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Just hanging out at the beach can be a death-defying challenge when video games are involved. Seriously, don’t these guys ever get a day off? Apparently not. Nothing could seemingly be better than spending a day of surf and sunshine with six hot babes, unless it includes alien abductions, time travel, and toxic waste. Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama tells the tale of one man’s quest to save the most important thing imaginable: scantily-clad women. Oh yeah, and the environment too… I guess.
Every console since the dawn of time has been burdoned with licensed games. Even to this day, they line the shelves of local game stores, awaiting unsuspecting consumers looking to take an active part in their favorite movies and programs. The problem is that virtually all of these games suffer from one of two problems: weak source material or the developer only having an interest in a simple cash run. Which is The Adventures of Mighty Max?
The ’90s saw some great cartoons, and among the best was Animaniacs, which made adults laugh just as hard as kids, with its pop culture references and subtle humor. Its huge sucess led to a ton of marketing, including video games. The Genesis platformer was a refreshing take on the genre and featured some great on-the-fly character swapping which was essential to passing each stage.
Longing to get out from under Nintendo’s brutal licensing contract, Namco finally managed to release a few gems early on for the Genesis. One of those first games was Marvel Land, a cutesy platformer that did a decent job of emulating its arcade sibling. Our full review has all the details, so read on and see where the Sega/Namco collaboration got its roots.
Virgin Games had a string of hits on the Genesis, and it was the place that pooled the talents of David Perry and Tommy Tallarico, who both eventually went on to bigger and brighter things. One of their most popular collaborations was Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators, an action game with an environmental theme and a McDonald’s license.