2021 Release Date: August 23, 1991 Platform: SNES Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: At the start of 1991, Super Mateo wasn’t quite Super yet. I really enjoyed the NES and the tons of games we had for it. However, as a faithful reader of Nintendo Power, I had heard about… Continue reading Super Mario World