Category: "Genesis"

Nintendo Download 2/16/2012

More digital titles are now available in Nintendo’s digital shops!

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Turn Your PC Into a Golden Age of Console Gaming Time Machine

Found a shoebox full of games in your garage but don’t remember which box your Genesis and SNES are in?

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Independent Streets of Rage Remake Gets Pulled by Sega

The game, which took an astounding eight years to make, has been shut down by the Sega legal team.

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The History of Gaming – From a First-person Perspective (Video)

A group of College students from Munich have put together this terrific video which takes you through the history of gaming from a first-person perspective.

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Fan Reimagines Sonic & Knuckles in Amazing Video

Everyone has a different idea about how to modernize a classic series. Some believe that 3D graphics and gameplay are the way, while others feel that more polished visuals will do. By now, SEGA’s attempts at revitalizing the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise (at least in the eyes of older fans and critics, as the games [...]

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Games for Kids, Then and Now

Games for kids. It’s a simple, almost obvious concept which nonetheless manages to elicit a negative reaction from those who hear it. If you are reading this, then you are probably an adult who grew up playing video games. If not… do your parents know you’re visiting websites like this? In any case, back in [...]

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Sonic Gets Back to His Roots with New Mini-Figures

Hate green eyes and long limbs on your high-speed hedgehogs? Then these figures might be right up your alley.

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Hedgehog Double Feature: Sonic 2 XL & Doomsday Zone Animation

Today, we have two Sonic the Hedgehog videos on display, one of which is from Sonic the Hedgehog 2. If it weren’t Friday, we would dub this “Sonic 2sday.” And then be promptly sued by SEGA for infringing on their advertising gimmick of 1992.

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We’ve Had Sonic on Nintendo Systems, So Why Not Mario on SEGA?

While New Super Mario Bros. Wii may have skyrocketed to over 15 million copies sold worldwide, that doesn’t mean people are any less fascinated with the original NES blockbuster. And as it so happens, some of those people are doing fascinating things with it.

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The $10,000+ eBay SEGA Collection Auction

See that? That is what is known as “the tip of the iceberg.”

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SEGA Celebrates 19 Years of Sonic with Mega SEGA Sale

Wednesday, June 23rd will mark the 19th birthday of Sonic the Hedgehog, designated as such by the American and European release of the blue blur’s titular debut on the SEGA Genesis and Mega Drive (fun fact: Sonic 1 wasn’t released in Japan until three days later, a fact fans sometimes exploit in “he should be Robotnik, because that’s what he was called first” arguments). To celebrate, SEGA is making like Walmart and rolling back prices on a bunch of their downloadable games and content. And it’s not just Sonic stuff, either.

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Michael Jackson’s Musical Contribution To Sonic 3 Soundtrack Confirmed By Long Time Composer

The speculation as to whether the late Michael Jackson worked on the soundtrack for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 can finally be put to rest. A recently translated interview which appeared in “Black & White“, a French magazine about Michael Jackson, features the artist’s composer, Brad Buxer, talking about his work with M.J on the 1994 [...]

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Sega Genesis & Saturn Zippo Lighters

Banpresto has created a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn zippo lighter case available by pre-order between now and November 6th via Net-You. Each lighter will run you approximately $115 US (¥10,500). That might seem like a steep price to pay for a video game themed lighter, but as you can see in the image [...]

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Bids for Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker game soar on Ebay

Following the death of “The King of Pop” last thursday, sales for Sega’s Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker video game have rised on Ebay.

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New Game Releases: Nov. 16 – Nov. 22

Another highly stellar week of new game releases with the likes of Left 4 Dead, Need for Speed: Undercover, Shaun White Snowboarding, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and the surprisingly well-reviewed Last Remnant for the Xbox 360. What are you guys thinking about picking up?  Is there something I failed to mention that you’re excited for? [...]

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