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June 12, 2024 No Responses

Curse

Developer: Micronet Publisher: Micronet Release: 12/23/89 Genre: Shooter By all respects Curse should be a game that is instantly forgettable. The Sega Genesis did not suffer from a lack of shooters even early on. And yet this...

May 29, 2024 No Responses

Revenge of the Ninja

Developer: Wolfteam Publisher: Renovation Release: 03/94 Genre: Action The Sega CD library is a bit underrated even today. While it was flooded with assy FMV games initially by late 1993 it began to build up a respectable library. While...

May 15, 2024 No Responses

Streets of Rage 3

Developer: Ancient Publisher: Sega Release: Genre: Beat ’em up Streets of Rage 2 is one of the greatest beat em ups of all time. It tops the list of greatest games in the genre regularly and is one of the...

May 1, 2024 No Responses

Battletoads (Sega Genesis)

Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: Tradewest Release: 03/93 Genre: Action Battletoads is a game that I both love and hate. It has more variety than two or three games combined and lets its creativity flow unbridled. But the...

April 17, 2024 No Responses

The Misadventures of Flink

Developer: Psygnosis Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 05/94 Genre: Platformer During the 16-bit era there was a very clear divide in quality between Japanese and Western platformers. The likes of Sonic, Mario, and Mega Man all featured tight controls and ...

March 27, 2024 No Responses

Annet Futatabi

Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Wolf Team Release: 03/30/93 Genre: Beat em up Annet Futatabi is a game I longed for after seeing it in a random issue of EGM. The idea of two separate video game characters starring...

March 20, 2024 No Responses

Batman Returns (Sega CD)

Developer: Malibu Interactive Publisher: Sega Release: 05/19/93 Genre: Action Batman Returns is one of the most interesting movie licensed games of the 16-bit era. Like Aladdin it hit many platforms with each one being unique. But Batman’s reac...

March 6, 2024 No Responses

Tinhead

Developer: Micropose Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte Release: 10/94 Genre: Platformer As the mascot platformers raged on to the end of the 16-bit generation developers would finally “get” it. The realization that it takes more than a cute fa...

February 14, 2024 No Responses

The Pirates of Dark Water (Genesis)

Developer: Iguana Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 06/94 Genre: Action The Pirates of Dark Water. This one is a blast from the past. Prior to reviewing these games I had long since forgotten about this cartoon. The series was intriguing...

January 17, 2024 No Responses

Super Hang-On

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 11/89 Genre: Racing Hang-On was my first game for the Sega Master System and it left a strong impression. I immediately noticed it looked better than Mach Rider on the NES but I was...

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