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Earthworm Jim
1993, Arena/Acclaim Entertainment
One of the most critically treacherous path of gurgling
acclaimed games of its time, intestines (Intestinal
Earthworm Jim stars an Distress). While the Super
average worm who happens NES version has a few extra
upon a super-powered space visual effects, the control,
suit and uses it to exact his music, and sound lack the
revenge on those punch of the Genesis game,
responsible for killing his which was more a testament
dirt-dwelling family. There to great programming than
are even more offbeat things any advantage in hardware.
to see and do in the Genesis Things would even out in
version, however, with an the sequel, but this first
entirely new level that finds battle has the Genesis
the hero using his head as a version wiggling out in
propeller to negotiate a front.
The Pirates of Dark Water
1994, Sunsoft
The most unusual release on standard beat-‘em-up book and Hanna-Barbera
this list, since both versions reminiscent of Final Fight, animated series, the 16-
are completely different. The Rival Turf and others in the megabit Sega game is a solo-
Super NES game is a kick-and-punch genre. The affair only, with the ability to
Genesis version, however, swap out characters at the
offers a mix of platforming, beginning of each new stage.
puzzles, light role-playing Iguana Entertainment, the
elements, and fast sword- team behind Aero the
swinging action. While both Acrobat, developed the
games feature the same Genesis game, while Sunsoft
three characters (Ren, Tula, handled the 8-megabit
and Ioz) from the comic Super NES game.
Tecmo Super Bowl
1993, Tecmo
The 16-bit upgrades to names in the endzones,
the NES blockbuster hit which were inexplicably
were both equally absent from the Sega
underwhelming in terms title. Since neither
of presentation, though pushes the system to its
the Super NES version limits, it’s puzzling why
features some minor there are even
Mode-7 effects and team differences at all.
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