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N-Europe: Virtual Console Reviews Roundup

N-Europe's Sam Gittins writes (about Mayhem in Monsterland): "One of the very last games to be released for the C64, this vibrant platform title showed what the system was truly capable of and why owners of the machine were so fond of using it as their platform of choice. Essentially it's only partly original because most of it's mechanics are borrowed from other popular platform games but it's the way in which it's all executed that elevates it to levels of excellence."

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15 Sega Genesis Games that Hold Up Today

The Sega Genesis is a tad underappreciated. This site has already posted about how this console was great for the RPG genre despite the SNES getting more glory. However, that was not the only genre that flourished on the Genesis/Mega Drive.

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Jiub889d ago

Shining Force is on my long list of game series should be revived. Same with console Phantasy Star

Fonsecap889d ago

Shining Force 1, 2 and 3 were awesome, the third one can only be played with emulation along with the translation project because of Episode 2 and 3 that were only released in JP. But I agree, I don't know why SEGA don't revive this franchise, tactics games are very well accepted these days.

Jiub889d ago

I didn't know that about the third one. After the success of the last Fire Emblem, I can't imagine why we don't get more tactics RPGs out there. I'd even take a tactics ogre at this point

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gold_drake888d ago

YES
i love shining force. i need a bundle with all the games in it.

but the mobile game is coming soon anyways :)

Petebloodyonion888d ago

I'm sorry but I feel the list has been made by a person checking his own backlog catalog.
Mortal Kombat 2? missing half of the sounds and animation from the arcade.
And can we say Super dark soul difficulty when we say Earthworm Jim 2

Here's my pick for still holding up and fun

- Shinobi Shadow Dancer, not too tough nor too easy with a good arcade challenge 1 hour long to complete.
- Gunstar Heroes
- Nhl 94
- Thunder Force 3

Shuckylad888d ago

The 16 bit era in general has aged better than any pre hd generation imo.

Fist4achin888d ago

Great lost with lots of memories. A reboot of the Shadowrun game and Shining Force would keep me entertained and busy for a long time.

gold_drake888d ago

-Soleil
-Sonic 2, 3 and knuckles, pinball
-that one x-men game i always forget its name
-that one fighting game that has different characters (a fishmen, an assassin lady, a private detective from the 70s etc)
-shining force 2
-dynamite heady (probably the best looking genesis game, imo)
-wonderboy in monster world

those are the ones that come to mind ha.

Yui_Suzumiya888d ago

Sega CD version is so much better though.. I had both versions back in the 90's

gold_drake887d ago

oh yeh, thats the name. i always forget it haha.

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4 Sega arcade classics - Sega Ages on Switch Reviews (Part 2)

"The Sega Ages releases keep on coming so allow me to catch you up on the 4 most recent entries in Sega's retro series for Switch." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums

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moonkrj1722d ago

I adore Crazy Taxi (began playing it back in the 90s) and especially the Vegas-style city in Crazy Taxi 3. Just found Michael Andronico's article Sega Genesis Mini Hands-on Review: This Beats Nintendo and Sony on https://essays.agency/homew...

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Watch The Evolution Of Video Games' Character-Select Screen

For all the advancements that have been made in gaming, one element that remains in place is the character-select screen. Talk to someone who played games years ago--whether it was Super Mario Bros. 2, Street Fighter II, or any number of games--and you'll likely see them reminisce about the time spent on those screens agonizing over their character choice.

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