Sparkster is a 2D side-scrolling platformer starring the eponymous hero who previously appeared in Rocket Knight Adventures. It is very different from the contemporary Genesis title Sparkster, as it does not continue the story from the first game and has completely different levels, enemies and gameplay mechanics. In that way it can be considered a … Read more
Spanky’s Quest is a game about a monkey who decides to go on a picnic. While on his way through the forest he see’s a witch in the sky and out of nowhere bricks begin to make a tower around the area Spanky is in. The witch challenges Spanky to come to the final tower … Read more
Compile’s Aleste series lands on the SNES with the appropriately named Super Aleste. Taking the role of a lone starfighter pilot, you are tasked with destroying an evil alien armada in standard 2D shooter fashion. And while you may be alone, you certainly won’t be underpowered, with eight different types of weapons, each having six … Read more
A conversion of the classic arcade title, Space Invaders. This version, as part of the Arcade Classic series on Game Boy, has both 1 and 2 player modes using the usual 2 color Game Boy tones (black, grey) to re-create the addictive shooter. However, plug the cart into a Super Game Boy (an accessory of … Read more
In the futuristic sports game Space Football, 2 players steering hovercrafts try to score touchdowns on each other by picking up and carrying a hoverball into a touchdown area. The hovercraft has the ability to accelerate, reverse, track the hoverball, and it can also fire at the opposing player to make him drop the ball … Read more
Borf has kidnapped Dexter’s girlfriend Kimberly and is threatening to turn earth’s population into babies using his “Infanto Ray”. Naturally, Dexter cannot let this happen and sets out to stop Borf and rescue Kimberly. While following the same story as the Laserdisc conversions, the SNES version of Space Ace obviously lacks the long video sequences … Read more
“Soul Blazer” is a fantasy adventure in which a celestial hero works to liberate a world depopulated by Deathtoll. The hero rescues the souls of humans, animals, and plants, who then return to the world and unlock new paths and items. The game is presented in a top-down perspective, with real-time combat. Freed souls grant … Read more
The date is Tuesday, September 13th, 1921. It’s a stormy night, and the luxury ocean liner “Lady Crithania” is about to be capsized by an enormous wave. Many of its crew and its 2300 passengers will be killed outright in the initial overturning; in the transfigured catastrophic ship environment, most of the remainder will be … Read more
Heavy Blast Man is once again trying to take over the Earth. People are being turned into hideous monsters and being made to serve him. Sonic Blast Man returns along with some new friends, Sonia and Captain Choyear. Together, they battle Heavy Blast Man and his minions to save the Earth from destruction. You control … Read more
You take on the role of Sonic Blast Man, a superhero, in this side-scrolling shooter, fighting against various forms of evil. While you have the typical punch, jump, and kick moves, the Sonic Blast Man also has two special power moves: Dynamite Punch and Screw Bomb. You travel through five different stages and fight enemies … Read more