The images on this page are from the "Electronics Boutique 1996 Spring CD".
This was a promotional CD catalog given out at Electronics Boutique & Waldensoftware stores in early 1996.
The images are only 256 color because that was the depth of the source files (keep in mind this was 1996).
Click on the thumbnails to see or download the full-size images (~488x480).
This site is in no way affiliated with Electronics Boutique/Waldensoftware (now EBGames/GameStop) or the publishers of these items.
These images are simply up for nostalgic value.
If you take video games way too seriously then I guess they even serve a historical purpose by documenting the state of gaming in
early 1996.
With the Nintendo 64 around the corner the Super Nintendo was withering.
Even Nintendo was barely supporting the system in 1996. The Virtual Boy was
already a goner for all intents and purposes, it wouldn't survive through
the summer.
The Super Nintendo always trailed the Genesis in the sports department.
Their version of NBA Live '96 was representative of why. It
looked better than the Sega counterpart but played sluggishly.
Foreman for Real was a late release for both 16-bit systems. Add
it to the large pile of mediocre boxing games.
Every now and then a game company tries to establish a new franchise
character. Trying to do so on a dying system doesn't work (except for
Rayman I guess), Ardy Lightfoot ended-up being an obscure
character for this reason. Oh, and the general lameness of the character
didn't help either.
The twilight of the Super Nintendo saw some quality releases like Super
Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
I think NBA Jam appears in every section of this catalog: PC,
Genesis, Super Nintendo, even the Atari Jaguar. Sorry 3DO, see why you
failed?
NFL Quarterback Club '96 didn't fair well on the Genesis, did
even worse on the Super Nintendo.
Didn't have much to say about the Genesis version of Separation
Anxiety, even less about the Super Nintendo edition.
Donkey Kong Country 2 was another quality sequel to surface late
in the lifecycle of the Super Nintendo.
Warioland is one of two Virtual Boy games I own and is the best
one I've played. Not saying a whole lot there.
The Virtual Boy is listed at $149.99 here but would quickly fall
to $19.99 in a rapid death spiral.
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