Play Judge Dredd (Sample) Online

Judge Dredd came out on the Super Nintendo in 1995, published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was one of those licensed games that tried to capture the look and feel of the comics, with gritty visuals and a lot of action. At the time, it fit right in with other side-scrollers that emphasized shooting and platforming, though it didn't stand out as a major hit.

You control Judge Dredd, moving through levels filled with criminals and mutants. Your main goal is to clean up the streets of Mega-City One, using your Lawgiver pistol to fire different types of ammunition. You switch between standard rounds, explosive shots, and ricochet bullets depending on the situation. Some stages put you on a Lawmaster motorcycle, where you dodge traffic and shoot enemies at high speed. The game moves quickly, and the difficulty can spike without much warning. It feels like a straightforward, sometimes unforgiving run-and-gun experience from that era.