Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

Developer: Imagineering   Publisher: THQ   Release: 12/92    Genre: Platformer Looking back it is odd how Swamp Thing had a spike in...
Smash T.V.

Smash T.V.

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 09/91   Genre: Action Smash T.V. is up there as one of the arcade games I...
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister SIx

Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister SIx

Developer: Bits Studios   Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 10/92   Genre: Action This one hurts folks. As the Spider-Man games began to roll out...
Alfred Chicken

Alfred Chicken

Developer: Twilight   Publisher: Mindscape    Release: 02/94    Genre: Platformer Alfred Chicken. For such an obscure title it received heavy print advertising back...
Twinbee 3: Poko Poko Daimaou

Twinbee 3: Poko Poko Daimaou

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 09/29/89   Genre: Shooter Stinger was a game I was not particularly fond of. Maybe I was too...
Solomon’s Key

Solomon’s Key

Developer: Tecmo    Publisher: Tecmo    Release: 07/22/87    Genre: Puzzle Solomon’s Key is an example of a game that grew on me over time....
Super Ninja Boy

Super Ninja Boy

Developer: Culture Brain    Publisher: Culture Brain    Release: 04/93   Genre: Action RPG I was late getting around to Little Ninja Bros. on the...
Power Moves

Power Moves

Developer: System Vision   Publisher: Kaneko    Release: 01/93   Genre: Action Ah yes, Power Moves. If you grew up in the 90’s...
Street Fighter II Turbo

Street Fighter II Turbo

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 08/01/93   Genre: Action The announcement of Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition for the Sega Genesis was a...
Iron Commando

Iron Commando

Developer: Arcade Zone   Publisher: Poppo   Release: 02/10/95   Genre: Beat em up I have mentioned that the beat em up genre...
Street Racer

Street Racer

Developer: Vivid Image    Publisher: Ubi Soft    Release: 94    Genre: Racing Super Mario Kart was the bestselling racing game of its generation. At just...
Captain America & the Avengers SNES

Captain America & the Avengers SNES

Developer: Realtime Associates   Publisher: Mindscape   Release: 1993   Genre: Beat em up Let’s be completely honest for a moment: Captain America...

Genesis

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Tinhead

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...
The Pirates of Dark Water (Genesis)

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....
Super Hang-On

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...
Truxton

Truxton

Developer: Toaplan    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/89   Genre: Shooter Truxton was a random rental back in the day before the Sega Genesis library...
Technoclash

Technoclash

Developer: BlueSky Software   Publisher: EA   Release: 08/93  Genre: Action RPG I remember Technoclash from previews in Sega Visions magazine. The premise...
Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

Developer: Probe    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 09/13/93   Genre: Fighting Street Fighter 2 is one of the most influential games of all time, not...

Turbo Grafx-16

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Metal Stoker

Developer: Sankindo   Publisher: Face   Release: 07/12/91   Genre: Shooter This one has been a long time coming. I have been interested in Metal Stoker for a long time. The box art is striking and almost gives off the...

Legion

Developer: Renovation    Publisher: Telenet    Release: 09/21/90    Genre: Shooter What the hell happened here? Renovation/Telenet was no strangers to the shooter genre. They blessed the Sega Genesis with many o...

Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 3

Developer: Masaya   Publisher: Masaya   Release: 02/28/92   Genre: Action Shockman was a valiant attempt at providing the Turbo Grafx-16 with some Mega Man inspired action. But while it kind of had the look ultimately...

Nexzr

Developer: Inter State   Publisher: Naxat Soft   Release: 12/11/92   Genre: Shooter It is inevitable. When you have so many shooters on one platform eventually they will start to blend together. It does not help that ...

Martial Champion

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/17/93   Genre: Fighting Konami established the fighting game genre with Yie Ar Kung-Fu alongside Karate Champ. Many of us older gamers loved it as it offered s...

Saturn

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Strikers 1945

Strikers 1945

Developer: Psikyo    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 06/28/96   Genre: Shooter Imitation is a sincere form of flattery. Strikers 1945 bears more than...
Bulk Slash

Bulk Slash

Developer: CAProduction   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 07/11/97   Genre: Action Because of its early demise the Saturn never truly had a chance...
Bubble Symphony

Bubble Symphony

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Publisher: 11/27/97   Genre: Platformer Watching arcades disappear around the mid-90s was a sad sight. Not only because it...
Golden Axe: the Duel

Golden Axe: the Duel

Developer: Sega AM1   Publisher: Sega    Release: 06/27/96   Genre: Fighting Once the Saturn was released the expectation was that we would receive...
G Vector

G Vector

Developer: Soft Office   Publisher: Soft Office   Release: 10/16/97   Genre: Shooter For many Virtua Fighter was the star of the Sega...
Tryrush Deppy

Tryrush Deppy

Developer: System Supply N-Tech    Publisher: Nihon Create    Release: 11/22/96   Genre: Platformer The Saturn was built to be a 2d powerhouse....

PlayStation

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Resident Evil

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 04/01/96   Genre: Horror Resident Evil is one of the first PlayStation games that truly made me realize the next generation had arrived. Don’t get me wrong, the...

Time Crisis

Developer: Namco    Publisher: Namco    Release: 11/12/97   Genre: Rail Shooter I have always enjoyed the yin and yang between Namco and Sega. When Sega created Virtua Fighter Tekken was not far behind. Once Virtu...

Silent Bomber

Developer: CyberConnect   Publisher: Bandai   Release: 04/00   Genre: Action Bomberman Act Zero is an embarrassment to the venerable series. I can understand the reasoning behind its creation: with an aging gaming p...

Ganbare Goemon: Uchuu Kaizoku Akoginzu

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 03/22/96    Genre: Action Being a Ganbare Goemon fan has not been easy. The vast majority of the series never left Japan and even in the age of fan translations...

Nintendo 64

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Pilotwings 64

Pilotwings 64

Developer: Paradigm/EAD    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 09/29/96   Genre: Simulation Pilotwings alongside F-Zero was the perfect showcase of what Mode 7 could do...
Hot Wheels Turbo Racing

Hot Wheels Turbo Racing

Developer: Stormfront Studios   Publisher: EA   Release:    Genre: Racing If you are of a certain age Hot Wheels were a part of...
Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers

Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers

Developer: Ubi Soft    Publisher: Ubi Soft    Release: 12/20/00   Genre: Platformer Many parties would touch the Disney license over the years. And to...
Off Road Challenge

Off Road Challenge

Developer: Avalanche    Publisher: Midway    Release: 06/30/98   Genre: Racing When the 3d revolution hit racing games were one of the genres that...
Multi Racing Championship

Multi Racing Championship

Developer: Genki    Publisher: Ocean    Release: 07/18/97   Genre: Racing Those of us who lived through the Nintendo 64’s first year came to...
Cruis’n World

Cruis’n World

Developer: Eurocom    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 09/29/98    Genre: Racing Cruis’n USA was our first look at the N64 hardware, at least that was what...

Dreamcast

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Hydro Thunder

Hydro Thunder

Developer: Eurocom    Publisher: Midway    Release: 09/9/99    Genre: Racing Like many I looked forward to the Sega Dreamcast launch in the US. Even though...
Mars Matrix

Mars Matrix

Developer: Takumi    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 04/30/01   Genre: Shooter In my nascent bullet hell days many years ago many swore by Mars Matrix as...
Dolphin Blue

Dolphin Blue

Developer: Sammy    Publisher: Sammy    Release: 2003    Genre: Action Dolphin Blue is a 2.5D Metal Slug, let’s get that out of the way...
Dynamite Cop

Dynamite Cop

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 11/02/99   Genre: Beat em up With every passing generation it seems we leave certain genres behind. Shooters...
Gunbird 2

Gunbird 2

Developer: Psikyo    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 2000   Genre: Shooter There were many, many classic shooters released for the PlayStation and Saturn in...
House of the Dead 2

House of the Dead 2

Developer: CRI    Publisher: Sega    Release: 09/9/99   Genre: Rail Shooter The House of the Dead was simple in concept yet brilliant in...

PlayStation 2

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The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Developer: Electronic Arts    Publisher: Electronic Arts    Release: 11/06/23   Genre: Action The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers was a huge surprise in 2002. Licensed games are nothing new but few had the product...

Klonoa 2 – Lunatea’s Veil

, Developer: Namco    Publisher: Namco    Release: 07/25/01   Genre: Platformer Klonoa was a breath of fresh air for platformers during the 32-bit era. While many developers were going full 3d like Mario 64 Klonoa...

Vampire Night

Developer: Wow Entertainment   Publisher: Namco   Release: 11/13/01  Genre: Action In the mid to late 90s Sega and Namco went back and forth creating arcade hits to compete with each other. When Sega made Virtua Figh...

Spider-Man: the Movie

Developer: Treyarch    Publisher: Activision    Release: 04/16/02   Genre: Action     Platforms: PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, PC For the longest time Activision was a shining example of how to handle licensed video ga...

GameCbe

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The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Developer: Electronic Arts    Publisher: Electronic Arts    Release: 11/06/23   Genre: Action The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers was a huge surprise in 2002. Licensed games are nothing new but few had the product...

Tube Slider

Developer: NDcube   Publisher: NEC Interchannel   Release: 04/17/03  Genre: Racing The news that NEC was returning to the video game market in the US was surprising. While they left the US market in the mid-90s they ...

Spider-Man: the Movie

Developer: Treyarch    Publisher: Activision    Release: 04/16/02   Genre: Action     Platforms: PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, PC For the longest time Activision was a shining example of how to handle licensed video ga...

Star Fox Adventures

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 09/23/22   Genre: Action Adventure The final days of the Nintendo 64 were dark. Usually when most platforms enter their end of life gamers are treated to some of ...

Spy Hunter

Developer: Point of View    Publisher: Midway    Release: 03/12/02   Genre: Action Spy Hunter is a game everyone remembers for its cool theme rather than its gameplay. After a few minutes you have seen almost ever...
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the...

Developer: Electronic Arts    Publisher: Electronic Arts    Release: 11/06/23   Genre: Action The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers was a...
Klonoa 2 –  Lunatea’s Veil

Klonoa 2 – Lunatea’s Veil

, Developer: Namco    Publisher: Namco    Release: 07/25/01   Genre: Platformer Klonoa was a breath of fresh air for platformers during the 32-bit era....
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Developer: Inti Creates   Publisher: Inti Creates  Release: 07/20/20  Genre: Platformer                      Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, XBox One, PC Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon was...
Gravity Circuit

Gravity Circuit

Developer: Domesticated Ant Games    Publisher: PID Games   Release: 07/13/23   Genre: Action    Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch Mega Man is...
Blaster Master Zero

Blaster Master Zero

Developer: Inti Creates   Publisher: Inti Creates   Release: 03/09/17   Genre: Action Adventure Platforms: Switch, PS4, Xbox One, , XBox Series, 3DS, PC Blaster...
Ravenlok

Ravenlok

Developer: Cococucumber   Publisher: Cococucumber   Release: 05/04/23   Genre: Action RPG The indie game movement has done wonders in bringing under served genres...

Features

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Top 10 Sega Genesis Hidden Gems

Top 10 Sega Genesis Hidden Gems

The Sega Genesis had a long life as it released in 1989 but received new releases up until 1998. With that many years...