Streets of Rage 2 is one of the most beloved Sega games out there. Seriously, it is almost above reproach on the level of Super Mario World, Tetris, Robowarrior, and Pac-Man. With such admiration comes fans that are more than willing to bring their own ideas to the classic through hacks (PC gamers know these […]
Posts Tagged ‘16-bit’
Top 3 Fighting Games of the 16-bit Era (Top 3 Tuesday)
May 10th, 2017
Michael Crisman If you don’t associate the 16-bit era with fighting games, you’re either an amnesiac or throwing off the curve for this site’s age demographic. If, as I suspect, you are a gamer who finds himself on the wrong side of thirty, then you’re already formulating a list in your head from the topic title. Thanks […]
Five Best Sega Genesis Comics Games (Yes, Batman Is #1)
February 16th, 2017
Carl Williams When doing a list like this, it is hard to come up with a number one game that has not been on top everywhere already. Batman holds the #1 spot here, again, so if you think you know the whole list already, scroll by. For the rest of you, there are some good games on this […]
Interview with Mega Cat Studios Creatures of Coffee Crisis for Sega Genesis
December 4th, 2016
Carl Williams Special interview with the team behind Coffee Crisis, the new Sega Genesis brawler.
Acme Animation Factory Gives Gamers Small Taste of Cartoon Creation – November 5th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
November 5th, 2016
Carl Williams You can tell how mainstream a console is based on the more “off the wall” titles that it received. For many this is experimental titles such as My Disney Kitchen on the original PlayStation. This can also be gauged by how many Barbie games a console has available. Let’s go back a little further and […]
Kickstarter – Coffee Crisis New Sega Genesis Brawler
November 5th, 2016
Carl Williams Brawlers are a lost art in today’s world. That is a simple, cold hard, fact. For some reason the scrolling fighter genre has fallen on hard times. I come from a period of gaming when Streets of Rage, Final Fight, Rival Turf, and River City Ransom ruled the roost. With Coffee Crisis I can see […]
Adaeus – Rogue Planet Currently on Steam Greenlight
October 29th, 2016
Carl Williams Anyone that has read Retro Gaming Magazine for long knows we do our best to help independent and homebrew developers reach new audiences (as long as we like their stuff). That is why we are proud to bring you news about Adaeus – Rogue Planet which is currently sitting on Steam Greenlight looking for some […]
Streets of Rage Brings Fight to Sega Genesis – September 18th, 1991 – Today in Video Game History
September 17th, 2016
Carl Williams A funny thing happened to Sega when they released their Genesis console. For a very long period in gaming history, they were approaching, or were on, the top of the gaming world. They were the talk of the town across the globe. Nintendo still had a stranglehold on videogames but the success of the Sega […]
Review – Phantasy Star II for Sega Genesis
August 18th, 2016
Jason Pettit In 1990, Sega released Phantasy Star II in North America, the second installment in the sci-fi RPG series. The story takes place 1000 years after the events of the first game. There’s been a sudden increase in bio-monsters on your home planet, and Rolf is given a mission to locate a recorder in a […]
5 Disney 16-Bit Games We Want Re-Released That Don’t Star Mickey Mouse
August 6th, 2016
Carl Williams It is no secret that recently Disney re-released three classics on to the popular GOG.com service. That is great news and just got me to thinking about what other Disney games from the 16-Bit days that need to be re-released. It took a bit of work but here is my list. I already covered the […]
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