Sly has come to the Genesis! Based on the Hollywood hit of the same name, this action smash has players take the role of Stallone, who’s out to kill Wesley Snipe before he can manage to make people copy his hair style!
Author: Vince Thornburg
Double Dragon
Technos launched a genre into stardom and created a massive franchise with Double Dragon, and the game has been made available for just about every console ever made. The Genesis version should have been arcade perfect, but somehow, Technos managed to screw it up. While not unplayable, it’s a far cry from what it should have been.
Jeopardy!
The game we have today is Jeopardy. The original was soon followed by Deluxe and Sports versions in the same year. It came out during the streak of game show games being released for both Genesis and SNES. Apparently, someone at GameTek thought that game shows would be the next big cash cows of the gaming industry. I don’t think so.
Shining Force II: Seal of the Ancients
Sega and Sonic Software Planning join forces for perhaps the best strategy/RPG on Genesis. A worthy sequel to the classic original, Shining Force II is a tour de force that delivers on all fronts. Even if you haven’t played the first game, this is one that you definitely need to give some time. It’s that good.
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
With most of the attention going to the battle being waged between Sonic and Mario, the Mickey Mouse series was almost ignored by most of America in the early ’90s. Most of his games were shelf-sitters and bargain bin warmers, some with good reason (Fantasia anyone?). A few, however, were actually pretty good. Titles such as Castle of Illusion, Mickey Mania, and of course, World of Illusion come to mind.