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December 23, 2019 No Responses

The Punisher

Developer: Sculptured Software Publisher: Capcom Released: 1994 Genre: Beat ’em up Of the many beat em ups that graced the arcade the Punisher was one of my favorites. It might be because I am a lifelong comic book fan so...

December 11, 2019 4 Responses

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 ...

December 4, 2019 one Response

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...

November 13, 2019 one Response

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...

October 30, 2019 No Responses

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...

October 16, 2019 one Response

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....

October 9, 2019 one Response

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 ...

October 2, 2019 No Responses

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...

August 28, 2019 one Response

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...

August 21, 2019 No Responses

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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