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Search for:. You could say making a game where you ride around in a raft is "scraping the bottom of the barrel," and you might be right. But any arcade-visiting kid of the '90s will tell you: Rapid River was awesome! Two players could sit in the arcade's "raft," using the paddle controller to careen down raging rapids, avoiding whirlpools and obstacles along the way.
Rapid River might be somewhat obscure these days, but this arcade game was a popular attraction back in the day. As Thanos might say, life is all about balance. This applied to arcades in the '90s as well: for every arcade cabinet, there was typically a pinball machine. While the '90s saw an avalanche of pinball machines come and go, just about every arcade had one pinball machine in particular: Monster Bash Pinball.
Cashing in on the renewed interest in the Universal Monsters, Monster Bash Pinball brought together classic creatures such as Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Wolfman to throw a rockin' party, all in the confines of a pinball machine. Featuring vibrant, monster-filled art and a colorful board littered with lights, bumpers, and ramps, Monster Bash caught the eyes of '90s arcade denizens everywhere, making it one of the most popular pinball machines of the decade.
Sometimes, an arcade game can prosper due to presentation alone. The gameplay may be lackluster, the graphics may be rough, but as long as it's presented properly, it can take off. Such was the case with 's Top Skater. In an era of racing games and shooters, Top Skater stood out with its then-novel skateboard controller. Essentially, players would hop onto a metal skateboard connected to the arcade cabinet, which could then be used to steer the skater on screen.
Players would "pop" the back of the board, causing the on-screen avatar to do all manner of tricks. The gameplay was lackluster, and the Pennywise soundtrack was grating, but '90s kids everywhere swore by this arcade staple.
Arcade cabinets equipped with a single dinky pistol to shoot wave after wave of foot soldiers? When a '90s kid wanted to really wreak havoc, they knew it was time to bust out the big guns, courtesy of Gunblade NY. Yes, in a market choked with gun-peripheral shooting games, Gunblade NY devised a simple way to stand out from the rabble: give the player giant honkin' guns. Equipped with two massive machine guns, Gunblade NY cast players as helicopter gunners sent into New York City to wage war against an army of rampaging android soldiers, raining bullets on anything that moves.
The gameplay was beyond simple, but the size of the guns and the vibration caused in the peripheral when shooting was just so darn satisfying.
You'd be hard pressed to find many '90s arcade goers that remember the name Gunblade NY , but they definitely remember the game. In the '90s, NBA Jam ruled the arcade basketball scene. Every other arcade basketball game was locked in a desperate battle for second place, as the "boom shakalaka"s and massive dunks cemented NBA Jam as the reigning king. The game sparked a popular franchise with many fighting game fans flocking to play both the original and the sequels and spin-offs released throughout the decade.
This classic side-scrolling platformer was hugely popular in the mid 90s. The edgy art style and surreal humor helped it stand out from the crowd. Throughout the decade Earthworm Jim was found on many consoles across the globe.
Four games were released between and Over this time the series evolved from its 2D side-scrolling start to a free-roaming 3D extravaganza. As the gameplay and graphics evolved the series zaniness remained a constant, drawing in fans. Back in a string of developers worked together to produce massively multiplayer online role-playing game Everquest.
Everquest has its roots in MUD multi-user dungeon games and is also inspired by traditional role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons.
Positive reviews and a string of awards helped the game gain popularity early on. Despite many of us putting the title to the back of our minds the game actually continues to this day, with the latest expansion, The Burning Lands, due to hit shelves on December 11 th.
One of the first ninja games to incorporate stealth, Tenchu: Stealth Assassins was an action-adventure game released in The involving gameplay and interesting mechanics made this game a success. It features 10 levels which increase in difficulty. Each level can be repeated as many times as needed to progress. The Japanese version of the game is very different to the one we saw in North America and Europe.
All versions however feature moves from martial artist Sho Kosugi and his son Kane, acquired using motion capture technology. Back in Worms was one of the go to titles for anyone with friends round to play games, especially over here in the UK. The first game was a 2D artillery tactile game.
Each player takes a turn to fire weapons at the opposing players worms. The aim is to keep your own worms alive while destroying others.
You could play against your friends or an AI opponent. This simple format was insanely popular and there have been many titles in the series, the last one being Worms W. D in Ape Escape is a third-person perspective platformer in which players use a variety of gadgets to chase and capture apes.
Released in the game was hugely popular and many cite it as a PlayStation classic. The controls was the first to use dual shock functionality and makes heavy use of the analogue control sticks. The quirky title is fun to play and includes different environments, a wide range of gadgets and an array of vehicles.
The series continued right through the s with the last release being PlayStation Move Ape Escape in The popular adventure game became known for its humor and its player-friendly approach to gaming.
And now you can play it on tablets and phones, to boot! This surprisingly long-running massively multiplayer game is filled with ruthless players who spy on each other and wage war in headline-grabbing showdowns. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic must made BioWare hungry to make its own sci-fi epic, as spiritual successor Mass Effect took the role-playing concept to another level. Most fans argue that Mass Effect 2 — the Empire Strikes Back of the trilogy, naturally — is the strongest of the bunch, but you really need to play the whole set to see how your story unfolds and how the decisions you make reverberate across the universe.
And no game tries to reinforce that notion quite like FTL: Faster Than Light , the fiendishly tough indie strategy affair inspired by roguelike, dungeon-crawling games. FTL is often punishing in its relentless challenge, yet the hard-fought battles bring the most satisfaction, right? Why is a mobile game on this list? True, there are larger and more complex PC space sims from over the years that die-hard fans might pick first, but Galaxy on Fire 2 makes the genre so accessible and so approachable that it deserves recognition.
Like most folks, you probably dreamed of being an astronaut at some point in your life — but did you also dream of being an astrophysicist or engineer?
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