Generation 16

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Generation 16

WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Battle Frenzy

Publisher: Good Deal Games (Acclaim) Developer: Domark Released: 2004 (1994) I'm not sure if I've mentioned Good Deal Games on this blog or not. They're a great place to find copies of previously unreleased games for some of your favourite classic game systems. They

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WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Batman Returns

Publisher: Sega Developer: Malibu Interactive Released: 1992 Anyone who's listened to our fine podcast likely knows that I count this game as one of my all-time favourites. While Sega was so busy trying to show the world the benefits of their CD add on through full-motion

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WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - The San Diego Zoo Presents: The Animals!

It would be really easy to sit here and dump on The Animals for a few hundred words. After all, not only is this a lame "edutainment" title, but it perfectly presents exactly why this kind of software never belonged on the Sega CD in the first place

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WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm

Back in the mid-90s, the shooter (or "shmup." God, I hate that word) was king. In the home gaming market, the Genesis in particular seemed to play home to most of the great shooters on the market. The Sega CD? Not so much. But there were a

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WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - A/X-101

So how about that new Boy and His Blob game for the Wii? Did you know that the original NES game it's based on was coded by none other than David "Pitfall" Crane? If you're old enough to remember the actual game when it

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WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - After Burner III

Sega's arcade heritage is something they never used to have a hard time capitalizing on. The Genesis enjoyed loads of home versions of arcade hits - Hang On, Outrun, Space Harrier, the Shinobi series, and of course, After Burner. But all the technical  trickery employed by the programmers to

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WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - The Adventures of Willy Beamish

Many apologies for how long it's taken to release another installment of my impossibly poorly conceived look at the Sega CD's library. But read on, and you'll understand why this latest post is so delayed. The Sega CD brought a lot of promise with

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Game Club #20 - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson's death caused this fairly common Genesis game to skyrocket in value. A game that could previously be found for a couple bucks was now selling for hundreds of dollars. Even so, it was pretty clear that this would have to be our

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WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - The Adventures of Batman & Robin

In the long-awaited second installment of my journey through one of the greatest game libraries of all time, we take the Dark Knight's second (!) Sega CD adventure for a spin. First, some background. Batman Returns on the Sega CD is one of the greatest Batman games ever

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Game Club #19 - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

It looks like CJ never got around to whipping up a proper Sly Cooper Game Club blog post, so I'm gonna take care of it. :P First a quick announcement: This Game Club was originally scheduled for episode #136, but we have pushed it back until episode #138.

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WELCO METOT HENEX TLEVEL - 3 Ninjas Kick Back

I love the Sega CD. And I love the 16-bit era in general. I'm not sure if that sentiment is purely based on nostalgia, or if it truly was one of the greatest gaming eras ever, but I'm gonna go with the latter for now.

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Game Club #18 - Ys: Book I & II

Ys, the ideal utopia. Once a country so peaceful and prosperous, a country where children were as free as the wind. A country where harmony blew through the hearts of all men.Ys, a kingdom ruled by the wisdom and charity of its six powerful priests. An empire watched over

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Game Club: Beyond Oasis

Two Game Clubs in one month? Surely not! Because we haven't pimped Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection enough, the next Game Club is all about Sega's oft-overlooked adventure game, Beyond Oasis. Let's see if this masterpiece from Yuzo Koshiro's Ancient

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Reminder: Banjo-Kazooie Game Club

The next episode of the Player One Podcast will contain a Game Club segment where we discuss Rare's Nintendo 64 platforming epic (and Mario 64 wannabe) Banjo-Kazooie. Participating is easy. You can discuss the game on our forum, reply to this blog post, leave us a voicemail

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Banjo-Kazooie

It's back—we're doing another Game Club for Episode 120 (out Feb. 9), this time on Rare's Nintendo 64 platformer, Banjo-Kazooie. Initially known by the codename "Dream," this game copped a lot of Mario 64's style, and whether or

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Mega Man

With its recent release on the Virtual Console and the impending release of Mega Man 9 (which I'm rather excited about), this seems like the perfect time to tackle the original Mega Man on the Game Club. Now's your chance to play (or replay) the game

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Alex Kidd in Miracle World

If you've played Alex Kidd in Miracle World, consider yourself one of the few. This Master System platformer was Sega's "answer" to Super Mario and, well, it didn't work out. He was soon replaced by a speedy blue hedgehog and has gone

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Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario Madness

For lucky Game Club #13, we have selected Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario Madness. Available on NES, Wii Virtual Console ($5), Super Nintendo (via Super Mario All-Stars), and Game Boy Advance (Super Mario Advance). Wart At the same time this was heard, a bolt of lightning flashed before Mario&

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation)

"What is man?! Nothing but a miserable pile of secrets!" Yes it's another Konami game for our 12th game club -- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. And it's available for darn near everything. PSN, XBLA, PSP, PS1. Record your comments as an MP3 and send

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Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation)

Naomi: Well, if you come back in one piece, maybe I'll let you do a strip search on me. Solid Snake: I'll hold you to that, doctor. In a few weeks PlayStation 3 owners will be enjoying another chapter in the Metal Gear Solid series. So

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Kid Icarus (NES)

You've been playing as Pit in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and now rumors abound about Nintendo reviving the little angel's long-forgotten Kid Icarus series. For our latest Game Club, we're revisiting the original NES title. Opinions continue to be extremely mixed on this

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Bionic Commando (NES)

With a next (current?)-gen version of Bionic Commando on its way, and the remake, Bionic Commando Rearmed, due out in a matter of weeks, we figured that this would be the perfect time for everyone to get reacquainted with Rad Spencer's original adventure. OK, so not his

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The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES)

This week's game is Konami's The Legend of the Mystical Ninja for the SNES, the game that introduced Western gamers to Goemon. Of course, Americans were afraid of crazy Japanese names back in 1992, so he was renamed "Kid Ying" for this release (and

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Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

It's time for our first SNES Game Club game: Donkey Kong Country, Rare's take on Nintendo's classic character. Dig out your old SNES cart or pick it up for 800 Wii Points on the Virtual Console. Donkey Kong Country - Exposed! - A 1994 promotional video

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Gate of Thunder (TurboGrafx-16 CD / TurboDuo)

For Game Club game #6, we have chosen Gate of Thunder for the TurboGrafx-16 CD / TurboDuo. Available for your playing pleasure via the Wii Virtual Console (800 points). Here's a little info on the game: From Nintendo's Virtual Console page: The legendary sci-fi shooter