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Interplay, Silicon & Synapse, Super Nintendo

RPM Racing, Super Nintendo

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RPM Racing for the SNES is an isometric, split-screen racing game that was developed by Silicon & Synapse (the company that later became Blizzard) and published by Interplay in 1991 in North America, and in 1992 in Japan. I don’t think it was ever given an official European release. The RPM part of the title stands for: “Radical Psycho Machine“.

It is the predecessor to Rock n’ Roll Racing (1993), and the successor to Racing Destruction Set (1984). They apparently took the core logic editor and track editor from Racing Destruction Set and ported it over to the SNES, before customising it with everything else they wanted in the game.

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BlueSky Software, Megadrive/Genesis, Sega

Vectorman 2, Megadrive/Genesis

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The sequel to the smash-hit Vectorman was once again developed by the talented team at BlueSky Software, and again published by Sega – this time in 1996.

Vectorman 2 expands upon the first game with more levels and more features. Graphically, it’s moodier too, with bold and very subtle use of light and dark at certain times, and even more impressive lighting effects on Vectorman himself.

Together, Vectorman 1 and 2 make a great duo. A smash hit, followed by a hit sequel. Both are still well worth playing today.

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BlueSky Software, Megadrive/Genesis, Sega

Vectorman, Megadrive/Genesis

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Developed by BlueSky Software of California and published exclusively for the Megadrive/Genesis by Sega in 1995, Vectorman is an extremely well-regarded platform/action game with outstanding presentation and a humorous backstory.

The year is 2049 and the Earth has been overwhelmed with pollution. It’s so bad that humans have left, to live in space, sending automated robots down to Earth to try to reverse the out-of-control climate change. After interfacing with a nuclear warhead one of the robots becomes self-aware and declares itself to be “WarHead – The Destroyer of Humanity“. WarHead reprograms all the other robots and turns them against the humans, taking over Earth. You, as Vectorman, are a weird-looking robot that is returning from a dumping mission to the sun, and has inadvertently stumbled upon this bad situation. Since Vectorman is immune to WarHead‘s mind control, he sets out to save the Earth by destroying him.

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Game Gear, Realtime Associates, Sega

Quest for the Shaven Yak Starring Ren Hoëk and Stimpy, Game Gear

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Developed by Realtime Associates and published by Sega in 1993, Quest for the Shaven Yak is a Game Gear platform game based on The Ren & Stimpy Show.

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EA Sports, Game Gear, High Score Productions, Realtime Associates

NHL Hockey, Game Gear

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Published by 1995 by Electronic Arts, NHL Hockey is an officially-licensed ice hockey game featuring real players and teams from the North American National Hockey League. It was developed by High Score Productions and Realtime Associates.

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Black Pearl Software, Game Gear, Unexpected Development

Jungle Strike, Game Gear

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The second game in the “Strike Series“, Jungle Strike on the Game Gear is more of the same isometric scrolling action in a helicopter. This time there are five missions to undertake, in various different environments.

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BlueSky Software, Marvel Comics, Sega, Sega 32X, Zono

The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire, Sega 32X

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Developed by BlueSky Software and Zono, The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire is a Marvel-licensed platform/action game featuring the infamous web-slinger. It was released exclusively for the Sega 32X in 1996.

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FCI, Game Boy, Origin Systems, Pony Canyon

Ultima: Runes of Virtue II, Game Boy

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Developed by Origin Systems and published by FCI (North America) and Pony Canyon (Japan), in 1993, Ultima: Runes of Virtue II is the sequel to Ultima: Runes of Virtue, although in reality it is more of a remake than a sequel.

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FCI, Game Boy, Origin Systems, Pony Canyon

Ultima: Runes of Virtue, Game Boy

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Ultima: Runes of Virtue is a cut-down version of Richard Garriott‘s famous Ultima games, in particular the Age of Enlightenment trilogy, because Runes of Virtue features some of the main characters from those games. It was developed by Origin Systems and published by FCI in North America, and Pony Canyon in Japan, in 1991.

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