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After a few months away, we’re back with a complete run down of all the Genesis games released on the Wii Virtual Console since last September. There’s been a bunch of them, and even a few imports! Well, we’re here for you, so read the full article and find out which ones are worth your Wii points!
Normally, you’d think that rolling a shiny metal ball around a stage without letting it fall would make for a great game. The original Marble Madness was wonderful, with its excellent trackball controller and more recently, Marble Blast Ultra on Xbox Live Arcade showed that such a game could work with a controller. But that was long after analog sticks became the norm, and poor Genesis gamers had to suffer with playing on a totally unsatisfactory D-pad. The Genesis port of Marble Madness suffered because of it, among other things, and the resulting effort was poor enough for even creator Mark Cerny to disown it!
Ever since Sterling Silver Software (later called Polygames) started the PGA Tour Golf series on the Genesis, consoles have been getting a yearly fix. The franchise is huge now, with brand exclusivity and Tiger Woods’ face plastered on the box, but it all started on Sega’s little black box.
Imagine the feeling of coming face to face with that game you so desperately want and having the chance to just take it… without anyone knowing. Then imagine how you’d feel afterward! Such was the case of one of our readers, and he shares his tale of shoplifting woe in the latest installment of Stories from the Book of Genesis.
Taito has a long history of arcade hits, and the company ported many of them to the Genesis. In addition to games like Saint Sword and Cadash, gamers received an excellent port of Volfied, also known as Ultimate Qix. Challenging and highly addictive, this puzzle/action hybrid offered excellent gameplay wrapped up in some great presentation – a yummy package all around.
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