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Classic Gaming Quarterly

1995

Virtua Fighter

May 30, 2023February 14, 2010 by Chris Alaimo

Virtua fighter shares many traits with another Saturn game, Daytona USA, as both a Saturn launch title and a home conversion of a 1993 hit arcade game. The game is noteworthy in the annals of video game history for being the first fully 3D arcade fighting game, which in the early 90’s made it stand … Read more

Categories Sega Saturn Reviews Tags 1995, Fighting, launch, Review, Saturn, sega, Virtua Fighter

PGA Tour 96

May 30, 2023July 19, 2009 by Chris Alaimo

Released shortly after the launch of the Playstation, PGA Tour 96 was the first golf game to appear on the system. For a game that’s 14 years old (as of this writing) the game holds up surprisingly well. The game uses the standard 3-click system common with older golf games. Because the screens are all … Read more

Categories Sony Playstation Reviews Tags 1995, EA, Golf, PGA, PGA Tour 96, Playstation, PSX, Review, Sony

Air Combat

May 30, 2023July 18, 2009 by Chris Alaimo

Air Combat is noteworthy not only as a launch title (it was actually released 4 days after the system officially launched), but also as the first installment of the acclaimed “Ace Combat” series. The basic premise of the game is that you are part of a group of mercenary pilots who are hired by a … Read more

Categories Sony Playstation Reviews Tags 1995, Ace Combat, Air Combat, Flying, Namco, Playstation, PSX, Review, Simuation, Sony

Ridge Racer

May 30, 2023July 6, 2009 by Chris Alaimo

Ridge racer was a North American launch title, and is a port of the arcade game of the same name. The game features three variations of the same track, a short, easy track and two successively longer and more challenging track variations. While it would have been nice to have three completely different tracks (like … Read more

Categories Sony Playstation Reviews Tags 1995, Arcade, Namco, Playstation, PSX, Racing, Review, Ridge Racer, Sony

Daytona USA

May 30, 2023July 1, 2009 by Chris Alaimo

Released as a launch title on the Saturn, Daytona USA was a home port of Sega’s wildly popular 1993 arcade hit of the same name, and is one of the defining titles on the console. The arcade-style racer includes three tracks of increasing difficulty and the option of a stock car with either an automatic … Read more

Categories Sega Saturn Reviews Tags 1995, Arcade, Daytona USA, Racing, Review, Saturn, sega

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