System: 3DO Release date: 1994 The Horde on the 3DO is the game that looked at tower defence and hack-and-slash action, decided neither was silly enough on its own, and smashed them together with the subtlety of a very large sword called Grimthwacker. This The Horde title puts you in the lanky boots of Chauncey,…
System: 3DO Release date: 1994 Road Rash on the 3DO is what happens when someone looks at a motorbike racing game and decides the fundamental problem is that nobody’s hitting anyone hard enough. This Road Rash title took the franchise’s already gloriously unhinged premise – race motorbikes, punch rivals off their bikes, avoid the police,…
System: Sega Game Gear Release date: 1995 Ristar on the Sega Game Gear is the game that proves you don’t need speed, combat depth, or a famous franchise name to make something genuinely brilliant – sometimes all you need is very long arms and a good attitude. This Ristar Game Gear title puts you in…
System: Sega Game Gear Release date: 1994 Shinobi II on the Sega Game Gear is the kind of handheld game that makes you forget you’re on a bus – right up until you miss a jump and nearly lob the console across the aisle. This Shinobi II Game Gear title brought more ninja action, bigger…
System: Sega Game Gear Release date: 1995 Tails Adventure on the Sega Game Gear is the game that finally answered the question nobody knew they were asking – what does Sonic’s sidekick actually get up to when the blue blur isn’t around? This Tails Adventure Game Gear title stepped Miles “Tails” Prower firmly out of…
System: Sega Game Gear Release date: 1994 Streets of Rage 2 on the Sega Game Gear is proof that sometimes you just want to punch someone on the bus – and the Game Gear was happy to facilitate that. This Streets of Rage 2 Game Gear title brought Axel, Blaze, Max and Skate to the…
System: Nintendo Game Boy Release date: 1994 Donkey Kong on the Game Boy is one of gaming’s great bait-and-switches – and we mean that as the highest possible compliment. This Donkey Kong Game Boy title opens with the four classic arcade stages – ladders, rolling barrels, the construction site, everything you remember – and lets…
System: Nintendo Game Boy Release date: 1992 Star Wars on the Game Boy is the game that tried to squeeze an entire galaxy far, far away into a grey brick the size of a sandwich, and got considerably further than it had any right to. This Star Wars Game Boy title takes the full arc…
System: Commodore Amiga Release date: 1990 The Secret of Monkey Island on the Commodore Amiga is the game that introduced the world to Guybrush Threepwood – a man with enormous ambition, minimal pirate skills, and the ability to hold his breath for ten minutes, which turns out to be more useful than you’d expect. This…
System: Commodore Amiga Release date: 1994 Sensible World of Soccer on the Commodore Amiga is the game that made football fans forget real football existed for entire weekends at a stretch. This Sensible World of Soccer title took everything brilliant about Sensible Soccer and smuggled in a frighteningly deep management game underneath it without telling…