dinah play metal storm for nes but can’t
find an old physical copy welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 amazing
games emulation kept alive
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re talking about the older
classics that modern gamers have little
to no access to these amazing games have
no legal means of purchasing them
outside of the used game market and
would otherwise be lost today without
emulation given Nintendo’s recent
crackdown on major emulation sites we
want to be clear we are not condoning
piracy because it’s important to support
the game developers number 10 little
samson
this action platformer from Taito has
developed a reputation as one of the
most technically impressive games for
the NES having highly detailed graphics
and impressive boss characters it’s also
looked back on as one of the best
platformers for the NES but it’s also a
game that’s nearly impossible to find
nowadays and if you are lucky enough to
find a copy it’ll set you back at least
$1,000 it’s never been re-released
either so our options for playing this
underrated gem are pretty slim making
[Music]
number nine masters of combat this
fighting game has been all but forgotten
online with nary even an English
Wikipedia entry for it
but that won’t stop us from remembering
it fondly the plot develops a round of
fighting tournament being held in a
place called megalo city sometime after
a UFO crash-landed there you play as one
of four fighters as you kick and punch
your way towards uncovering dark secrets
about the extra-terrestrial crash and
the city’s mayor for an 8-bit fighter it
looks good
moves well and contains quite a few
moves per character which was a lot to
[Music]
this beat him up by now-defunct arcade
giant data East was incredibly similar
to Capcom’s classic brawler final fight
and allowed up to three players to join
forces and fight their way through
ghoulish creatures such as zombies
werewolves and vampires in fact the
horror setting is what made this game
stick out from other beat em up clones
of the day as did it’s rather large move
set per character the Japanese version
contained quite a bit of blood and gore
which was unfortunately censored in
number seven here togs bye
an early Genesis title that predates
Sonic the Hedgehog also known as the
game that made the console a household
name Vai is considered a precursor to
not one but two major gaming jars the
gameplay premise is pretty
straightforward you pilot a jet that can
transform into a giant robot but also
has the ability to construct and train
other units to build an army to destroy
the enemy base while defending your own
ie components that can be found in the
highly competitive realtime strategy and
MOBAs genres today talk about a game
[Music]
number six alien versus Predator
[Music]
this arcade beat him up from Capcom was
incredibly well-received by critics and
gamers alike considered to be a classic
of the genre yet it was oddly never
ported to any home systems did they not
want our money or something based on an
earlier draft of an alien vs. predator
comic up to three players battled
against the xenomorph horde as either
cyborgs soldiers or two predators to
stop the aliens from taking over the
earth though the premise and controls
were basic the action was fast-paced and
intense yet sadly due to both Alien and
Predator video game licenses frequently
switching hands the game has never seen
a port to home consoles to this day and
it likely never will
number 5 sunset riders
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this side-scrolling gun-slinging shooter
from konami was originally released in
arcades in 1991 before finding its way
to the Super Nintendo two years later
set in the Wild West the game follows
four bounty hunters on a mission to
round up as many outlaws as possible by
defeating their gangs and saving the
town’s folk the SNES version was very
well received with multiple critics
highlighting the game’s sharp graphics
challenging difficulty and memorable
soundtrack while also commenting on how
little it changed being ported from
arcade we on the other hand just love
number four haunting this very early
entry from Electronic Arts is a unique
fun game in their library and looks
nothing like a modern EA game instead
haunting is a comedy horror adventure
where players control the ghost of a
young man named Poulter guy an obvious
riff on the poltergeist films as he
seeks revenge on a family he deems
responsible for his death the aim of the
game is to scare this family out of each
of their four homes by inhabiting
objects in their environment it was
ported to the PlayStation Portable
briefly but it’s still hard to find
outside emulators we’d love to see EA
revive the style of game if we can’t get
[Music]
number three saturday night slam masters
let’s get ready to rhumble this arcade
wrestling game from capcom is an example
of another tremendous port to the SNES
and one that leaves us wishing and
hoping for a rereleased or remaster
someday in the future because this game
is the definition of fun it plays like a
wrestling game but it all feels very
much like a classic beat him up in the
final fight bane it even includes Mike
macho Haggar from final fight as a
selectable grappler the team battle
royale mode was a sure fan favorite as
were the highly detailed and animated
cast of characters to choose from number
two Cadillacs and dinosaurs
the name alone is enough to make us want
to replay this classic beat him up from
Capcom the game was based on the comic
book series named Xena zoic tales set in
a post-apocalyptic future where humans
find the world reclaimed by previously
extinct dinosaurs this brawler has a
cool twist and that when dinosaurs
appear in the game they can attack
either the player or the enemies leaving
room for much uncertainty in the process
a short-lived animated TV series of the
same name was launched on CBS but it
never found a foothold like the game did
before we unveil our number one pick
number one the Simpsons arcade game it’s
our belief that everyone old enough to
remember this game has fond memories of
popping endless amounts of quarters into
it in an attempt to rescue Maggie from
mr. burns another side-scrolling
beat-em-up
this time from Konami The Simpsons
arcade game has been in such high demand
since its initial release that it was
briefly given an HD port to the ps3 and
xbox360 in 2012 but had to be removed
the following year due to licensing
issues sadly another fan favorite arcade
game and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
was also temporarily available on Xbox
360 but has since suffered the same fate
heck we could have filled this entire
list solely with old licensed games that
can’t be released today but that would
have been too depressing for our
childhoods
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
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videos [Music]
find an old physical copy welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 amazing
games emulation kept alive
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re talking about the older
classics that modern gamers have little
to no access to these amazing games have
no legal means of purchasing them
outside of the used game market and
would otherwise be lost today without
emulation given Nintendo’s recent
crackdown on major emulation sites we
want to be clear we are not condoning
piracy because it’s important to support
the game developers number 10 little
samson
this action platformer from Taito has
developed a reputation as one of the
most technically impressive games for
the NES having highly detailed graphics
and impressive boss characters it’s also
looked back on as one of the best
platformers for the NES but it’s also a
game that’s nearly impossible to find
nowadays and if you are lucky enough to
find a copy it’ll set you back at least
$1,000 it’s never been re-released
either so our options for playing this
underrated gem are pretty slim making
[Music]
number nine masters of combat this
fighting game has been all but forgotten
online with nary even an English
Wikipedia entry for it
but that won’t stop us from remembering
it fondly the plot develops a round of
fighting tournament being held in a
place called megalo city sometime after
a UFO crash-landed there you play as one
of four fighters as you kick and punch
your way towards uncovering dark secrets
about the extra-terrestrial crash and
the city’s mayor for an 8-bit fighter it
looks good
moves well and contains quite a few
moves per character which was a lot to
[Music]
this beat him up by now-defunct arcade
giant data East was incredibly similar
to Capcom’s classic brawler final fight
and allowed up to three players to join
forces and fight their way through
ghoulish creatures such as zombies
werewolves and vampires in fact the
horror setting is what made this game
stick out from other beat em up clones
of the day as did it’s rather large move
set per character the Japanese version
contained quite a bit of blood and gore
which was unfortunately censored in
number seven here togs bye
an early Genesis title that predates
Sonic the Hedgehog also known as the
game that made the console a household
name Vai is considered a precursor to
not one but two major gaming jars the
gameplay premise is pretty
straightforward you pilot a jet that can
transform into a giant robot but also
has the ability to construct and train
other units to build an army to destroy
the enemy base while defending your own
ie components that can be found in the
highly competitive realtime strategy and
MOBAs genres today talk about a game
[Music]
number six alien versus Predator
[Music]
this arcade beat him up from Capcom was
incredibly well-received by critics and
gamers alike considered to be a classic
of the genre yet it was oddly never
ported to any home systems did they not
want our money or something based on an
earlier draft of an alien vs. predator
comic up to three players battled
against the xenomorph horde as either
cyborgs soldiers or two predators to
stop the aliens from taking over the
earth though the premise and controls
were basic the action was fast-paced and
intense yet sadly due to both Alien and
Predator video game licenses frequently
switching hands the game has never seen
a port to home consoles to this day and
it likely never will
number 5 sunset riders
[Music]
this side-scrolling gun-slinging shooter
from konami was originally released in
arcades in 1991 before finding its way
to the Super Nintendo two years later
set in the Wild West the game follows
four bounty hunters on a mission to
round up as many outlaws as possible by
defeating their gangs and saving the
town’s folk the SNES version was very
well received with multiple critics
highlighting the game’s sharp graphics
challenging difficulty and memorable
soundtrack while also commenting on how
little it changed being ported from
arcade we on the other hand just love
number four haunting this very early
entry from Electronic Arts is a unique
fun game in their library and looks
nothing like a modern EA game instead
haunting is a comedy horror adventure
where players control the ghost of a
young man named Poulter guy an obvious
riff on the poltergeist films as he
seeks revenge on a family he deems
responsible for his death the aim of the
game is to scare this family out of each
of their four homes by inhabiting
objects in their environment it was
ported to the PlayStation Portable
briefly but it’s still hard to find
outside emulators we’d love to see EA
revive the style of game if we can’t get
[Music]
number three saturday night slam masters
let’s get ready to rhumble this arcade
wrestling game from capcom is an example
of another tremendous port to the SNES
and one that leaves us wishing and
hoping for a rereleased or remaster
someday in the future because this game
is the definition of fun it plays like a
wrestling game but it all feels very
much like a classic beat him up in the
final fight bane it even includes Mike
macho Haggar from final fight as a
selectable grappler the team battle
royale mode was a sure fan favorite as
were the highly detailed and animated
cast of characters to choose from number
two Cadillacs and dinosaurs
the name alone is enough to make us want
to replay this classic beat him up from
Capcom the game was based on the comic
book series named Xena zoic tales set in
a post-apocalyptic future where humans
find the world reclaimed by previously
extinct dinosaurs this brawler has a
cool twist and that when dinosaurs
appear in the game they can attack
either the player or the enemies leaving
room for much uncertainty in the process
a short-lived animated TV series of the
same name was launched on CBS but it
never found a foothold like the game did
before we unveil our number one pick
number one the Simpsons arcade game it’s
our belief that everyone old enough to
remember this game has fond memories of
popping endless amounts of quarters into
it in an attempt to rescue Maggie from
mr. burns another side-scrolling
beat-em-up
this time from Konami The Simpsons
arcade game has been in such high demand
since its initial release that it was
briefly given an HD port to the ps3 and
xbox360 in 2012 but had to be removed
the following year due to licensing
issues sadly another fan favorite arcade
game and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
was also temporarily available on Xbox
360 but has since suffered the same fate
heck we could have filled this entire
list solely with old licensed games that
can’t be released today but that would
have been too depressing for our
childhoods
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest
videos [Music]
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