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Sugoi Hebereke
is a 1994 fighting game developed and published by Sunsoft in Japan for the Super Famicom on March 11, 1994. It is a spin-off of the ''Hebereke'' series, as well as Sunsoft's first attempt in the genre before they became better known for the 1995 '' Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors'', the 1996 '' Waku Waku 7'', and the 1998 ''Astra Superstars''. Gameplay ''Sugoi Hebereke'' is Bird's Eye-viewed like Vectorbeam's 1979 arcade game ''Warrior'', but with brawling elements similar to the ones found in Atari Games' 1990 ''Pit-Fighter'' arcade, Technōs Japan's 1992 '' Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu'', Namco's 1994 '' The Outfoxies'', and Nintendo's 1999 '' Super Smash Bros.'' There are two play modes in the game: story mode and VS. mode. In VS. mode, up to four players can play as the cast of the ''Hebereke'' series simultaneously when using an SNES Multitap. The object of the game is to knock out (KO) the other three opponents. Each stage is square shaped and has its own environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunsoft
, stylized as SUNSOFT, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Sunsoft is the video games division of Japanese electronics manufacturer Sun Corporation. Its U.S. subsidiary operated under the name Sun Corporation of America, though, as in Japan, games published there showed a logo that read only Sunsoft. History In April 1971, Sun Electronics Corporation (alternatively called Sun Denshi) was founded in Kōnan, Aichi as a manufacturer and vendor of electronics equipment. Sun Corporation's history in video games began in October 1978 in arcades with two titles: ''Block Challenger'' and ''Block Perfect''. Sun Corporation had several arcade hits in the early 1980s such as '' Arabian'', '' Ikki'' and ''Kangaroo''. At the time, its arcade video games were released under its own corporate name of Sun Electronics Corporation. The brand Sunsoft first appeared in the latter of the 1980s when Sun Corporation began developing original games and technology for the home video ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vectorbeam
Vectorbeam was an arcade game manufacturer active in the late 1970s who specialized in vector graphics-based arcade games. It was formed after splitting off from its primary competitor, Cinematronics, and disappeared after re-merging with them soon after. Vectorbeam was founded by Larry Rosenthal based on his graduate work from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and which he patented for a custom arcade vector display. Vectorbeam was in direct competition with other arcade game manufacturers. The company ceased operations soon after poor sales of its ''Barrier'' arcade game, and sold its assets to Cinematronics. List of Vectorbeam games * ''Space War'' (arcade game) (1977) * ''Barrier'' (1979) * ''Speed Freak'' (arcade game) (1979) * ''Tail Gunner A tail gunner or rear gunner is a crewman on a military aircraft who functions as a gunner defending against enemy fighter or interceptor attacks from the rear, or "tail", of the plane. The tail gunner operates a flexib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Smash Bros
''Super Smash Bros.'' is a crossover fighting game series published by Nintendo. The series was created by Masahiro Sakurai, who has directed every game in the series. The series is known for its unique gameplay objective which differs from that of traditional fighters, in that the aim is to increase damage counters and knock opponents off the stage instead of depleting life bars. The original '' Super Smash Bros.'' was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64. The series achieved even greater success with the release of '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'', which was released in 2001 for the GameCube and became the best selling game on that system. A third installment, ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', was released in 2008 for the Wii. Although HAL Laboratory had been the developer for the first two games, the third game was developed through the collaboration of several companies. The fourth installment, ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'', was released in 2014 for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Video Gaming
1999 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Chrono Cross'', ''Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix'', '' Dead or Alive 2'', '' Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', ''Donkey Kong 64'', ''Final Fantasy VIII'', ''Gran Turismo 2'', ''Heroes of Might and Magic III'', ''Mario Party'', '' Pokémon Gold/Silver'', '' Garou: Mark of the Wolves'', ''Resident Evil 3'', ''Soulcalibur'', '' Soul Reaver'', and '' Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation'', along with new titles such as ''Ape Escape'', ''Shenmue'', ''Silent Hill'', ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' and '' Super Smash Bros.'' The Dreamcast was also released by Sega internationally in 1999. The year's most critically acclaimed video game was the Dreamcast title ''Soulcalibur'', which remains among the highest-rated games of all time on Metacritic. The best-selling home video game worldwide was the Game Boy title '' Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow'' for the second year in a row, while the year's highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business during the 1960s and acquiring a legal status as a public company, Nintendo distributed its first console, the Color TV-Game, in 1977. It gained international recognition with the release of ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'' in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and ''Super Mario Bros.'' in 1985. Since then, Nintendo has produced some of the most successful consoles in the video game industry, such as the Game Boy, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Nintendo DS, the Wii, and the Nintendo Switch, Switch. It has created numerous major franchises, including ''Mario (franchise), Mario'', ''Donkey Kong'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Pokémon'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outfoxies
is a 1995 weapon-based fighting game, fighting arcade game developed and published in Japan by Namco. Controlling one of seven assassins, players are tasked with defeating opponents with different types of weapons, while also avoiding different obstacles brought on by various stage gimmicks. Weapons consist of firearms such as pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers, to more outlandish items such as pie and bowls of hot soup. It runs on the Namco NB-2 arcade system. The game was designed by Masateru Umeda, who later created the arcade game ''Dancing Eyes'' a year later. It was largely ignored upon release, due to 3D fighting games overshadowing 2D ones and the market being dominated by both Capcom and SNK. In retrospect, the game has garnered critical acclaim for its outlandish and bizarre action themes, often being compared to action films and games developed by Goichi Suda. Several have recognized it for pioneering gameplay elements found in later arena-based fighting games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namco
was a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. It held several international branches, including Namco America in Santa Clara, California, Namco Europe in London, Namco Taiwan in Kaohsiung, and Shanghai Namco in mainland China. Namco was founded by Masaya Nakamura (businessman), Masaya Nakamura on June 1, 1955, as beginning as an operator of coin-operated amusement rides. After reorganizing to Nakamura Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in 1959, a partnership with Walt Disney Productions provided the company with the resources to expand its operations. In the 1960s, it manufactured Electro-mechanical game, electro-mechanical arcade games such as the 1965 hit ''Periscope (arcade game), Periscope''. It entered the video game industry after acquiring the struggling Japanese division of Atari, Inc., Atari in 1974, distributing games such as ''Breakout (video game), Breakout'' in Japan. The company renamed itself Namco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu
is a 1992 tournament-style fighting game developed and published by Technōs Japan exclusively in Japan for the Family Computer on December 23, 1992. It is a spin-off of the ''Kunio-kun'' series, as well as Technōs Japan's first attempt in the genre since their port of their ''Double Dragon'' arcade game on the same platform. Technōs Japan later became better known for its Neo Geo titles, such as '' Double Dragon fighting game'' and ''Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer''. It is also the first fighting game to allow up to four players to play simultaneously against each other. In order for more than two players to play, a multitap (like the 4-Players Adaptor by Hori) is required. External links''Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu'' promotional flyerat Giant Bomb ''Giant Bomb'' is an American video game website and wiki that includes personality-driven gaming videos, commentary, news, and reviews, created by former ''GameSpot'' editors Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis. The website was voted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 In Video Gaming
1992 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Dragon Quest V'', ''Final Fantasy V'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', '' Street Fighter II: Champion Edition'', '' Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', and ''Super Mario Kart'', along with new titles such as ''Art of Fighting'', '' Lethal Enforcers'', ''Mortal Kombat'' and ''Virtua Racing''. The year's highest-grossing video game worldwide was Capcom's arcade fighting game ''Street Fighter II'' for the second year in a row, while also being the year's highest-grossing entertainment product. The year's best-selling home system was the Game Boy for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games were ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super NES port of ''Street Fighter II'', which were both also the year's highest-grossing home entertainment products. Top-rated games Game of the Year awards The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1992. ''Famitsu'' Platinum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technōs Japan
was a Japanese video game Video game developer, developer, best known for the ''Double Dragon'' and ''Kunio-kun (series), Kunio-kun'' Media franchise, franchises (the latter including ''Renegade (video game), Renegade'', ''Super Dodge Ball'' and ''River City Ransom'') as well as ''Karate Champ'', ''The Combatribes'' and ''Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer''. As of June 2015, Arc System Works owns the intellectual properties of Technōs Japan. History Initially operating from a single-room apartment, Technōs was founded in 1981 by three staff members of Data East. Their first game was ''Minky Monkey'', released in 1982. A few months after their foundation, a lawsuit was brought up against the company by Data East under allegations that Technos had stolen data from Data East's arcade game ''Pro Tennis'' with the intent of producing and selling a bootleg of it. The two companies settled in August 1983 and Technos would go on to create two arcade games published by Data East, ''Tag Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pit-Fighter
''Pit-Fighter'' is a 1990 arcade fighting game by Atari Games which uses digitized live actors. It was Atari's first fighting game. The Japanese arcade release was published by Konami. Home versions were published by Tengen. The graphical animations for the player character and opponents were created through a bluescreen process, where the various poses and moves were performed by real actors in front of a video camera. The game's on-screen character animation is replays of the actual footage, not a rotoscoped (redrawn) animation. ''Pit-Fighter'' is the second fighting game to use digitized sprites, after Home Data's ''Reikai Dōshi: Chinese Exorcist''. Gameplay The gameplay is similar to Taito's '' Violence Fight'' and SNK's '' Street Smart''. The player must punch and kick their opponents until their energy runs out. If the player presses all three of the buttons at once, the character will perform a "super move". The player begins by choosing one of the three playable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 In Video Gaming
1990 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as '' Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'', ''Dr. Mario'', ''Dragon Quest IV'', ''Final Fantasy III'', ''Phantasy Star II'', and ''Super Mario World'', along with new titles such as '' Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'' and '' Magic Sword''. The year's highest-grossing arcade games were ''Final Fight'' in Japan and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' in the United States. The year's bestselling home system was the Game Boy, while the year's best-selling home video game was '' Super Mario Bros. 3'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Financial performance Highest-grossing arcade games Japan In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1990. United Kingdom and Australia In the United Kingdom and Australia, the following titles were the top-grossing arcade games of each month. United States In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
