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Our Stories from the Book of Genesis series has been quite successful, offering readers a chance to express their own tales of Sega 16-bit fandom or show off their latest fan fiction. This month, we’ve got the second installment of Revenge of the Genesis Brotherhood, a tale about one man’s wild journey across some of the console’s most memorable titles. Read on and enjoy!
Genesis fans have a special place in their hearts for Treasure. They’ve given us some great games, like the classic Gunstar Heroes, as well as some gems that were never brought to America (Alien Soldier, for example). Stubborn as a mule, they still won’t bring it our way even after a decade! Lucky for us, we can import Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box for the Japanese Playstation 2. Volume 25 of the Sega Ages 2500 series.
Already a PC powerhouse, Electronic Arts was among the first American companies to jump aboard the Genesis bandwagon. A slew of quality releases elevated them to the upper echelon of 3rd party developers, and they eventually went on to become the biggest of them all. As the founder of EA, Trip Hawkins brought his revolutionary vision of game design to the Genesis and played a major part in its success. From original series like Madden to excellent ports like Marble Madness and The Immortal, Electronic Arts brought a diverse range of excellent titles to Genesis gamers.
Our last editorial on the best Genesis soundtracks garnered more than its fair share of controversy, so we decided to do another one! Everyone has their own ideas as to which are the best scores out there, so why not read the second installment of Legacy of the Z80 Sound Chip and see what we came up with?
During its run, the Genesis had several attempts at cashing in on the burgeoning first-person shooter genre. Everything from wholly original titles to such cash cows as Duke Nukem 3D somehow found their way onto the console. But was it too much too soon? Was the Genesis even capable of doing this modern genre the justice needed to make its games enjoyable and most of all, playable?