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Yo! Noid
 

Capcom

November 1990

Action

1-2 Players (alt)

Capcom's brief fascination with Claymation characters began with Yo! Noid.  This ordinary side-scrolling platformer stars the Noid, a little red imp with a big grudge against pizza.  He runs through a multitude of stages, bonking enemies with his yo-yo and challenging enemies to simple card battles.  The characters are big, but the gameplay is served cold, with nothing on it.

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Yoshi
 

Nintendo

June 1992

Puzzle

1-2 Players

This game seems more like a marketing device for the Yoshi character than a legitimate puzzle game.  In Yoshi, familiar enemies from Super Mario Bros. drop from the sky, along with halves of eggshells.  Your goal is to shift the panels at the bottom of the screen, sandwiching the enemies between the shells.  This creates Yoshis, and a strong desire to play something better.
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Yoshi's Cookie
 

Nintendo

April 1993

Puzzle

1-2 Players

When Mario's not out saving the princess from hot-tempered turtles, he likes to kick back and bake himself some delicious cookies.  Unfortunately, he gets a little carried away sometimes.  To keep his oven from overflowing with fresh baked delights, you must sort the cookies in rows and columns in a game best described as a one-sided Rubik's Cube.
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
 

Jaleco

December 1992

Action

1 Player

If you've finished all the Castlevania games and are still itching for some whip smackin' goodness, you might want to give Young Indiana Jones a try.  Based on the television series, Young Indy forces you to fight your way through key events in history with your trusty whip, along with any other weapons you can find.  The gameplay is familiar but competantly designed.
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