The Sega Club was a short-lived line of titles directed at the younger gamer set, those little brothers and sisters that would occupy the Genesis while their elder siblings played the Nomad or were out of the house. Though not widely acknowledged, the majority of the games in the series were actually quite good, and many still hold up today. Granted, they didn’t exactly tax the hardware or feature any deeply compelling gameplay, but they didn’t need to. The audience they catered to was one with few demands, and as long as the games were entertaining, the little ones were happy. Scholastic’s Magic School Bus was a game that focused on science, primarily astronomy, and it offered a myriad of gameplay segments that were engaging enough to keep kids playing but were never too hard.

Game analysts everywhere are quick to point out that there’s a large sector of people who aren’t interested in all the bells and whistles of modern consoles (or their high price tags). This, they say, explains why Nintendo’s Wii is such a success. Well, if analysts had just stopped to talk to the preschooler set, they would have found this out years ago! Yes, as long as a game is good, young kids don’t care what console it’s on, and in this area the Genesis can hold its own against the competition – modern or not. Take Richard Scarry’s Busytown, for example. Here’s a game that covers all the bases and provides an instantly accessible world to kids who aren’t even old enough to read yet. It even supports the Mega Mouse!