In this episode of the SNES Podcast Joe and Greg cover a port of a popular beat em up arcade game from the early 90's -- Captain America and the Avengers! Made in a time when the Avengers were not as well known as they are not, this arcade game was first ported to the Genesis and then from there to other systems. …
In this episode Greg and Joe attempt to 'finish' the debate on how the SNES ports of the original Mortal Kombat arcade games on the SNES! The system received ports of four Mortal Kombat games -- MK 1, 2, 3, and Ultimate. We discuss in broad strokes the origin and history of the Mortal Kombat franchise, how the games play and how they fare on the SNES, and…
In this episode Greg and Joe start a series of video games based off movies. First up is Demolition Man, a platformer loosely based off the events of the movie. We discuss the game and it's history, how the game plays and what we thought of it.
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In this episode Greg and Joe continue looking at games based off movies as we cover Timecop, which is actually a sequel (!) to the events of the Van Damme movie. We discuss why that that is and how well it works in this episode, as well as the game play itself and how it holds up. …
In this episode of the SNES Podcast Greg and Joe look at another game conversion of a movie -- this time a movie based off a long running (and still active!) comic book series from the UK. Judge Dredd didn't have a lot to do with the original source material, but the game is pretty faithful to the movie. …
In this episode of the SNES Podcast Greg and Joe explore the SNES version of Space Ace! A 'reimagining' of the classic 1984 Laserdisc arcade game, the game was created to feel like the arcade game and yet have it run smoothly on the SNES. The programmers succeed, but Joe and I disagree as to if this is a good thing or not. …
In this episode Greg and Joe look at the action RPG game Lord of the Rings! An obscure game that follows most of the major events in the first book, this game had some unique ideas such as 8 people able to play at once and SNES Mouse support. But it has a bad rep over the years. We discuss the game and if the negative reputation holds up. …
In this episode of the SNES Podcast, Joe and Greg are off to see the wonderful wizard of Oz! One of the more stranger film adaptations to games, the Wizard of Oz is a platform where you can play as Dorthey and her friends as you collect ticket pieces and yellow bricks to get to the Emerald City. …
In this episode of the SNES Podcast, Greg and Joe look at the second game in the Strike franchise by EA, Jungle Strike! Totally a product of the 90's, this 2.5d perspective game has you flying around stages in an attack helicopter destroying things and doing your missions. …
In this episode of the SNES Podcast Greg and Joe look at an Japanese only game again -- Parodius! The only one of the Parodius franchise to come out on the Super Famicon, this parody take on the famous Gradius series by Konami takes what you know and love from those games -- and turns it totally on it's head. …