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John Madden Football
1991/92, Electronic Arts
While Electronic Arts would than its Genesis counterpart,
eventually go on to do great and despite featuring an
things on Super NES (such additional 12 teams, the
as the exciting NBA Live Nintendo game is the
series), the company’s early definition of choppy and
sports efforts were sluggish, which must have
downright abysmal made many a Super NES
compared to the tight, fast- owner wonder —BOOM —
paced Genesis games. what the fuss was with John
Though released a year later Madden.
TMNT: Tourament Fighters
1994, Konami
Konami could do no wrong three different versions
on the Super NES, but the (NES, Genesis, and Super
Genesis was another story. NES), but only the Super
Though original games like NES game is worth your
Rocket Knight Adventures time and trouble. The
and Castlevania: Bloodlines Genesis cartridge, which
helped put a smile on many features a different storyline
a Sega fan’s face, inferior and setting (Dimension X),
ports like Sunset Riders has scratchy sound, two less
would elicit tears. characters, cheap AI, and
Tournament Fighters shockingly basic two-button Teenage Mutant Ninja
belongs in the latter controls. In this case, there Turtles came from the
category. Konami released is little doubt as to which sewers.
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