One of the games at the center of the 1993 Senate Hearings on Video Game Violence, Mortal Kombat on the Genesis offered brutal faithfulness to the arcade original, and it went on to outsell the SNES version by a margin of more than two to one. Are blood and gore really such important selling points? Um, yeah!
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Locked Out: Importing Made Easy
One of the biggest questions Genesis gamers have is whether or not they can play their import games (read: Mega Drive and Mega CD) on their U.S. Genesis system. The answer is somewhat tricky and leads to a lot of confusion as to exactly what is and isn’t compatible.
Wisdom Tree: Developers without a License
The four Bible games for Sega’s wonder console are a mysterious enclave within the Genesis library. There really aren’t any other titles like them for the system.but is that a good thing or a bad thing? Most gamers think they’re either only good for a laugh or they’re pathetic pieces of trash that should be burned immediately.
Brutal: Paws of Fury
Gametek’s furry fighters appeared on all three of Sega’s 16-bit machines, and opinions vary as to which is the best. The Genesis version can hold its own against its Sega CD and 32X siblings, but how does it compare to the other fighters available on the console?
Genre Spotlight: Beat-‘Em-Up Bonanza
The Genesis is home to a ton of side-scrolling action/fighting games, or that lovely genre we call the beat-’em-up. Just how many are there? Well, why not read our comprehensive article and find out?
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