Every console has hacks and bootlegs. The Genesis is actually home to quite a few good ones, some good enough to pass for licensed retail releases, with original sprite work and designs. Contributor Greg Jurkiewicz examines some of the best to see which are actually worth tracking down.
Articles written by: Greg J
Battle Mania Daiginjou
The Battle Mania games featured beautiful visuals, rock-solid gameplay, and some really great humor. The first game made it across the pond under the Trouble Shooter moniker, but its much-improved sequel was left behind. Is it worth the $150 asking price?
Unshelved: Fido Dido
Every publisher has a list of projects that never found their way onto store shelves. Though they were finished and tested, company politics or financial turmoil caused them to be shelved, for what was thought to be the rest of time. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology (read: internet), many of these games are becoming available for play. For this reason, Sega-16 kicks off a brand new feature series wherein we examine those titles that were commercially developed but for some reason never released. Our first article is devoted to Kaneko’s mascot platformer Fido Dido, a neat little game that was completed but shelved. Well, we’re unshelving it.
Spider-Man & Venom: Separation Anxiety
Poor Spider-Man. When he’s on an upswing, like after a great game like Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin, someone has to come along and cut his webbing with a stinker like Separation Anxiety. The ups and downs of the web slinger’s video career even make Batman shake his head in disbelief, but thankfully ol’ web head keeps on fighting.






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