SNEScapades

SimEarth Editon

SNEScapades Podcast #49: SimEarth. Plus: Harley's Humongous Adventure & Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Continuing the streak of 1993’s “Games that are fine”; we have three more games that are perfectly, astonishingly okay. 

We’ve got Harley’s Humongous Adventure, a game we were fully expecting to be awful and turned out to be a fine and competent run and jump platform game.

We’ve got Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye. If you love Mah Jong Solitaire, but wish it cost $49.99 rather than nothing, you will love this one!

Finally, there’s SimEarth which is another complex sim but a better one of those than any of the Koei games have been.

Look, it’s been a long week. Why not stop doom-scrolling and settle down with us for an hour and let us tell you about some 30-year-old games that are fine?

  1. Super Mario World
  2. Street Fighter II
  3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  4. Super Castlevania IV
  5. Final Fantasy II
  6. TMNT IV: Turtles In Time
  7. Out of this World
  8. Soul Blazer
  9. Space Megaforce
  10. Actraiser
  11. UN Squadron
  12. Top Gear
  13. Super Mario Kart
  14. Contra III: The Alien Wars
  15. Lemmings
  16. BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge
  17. Hook
  18. The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
  19. Darius Twin
  20. Super Off Road
  21. F-Zero
  22. SimCity
  23. Legend of the Mystical Ninja
  24. Mario Paint
  25. Ys III
  26. Spanky’s Quest
  27. Super Star Wars
  28. Super Buster Bros
  29. HAL’s Hole In One
  30. NCAA Basketball
  31. The Irem Skins Game
  32. King of the Monsters
  33. The Addams Family
  34. Gradius III
  35. Joe & Mac
  36. Super R-Type
  37. Super Soccer Champ
  38. On the Ball
  39. PGA Tour Golf
  40. Super Soccer
  41. NHLPA ’93
  42. Magic Sword
  43. Dinocity
  44. Rival Turf!
  45. Rampart
  46. Super Double Dragon
  47. Super Smash TV
  48. SimEarth
  49. Push-Over
  50. Imperium
  51. Drakkhen
  52. Populous
  53. Desert Strike Return to the Gulf
  54. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
  55. Final Fight
  56. Pilotwings
  57. Super Play Action Football
  58. John Madden Football 93
  59. John Madden Football
  60. Krusty’s Super Fun House
  61. Harley’s Humongous Adventure
  62. Firepower 2000
  63. Musya
  64. Arcana
  65. True Golf Classics Pebble Beach
  66. Spiderman and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge
  67. Lagoon
  68. Cool World
  69. The Hunt for Red October
  70. Pro Quarterback
  71. Lethal Weapon
  72. True Golf Classics Waialae
  73. Phalanx
  74. Strike Gunner STG
  75. Wing Commander
  76. Prince of Persia
  77. Hyperzone
  78. Axelay
  79. Jeopardy!
  80. Paperboy 2
  81. Super Tennis
  82. Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
  83. Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour
  84. Super Bowling
  85. Aerobiz
  86. Power Moves
  87. Gods
  88. Raiden Trad
  89. Dragon’s Lair
  90. Road Runner’s Death Valley Rally
  91. Test Drive II: The Duel
  92. James Bond Jr.
  93. Extra Innings
  94. Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball
  95. F1 ROC Race of Champions
  96. Super Adventure Island
  97. D-Force
  98. Uncharted Waters
  99. Monopoly
  100. Nolan Ryan’s Baseball
  101. Jack Nicklaus Golf
  102. Super Batter Up
  103. Super Bases Loaded
  104. Smart Ball
  105. The Chessmaster
  106. Gemfire
  107. World League Soccer
  108. Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts
  109. NBA All-Star Challenge
  110. Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
  111. California Games II
  112. Wheel of Fortune
  113. The Simpsons: Bart’s Nightmare
  114. Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye
  115. Wordtris
  116. Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs
  117. Q*Bert 3
  118. Captain Novolin
  119. Chuck Rock
  120. Clue
  121. Faceball 2000
  122. WarpSpeed
  123. Roger Clemens MVP Baseball
  124. Garry Kitchen’s Super Battletank: War in the Gulf
  125. Cyber Spin
  126. Ka-Blooey
  127. Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
  128. Xardion
  129. Super TKO Boxing
  130. Best of the Best Karate Championship
  131. Skulljagger: Revolt of the Westicans
  132. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
  133. George Foreman’s K.O. Boxing
  134. Space Football: One on One
  135. Thunder Spirits
  136. David Crane’s Amazing Tennis
  137. WWF Super Wrestlemania
  138. Goal!
  139. Gunforce
  140. Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball
  141. Wings 2: Aces High
  142. Ultraman
  143. Earth Defense Force
  144. Home Alone
  145. Road Riot 4WD
  146. RPM Racing
  147. Robocop 3
  148. The Rocketeer
  149. Pit-Fighter
  150. Race Drivin’

Games Discussed

11/06/2020