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Street Smart - SNK 1989
SNK's rightfully neglected, hated and forgotten first-born fighter from the pre-Neo-Geo era. With controls so broken you will wish you were playing the original Street Fighter, and a difficulty level so high you will want to sue the arcade owner. Includes Treco Corporation's gameplay-improved Genesis port.
 
Street Fighter - Capcom 1987
Capcom's first one-on-one fighting game ever needs no introduction. Despite the huge success the following sequels and iterations would enjoy, the first one remains secluded and forgotten because of its horrible gameplay and controls. Think you know everything about this title? Lots of trivia for fighting fans and whoever wishes to take a look at this little piece of fighting history.
 
The Ninja Warriors - Taito 1988
Ninjas' coolness goes undisputed. What's cooler than a ninja? A cyborg ninja of course! Taito's The Ninja Warriors belongs to the first generation of single-plane beat'em ups started by Kung Fu Master. Graphics and animation well ahead of its time presented in an unusual three-monitor dedicated cabinet, plus a great soundtrack courtesy of Zuntata. Add Natsume's upgraded remake for the SNES to top it off.
 
NES Roundup: Three racers - Absolute / Konami / Seta
In the mood for some NES racing? Give Micro-Machines and RC-Pro Am a rest and take a look at these 3 overlooked titles: Race America from Absolute Entertainment, F-1 Sensation from Konami and Formula One: Built to Win from Seta Corporation.
 
Robocop vs. The Terminator - Interplay 1993
We all know better than to spend our money in games based on movie franchises, but this Interplay title is the perfect exception to the rule. Great dark atmosphere, good techno/industrial soundtrack, human organs splattering on the sidewalk, and blonde babes with guns. Enough said.
 
The King of Fighters '94 - SNK 1994
The Fatal Fury spin-off that came up with team battles and the first one too to deliver fan service in the form of franchise cross-overs. Beautiful stages, great music and plenty of 3-hit old-school combos. Includes character trivia, rare bugs and other curiosities.
 
(The) Steel Empire - Hot-B Corp. 1992
This horizontal shooter up for the Sega Genesis came out of nowhere and disappeared even quicker. Although far from perfect, its original design style and cinema-like presentation is enough to keep players interested. Hot-air balloons, steam-powered fortresses and lots of greasy machines in this steampunk Genesis shoot'em up developed by japanese ultra-underdog Hot-B Corp.
 
Riviera: The Promised Land - Sting Entertainment 2002
Riviera is an unusual, fresh little RPG with three attractive characteristics: beautiful artwork, a little dating side-game, and its point-and-click/graphic-adventure elements. Born on Bandai's japanese WonderSwan Color, it was given a break again at the end of the GBA's life, which turned it into a cult hit and led to a PSP release.
 
Arcade Roundup: Greek shoot'em ups - Capcom / Namco
Interested in some unconventional, original shoot'em ups that do away with the over-used alien invasion plot and are not afraid to break some rules in the process? Straight from Greece, here is Namco's Phelios with its beautiful pre-Mode 7 effects, and Capcom's forgotten Legendary Wings with its platforming dungeons.
 
Gargoyle's Quest series - Capcom
That hard-to-put-down, red little bastard from Ghosts'N Goblins got his own spin-off series in the end. It started right after the GameBoy's launch featuring a unique mix of RPG and platforming, and had its third and last entry six years after on the SNES. A great anti-hero quest with spooky graphics and an eerie soundtrack.
 
Space Gun - Taito 1990
Taito's silly entitled space shooter follows the very popular Operation Wolf formula, borrowing a little too much from James Cameron's "Aliens" and still managing to become an excellent game. See how many times you can find the word "ripoff" in this article.
 
20 Years of OutRun - Sega
A homage of sorts to OutRun's complete history. Since its birth at the arcades in 1986, to the beautiful OutRun 2006 Coast to Coast for home consoles. Includes all console ports and versions, some home computer screenshots and other OutRun paraphernalia.
 
Wild Guns - Natsume 1994
An SNES exclusive that pushes the system to the limit. Part of the same long forgotten 2-D genre Cabal, Blood Bros. and Nam-1975 belong to. Simply excellent.
 
The Super Spy - SNK Corp. 1990
The only Neo-Geo launch title whose originality it's on a genre of its own: a first-person fighter. A technical show-off more than anything, but still worth a look at as one of the very few examples of this dead genre.
 
Arcade Roundup: Irem's post-apocalyptic shoot'em-ups - Irem Corp.
A look at the presently defunct Irem Corporation and its cyberpunk shooters: Gallop, Air Duel and In The Hunt. Three titles that share Irem's predilect graphic design and theme: rundown futuristic cities, dark atmosphere, and lots of rusty metal.
   
 
 
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