Retro Game of the Day Archive - May 2012
01st May 2012
Bugs Bunny - Lost in Time [U]
Sony Playstation ISO
elton says:
In this game, Bugs is traveling when find a strange machine. When uses it, it is transported to nowhere. Merlin the Mage helps him to get back to it's time. Bugs has to collect clocks that makes possible to travel to many epoques, where are found many characters form the Bugs Bunny stories. A very interesting ...
02nd May 2012
Contra - Legacy of War [U]
Sony Playstation ISO
blaze says:
Colonel Bassad, a dictator of a small country, has become a threat and is amassing an army of soldiers, robots, and alien mutants. Bassad has allied himself with an unknown alien entity for his bid to world domination. Ray Poward (returning from Contra: Hard Corps) is deployed to thwart Bassad's scheme ...
03rd May 2012
Legacy Of Kain - Soul Reaver (bin)
Sony Playstation ISO
Crazzy349 says:
Step into the world of Nosgoth once as Raziel and fight against you own kind, all while seeking your revenge on Kain.
Story 5/5
One of the reasons I love this game so much is its plot, it, to this day, remains my favorite story of all time. your seeking Kain for revenge for throwing you ...
04th May 2012
Final Fantasy Chronicles - Final Fantasy IV [NTSC-U]
Sony Playstation ISO
Tobias Hayes says:
The fourth instalment in the Final Fantasy series. Originally released on the SNES(Super Nintendo entertainment system) labelled Final Fantasy 2 in the States.
The game puts you in the role of Cecil. A morally conflicted Dark knight in search of many questions. Along with allies you will explore ...
05th May 2012
Oddworld - Abe's Oddysee [NTSC-U]
Sony Playstation ISO
Mythros says:
You play as Abe a mudokon slave working at Rupture Farms, a meat processing plant. When sales of the exotic flavored meats they sell begin to plummet Mulock the Glukkon(the slave owner) has a capitalistic venture to turn the mudokon slaves into mudokon meat on a stick. Abe then decides to escape and ...
06th May 2012
Castlevania - Dracula X (USA)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) ROM
JJ says:
Play as Richter Belmont as he goes on a quest to stop Dracula. An army of undead enemies and deadly traps stand in the way between you and the lord of darkness. With several different paths and multiple endings, this game will keep you coming back for more punishment.
07th May 2012
Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas (USA) (v3.00)
Sony Playstation 2 ISO
K. says:
San Andreas is structured similarly to the previous two games in the series. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open world environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of ...
08th May 2012
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (USA)
Sega Genesis - Sega Megadrive ROM
ExplicitVillain says:
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck is a Mega Drive/Genesis video game that was produced by Sega of Japan and released in 1992.
It is a semi-sequel to the previous games that Sega produced based on Walt Disney cartoon characters. In the game, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are sucked ...
09th May 2012
Guilty Gear [NTSC-U]
Sony Playstation ISO
TerraTempest says:
Guilty Gear is a 2D fighting game that features great art, fast music and even faster gameplay. While you can get through some of the game from just button mashing, It's almost ciritcal to familarize yourself with combos. The vs game is very fun, expecially when the single play gets hard. If ...
10th May 2012
Bloody Roar [U]
Sony Playstation ISO
Chaz says:
A very good, over-looked fighter for the PlayStation. This game allowed you to fight others much like other games, but with the addition of being able to transform into a large "Beast" capable of ripping your opponent apart with amplified power and special combo moves.
Each character has their own story, ...
11th May 2012
DragonBall Z - Budokai 3 (USA)
Sony Playstation 2 ISO
K. says:
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, is a video game based on the popular anime series Dragon Ball Z and was developed by Dimps and published by Atari for the PlayStation 2.
The game generally played the same as Budokai 1 and 2, it also followed the timeline ...
12th May 2012
Pitfall! - Pitfall Harry's Jungle Adventure (1982) (Activision, David Crane) (AX-018, AX-018-04)
Atari 2600 ROM
Rabid-Media says:
This is arguably the first platform game (definately the first on a console) your goal is to go from left to right on the screen, jumping over holes, lakes, and jungle creatures. the graphics are pretty good for it's time, especialy PF.harry's running animation. It's challenging, and the gameplay ...
13th May 2012
Robotrek (USA)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) ROM
omega_b says:
One of Enix's (and Quintet, of Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma fame) lesser known JRPG offerings, Robotrek is a decent, yet somewhat "childish," turn-based role-playing game experience with a quirky story and an innovative battle system unlike any other SNES RPG title available.Apparently designed for ...
14th May 2012
Tomba! 2 - The Evil Swine Returns [U]
Sony Playstation ISO
vaan123 says:
This game is about a jungle boy named tomba. He receives a letter stating that tabby is missing and he must rescue her. He fights against the 5 elemental pigs placing a curse in each land and finally has a one-on-one showdown with the last evil pig. With added 3d motion and more quests and minigames ...
15th May 2012
Final Fantasy XII (USA)
Sony Playstation 2 ISO
James says:
The story of FINAL FANTASY XII takes place in a world called Ivalice, in an age when magic was commonplace and airships plied the skies, crowding out the heavens. War was on the horizon. Seeking to strengthen its base of power, the great Archadian Empire had been invading and subjugating its neighboring ...
16th May 2012
Kingdom Hearts II (USA)
Sony Playstation 2 ISO
Cloud says:
Kingdom Hearts II is a squaresoft game it's an action rpg game were you will go on an adventure with disney characters. Kingdom Hearts II gameplay is very interesting and fun to play. This game is a must play!!!
17th May 2012
Lufia & The Fortress of Doom (USA)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) ROM
lfz says:
Lufia is a nice "good old" SNES era RPG ready to take you on a very enjoyable role playing trip. You are a young red haired boy, son of the venerable warrior Maxim who once rid the world of the threat of the Sinistrals. These evil beings are now returning to the world and it's your duty to journey, find ...
18th May 2012
Gex 64 - Enter the Gecko (USA)
Nintendo 64 ROM
Nevetoss says:
Jumping from station to station, the wise-cracking Gex the gecko wrecks havoc on television in an attempt to defeat the evil Rez once and for all. A fairly entertaining platformer, Enter the Gecko leaves out some of what was featured in it's Playstation cousin.
19th May 2012
Legend of Zelda, The (Europe)
Nintendo Entertainment System ROM
thenateman27 says:
This game began the greatest video game series of all time. Shigeru Miyamoto’s masterful game was an icon when it was first released, and it is an icon now. It represents the start of gaming greatness for me.
When it was first in production, the staff knew they were ...
20th May 2012
Rayman 2 - The Great Escape (E) (Fr,De)
Sony Playstation ISO
NDOG says:
Rayman 2 is a 3d platformer, and a good one. The visuals are cool, the music is great, and the platforming is as good as it gets. Rayman 2 also boasts of a hoard of robot pirates to fight, which isn't something that you can say about many games.
21st May 2012
Final Fantasy Legend III (USA)
Nintendo Game Boy ROM
Mystics Apprentice says:
The best Final Fantasy made for the gameboy and not a bad Final Fantasy altogether.
The gameplay is more similar to one of the "real" final fantasies that you'll find for the SNES or the PS. The difficulty level is also more doable than some of its previous games and actually pretty average. It pretty ...
22nd May 2012
Apocalypse (E)
Sony Playstation ISO
Martin82 says:
Apocalypse is an ambitious project. Activision set out to make a shooter with a very action movie-like quality. Figuring that they'd need a big action-movie guy involved to really make it fly, they got Bruce Willis on board. His face was scanned, and his voice was recorded for the project, the ...
23rd May 2012
Resident Evil - Survivor (E)
Sony Playstation ISO
kenzuki99 says:
RESIDENT EVIL: Survivor starts with the horrific crash of your helicopter. You don’t remember anything, and the gun in your hand is all you have in your possession. You soon discover that the small town in which you crashed has become the latest lab in the Umbrella Corporation’s experiments with the ...
24th May 2012
Body Harvest (USA)
Nintendo 64 ROM
Dr.Gonja says:
Body Harvest, If you came here your either curious or you know what it is. This game was the precursor to the 3d Grand Theft Auto Franchise that everyone loves to play now. The game features all of what makes GTA, GTA entering vehicles and freeroam of the land (limited to do console limitations).
Body ...
25th May 2012
Mortal Kombat II (USA)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) ROM
alexfred693 says:
What could be better than a game where the only goal is to kick the other guy's ass? One of the greats in the series before it went downhill.
26th May 2012
Shining Force II (USA)
Sega Genesis - Sega Megadrive ROM
Nate says:
Shining Force 2 is my favorite game of all time. I Love the environment, the music, the characters, and especially the battles so much. The Shining Force seres are tactical RPGS where you control an army of 12 active members,0 from a pool of 30 fighting against an AI controlled army. You have a variety ...
27th May 2012
Alundra 2 - A New Legend Begins (E)
Sony Playstation ISO
Xeno96 says:
The sequal of Alundra ,Alundra 2's story is set in the kingdom of Varuna where a powerful sorcerer named Mephisto is using magical wind-up keys to control humans and turn animals into powerful killing machines. You play as Flint, a young hero and Pirate Hunter who is wanted for treason, and is ...
28th May 2012
Vandal Hearts [U]
Sony Playstation ISO
LordWabbit says:
Vandal hearts is a turn based tactical role playing game.
The following is taken directly from wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandal_Hearts
Thousands of years ago, the holy man known to history as Toroah the Messiah traveled far and wide across the continent of Sostegaria, spreading his teachings ...
29th May 2012
PaRappa the Rapper - The Hip Hop Hero (E)
Sony Playstation ISO
says:
Parappa the Rapper is a rhythm video game for the Sony PlayStation created by Masaya Matsuura (the former leader of the Japanese "Hyper Pop Unit" PSY S) and his NanaOn-Sha company. Released in Japan on December 6, 1996, followed by releases in North America on October 31, 1997 and Europe in September ...
30th May 2012
Aladdin (USA)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) ROM
Mystics Apprentice says:
I had only rented this game and therefore have never finished it, but it was actually quite good.
You play as Aladdin, and are basically following the events of the movie. In some ways it reminded me much of Prince of Persia, only a little more innocent and better for kids.
For as far as I got in the ...
31st May 2012
Apocalypse [U]
Sony Playstation ISO
CloudStrife37 says:
A largely overlooked dual-stick shooter for the PSone. A scientist named the Reverend has brung about the Apocolypse by creating his four horsemen to bring it in. But Kincaid (Bruce Willis) is determined to stop it. A very rare game. I've never seen a physical copy in my life, and only played on a Winter ...