Category: Genesis

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...

Developer: Namco    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 part of...

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...

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...

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....

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 ...

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...

Developer: Sammy   Publisher: American Sammy    Release: 1994   Genre: Shooter The Neo Geo was the most advanced home console for its time. It was so advanced in fact that even later consoles like the PlayStation and Saturn had problems...

Developer: the Bitmap Brothers   Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte    Release: 12/93   Genre: Action As someone who lives in the US I was always fascinated by the Amiga. Magazine coverage of its games was sparse but they all seemed interesting. The...