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Atari Jaguar Doom port. Not exactly two things that anyone would put together on their own. When Atari released the Jaguar the writing on the wall already said it was dead. While magazines of the time touted Atari garnering support from over 300 companies, very few came through with games. Magazines of the time were […]
Posts Tagged ‘1994’
Atari Jaguar Doom Port Sets Standard for Future Console Releases – November 28th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
November 27th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Atari Jaguar, News 
Tags: 1994, demons, Doom, first person shooter, fps, hell, November 1994, November 28th, November 28th 1994 
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3DO Sees Need for Speed Franchise Launch – August 31st, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
August 30th, 2020 Carl Williams The Need for Speed franchise is one that is still going today. While what gamers play today is completely different than the first game, the idea is still the same. Go fast. On the 3DO console, one that EA had a hand in creating, we saw this franchise kick off. There were problems that marred […]
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Contra Hard Corps Drills Super Nintendo Contra III Into Ground – August 8th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
August 7th, 2016 Carl Williams When Contra Hard Corps for the Sega Genesis was first announced, out another game, Gunstar Heroes was mentioned a lot. There were rumors concerning Konami. Mainly that this was a thumb to the nose at Treasure (developer of Gunstar Heroes). If you do not know, Treasure was founded by ex-Konami employees. Like Contra Hard Corps […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: 1994, action, August 8th, contra, gunstar heroes, Hard Corps, konami, run and gun, sega No Comments »
Revenge of the License: Bart & the Beanstalk (GB)
January 17th, 2016 Michael Crisman Let’s play pretend. You’re a highly-paid, highly-intelligent defense lawyer. You specialize in helping people accused of doing bad things to clear their names. But today, while sitting in your office preparing briefs, a bizarre new case drops in your lap, one which could set a precedent for not only legal but gaming history as well. […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Portables Tags: 1994, acclaim, ad, bart & the beanstalk, bart simpson, game boy, revenge of the license, software creations, the simpsons No Comments »
Hardcore, Unreleased Sega Genesis Action Shooter Shown
December 2nd, 2015 Carl Williams Okay, 1994 would have rocked had we had some of these titles that were in development, presumably for release that year, available. Especially if you are a Sega Genesis fan, I mean, can you imagine playing Elite in 1994? Or how about Hardcore, another unreleased title for the Genesis that was in development 21 years […]
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Elite Shows What Could Have Been on the Sega Genesis, Unreleased Classic
November 28th, 2015 Carl Williams Unreleased version of Elite for the Sega Genesis appears on Youtube in video format. See what could have been way back in 1994.
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Blaze Proves the Commodore Amiga Was Capable of Sonic the Hedgehog
November 28th, 2015 Carl Williams While Sega never supported the Commodore Amiga with any games, they did later support Windows 95/98 PC’s, which did not stop Warp Software’s Keith Bugeja from taking on Sega’s mascot with a clone of his own. Blaze is basically Sonic the Hedgehog for the Commodore line of computers, of course it is a clone and […]
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Fan Translation- Uncensored Earthbound Released in English for Super Nintendo
February 15th, 2015 Carl Williams It is no secret that Nintendo of America had to make some serious editing choices (read as censoring) when they decided to bring Earthbound (Mother 2 for those in the know) to North America. There were more than a few things that had to go before English gamers could enjoy this game. Things like obvious […]
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Brutal Paws of Fury Brings Disney Style Fighting to Super Nintendo – December 6th 1994 – Today in
December 5th, 2014 Carl Williams Brutal Paws of Fury is a sign of the times. It was the mid 90’s when fighting games were all the rage. EVERYONE just had to have a one-on-one fighting game or they felt naked. Gametek was a company that could use a hit in this genre. Who would not want to be in on […]
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Fatalities Expanded in Mortal Kombat II – Today in History – September 9th, 1994
September 8th, 2014 Carl Williams It is pretty much accepted fact that Nintendo’s censorship policy literally gave the Sega Genesis a slight upper hand when the original Mortal Kombat was released on home consoles. Acclaim was between a rock and a hard place as far as the Super Nintendo version of the bloody brawler was concerned. History shows they went […]
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