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Paprium is a brand new brawler title for the Sega Genesis. Some of you reading this may know it by its former name, Project Y. Most that knew about this game probably gave up on seeing it years ago. Considering this fighting game was in development for four years it is easy to see why. […]
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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Makes Sega Genesis Debut – December 2nd, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
December 2nd, 2020 
Carl Williams Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse by Sega for the Sega Genesis is a sign of the times. If you had a non-sports licensed product, you had a 2D side scrolling action game. Sure, there is the oddball here and there starring people like Shaquille O’Neal but, thankfully they are rare. Sega knew what they […]
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Mickey Mania Takes Fans on Disney Historical Adventure on Sega Genesis – November 7th, 1994
November 7th, 2020 Carl Williams Mickey Mania continued the tradition of 16-bit Disney games being great offerings. Other than a snafu or two on TurboGrafx-16, this was true. The full title of this multiplatform game was long. The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse graced the box. What gamers got was just that – an adventure that covered most of Mickey’s […]
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Prerendered Blastathon Vectorman Makes Sega Genesis Debut – October 24th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
October 24th, 2020 Carl Williams Vectorman was one of the better uses of prerendered computer graphics in games. Sure, Nintendo did it with the Donkey Kong Country franchise but that was, well, on the Super Nintendo. Sega needed something to brag about in this genre and Vectorman was it. I find it hard to ignore but there is a strong […]
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Mortal Kombat Sees Super Nintendo Sega Genesis and More Ports – September 13th, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
September 12th, 2020 Carl Williams Mortal Kombat is iconic. It started life as an arcade game attempting to do the impossible. Take on Capcom’s Street Fighter II machine which had been ruling arcades. The key to the success of Mortal Kombat was the imagery and match endings. Ed Boon and John Tobias knew they had to stand out and stand […]
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Raiden Trad Brings Classic Vertical Scrolling Arcade Title to Sega Genesis – September 7th, 1991 – Today in Video Game History
September 7th, 2020 Carl Williams Raiden Trad, short for Raiden Tradition, is the name given to some home ports of the classic arcade shooter. I am not sure why they did this, but it is what it is. Released by Micronet, Raiden Trad certainly continued the strong Sega Genesis home arcade ports tradition. There were a few changes but that […]
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Arkagis Revolution Launches on Sega Genesis
September 5th, 2020 Carl Williams Arkagis Revolution proves the Sega Genesis has plenty of tricks up its sleeve. Well, the 68000 CPU that powers the console does anyhow. Remember all the hype around Mode 7 when Nintendo announced the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)? Remember how Sega’s answer to that hype was to release a new add-on, the Sega CD, […]
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Verge World New Sega Genesis and Amiga Game in Development
August 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Verge World is an upcoming voxel-based 3D shooter for the Sega Genesis and Commodore Amiga. Interestingly, this is the first voxel-based game for the Sega Genesis. For those wondering, this title shares a similar view to Nintendo’s Star Fox. The difference is the graphics.
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Sega Genesis Parachute Game Pays Homage to Nintendo Classics
August 8th, 2020 Carl Williams Parachute is a newly released independent homebrew title for the Sega Genesis. The idea is to create a decent facsimile of the classic Nintendo Game & Watch portables. For someone learning how to use the Sega Genesis Development Kit (SGDK) software, they certainly achieved their goal.
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Final Shell Shock Sees Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Invade Streets of Rage on Sega Genesis
June 7th, 2020 Carl Williams The Final Shell Shock brings the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) to the world of Streets of Rage. This is an alternate timeline, alternate universe, tale of Streets of Rage 2. That gives the game a bit of leeway to play with. While we are lacking on exactly what details are not canon here, some […]
