Saturday Night Slam Masters (SNES / Super Famicom)

I'm not usually one for wrestling games, but there is one such game that I'm willing to make an exception for, and that's Saturday Night Slam Masters.  It's one of Capcom's less recognized titles on the SNES in comparison to Mega Man X, Final Fight, Breath of Fire, and Street Fighter II, but it's definitely one of my favorite that they put out on the system.  It had a nice arcade feel to it, a good mix of characters (even Haggar was there!), and a fun multiplayer mode.

Elemental Master (Genesis / Mega Drive)

Back in the early 90s, it seemed like every issue of EGM had a bunch of ads for games by Renovations.  El Viento, Gaiares, and Master of Monsters all featured prominently, but one game that always struck me as being kind of neat was Elemental Master.  It was basically a shmup, but had the walking around like qualities of Ikari Warriors with the ability to shoot forward and back.  The game moved at a nice pace too.  It's certainly an often times forgotten game on the Genesis, but well worth playing.

Rock n' Roll Racing (SNES / Super Famicom)

There was a time before Blizzard made games like Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo.  There was also a time before Blizzard was called "Blizzard".  It was a time when the company was called Silicon & Synapse, and they made games like Rock n' Roll Racing.  It was a wacky, crazy time full of bad art, cheesy MIDI 70s rock, and intergalactic combat racing.  Still, it wasn't a bad game, and an interesting title to look back on when we consider where Blizzard is now.

Master of Orion 2 Screenshots (PC)

I'm a real sucker for 4X games, and Master of Orion 2 is one of my favorites.  I could waste hours on this game (and I often do!).