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Top 5 Games Charts: December 1999

December 20, 2016 By ausretrogamer

Thinking back to the 1999 Christmas season, we were still playing our Nintendo 64 quite a lot, but we were saving up frantically for a Sega Dreamcast. Star Wars games featured prominently in December 1999, but after the massive disappointment of The Phantom Menace prequel released earlier that same year, we steered clear of these games as a matter of protest. It was our loss, as some of these new Star Wars games on the 32-bit and 64-bit platforms were absolute crackers! Other notable games that we loved playing around that time were Driver and Soul Reaver on the Playstation.

Casting an eye over the top 5 December 1999 games charts for each platform, we were mostly looking forward to slicing and dicing in SoulCalibur and shooting zombies in House Of The Dead 2 on Sega’s Dreamcast!

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	1) Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace (LucasArts)
	2) Driver (Acclaim)
	3) Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Activision)
	4) South Park (Acclaim)
	5) Soul Reaver (Eidos)

	1) Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Nintendo)
	2) Star Wars: Episode 1 – Racer (Nintendo)
	3) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (Nintendo)
	4) F-1 Grand Prix II (Video System)
	5) Quake II (Activision)

	1) SoulCalibur (Namco)
	2) Sonic Adventure (Sega)
	3) Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 (Sega)
	4) Ready 2 Rumble (Midway)
	5) House Of The Dead 2 (Sega)

Top 5 Games Charts: December 1997

December 2, 2015 By ausretrogamer

Rewind the clock 18 years to December 1997 and take a gander at what the top games were on the Saturn, Playstation and PC. Surprised? Well, you shouldn’t be. The Christmas games charts were always a great barometer of the types of games that we were going to see more of in the coming new year. Suffice to say, the iterative annual sports titles (your FIFAs and Maddens), including driving games (Formula 1), were always going to play their part in the charts.

Browsing through the list of top games from 18 years ago, it is great to see that there was a mix of gaming genres, from driving formula 1 cars and flying elite helicopters, to wiping out zombies, throwing a football and to the inevitable first-person shooters. What were you playing 18 years ago?

	1) Formula 1 ’97 (Psygnosis)
	2) Nuclear Strike (Electronic Arts)
	3) Abe’s Odyssee: Oddworld (GT)
	4) Track & Field Platinum (Konami)
	5) Parappa The Rapper (Sony)

	1) Sega Worldwide Soccer ’98 (Sega)
	2) Last Bronx (Sega)
	3) Resident Evil (Capcom)
	4) Wipeout 2097 (Psygnosis)
	5) Madden NFL ’98 (Electronic Arts)

	1) Command & Conquer: Red Alert – The Aftermath (Virgin Games)
	2) Quake: Replay (GT)
	3) Total Annihilation (GT)
	4) Flight Sim ’98 (Microprose)
	5) Hexen 2 (Activision)

Top 5 Games Charts: March 1998

May 3, 2015 By ausretrogamer

While some of us were bopping to the Spice Girls‘ “Who Do You Think You Are” and No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak”, others were busying themselves playing some absolute classic games on their console of choice.

1998 saw many top quality games, and judging by the top 5 games for each system, you would have been hard pressed not to have found a game you liked to play. The Playstation hit its straps with brilliant titles featuring Lara Croft (Tomb Raider 2) and that ultra cool marsupial, Crash Bandicoot, getting a second outing.

The timing was also right with the release of a football game coinciding with the FIFA World Cup taking place in France that year, while Sega wasn’t going to be outdone by an official license with their release, Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 for the Saturn.

What were your favourite games in March 1998?

	1) Tomb Raider 2 (Eidos)
	2) FIFA 98: The Road To The World Cup (Electronic Arts)
	3) TOCA Touring Car (Codemasters)
	4) Crash Bandicoot 2 (Sony)
	5) Cool Boarders 2 (Sony)

	1) Sonic R (Sega)
	2) Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (Sega)
	3) Resident Evil (Capcom)
	4) TOCA Touring Car (Codemasters)
	5) Sonic Jam (Sega)

	1) FIFA 98: The Road To The World Cup (Electronic Arts)
	2) Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo)
	3) Goldeneye 007 (Nintendo)
	4) Super Mario 64 (Nintendo)
	5) Lylat Wars (Nintendo)

Top 5 Games Charts: September 1997

December 3, 2014 By ausretrogamer

The start of September in 1997 was tinged with sadness with the passing of Mother Teresa and the funeral of Diana, Princess Of Wales. With Elton John’s Candle In The Wind song topping the music charts, we were also introduced to another hit song, Tubthumping from Chumbawaba. In the video gaming sphere, Electronic Arts was pervading the top 5 games charts on a number of platforms, from the PlayStation and Saturn, to the ubiquitous personal computer.

I recall hammering V-Rally to death on my PlayStation and loving the politically incorrect and gruesome Carmageddon on the PC. What were your favourite games from September 1997?

	1) V-Rally (Ocean)
	2) International Superstar Soccer Pro (Konami)
	3) Syndicate Wars (Electronic Arts)
	4) Rage Racer (Sony)
	5) Fade To Black: Platinum (Electronic Arts)

	1) King Of Fighters ’95 (SNK)
	2) Fighters Megamix (Sega)
	3) Manx TT Superbike (Sega)
	4) FIFA ’97 (Electronic Arts)
	5) Shining The Holdy Ark (Sega)

	1) Dungeon Keeper (Electronic Arts)
	2) Carmageddon (SCI)
	3) FIFA Soccer Manager (Electronic Arts)
	4) Command & Conquer: Red Alert (Virgin)
	5) Theme Hospital (Electronic Arts)

Top 5 Games Charts: July 1991

July 31, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Ah, 1991 – what a year! I was half way through finishing high school and was knee deep in mid-year examinations. In the midst of the educational pressure (and hanging out with mates at the local arcade), I did find time to play video games. Speaking of which, these were the chart toppers for the month of July 1991. I am still shocked that there were no Konami games in the top 5 for the NES!

Do you have any fond memories of these titles?

	1) Golden Axe (Sega)
	2) Ninja (Sega)
	3) Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (US Gold)
	4) Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (Sega)
	5) World Soccer (Sega)

	1) Gremlins 2 (Sunsoft)
	2) Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
	3) Mega Man 2 (Nintendo / Capcom)
	4) Wrath of the Black Manta (Taito)
	5) World Wrestling (Tecmo)

	1) Midnight Resistance (Data East)
	2) PGA Tour Golf (Electronic Arts)
	3) Gynough (Sega / Masaya)
	4) Lakers vs Celtics (Electronic Arts)
	5) Verytex (Sega / OperaHouse)

	1) Parasol Stars (Taito)
	2) Legend of Hero Tonma (Irem)
	3) Jackie Chan (Hudson)
	4) Dead Moon (NEC / T.S.S.)
	5) Final Match Tennis (Human)

Top 5 Games Charts: November 1990

May 21, 2014 By ausretrogamer

There is no denying that there were some awesome games released towards the end of 1990. The below charts are testament to these great games that still endure till this day (Ed: well, some of them anyway).

So, take out those Amiga Operation Stealth diskettes and blow into that dusty Super Mario Bros. cartridge for some unabashed retro gaming experience. Nostalgia rules y’all!

	1) Golden Axe (Sega)
	2) Chase HQ (Sega / Taito)
	3) Operation Wolf (Sega / Taito)
	4) Battle Out Run (Sega)
	5) Double Dragon (Sega / Technos)

	1) Super Mario Bros 2 (Nintendo)
	2) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo)
	3) The Legend Of Zelda (Nintendo)
	4) Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
	5) Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (Konami)

	1) Corporation (Core Design)
	2) Shadow Of The Beast 2 (Psygnosis)
	3) Operation Stealth (US Gold / Delphine)
	4) Shadow Warriors (Ocean)
	5) Wings (Mirrorsoft / Cinemaware)

	1) F-19 Stealth Fighter (Microprose)
	2) Their Finest Hours (US Gold / Lucasfilm)
	3) Shadow Warriors (Ocean)
	4) Operation Stealth (US Gold / Delphine)
	5) Midnight Resistance (Ocean)

Top 5 Games Charts: July 1996

October 11, 2013 By ausretrogamer

While the music charts were being rocked by the ‘Spice Girls’ and ‘Fugees’ in July 1996, on the video games front, we had a gorilla, a street fighter and a woody toy dominating the SNES, Sega’s Saturn and Mega Drive. This month also saw an Australian inspired rugby game make the charts on Sega’s 16-bit offering. What were you playing in July 1996?