Good Game: Ape Escape (PS)

Another Good Game

Today its Ape Escape a 1999 platforming game developed by SCE Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation. The first in the Ape Escape series, the game tells the story of an ape named Specter who gains enhanced intelligence and a malevolent streak through the use of an experimental helmet.

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Good Game: Super Mario World (SNES)

A Good Game a day for the rest of time perhaps?

Today it’s Super Mario World a 1992 platforming game developed by Nintendo EAD, and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The story follows Mario’s quest to save Princess Toadstool and Dinosaur Land from the series’ antagonist, Bowser, and his children, the Koopalings. Gameplay is similar to that of earlier entries in the series; players control Mario, or his brother Luigi, through a series of levels to stop Bowser. The game also introduces Yoshi, a dinosaur who can eat enemies with his tongue.

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Good Game: Super Mario World 2 Yoshi’s Island (SNES)

A Good Game a day for the rest of time perhaps?

Today it’s Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island a 1996 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). A prequel to the Mario franchise, the game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through nearly 50 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser’s minions.

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Good Game: Conker’s Bad Fur Day (N64)

A Good Game a day for the rest of time perhaps?

Today it’s Conker’s Bad Fur Day a 2001 action-platform video game developed by Rare and published by THQ/Rare for the Nintendo 64 (N64). As part of the Conker video game series, the game follows the story of Conker the Squirrel, a greedy, heavy-drinking red squirrel who attempts to return home to his girlfriend Berri. The gameplay is composed of various challenges that involve platforming, solving puzzles, fighting enemies, and gathering objects. The game also features a multiplayer mode where a maximum of four players can compete in seven different game types.

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