System: 3DO Release date: 1994 Creature Shock on the 3DO is a gloriously daft, atmospheric slice of 90s sci-fi horror that still packs a punch today. This Creature Shock on the 3DO title chucks you onto a bug-riddled death planet after your spaceship decides to have a very bad day. As the last poor sod…
System: 3DO Release date: 1994 Battle Chess on the 3DO is a gloriously daft, thoroughly entertaining twist on the world’s oldest strategy game. This Battle Chess on the 3DO title takes proper chess and injects it with personality, violence and proper theatrical flair. Forget silent strategy – here every capture explodes into a medieval punch-up…
System: 3DO Release date: 1994 Quarantine on the 3DO is a loud, filthy, wonderfully daft cyberpunk blast that still delivers a proper adrenaline kick. This Quarantine on the 3DO title straps you into a heavily armed taxi and drops you into the rotting guts of KEMO City. As down-on-his-luck cabbie Drake Edgewater, you’re not just…
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…