Topic Vote: Forgotten Franchises
Added 2016-01-07 15:22:01 +0000 UTCIt's time, once again, to vote on a topic! Last time, we voted on NES accessories. The Power Glove won by a landslide and ended up being one of the best Gaming Historian episodes!
This time, the theme is "Forgotten Franchises." I have selected 3 from each company during the retro gaming heyday.
StarTropics - Released in December of 1990, Nintendo's StarTropics was unique in that it was developed in Japan, but only released in North America & Europe. A sequel was released in 1994, but then was never heard from again.
Bonk - The hungry, bald caveman with an abnormally large head, Bonk was the mascot for Hudson Soft and the PC Engine / Turbogarfx console. Besides some mobile games, his last big release was on the Super Nintendo and Game Boy.
Alex Kidd - Before there was Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega had Alex Kidd. Although he had a string of successful games on the Master System and Genesis, Sega felt Sonic was the better choice to compete against Mario, and retired the character.
Cast your vote in the comments below! Voting ends in one week.
