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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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘streets of rage’
Streets of Rage Brings Fight to Sega Genesis – September 18th, 1991 – Today in Video Game History
September 17th, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Genesis, News, Sega 
Tags: 16-bit, brawler, final fight, genesis, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega, streets of rage, Yuzo Koshiro 
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Streets of Rage Series – Left in 16-Bit
September 14th, 2016 Carl Williams Sega was riding high during the 16-Bit days when they were able to finally break into the mainstream with the Sega Genesis console. There truly were some classics released for this defunct console. Sonic the Hedgehog debuted here, Alex Kidd stepped up his game from the Master System days, Vectorman kicked butt through two games […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: batman, brawler, fighting, Fighting Force, final fight, genesis, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, Scott Pilgrim, sega, sega genesis, streets of rage, superman, teenage mutant ninja turtles, TMNT No Comments »
Radical Heroes Crimson City Crisis Punching Kickstarter for Help Right Now
August 30th, 2016 Carl Williams Brawlers are a standard in gaming that is sorely missing in today’s gaming world. Sure, there are the occasional fighting game that is not a one on one affair but it is not often and it is not marketed right. This leads the publisher to declaring the genre a waste of money or dead. Radical […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: apogee, brawler, Crimson City Crisis, fighting, final fight, kickstarter, pc, Radical Heroes, steam, streets of rage, windows No Comments »
Super Nintendo Iron Commando Game Sees Steam Release
July 29th, 2016 Carl Williams It is not that often that I get to write articles about games that were previously unreleased seeing an official release. It just doesn’t happen often enough. That is why getting a chance to write up the official release of Iron Commando on Steam is kind of a cool thing for me. This is a […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Nintendo Tags: brawler, double dragon, final fight, Iron Commando, Koutetsu no Senshi, piko interactive, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, snes, steam, streets of rage, super nintendo No Comments »
Double Dragon Pulls Brawler Genre into Mainstream – July 2nd, 1987 – Today in Video Game History
July 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams When you think of arcade brawlers there are not many names that will top Double Dragon. Technos knew they had a good blend of unique to the competition game play and graphics with this one. Sure, there were other brawlers available before Double Dragon but none captured the fan base that this arcade unit did. […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Android, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Lynx, Commodore 64, Comp, Console, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, NEC, NES, News, Nintendo, Playstation 3, Portables, Sega, Sony, Virtual Console, Windows, Xbox, Xbox, ZX Spectrum Tags: billy lee, brawler, double dragon, fighting, final fight, jimmy lee, Marion, street fighter, streets of rage, Technos No Comments »
7 Cool Streets of Rage 2 Hacks
June 16th, 2016 Carl Williams Streets of Rage 2 is one of those titles that fans simply will not allow to die. That is great because the game is quite good. While the original is good, fans have taken the character selection a few steps beyond what Sega ever thought of. Buckle up sunshine, this is going to be a […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: 16-bit, batman, Boss Rush, censorship, dc comics, Earthworm Jim, game hack, genesis, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega, shinobi, streets of rage, superman, teenage mutant ninja turtles, TMNT 1 Comment »
7 Sega Genesis Reboots Retro Gaming Needs
May 28th, 2016 Carl Williams Reboots are always a popular thing. They are almost guaranteed sales. They are also under much more scrutiny than a fresh launch. Retro gaming fans sometimes tend to have quite high requirements for the level of quality of a reboot. Multiply that statement a few times if it is a beloved fan favorite. Capcom has […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: 16-bit, comix zone, Eternal Champions, genesis, gunstar heroes, Kid Chameleon, phantasy star, sega, sonic the hedgehog, streets of rage 4 Comments » Earthworm Jim Joins Streets of Rage 2 Cast on Sega Genesis
March 19th, 2016 Carl Williams Earthworm Jim has entered the world of Streets of Rage 2. Yeah, you read that right. Earthworm Jim is now in Streets of Rage 2. This is not an official thing, Sega has not come to their sense and done what fans have been doing for years. No, this is another fan hack that adds […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: brawler, Earthworm Jim, game hack, genesis, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega, SoR2, streets of rage, youtube 2 Comments »
Today in Reto Gaming – Streets of Rage 2
January 13th, 2016 Michael Crisman When it comes to Sega’s 16-bit library, there are classics and then there are classics, if you know what I’m saying. Streets of Rage 2 (Bare Knuckle 2 for you Asian readers) is, by any definition of the world, a straight up classic. It’s a classic’s classic. It makes most other fighting games available on […]
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Streets of Rage 2 Continues the Beat Down – December 20th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
December 19th, 2015 Carl Williams There is no denying that the Streets of Rage series is one of Sega’s most popular outside of Sonic. It is a tragedy of gaming that they have not kept SoR updated on newer platforms like they have Sonic. Streets of Rage 2 continued the beating up of multiple enemies that started with the original […]
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