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Say goodbye to July with us by taking one last look at what we’ve been playing. Vol. 56 of our monthly Reader Roundtable series presents another selection of what our staff, readers, and forum members have been enjoying this month, 16-bit style! There’s always bound to be something you haven’t heard of in a while or perhaps never heard of at all, so read the full article and then go sound off about it in our forums!
We’ve said it time and time again: Once a Genesis owner, always a Genesis owner. It stays in your blood, and no matter how hard you try to stay away, 16-bits bring you back. So why fight it? Contributor Brian Fielding realized this after almost a decade away from his console, and he shows us just how great it was to get back into Sega gaming in volume 34 of our Stories from the Book of Genesis series.
When Sega released James “Buster” Douglas Knockout Boxing for the Genesis, the product’s shelf life had already been cut short. Shortly after the game hit shelves, Douglas lost the belt in his first title defense, and Sega was left with one big turkey of a license. To top it off, the game was little more than a remix of Taito’s Final Blow coin-op. Most people waiting for a real boxing title were left with a bad taste in their mouths, and by the time the game was ported to the Master System, people had moved on. What they didn’t realize is that the 8-bit version is totally different and bears more of a resemblance to Sega’s Rocky than it’s 16-bit sibling.
As hot as it is outside, the best way to keep cool is by kicking back with some great Genesis software. Our staff and readers did just that this month, and they’ve come together again to share their stories in vol. 55 of our monthly Reader Roundtable series. Read the full article and see what we’ve been up to.
The 27th of this month marks our sixth anniversary! Think about that for a second… we’ve been talking about the Genesis for more than half a decade already. And to think that we still have so much left to say! While we come up with some more articles for you, take a gander at this year’s retrospective. It hasn’t been as eventful a year as others, but that’s ok. We’re just thankful to be here after all this time.