Tag Archives: Two-Player

Games that two people can play simultaneously.

Hudson Soft, Neo Geo, Produce!

Neo Bomberman, Neo Geo

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Every home console had to have a version of Bomberman, and the Neo Geo had one too.

Actually, technically that’s not true, because – while Neo Bomberman did get a Neo Geo release – it was only ever for the MVS (arcade system). It was never officially released for the AES (home system). So only ever appeared in arcades. And that was mostly just in Japan.

Neo Bomberman was sold into some countries outside of Japan, although when the game is played on a European system the text is displayed in Spanish and not English.

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Neo Geo, SNK, Sunsoft

Waku Waku 7, Neo Geo

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Sunsoft‘s Waku Waku 7 is one of the craziest, most colourful, and most over-the-top beat ’em ups I’ve ever played. It first appeared in arcades in 1996, was later released for the Neo Geo AES, and later also re-released for modern consoles. Such is its popularity.

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Codemasters, PlayStation

Micro Machines V3, PlayStation

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The third Micro Machines was released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation. In V3 the environments and vehicles are all 3D-modelled, and the action is displayed at a slightly tilted angle, rather than directly overhead.

The same excellent gameplay mechanics of the previous games have been retained though. Mostly revolving around getting ahead of your opponents in order to push them off-screen.

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Arcade, Konami

Sunset Riders, Arcade

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This 1991 arcade classic from Konami is a simultaneous four-player, horizontally-scrolling run-and-gun game with a colourful, cartoony, wild western theme.

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Dimps, Game Boy Advance, Sonic Team

Sonic Advance 3, Game Boy Advance

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The third and final Sonic Advance game – Sonic Advance 3 – was published by Sega on the Game Boy Advance in 2004. It was again developed by a third-party developer, Dimps.

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Dimps, Game Boy Advance, Sega, Sonic Team

Sonic Advance 2, Game Boy Advance

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Sonic Advance 2 was again developed by Dimps for Sega, who published it exclusively for the Game Boy Advance in 2002.

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Dimps, Game Boy Advance, Sega, Sonic Team

Sonic Advance, Game Boy Advance

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Sonic Advance was the first Sonic game to appear on a Nintendo platform, and it was developed by Dimps and first published by Sega in 2001.

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Codemasters, NES/Famicom

Micro Machines, NES

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This 1991 release from Codemasters is the first game in the award-winning Micro Machines video game series and – boy – does it kick-start the series in style!

In fact: it established the staples that make the series so good, like the themed tracks, and the ‘race-to-the-edge-of-the-screen’ style racing.

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Nintendo, Rare, Super Nintendo

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble, Super Nintendo

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The third Donkey Kong Country game was first released in 1996. It was again developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. This one featuring Dixie Kong and her cousin Kiddy Kong.

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Nintendo, Rare, Super Nintendo

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Super Nintendo

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Following a year after the original Donkey Kong Country, this 1995 sequel is more of the same platforming action, with pre-rendered graphics, only this time you’re playing as Diddy Kong – and his girlfriend, Dixie Kong – on a mission to rescue Donkey Kong.

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