Author: Masamune Where are all the Super Nintendo fansites? I asked myself this question two years ago today. Around that time I re-developed a passion for playing games from the 16-bit era. Unfortunately, the internet didn’t have a lot to offer in the way of SNES dedicated sites back…
Author: jrsupermoore Having grown up in the heartland of one of pro football’s most loyal fanbases, moving to the heart of the South was a bit of a culture shock. Since my childhood had a steady diet of playing Tecmo Super Bowl on NES and watching the Green Bay…
Author: John Legendoffzelda I’m 20 years old, and I’m too young to have been around for when the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was a hot item with kids. Of course, this generational gap doesn’t keep me from adoring the SNES as an esteemed game console. But there are a…
Author: Mongunzoo Whimsical fantasy has an appeal all its own. That is why stories like Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz are eternal, and why The Neverending Story and Willow are still remembered despite their shortcomings. Enter Secret of Mana, a flawed game that nevertheless captured the…
Author: RushDawg R-Type III marks the first entry in the series to be developed specifically for a home console. It was also the last SNES shoot ‘em up to receive a North American release way back in 1994. By designing this sequel specifically for the SNES hardware, was…
Author: John Legendoffzelda The original, great Mega Man X could very well have remained its own game; a strong, mature companion piece to the main Mega Man games. But that wasn’t what happened. Instead, Capcom saw a potential in X that they no longer saw in the main series, and the…
Author: John Legendoffzelda He may be “the baddest opossum to ever strap on a rocket pack”, but the title character of Konami’s Sparkster is still caught in a strange position with his sole outing on the Super Nintendo. Sparkster’s debut, the 1993 Sega Genesis game Rocket Knight Adventures,…
Author: Super Famicom Guy Japan has a long history of well-designed video game box art. From character design to packaging and advertising, the Japanese have honed their artwork skills throughout the boom years of the 1980’s. Fast forward to the ’90s, the Super Famicom reigned supreme and publishers were…
Author: jrsupermoore Having the prestigious place as the world’s most popular sport, association football itself can seem like a ball of contradictions. It’s a game of finesse and strength, strategies and inches. And then there’s the timeless question: Should a 2-0 victory be considered a blow-out or a nail-biter?…
Author: marktheshark With the arrival of the Super NES and other 4th-generation systems, developers were able to utilize the additional power to create more accurate ports of arcade games. But as the Super NES ports of Final Fight & many others have shown, there was still a long…