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A run-of-the-mill action platformer based on the 1994 children's movie, 3 Ninjas Kick Back features three playable characters (Rocky, Colt, and Tum-Tum), each having a unique weapon. Visually, this title looks dated, with small cartoon-like character sprites and bland environments backed by the same repetitious tune, with equally repetitive run, slash, and jump gameplay.

7th Saga features seven playable characters, each with their own motives and storylines, all on a competitive quest to retrieve seven lost mystical Runes. Players will encounter the other six characters, ranging from a Tetsujin robot to a malevolent alien, throughout the course of their adventure, battling or joining them in their quest. Once collected, runes imbue their possessor with special abilities, and a Crystal Ball map tells you of their placement, as well as that of surrounding towns and enemies. Graphically, 7th Saga is gritty and a tad pixelated, while the music lends a regal and foreboding tone. 7th Saga's most glaring flaw is the absurd amount of fighting necessary to gain levels and progress further in your quest. A great game but not for the faint of heart.

Greetings, terror-trainees! Ickis, Krumm, and Oblina will have to prove themselves on the Monster midterm exams if they want to call themselves real monsters! They must work together as a team to receive a single gruesome grade on their frightful performance. So...go out and petrify someone!

ABC Monday Night Football lets you play as one of 28 teams in a Season, Exhibition or Two Player contest. Select from four running plays or four passing plays to guide your offense, with the option to change your playbook before each game or during halftime. Defense involves selecting the offensive play you think the opponent is going to run and trying to stop it. The game is played from a vertical perspective of the field without requiring the use of passing windows to spot open receivers.

Statistics and season progress are saved to battery, so you don't have to worry about writing down long passwords. ABC Monday Night Football also features the digitized speech of Frank Gifford, instant replay, and special Super Plays, which involve rapidly tapping the button while a cinema shows your receiver or running back in action. Only two Super Plays are allowed per half, however, and the defense can counter them by tapping the button faster. While neither the NFL nor NFLPA licenses were acquired for the game, teams and players closely follow their professional counterparts from the 1992 season.

Essentially a scaled-down Mario Paint with a Looney Tunes theme, ACME Animation Factory is deceptively named, as players are allowed to color one of 18 short, pre-drawn character animation loops and superimpose them on backgrounds. An unintuitive interface makes this more of an ordeal than it should be. Players can also compose their own music using simulated instruments or play a version of solitaire. The character license is the only real appeal to this otherwise lackluster title.

ActRaiser combines side-scrolling action with world-building strategy set within a fantasy realm. As a deity called The Master, your task is to overthrow evil forces by reclaiming your land and amassing a population of followers. Action sequences allow you to possess a warrior statue, using its sword and magical attacks to destroy evil in six lands, while the simulation mode consists of clearing out deserts or swamps, constructing cities, and keeping their populations safe. While neither mode is the height of its respective genre, the unique combination and a beautifully orchestrated soundtrack result in an engrossing and enjoyable adventure.

Expanding upon the action sequences of the original while shedding the simulation portion, ActRaiser 2 places you in control of a winged warrior who can glide, dive, swing his sword in any direction, and summon a variety of powerful magical attacks. Magic is now situation-specific and limited to certain actions, such as summoning the fire of a Phoenix to reinforce a diving attack. Graphics have been overhauled, with lush, detailed environments ranging from the depths of an anthill to a swampy forest, while the epic, orchestrated music has remained intact. Unfortunately, the clumsy control boosts the already high difficulty to insane proportions.

Based on the 2nd Edition rules of the popular role-playing game Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Eye of the Beholder is a first-person, 3D adventure with an original story created specifically for the game. An evil entity known only as Xanathar has permeated the ancient City of Waterdeep. As Paladinson you must brave the underground dungeons, sewers, and catacombs of the City Waterdeep, hunting down this villainous presence. To be successful in this game, you will need to build a diverse party of four characters to join you in your quest. There are six species to choose from: Humans, Elves, Half-elves, Gnomes, Dwarves, and Halflings. Each species is composed of user of various classes, including fighters, paladins, clerics, rangers, magi, and thieves. Each race, class, and species has unique abilities and strengths. For example: Clerics have excellent healing and protective skills, rangers are good warriors, and Gnomes are partially immune to the effects of magic. Along with your party of four, one or two more characters may join in if you choose to accept them. These characters are not under your control, but they do follow along, offering advice and information. The action in Eye of the Beholder consists primarily of casting spells and exploring the various dungeons. Armed with swords, bows, darts, and other weapons, you will also be called on to battle giant spiders, giant leeches, golems, skeletons, and other monsters.

Pugsley is sent on a scavenger hunt by his sister Wednesday in this side scrolling platformer. You'll have to explore the mansion and avoid the odd things you'll find if you hope to win.


A major source of criticism for the SNES version was the lack of a password feature, despite the game being very difficult. A password feature is present on both the NES and Game Boy versions.

Baby Pubert, the most recent addition to the Addams Family, has been abducted by Debbie Jellinski, his former nanny. As Uncle Fester it is your job to rescue little Pubert. You must search the surrounding areas (forests, swamps, gardens and the like) of Addams mansion, while avoiding traps, solving puzzles and killing monsters. You'll face such hellish creatures as vultures, gargoyles, bats, ghosts and ghouls.

During your mission, you'll run into Gomez, Morticia, Lurch and other user of the Addams Family, who are on the grounds to lend advice and provide items. These items include a box of seeds for producing enemy-attacking mini bushes, black beetle cookies which give Fester a dose of ill-health (this is a good thing), stone marbles for turning attackers into rock, a bowling ball for hitting enemies and breaking through walls and a battery, which powers up Fester's standard Zzap attack. Within the seven levels of play, there are tons of other creatures to zap and items to find.

Addams Family Values is based on the 1993 film of the same name, starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia and Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester.

The personality of the television series and 1991 feature film carry over to the SNES version of The Addams Family, which is filled with humorous touches and a nice rendition of the familiar theme song. You take control of Gomez as you search the house for your missing loved ones, Morticia, Lurch, Granny, Pugsley and Wednesday. Making your way through the Addams' house isn't exactly easy, though, as you'll have to deal with all types of supernatural entities and solve various puzzles.

Batman certainly has to earn his keep this time. You name the villain and he or she is plotting to take over Gotham City. The Joker, Two-Face, Catwoman, The Penguin, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Clayface, and The Riddler, along with their henchmen, are all lurking in some part of the city.

As the Caped Crusader, outfit your utility belt at the Batcave with smoke bombs, Batarangs, x-ray goggles, stars and more as you prepare to take on one criminal at a time through eight levels. Use your grappling hook to swing out of harm's way and prepare to race through the streets in the Batmobile. Konami's The Adventures of Batman & Robin is designed to closely follow the animation, artwork, and style of the cartoon series from which it is based. "Alfred, it's time to get things ready for another night on the town."

This surfer dude-type Frankenstein Monster named Franky, and his girlfriend Bitsy, planned to vacation in New York City when Bitsy discovers she didn't have a passport. Unfazed by this setback, Franky dismantles Bitsy and ships her via the Transylvanian post office. Unfortunately, the package gets lost and ends up in 20 locations around the globe. Franky's job? Hunt down the missing packages so he can travel back to Transylvania and reassemble Bitsy.

Franky is this rather diminutive undead dude with a large, square head. His skin is green; he wears shades, purple shorts, an orange T-shirt, and dark shades. Equipped with smart bombs, his fighting maneuvers include left, right, overhead kicks, and stun punches. As he runs, jumps, climbs, and fights his way through castles, buildings, dungeons, caves, etc., gathering up the pieces of his best girl, he is attacked by kids on pogo sticks, disembodied heads, undead chefs, grim reapers, ghosts, giant fire-breathing frogs, and many other freaky enemies. Occasionally, Frankie must control a crane, maneuver platforms, ride a raft, and jump on a springboard to reach inaccessible items. Help comes in the form of extra lives, units of energy, smart bombs, shields, and super jumps as Franky searches for the four parcels in each of the twenty locations. After gathering all four, he needs to find the exit before time runs out.

Originally released as Soccer Kid outside the US this unusual platformer uses a soccer ball and various moves like headers and bicycle kicks to progress through the levels and defeat enemies.
You can also choose the color of your clothes to show which team you support by pressing different buttons on the title screen.

Rocket J. Squirrel (otherwise known as Rocky) and Bullwinkle J. Moose were enjoying a lovely day in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota when they received a telegram. Apparently, an uncle of Bullwinkle's was an earl in England and, having just passed away, willed the title to our favorite cartoon moose. If he can make it to England, Bullwinkle will be the Earl of Moosechester. However, the no-goodnicks Boris and Natasha plan to do everything they can to stop him. They are even going to impersonate him and try to steal the inheritance. Boris and Natasha must be stopped!

As both Rocky and Bullwinkle, you'll make your way to the Abominable Mansion in England to claim your inheritance. As Rocky you can fly, and you can charge as Bullwinkle. Pick up bombs along the way, but watch out for the ones Boris and Natasha throw, including Goof-Gas bombs! The Goof-Gas bombs will reverse your controls so that nothing works as it should. Find some Moose Juice and hearts along to the way to restore lost health, and gain an extra life by getting a designated number of points. Once you have completed all five levels, your game will be over, and you, Bullwinkle J. Moose, will be the Earl of Moosechester.

Professor Calculus has been kidnapped and Tin Tin must travel to Peru to find him. Aided by his dog Snowy and Captain Haddock, Tin Tin must travel deep into the Andes to find the Temple of the Sun. Along the way they encounter many obstacles and the locals aren't very happy to see them. With the help of a young boy they are able to find the temple and save the professor from the Inca who planned on sacrificing him to thier gods.

Typical platform game but worth it if you like the comics.

Control a present-day fighter to take on militaries from across the globe in AeroFighters, a classic-style, 2D shooter viewed from the top-down perspective. Opponents come from the air (helicopters and bombers), land (gun stations, bases, and tanks), and sea (battleships, submarines, spaceship-like military trials and plenty of fighters).

AeroFighters lets you choose from twelve planes, each with a distinctive character. Only four are available instantly, an F-18, FSX, AJ-37 and AU-8, while others have to be earned through completion or cheats (see game summary for cheats). Each character has a different mission base to suit their fighter, a huge range of power-ups and weapons, and a distinctive bomb feature for clearing the screen.

A 2D platformer starring the titular circus bat, Aero the Acrobat spans 24 levels, across four themed environments. In a bizarre hostile takeover attempt by an evil billionaire, the circus has been rigged with all manner of traps and devices, and overrun by clown henchmen whose sole purpose is to get rid of Aero. Using his ability to glide for limited periods, Aero must maneuver across tightropes and moving platforms, among a host of other impediments along his journey. To aid him in his quest to defeat the villainous Edgar Ektor, Aero has at his disposal a devastating spin attack, and once found Aero can throw projectile stars at enemies. Health and extra life power-ups can be found littered about the levels.

Objectives change across the many levels, and require Aero to jump through a succession of hoops or ride in log-flumes, roller coasters, and the like, while avoiding obstacles and jumping chasms. At the conclusion of certain environments Aero will face a giant boss character, whom he must defeat to continue onwards. Bonus levels take the form of a Mode 7 high-dive, where Aero must maneuver through a series of blue loops en route to the pool of water on the ground. To make this more difficult, wind machines will appear from the sides of the screen and try to blow Aero away from the loops.

The aerialist extreme, Aero the Acro-Bat bounds back into the spotlight once again to stop the wicked industrialist, Edgar Ektor! Aero has entered a new realm of enchantment and must now use all his acrobatic prowess to foil a criminal plot known only as "Plan B!" Join Aero as he discovers new friends (and enemies) in a world custom built for his high-flying adventures.

Aerobiz is a business simulation created by Koei. The player controls a start up airline with the goal of expanding all over the globe in the quest to become number one.
Besides competing with rival airlines you'll have to deal with world events that can change the course of the game instantly.
In this sequel the player is presented with a wider variety of options in nearly everything, but the game play is much the same.
A very unusual game that's surprisingly addicting.

A standard helicopter war-game, featuring the Air Cavalry division. The game is played in a third person view using mode 7 graphics, with the cockpit displayed in splitscreen. There are three campaign areas to fly in: Middle East, Indonesia, and Central America. There are also 2 player versus and co-op split-screen modes.

This racing game challenges you with everything from Go Karts and snowmobiles to IROC and Indy race cars. If you do well throughout the courses you'll get to face Al Unser jr in the annual Molson Indy Vancouver championship.
There is a practice mode but the final race is absent.

In this platformer Aladdin must find Jasmine and defeat Jafar. His travels will take him from the Streets of Agrabah all the way to the Cave of Wonders and back again leading up to the final showdown.
Aladdin is aided by his friends Abu, Carpet and the Genie but in the end he alone must outsmart Jafar or else he'll end up as food for Iago.
A well made game that makes good use of the settings while staying faithful to the movie.

Join Lt. Ellen Ripley as she explores the Fiorina 161 prison colony in this six-stage action game with multiple level objectives. You'll have three weapons at your disposal in your effort to rid the colony of aliens: a pulse rifle, a flame-thrower, and a grenade launcher.

A motion tracker will help warn you of impending doom as you make your way through the maze-like air shafts and gloomy cell blocks. Access various computer terminals to receive level blueprints and select your assignments, which range from sealing off doors to rescuing cocooned prisoners. A password system allows you to continue your adventure until the final showdown with the Alien Queen herself.

Based on the arcade game, Alien vs. Predator is a fun, though run-of-the-mill side-scroller from Activision. Taking the role of the Predators, you must destroy Aliens that are inhabiting Earth as you hunt them down through city sewers, streets, and buildings that contain the deadly creatures and their queens. Both the Aliens and the Predators are well-animated and easily useridentifiable, and the music and sound effects are suitably creepy (if not overly-repetitive). Boss levels could use a dose of adrenaline, while a two-player mode and the ability to play as the Alien would have boosted replay value. Like the Predators in the game, Alien vs. Predator blends into the genre's background when it should be leading the pack.

Based on the popular TV show, American Gladiators has players competing against Gladiators Ice, Gold, Gemini, and Laser in seven events: Joust, Wall, Powerball, Atlasphere, Human Cannonball, Assault, and the Eliminator. Graphics are grainy and cartoonish and repetitive music is used throughout most of the game. A two-player mode allowing players to compete in an elimination format is about its only saving grace. American Gladiators does provide minor enjoyment, though it mainly just frustrates and aggravates.

Andre Agassi Tennis is a TecMagik-produced tennis title released on the Super Nintendo in 1993. While the game doesn't feature any Grand Slam licenses, the player will take a warm welcome to the Andre Agassi license from video stills in the introduction to the availability of him as a character.

Game modes include Practice, Exhibition, and Tournament modes. Practice mode is pretty self-explanatory as you can tune up on your finer points of your game against an opponent or with a ball machine. Exhibition mode allows play in normal and skins mode (where money is the object of the game) with the option to play on clay, grass, or indoor courts in one-player singles, one-player doubles and two-player singles and doubles. The final mode is the more competitive Tournament mode where players are challenged in sixteen-player knockout tournaments with the option of men's or women's games and types of court. On top of this, players can choose from eight players including Agassi with each player rated in the fields of speed and forehand, backhand, and serve in the areas of strength and accuracy.

Andre Agassi Tennis also features two difficulties, amateur and professional while the two-player option is always a winner.

They're zany to the max and make you laugh till you collapse. They're Animaniacs. Join Yakko, Wakko and Dot as they strive to put an end to Pinky & the Brain's quest for global domination. The mice have managed to steal the hottest script in Hollywood, which, after it has made billions of dollars, will enable them to eventually take over the world.

As the Warner brothers (and the Warner sister), it's your job to find the missing scenes of the script as you make your way through seven Warner Bros. movie sound stages, including "Adventure Kingdom," "Fantastic Fantasy Zone" and "Ocean of Doom." You control either Yakko, Wakko or Dot as the other two follow closely behind, even climbing on top of you if the situation calls for it. However, when one gets captured, you must rescue him (or her). Otherwise, your game is over after all three Warners have been caught.

Along the way, other popular Animaniacs from the animated series will make cameos. These include such favorites as Dr. Scratchansniff, the Goodfeathers, Ralph the security guard and the Warner Brothers' favorite medical assistant, Hellooooo, Nurse!.

They're animaney, totally insaney, in a video gamey, Animaniacs! (Those are the facts.)

Relive the old days chasing down the dirty scum in Bubbles! Play Defender once again, and navigate your vessel through alien territory! Defender II includes added villains and features not found in the original Defender! Challenge gladiators in a fight to the death in Joust! Once again, Robotron : 2004 lets you clash with a mutant force of robots to save the only remaining human family! With the coolest graphics of its time, SiniStar returns with great outerspace battle action!

Are you tired of combos, adventure quests, fatalities, hidden worlds and thick instruction manuals? Want a blast from the past? Try Midway Presents: Arcade's Greatest Hits/The Atari Collection 1 for the SNES, featuring six of Atari's most popular coin-op games from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Play Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, Super Breakout and Tempest.

Arkanoid: Doh it Again gives the original Arkanoid an audiovisual facelift, while keeping the sweet and simple gameplay intact; guide a tubular ship along the bottom of the screen to deflect a perpetually moving ball into enemies or blocks at the top of the screen, destroying them. Some blocks yield power-up capsules, endowing your ship with shield or laser capabilities, extra lives, lengthening it, and more. A total of 99 levels are included, with nine bosses to defeat, multiple two-player modes and an Edit Mode for creating original levels. The only thing missing is a paddle controller, somewhat hindering the control.

A port of the Neo Geo game of the same name, Art of Fighting for the Super NES is a Street Fighter II-style fighting contest for one or two players. With 10 different characters to choose from and fight against, you can challenge the computer or a friend.

A one-player story mode, which lets you play as Ryo or Robert, will eventually pit you against all of the fighters in a series of one-on-one bouts. Your mission is to save Ryo's sister, Yuri Sakazaki, who was recently kidnapped.

Equipped with an assortment of two to three special moves, along with basic punching, kicking, and crouching maneuvers, each character in Art of Fighting uses a special form of karate known as Kyokugenryu. Special moves include Burning Upper, Cross Dive, Super Blaster, Overdrive Kick, Burning Knuckles and more.

Other features include a "Raz" button to deflate your opponent's spirit and special bonus rounds to perform solo feats of strength and skill such as breaking ice and performing a number of special moves within a given time.

Asterix and Obelix return for a new, wackier adventure in the Roman Empire. In 50 B.C.E., the town of Indomital (where you reside) still holds out against the invaders. In a desperate attempt to rule the empire, Caesar builds a fortress around the city, making it impossible for anyone who lives there to leave. So take control of Asterix, Obelix, or both, to travel to various parts of the empire capturing a souvenir from each to prove that the people of Indomital still have freedom.

Released in 1995 and developed and published by super company Infogrames, Asterix & Obelix, the 2D platformer/action title based on the wacky comic of the same name, received a look similar to the comic. Each level is designed with 2D movement forward, back, and into the screen, allowing gameplay on various levels. Take on hordes of soldiers, enemies, and creatures as you journey through forests, over oceans, and through an entire continent on your quest to prove Caesar a fool. Jump and hack your way to bonus points by defeating enemies and collecting items on your travels. Asterix & Obelix can also be played in a two-player co-operative mode where each player controls a character. Asterix & Obelix, available in English, French, or German, offers three game difficulties, a password system, the option to turn off the music, and the choice of using either Asterix or Obelix as player number one.

Originally designed to take advantage of the Super NES' "Mode 7" effect for pseudo-3D backgrounds, Axelay is a futuristic shooter alternating between side- and vertical-scrolling stages. Pilot a sleek spacecraft while engaging an assortment of hostile threats on planets comprised of lava, water, clouds, rock, and more. In a departure from typical entries in the genre, Axelay does not feature collectible power-ups to enhance your ship's offensive capabilities. Instead, new munitions are automatically awarded upon completing certain levels. You must then decide which air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons to bring with you on subsequent stages. Choose from three difficulty settings and battle through six levels in total, each culminating in a boss fight, to save the galaxy from an alliterate enemy known as the "Armada of Annihilation."

B.O.B. is in a whole heap of trouble. After the golden robot borrowed his father's car to go out on a date, he somehow crashed into a giant asteroid! Now B.O.B. finds himself stranded on Planet Goth without any means to get home. If things weren't bad enough, the world is filled with androids looking to reduce poor ol' B.O.B. into scrap metal.

Your job is to guide the robot through over 45 stages of futuristic platforming action. Fortunately for you, B.O.B. is a resourceful robot, so you won't find yourself without a few gadgets to help make it through the levels. B.O.B. starts out with three lives, a laser gun (with fifty shots), and an ability to acquire "remotes" giving him new abilities.

In addition to the laser, B.O.B. can upgrade his weapon to a triple-shot, flame-thrower, rocket, bolt, wave, and punch (his fist shoots out for close-range combat). The remotes, which appear as icons somewhere on each level, are as follows: flash (freezes enemy); shield (creates a force field); umbrella (helps B.O.B. glide down from high places); trampoline; helicopter hat (makes B.O.B. fly); and floating bombs.

The object of each level is to find the exit, represented by an orange swirl, before time runs out. You'll receive a password after every three levels and an extra life each time you score 100,000 points. Keep moving, though -- you have to find a new set of wheels so you can make your date!