Ristar

Ristar

Developer: Sonic Team      Publisher: Sega      Released: 02/16/95      Genre: Platformer I love the period toward the end of a console’s life. With years of experience under their belt developers have crafted some truly exceptional, hardware defying titles that are among the...
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Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/89   Genre: Platformer I am kind of surprised Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle was not the pack-in game for the Sega Genesis. Altered Beast was an impressive technical showpiece for its time but...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Hyperstone Heist

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Hyperstone Heist

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/11/92    Genre: Beat em up Konami took their sweet time coming to the Genesis but when they did it was full steam ahead. Nearly all of their top IP would hit the system in a...
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Final Zone

Final Zone

Developer: Wolf Team    Publisher: Renovation    Release: 11/90    Genre: Action I miss Renovation games. I realize their output on the Genesis was hit or miss but I’ll be damned if most of it wasn’t interesting. The Valis series was...
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Whip Rush

Whip Rush

Developer: Vik Tokai   Publisher: Renovation   Release: 10/90   Genre: Shooter Whip Rush was one my earliest shooter experiences on the Genesis. After the awesome Thunder Force 2 and the mediocre Arrow Flash I was ready for something different....
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Splatterhouse 3

Splatterhouse 3

Developer: Now Production   Publisher: Namco   Release: 08/93   Genre: Action Splatterhouse is a series that I’ve liked the idea of more than the reality. Outside of its blood and gore the original Splatterhouse was an average brawler. The second game ...
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Spider-Man vs the Kingpin

Spider-Man vs the Kingpin

Developer: Technopop    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1991    Genre: Action Its interesting to look back at how Sega chose to market the Genesis early on. With no Sonic the Hedgehog they did not have a mascot to rely on. And...
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Thunder Force II

Thunder Force II

Developer: Technosoft    Publisher: Sega    Release: 09/89    Genre: Shooter I remember the Sega Genesis launch fondly but will admit to viewing it through rose tinted glasses. Of the six or seven launch titles only two of them have really held...
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DJ Boy

DJ Boy

Developer: Kaneko    Publisher: American Sammy    Release: 04/90    Genre: Beat em up One of the aspects of reviewing retro games everyone deals with is recognizing when a game you previously liked was not good to begin with. I loved DJ Boy...
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Mega Turrican

Mega Turrican

Developer: Factor 5    Publisher: Data East    Release: 07/07/94    Genre: Action I was not fond of Turrican. I get that it is a European classic but man, that game’s flaws were too much for me to handle. So it is ironic...
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