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For every game released on a console, many more are left in the arcade. Konami, one of the big guns in the industry, has more than their share of abandoned coin-ops. Games which would have fit snugly on Sega’s 16-bit consoles were instead left to languish in obscurity or be enjoyed only through emulation. We’ve compiled a list of the more notable titles, which you should play in some form or another. Read our latest installment of Lost in the Arcade and wonder what could have been…
Though it only has a few choice cuts, the Sega Mega Drive Super Medley tries to make up in quality what it lacks in quantity. One of the many Genesis-era audio releases on CD, we’ve given it a complete run-through to see if it’s worth your cash! Check out our full feature and see if this is one to own!
Not often enough, a video game fan gets to live out a dream. Whether it’s taking part in a game’s actual creation or meeting one of those responsible, one must jump at the chance when it presents actually itself. Such was the case with our latest feature, where Sega-16 contributor David Patricola got to actually meet one of his gaming idols: the famed Yuzo Koshiro. Check out volume thirteen of Stories from the Book of Genesis for the scoop!
One of Namco’s biggest franchises saw two sequels on the Genesis and then upped and disappeared. Successfula and popular, the story of Rolling Thunder is one that mimics something you’d hear about on True Hollywood Story. Why was it abandoned? Who knows. All that is known is that the Genesis got two awesome action games, one of which was an exclusive.
September: ah, the start of a new school year, the falling leaves – the coming of Autumn. I have to say, it’s my favorite time of year, and what better way to enter it than with a list of great games? Volume ten of our Reader Roundtable series features a ton of classics that have been tearing up our readers’ Genesis consoles. Read the article and see what they’ve been playing.