Category: Genesis

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Fire Mustang
November 16, 2022 No Responses

Fire Mustang

Developer: NMK Co.   Publisher: Taito    Release: 05/31/91    Genre: Shooter The Genesis has one of the most extensive shooter libraries around. But even with that in mind there are still quite a few that were not released overseas which...
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Double Dragon II – the Revenge (Sega)
November 9, 2022 No Responses

Double Dragon II – the Revenge (Sega)

Developer: Technos   Publisher: PAL Soft   Release: 12/20/91   Genre: Beat em up Double Dragon 2 is commonly considered one of the best games in the series. Considering how dire the third game is it is easy to see...
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Streets of Rage 2
October 12, 2022 No Responses

Streets of Rage 2

Developer: Ancient    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/15/92    Genre: Beat ’em up Growing up I was a card carrying Nintendo fanboy. It was not hard as the Master System was no competition for the NES. But the Genesis changed all that. With...
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Zero Wing
October 5, 2022 No Responses

Zero Wing

Developer: Toaplan   Publisher: Toaplan   Release: 05/31/91   Genre: Shooter In an age where internet memes are created every hour it is interesting to look back at some of the earliest. Decades ago (!) even before youtube a random...
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Pac-Mania
September 28, 2022 No Responses

Pac-Mania

Developer: Sculptured Software    Publisher: Tengen    Release: 1991   Genre: Action Pac-Man. If you are over the age of 35 chances are you have played some incarnation of Namco’s classic. But while the original arcade game is an indelible...
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Turrican
September 21, 2022 No Responses

Turrican

Developer: Rainbow Arts    Publisher: Accolade    Release: 06/91   Genre: Action Turrican was an institution in Europe. Some compared it to Contra however the two games are vastly different. With its massive levels ripe for exploration and excellent chip...
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The Addams Family
September 16, 2022 No Responses

The Addams Family

Developer: Ocean    Publisher: Ocean    Release: 03/92   Genre: Platformer Ocean Software was not one of my favorite publishers back in the day. As the European Acclaim they flooded the market with licensed video games that were usually not very...
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Ninja Warriors
September 7, 2022 No Responses

Ninja Warriors

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 03/12/93   Genre: Action Taito stumbled on to something great with its triple monitor setup in Darius. For a shooter being able to see enemies coming in advance to plan ahead is a god send....
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Crusader of Centy
August 10, 2022 No Responses

Crusader of Centy

Developer: Nextech    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 03/95    Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs were a rare commodity on the Genesis. For every Landstalker there were countless generic platformers and sports games. Meanwhile SNES owners were feasting. I will ...
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Chuck Rock
August 3, 2022 No Responses

Chuck Rock

Developer: Core Design    Publisher: Virgin   Release: 1991   Genre: Platformer Ah the caveman game. Once upon a time cavemen were all the rage alongside witches in the 16-bit era. Everyone knows Bonk but few remember a prehistoric hero that...
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