Devilgunman
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No Turbografx love? Really?
Here's my pick: Lord of Thunder.
Here's my pick: Lord of Thunder.
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What was your favorite game that year? 1993 edition. (56k)
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Stallion Dan
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Not as many greats as I'd have thought.
Street Fighter II Turbo easily though.
Street Fighter II Turbo easily though.
baudelinog
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Really strong year, I think.
And, for me, Link's Awakening by a wide margin. What an amazing game!! An the best Zelda ever. For me, again.
And, for me, Link's Awakening by a wide margin. What an amazing game!! An the best Zelda ever. For me, again.
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Easy, Kirby's Adventure for the NES.
What a great title. Really pushed the platform, sometimes into slowdown yeah but for the stuff it was doing it was really impressive.
What a great title. Really pushed the platform, sometimes into slowdown yeah but for the stuff it was doing it was really impressive.
ResidentDante
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Doom and Streets of Rage 2!
sixteen-bit
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in terms of play time, gotta be SoR2
Zepp Twofist
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Reading through the list, I thought nothing would even come close to Doom.
But then there is Sam & Max Hit The Road that I spent so much time with back then (because I was a child and couldn't figure out shit), and I still replay every few years. I'm going to go with that for nostalgia, but I recognize Doom as being the more important game.
But then there is Sam & Max Hit The Road that I spent so much time with back then (because I was a child and couldn't figure out shit), and I still replay every few years. I'm going to go with that for nostalgia, but I recognize Doom as being the more important game.
Flashback, it blew my mind back then and is still one of my favorite games of all time.
Followed closely by Jungle Strike and maybe Gunstar Heroes.
I won't mention Phantasy Star IV because while it is very good, I only played it much later so i don't have the same type of nostalgia for it.
Followed closely by Jungle Strike and maybe Gunstar Heroes.
I won't mention Phantasy Star IV because while it is very good, I only played it much later so i don't have the same type of nostalgia for it.
Theslammer
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Hmm, that's right. Must have seen the EU release date and goofed up.
Fallout-NL
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Incredible year, but it has to be Doom.
TheMoon
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For example 94 had DOOM II, Mega Man X, DKC, DK '94, System Shock, Illusion of Gaia for Murica and Super Metroid (Mother 2 and FF VI if you live in Japan). Micro Machines was born! Mortal Kombat II, Monkey Island 2. Consider that floor wiped
It's also the year that gave us Night Trap, Shaq-Fu and Mario's Time Machine. Can't beat that.
But seriously, give me any other year. 93 holds no special place for me.
KainXVIII
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Betrayal at Krondor was like Planescape: Torment for their time, very solid game (and massive map too!)
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet - great adaptation with laughable looks alike actor sprites (without their approval of course)
Doom (need i say more?)
Eric the Unready - great humorous adventure (with text parser)
Goblins Quest 3 - formula get a little stale, but still very funny and quirky french adventure with excellent FM music.
Flashback (dat animation!)
God of Thunder - not a bad zelda clone if you are not very picky (and don't play zelda as i do )
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow - Jane Jensen rules!
Simon the Sorcerer - BEAUTIFUL pixel art graphics and mt-32 music.
And so much more pc games, whew!
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet - great adaptation with laughable looks alike actor sprites (without their approval of course)
Doom (need i say more?)
Eric the Unready - great humorous adventure (with text parser)
Goblins Quest 3 - formula get a little stale, but still very funny and quirky french adventure with excellent FM music.
Flashback (dat animation!)
God of Thunder - not a bad zelda clone if you are not very picky (and don't play zelda as i do
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King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow - Jane Jensen rules!
Simon the Sorcerer - BEAUTIFUL pixel art graphics and mt-32 music.
And so much more pc games, whew!
ElectricKaibutsu
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Reading through the list I was pretty meh until the S's. Secret of Mana, Star Fox, Street Fighter II Turbo. Man, great games.
My fav would have to be Secret or Mana for sure. I thought that would start the genre of co-op jrpgs but that didn't pan out unfortunately.
My fav would have to be Secret or Mana for sure. I thought that would start the genre of co-op jrpgs but that didn't pan out unfortunately.
Tarin02543
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InfiniteCombo
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Street Fighter and Super Mario All Stars are close though.
Man with Knife
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SonicMegaDrive
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Sonic CD followed by Link's Awakening.
Also, Streets of Rage 2 was 100% 1992, not 1993. I know because I was playing SOR2 on my Genesis right after Christmas that year.
Also, Streets of Rage 2 was 100% 1992, not 1993. I know because I was playing SOR2 on my Genesis right after Christmas that year.
Great year! Only played SNES back then, so my picks are
Star Fox
Made quite the impression on me as a kid, found it very cinematic at the time. And very hard, didn't finish it until I was older. I'll always remember the gibberish they spoke to each other.
Street Fighter II Turbo
SF was al the rage back then, movie was just out etc. Spent a lot of hours playing this with friends. Will always remember those iconic backdrops.
Honorable mentions to DOOM and Xwing, only played them a few years later, when I had a PC.
Star Fox
Made quite the impression on me as a kid, found it very cinematic at the time. And very hard, didn't finish it until I was older. I'll always remember the gibberish they spoke to each other.
Street Fighter II Turbo
SF was al the rage back then, movie was just out etc. Spent a lot of hours playing this with friends. Will always remember those iconic backdrops.
Honorable mentions to DOOM and Xwing, only played them a few years later, when I had a PC.
Off the top of my head, the list is missing
Arcade games:
Virtua Fighter
Daytona USA
Ridge Racer
Mortal Kombat II
Batsugun
Hyper Duel
Turbo CD games:
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Lords of Thunder
Also, like Phantasy Star IV, games like Mega Man X, Shining Force II, R-Type III, Breath of Fire and Illusion of Gaia were originally released in 1993.
Arcade games:
Virtua Fighter
Daytona USA
Ridge Racer
Mortal Kombat II
Batsugun
Hyper Duel
Turbo CD games:
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Lords of Thunder
Also, like Phantasy Star IV, games like Mega Man X, Shining Force II, R-Type III, Breath of Fire and Illusion of Gaia were originally released in 1993.
DeviantBoi
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Betrayal at Krondor, hands down.
I wish we could get another game in that universe.
I wish we could get another game in that universe.
Gunstar Heroes is without a doubt my #1 of that year with Streets of Rage 2 a very, very close #2.
I've been building an arcade machine for the last couple of weeks and it's been an absolute joy playing these with arcade sticks for the first time.
1993 was an amazing year for old school games before 3D became a priority for developers.
I've been building an arcade machine for the last couple of weeks and it's been an absolute joy playing these with arcade sticks for the first time.
1993 was an amazing year for old school games before 3D became a priority for developers.
MisterCTwo
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1993 was definitely one of my all-time favorite years in gaming. All of my favorite genres had a classic release that year:
RPG: Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth Of Worlds
Adventure: Day of the Tentacle
First Person Shooter: Doom
Strategy: X-COM: UFO Defense
Space Combat: Star Wars: X-Wing
RPG: Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth Of Worlds
Adventure: Day of the Tentacle
First Person Shooter: Doom
Strategy: X-COM: UFO Defense
Space Combat: Star Wars: X-Wing
KainXVIII
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Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Easiest choice ever
Doom
Doom
Theslammer
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I haven't looked at the others, but Shining Force II was a January 1994 release and will be in the 1994 list. I'm not using Japanese release dates. Phantasy Star IV was a goof on my part. =(
Arcades were still big in 1993. Samurai Shodown was easily my favorite.
That feels like cheating but yeah, ugh I f'ing loved Samurai Shodown 1 and 2. Otherwise I would probably go with Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter 2 Turbo. I was all about the fighting games back then.
The Scrivener
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Rock 'N' mother fucking Roll Racing (SNES). Sabbath, Deep Purple, Steppenwolf. Best OST ever.