Kirby’s always ‘aving-a-lunch
Released in 1995 at the height of the block-dropping renaissance,Kirby’s Avalanche, (also known asKirby’s Ghost Trap), is a reskinned edition of the Japanese classicSuper Puyo Puyo, offered a fresh coat of Kirby-based repaint in order to make it a little more endearing for the western market. In typicalPuyo Puyofashion, players must connect together descending drops of colored blobs, matching up palettes in order to create bonus-scoring combos. For many westerners, this was their intro to the classic puzzle series.
Fighter’s History was released to arcades in 1993, (with the SNES port appearing in 1994), and is Data East’s effort into the then-burgeoning one-on-one fighting game genre. While Fighter’s History is perhaps the most shameless of the Street Fighter clones, it’s a surprisingly neat series, boasting some fun characters and a charismatic taste for the bizarre. The SNES would receive a port fo the second sequelFighter’s History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!in 1995.
Released for the NES in 1986,Daiva Story 6:Imperial of Nirsartiais an action strategy adventure and, as the name suggests, the sixth mainline entry in the super niche Daiva Story franchise. The obscure title combines war-sim-like strategy with action-based platforming sections, as players attempt to colonize various planets while defending their home territory from invading forces. It’s a particularly interesting choice for the Nintendo Switch Online archive, and thus a very welcome one.
