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It’s never too late to become a Genesis fan, and Sega’s little black box is still attracting gamers a decade after it was officially put to rest. Many people have come to it over the years, looking to Sega’s quality arcade ports and original properties for experiences from a bygone era. Others, after years of loyalty to competitors, decided to give the Genesis a shot several times, but circumstances kept them from finally realizing their intentions.
The Super Bowl is practically upon us, so we’ve decided to celebrate this great American sports tradition with a new Genre Spotlight article covering all the football games available on the Genesis. Wait…excuse me… (takes note handed from offscreen)… Sorry ladies and gentlemen. It seems our article is on the sport the rest of the world calls football, that which we Americans know as soccer. Not a problem! A great sport deserves all the same coverage, so we’ve rounded up all of them for you in a comprehensive piece. Read the full article and lace up those cleats!
The holidays are virtually over, and it’s time to see what Santa brought us! Our readers have been playing plenty of Genesis this month, and they’re once again ready to share their experiences. Check out volume #25 of our Reader Roundtable feature and see what’s been going on!
Looking for some adventure? Tired of shooters and platformers? Then you might want to take a look at our feature 16-Bits of Adventure, which highlights some of the more interesting adventure games on both the Genesis and the Sega CD. Some of them are great, and some are… not so great, but all are worth looking into. Read the full article and see which ones you might have missed!
Gamers around the world long to visit Akihabara, Japan. Long known as a haven of everything retro, it holds many items that westerners can only obtain online, if at all. Some are lucky enough to find themselves in such a great place for spending their deflated dollars on everything Mega Drive, and staff writer Rodger Swan is one such man. Sega-16’s very own Man in Japan gives us a brief tour of one of his outings to the famed electronics district in the newest edition of Genesis Around the World. Read on dear friend, and don’t forget to bring some napkins. Trust us, you’ll need them.