Columns

Columns

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 09/90   Genre: Puzzle During the 16-bit era there was a bitter war raging between Sega and Nintendo fans. This conflict threatened to destroy playgrounds across America if it did not stop. What am I...
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Shining Wisdom

Shining Wisdom

Developer: Sonic Software Planning   Publisher: Working Designs   Release: 06/27/96   Genre: Action RPG Sega continually knocks it out of the park with the Shining Force tactical Rpgs. However every time they stray from that genre we end up with mixed re...
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Wrestle War

Wrestle War

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 06/28/91   Genre: Action WWF Slugfest is one of my favorite wrestling games to this day. After suffering through so many terrible Acclaim wrestling games this arcade brawl fest was a breath of fresh air....
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Pulseman

Pulseman

Developer: Game Freak    Publisher: Sega    Release: 07/22/94   Genre: Action Sega truly were their own worst enemy at times. In the early days of the Genesis when they had little third party support Sega were aggressive in bringing games to...
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Space Channel 5

Space Channel 5

Developer: United Game Artists    Publisher: Sega    Release: 06/04/00    Genre: Rhythm I miss that period of Sega history when they were a near endless ball of creativity. Although the Saturn failed that did not dim their spirits. In fact it...
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Dynamite Headdy

Dynamite Headdy

Developer: Treasure    Publisher: Sega    Release 09/94    Genre: Action To this day I am still amazed at the hit streak developer Treasure were on with the Sega Genesis. Their first release, Gunstar Heroes, is one of the top ten greatest games...
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Dungeon Explorer Sega CD

Dungeon Explorer Sega CD

Developer: Westone    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1995   Genre: Action Dungeon Explorer was one of the earliest and only Turbo Grafx-16 pseudo RPGs. As a fan of Gauntlet it also appealed to me as the two games are similar. I spent...
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House of the Dead

House of the Dead

Developer: Tantalus    Publisher: Sega    Release: 03/31/98    Genre: Action Sega built up a stellar track record of great Saturn ports of their arcade games. Considering the Saturn’s messy hardware that they were able to near perfectly replicate gam...
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Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Developer: Westone    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1991   Genre: Action As much as I find the Wonder Boy lineage and naming scheme confusing as hell I have always appreciated the series ability to change at the drop of a dime. Wonder...
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Fatal Labyrinth

Fatal Labyrinth

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1991   Genre: RPG Peruse a list of Sega Genesis Rpgs and chances are Fatal Labyrinth is missing. As an early Genesis title it is somewhat forgotten within the genre. It is understandable; roguelike...
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