The Lion King (SNES)

The Lion King (SNES)

Year of Release: 1994
Genre: Action-Adventure, Platformer

The Lion King is a action-adventure platformer based on the the famous Disney classic and it was released in 1994. Throughout the game, players follow the adventures of Simba, the main protagonist, and play through the same storyline as the film. The game consists of ten levels and two bonus levels, although some versions of the game were missing levels and various other features due to limitations of the hardware or software. The game received highly positive rankings and was considered “one of the only good games based on a movie”

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Super Ninja Boy (SNES)

Super Ninja Boy (SNES)

Year of Release: 1991
Genre: Action, RPG, Fighting

Super Ninja Boy (“Super Chinese World” in Japan) is the first in the Super Chinese series for the Super Nintendo and once again focuses on the adventures of ninja brothers Jack and Ryu, introduced in the NES game Little Ninja Brothers (or Super Chinese 2). Like the other entries in the Super Chinese series, the game is a top-down brawler with a Goemon-esque cartoon presentation and sense of humor – however, the player must activate these brawler combat sequences by finding enemies on a world map similar to the RPG genre’s random encounters.

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Double Dragon

Double Dragon (Atari Lynx)

Year of Release: 1987
Genre: Fighting, Beat’em Up
Platform: SNES, NES, Sega Master System, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, C64, PC, Atari ST, Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Jaguar, Game Boy, Genesis/Megadrive, Game Gear, Atari Lynx, Android, Wii U, PS4

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Demon’s Crest

Demon's Crest (SNES)

Year of Release: 1994
Genre: Platformer, Action-Adventure
Platform: SNES

Developed and published by Capcom and released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Demon’s Crest is the third iteration in the Gargoyle’s Quest franchise, an offshoot of the popular Ghosts ‘n Goblins series.

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