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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.
Archive for the ‘Genesis’ Category
Sega Genesis Parachute Game Pays Homage to Nintendo Classics
August 8th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Genesis, News, Sega 
Tags: action, arcade, Game & Watch, independent homebrew, Parachute, Sega Genesis Development Kit, SGDK 
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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 […]
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Data East Saves Mega Turrican on Sega Genesis – June 7th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
June 6th, 2020 Carl Williams Mega Turrican can be viewed as Turrican 3. This is mainly because it was marketed as such on the Commodore Amiga. On that platform this game was called Turrican 3: Payment Day. Originally planned for release in 1993, Factor 5 would have to wait almost a year for launch. Data East picked up worldwide distribution […]
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Mortal Kombat Invades Streets of Rage 2 Part 1
May 30th, 2020 Carl Williams While Streets of Rage 4 is still riding high on fan support, other fans have been keeping an earlier entry alive. Part of that effort is adding new characters to Streets of Rage 2, released on Sega Genesis in the early 1990’s. One of the more interesting hacks I have discovered adds Mortal Kombat characters […]
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Top Five Retro Console Games Series Worth Playing Quarantined
March 21st, 2020 Carl Williams We are all dealing with the voluntary, and mandated, quarantines around the world best we can. One way to pass the time is gaming. That is why I have compiled a list of the five best retro games series to play during these times. Your list may be different, and that is cool, so please […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Nintendo, PSOne, Sega, Sony, Super Nintendo Tags: a link to the past, Doom, legend of zelda, simcity, street fighter II, streets of rage 2 No Comments »
16 Bit Resident Evil Demake Now Called Bio Evil
March 1st, 2020 Carl Williams What would Resident Evil have looked like had Capcom released it on the Sega Genesis? A 16-bit platform that would obviously require a change in perspective – gone would be the 3D polygon enemies and pre-rendered backgrounds. While we may never know what Capcom’s take on survival horror would look like in 16-bits, we can […]
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Jim Power Kickstarter Bringing Classic Title to New Platforms Fixing SNES Original
January 24th, 2020 Carl Williams In case you have missed it, Jim Power is back and this time he is coming to more platforms than computers and the Super Nintendo. Piko Interactive have picked up the rights to Jim Power and are hard at work to ensure the franchise sees release on many more platforms than originally planned. One being […]
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Posted in Commodore Amiga, Comp, Genesis, NEC, NES, News, Nintendo, Sega, Windows Tags: Jim Power, kickstarter, piko interactive No Comments »
New Sega Genesis Mode 7 Demo Released
January 20th, 2020 Carl Williams This is a follow up to an article I wrote a while back covering the work of GASEGA68k. What we have here is an effort to bring Mode 7 effects to the Sega Genesis. For those that don’t know, Mode 7 was one of the marketing tools that Nintendo used against Sega at the launch […]
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Sega Genesis Akira Prototype Found, ROM Release Hopefully Soon
January 19th, 2020 Carl Williams Akira. The name alone stirs feelings in fans. This classic anime is almost above criticism, much like Pac-Man or Super Mario Bros. The anime was released in 1988 representing the most expensive anime film created up to that point. There was a lot riding on the success of Akira, and it delivered. Fans that are […]
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Amazon Slashes Price on Sega Genesis Mini
November 28th, 2019 Carl Williams If you have a retro gaming fan on your holiday shopping list, then you need to check this out. Amazon has the Sega Genesis Mini on sale right now for an unbelievable price.
