I realize E3 is upon us and this is no time to be talking about games from two decades ago, but here we are regardless. I do these little Wiki Project update blogs whenever I hit a milestone, and this marks the end of the third quarter of 1995 for the SNES and Super Famicom: a total of 107 games, which is nuts for a three month gap for a single games console (though maybe very conservative for a three month period on Steam). September of 1995 in particular was one of the busiest months of the SNES's lifespan and the bottom four rows of the above image are taken solely from that month.
Talking of above images, this is what I've been doing with 1995 since I already cover my wiki work more in-depth in the Sunday Summaries feature (updates every Sunday! I mean, you figured, right?). Instead of anything too exhaustive, I just present a nice little collage of title screens with a brief "key" below of what game every screen belongs to. I build them around the total number of games from that three month period, but I should probably figure out what's a reasonable size for wallpapers and tweak a few of these to fit the new dimensions. Later, though. For now, soak in all that 16-bit obscurity and I'll see you again for the final - and largest - Wiki Project collage later this Summer.
(Number = vertical position on the grid, letter = horizontal position on the grid. So 4B would be four down, two across.)
- 1A: Marko's Magic Football - The soccer platformer that isn't Soccer Kid.
- 1B: King Arthur & the Knights of Justice - Based on the 90s cartoons where football jocks become knights. No nerds allowed in King Arthur's court.
- 1C: Caravan Shooting Collection - A compilation of Hudson's NES shoot 'em ups.
- 1D: Dekitate High School - Combination girl-raising sim and school-building sim.
- 1E: Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou Classic - Paaaaaachi-slots.
- 1F: Pachinko Challenger - Paaaaaachinko.
- 1G: Pachinko Tetsujin: Shichiban Shoubu - Paaaaaachinko.
- 1H: Shiki Eiyuuden - An RPG set in Ancient China. Couldn't find a thing on it, including its developer.
- 1I: Shin Ikkakusenkin - Gambling sim. Manages to squeeze in about five different things to gamble on.
- 1J: Super F1 Circus Gaiden - F1 racer.
- 1K: 4 Nin Shogi - Four-player shogi? Shoooooogi.
- 1L: Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken - Racing game with little cars and female drivers.
- 2A: Kouryaku Casino Bar - Gambling sim.
- 2B: Koushien 4 - Baseball sim.
- 2C: Laplace no Ma - Survival horror RPG.
- 2D: Mystic Ark - The third game in a trilogy which includes The 7th Saga and Brain Lord.
- 2E: Super Keirin - Bicycle racing sim.
- 2F: Castlevania: Dracula X - I'm thinking Vinny might skip this one.
- 2G: Big Ichigeki! Pachi-Slot Daikouryaku 2: Universal Collection - Paaaaaachi-slots.
- 2H: DunQuest: Majin Fuuin no Densetsu - Top-down RPG similar to Gauntlet/Dungeon Explorer.
- 2I: Go Go Ackman 2 - Platformer based on an Akira Toriyama manga.
- 2J: Ranma 1/2: Ougi Jaanken - The last Ranma game for SNES. It's a puzzle game, not a fighter.
- 2K: Shogi Saikyou - Shoooooogi.
- 2L: Super V.G.: Variable Geo - Girly fighter. The porn got taken out for the Super Famicom version.
- 3A: Take Yutaka G1 Memory - Horseracing sim.
- 3B: Chou Genjin 2 - Japan-only Bonk game. Probably the best one, unfortunately for us.
- 3C: Emerald Dragon - RPG. First released in 1989 for PC-88, got remade a few times.
- 3D: Mahjong Hanjouki - Maaaaaahjong.
- 3E: Nintama Rantarou - Platformer based on jokey ninja manga.
- 3F: Hebereke's Popoitto - More drunken penguin puzzle shenanigans. This one plays like Dr. Mario.
- 3G: Shuushoku Game - Life sim following twenty-somethings in their careers and lovelifes.
- 3H: Ultima: Kyouryuu Teikoku: The Savage Empire - Japan-only port of dinosaur-laden Ultima spin-off.
- 3I: Ultra League: Moero! Soccer Daikessen!! - Soccer game.
- 3J: Batman Forever - Movie licensed platformer. Confusing controls. I'm Batman?
- 3K: Demolition Man - Not the 3DO version. Sly won't insult you if you quit.
- 3L: Killer Instinct - This beat is Rare!
- 4A: Primal Rage - Peeing Gorillas: Fighter Games in the Mid-90s <-- my new book.
- 4B: Speedy Gonzales: Los Gatos Bandidos - Vaguely racist Looney Tunes platformer.
- 4C: SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron - Rule 91: Every animal has a radical crimefighting anthropomorphized 90s cartoon.
- 4D: Chou-Mahou Tairiku Wozz - JRPG. That wozz what this wozz.
- 4E: Gakkou de atta Kowai Hanashi - Spooky visual novel.
- 4F: 90 Minutes: European Prime Goal - Soccer game.
- 4G: Kishin Douji Zenki: Batoru Raiden - Action/platformer game based on a manga about a lazy demon.
- 4H: Inazuma Serve Da! Super Beach Volley - Terrible beach volleyball game.
- 4I: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Jeff's favorite SNES game.
- 4J: Ninja Gaiden Trilogy - The Super Mario All-Stars of Ninja Gaiden. All three NES games, upgraded to 16-bit.
- 4K: Super Power League 3 - Baseball sim.
- 4L: Brandish 2 - Top-down dungeon-crawler sequel from Falcom.
- 5A: Donald Duck no Mahou no Boushi - What the Super Famicom got instead of QuackShot.
- 5B: Game no Tatsujin - Compilation of four different board games.
- 5C: Super Gussun Oyoyo - Lemmings-style "protect the dumb AI guy" puzzle game.
- 5D: Takemiya Masaki Kudan no Igo Taishou - Go game.
- 5E: Tenchi o Kurau: Sangokushi Gunyuuden - Romance of the Three Kingdoms strategy game.
- 5F: Coron Land - Top-down brawler party game. Like a mix of Power Stone and Bomberman.
- 5G: Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle - F1 racer.
- 5H: Jimmy Houston's Bass Tournament USA - Fishing game.
- 5I: Kyouraku - Sanyo - Toyomaru Parlor! Parlor! 2 - Paaaaaachi-Slots.
- 5J: Majyuuou - Gritty and violent side-scrolling action game. Travel through hell with a shotgun.
- 5K: Matsukata Hiroki no Super Trawling - A badass Japanese actor beats up sharks in this extreme fishing game.
- 5L: The Shinri Game 3 - Psychological quiz game.
- 6A: Big Sky Trooper - Top-down sci-fi game with the Zombies Ate My Neighbors engine.
- 6B: Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus - Learn all about asthma with this dinosaur platformer.
- 6C: Doom - Rip and tear through a blurry nightmare.
- 6D: Head-On Soccer - Soccer game.
- 6E: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition - Zord-sized fighter game.
- 6F: NHL 96 - EA Sports's annual hockey game.
- 6G: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time - Platformer/adventure game based on the show.
- 6H: WeaponLord - Brutal barbarian combat. Inspired the Soul Calibur series to some extent.
- 6I: Battle Robot Retsuden - Cousin to the Super Robot Wars series.
- 6J: Kakinoki Shogi - Shoooooogi.
- 6K: Bounty Sword - Odd real-time strategy RPG.
- 6L: Super Jinsei Game 2 - "Game of Life" adaptation.
- 7A: Clock Tower: The First Fear - Early survival horror game from Human.
- 7B: Mario no Super Picross - Picross comes to the Super Famicom. Both Mario and Wario host.
- 7C: Sakurai Shouichi no Jankiryuu Mahjong Hisshouhou - Underworld maaaaaahjong.
- 7D: Alice no Paint Adventure - Disney licensed coloring-in and mini-games for the young 'uns.
- 7E: Hisshou 777 Fighter III: Kokuryuuou no Fukkatsu - Paaaaaachi-slots.
- 7F: St. Andrews: Eikou to Rekishi no Old Course - Golf sim.
- 7G: Super Tekkyu Fight! - Ultraman, Kamen Rider and Gundam fight each other with giant metal balls and chains. It's a bizarre Bomberman rip-off.
- 7H: Asahi Shimbun Rensai Katou Hifumi Kudan Shogi Shingiryuu - Shoooooogi.
- 7I: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story - Sailor Moon RPG.
- 7J: Chinhai - Mahjong Solitaire variant.
- 7K: Cho Aniki: Bakuretsu Rantou Hen - Fighter based on Masaya's homoerotic Cho Aniki shoot 'em ups.
- 7L: Dragon Ball Z Super Gokuden: Kakusei-Hen - Quiz and brawler game based on DBZ.
- 8A: International Superstar Soccer Deluxe - Acclaimed soccer game.
- 8B: Shin Shogi Club - Shoooooogi.
- 8C: Shin Togenkyo - Some sort of quiz game? Couldn't make heads or tails of it.
- 8D: Asterix & Obelix - Gallic brawler based on the comics.
- 8E: Foreman For Real - Eerie boxing sim featuring the deep frying champ.
- 8F: AIII S.V.: A-Ressha de Ikou 3 Super Version - Japan-only port of A-Train, the 90s railroad sim.
- 8G: Derby Jockey 2 - Horseracing sim.
- 8H: Gourmet Sentai Bara Yarou - Bizarre protein-based brawler.
- 8I: Hameln no Violin Hiki - Clever platformer based on colorful comedic anime.
- 8J: Heiwa Pachinko World 2 - Paaaaaachinko.
- 8K: Hi no Ouji: Yamato Takeru - RPG based on a historical Toho kaiju movie.
- 8L: Holy Umbrella: Dondera no Mubo!! - Another colorful platformer with some innovative ideas.
- 9A: Joushou Mahjong Tenpai - Maaaaaahjong.
- 9B: Mahou Kishi Rayearth - "Beginner" level RPG based on the popular heroine manga and anime.
- 9C: Metal Max Returns - Remake of the NES game Metal Max. Mad Max-inspired JRPG.
- 9D: NBA Give 'N Go - Basketball sim.
- 9E: Nomark Baku Paitou: Shijou Saikyou no Jakushi Tatsu - Maaaaaahjong.
- 9F: Sgt. Saunders' Combat! - Strategy game based on an old black and white US TV show.
- 9G: The Heian Fuuunden - RPG based on the Heian era (around 10th century CE).
- 9H: Verne World - Wonderfully odd RPG set in a near-future theme park based on Jules Verne novels. Befriend animatronic literary figures and raid theme park restaurants for health-restoring junk food.
- 9I: Wedding Peach - Mini-game-based competitive party game based on the shoujo manga/anime.
- 9J: Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge - SFC port of the venerated first-person dungeon crawler.
- 9K: Zen-Nippon GT Senshuken - Grand touring racing game.
- 9L: Seiken Densetsu 3 - The amazing, scenario-based sequel to Secret of Mana.
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