NES Ports (?) of Arcade Titles
This game features a hefty fellow who climbs ladders and breathes fireballs - the title character later returned as part of a fighting game roster
Karnov
This Genesis shooter by Compile is part of a series, but curiously doesn't include the series name in the title.
MUSHA
Though it was made in the west, this game got a great reception in Japan and a 40/40 in Famitsu thanks to it's Japanese theme.
Ghost of Tsushima
This was the first Street Fighter 2 to let you play as the bosses.
Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition
1. Rescue / capture an obese one of these, or,
2. Create one in this series
Fat Princess Maker
This licensed sword and sorcery Capcom game was a side-scrolling action game in the arcade but a top down vaguely Zelda-like RPG-ish game on the NES - both neat games in their own right, no need to be mad over the difference
Willow
(Madmartigan, get it?)
This quintessentially 80s arcade game predates the classic "Winners Don't Use Drugs" splash screen but had "Say no to drugs" as part of the cabinet art
NARC
This portable title and long-awaited (?) sequel to an NES game came packaged with a kickstand , but got straight 10s in Famitsu despite its awkward controls.
Kid Icarus: Uprising
This Street Fighter 2 introduced the new characters Cammy, T. Hawk, Dee Jay and Fei Long
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Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers
1. N64 Zelda title, at one point considered the best Zelda and maybe the best game period,
2. A 1982 Konami free roaming overhead shooter,
3. An SNES launch title
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Pilot Wings
Ninja Gaiden
Escape from a sinking ship in this SNES title
SOS
The only Dreamcast title to get a perfect score in Famitsu, and a launch title to boot.
Soul Calibur
Not an official release but a popular hack, this game increased the speed and gave characters mid-air moves, along with a variety of other changes. Reportedly it was so popular that helped convinced Capcom to make Street Fighter 2 Turbo: Hyper Fighting with similar changes.
Rainbow Edition
1. Konami 16 bit amphibian fighting game,
2. Alternate name for Karnov's Revenge, (that fighting game Karnov showed up in), and sequel to the game famously involved in Capcom lawsuit
3. An arcade / Dreamcast 3D brawler
TMNT Tournament Fighters History Dynamite Cop
This game goes by two titles (name both): one an amphibian, the other a Tobe Hooper movie about space vampires, with a young(er) Patrick Stewart and nudity no 80s kid could forget
Salamander / Life Force
An Australian-developed RTS game with heavy shades of Command & Conquer and a 90s attitude
KKnD (Krush Kill and Destroy)
Two DS RPGs from long-running series got 40/40 in Famitsu: Pokemon Black and White and this title.
Dragon Quest 9
Many years after the SF2 series had first come to an end, this game revamped the last SF2 release with new (very ugly flash-style) graphics and new moves, and quickly blew up, setting records for download-only title sales.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix
1. Gooey Lynx adventure, 2. Last in this Neo Geo fighting series, following "Jet", 3. Spy-themed XBox launch title, 4. All your base belong to us in this, 5. Cinematic space sim and favorite of Greg's, 6. id Software DOS side-scroller
Todd's Adventures in Slime World Heroes Perfect Dark Zero Wing Commander Keen
This Capcom arcade and NES title features both horizontal and vertical shooting sections. In the side-scrolling portions your character walks on the ground when you touch it - a nice animation touch later seen in Lords of Thunder
Legendary Wings
This Shinji Mikami game is as known for the animated gifs it produced as it is for gameplay
P.N.03
This PS3 All Star Battle got a perfect score in Famitsu. No, it's not Playstation All Stars: Battle Royal, it's a different All Star Battle.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
This game, which was sometimes packaged along with SF3 as part of the Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, allows players to pick characters from any of the 5 versions of SF2's arcade releases.
Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition
(Will accept "Anniversary Edition")
1. 007 Fish game with a lot of colons, 2. Fifth installment of this mega seller Activision FPS - begins with acronym, 3. Four player Atari paddle game, 4. TurboDuo shooter with a gnarly soundtrack, 5. Another fifth in the series and another "perfect" title - unlike previous versions this space shooter sequel didn't appear on the Sega Genesis "system" 6. Classic space immersive sim that introduced SHODAN 7. Ikaria Warriors-style NeoGeo game and an early Arcade Archives release
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