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Genesis Reviews

Marvel Land

Longing to get out from under Nintendo’s brutal licensing contract, Namco finally managed to release a few gems early on for the Genesis. One of those first games was Marvel Land, a cutesy platformer that did a decent job of emulating its arcade sibling. Our full review has all the details, so read on and see where the Sega/Namco collaboration got its roots.

Genesis Reviews

Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators

Virgin Games had a string of hits on the Genesis, and it was the place that pooled the talents of David Perry and Tommy Tallarico, who both eventually went on to bigger and brighter things. One of their most popular collaborations was Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators, an action game with an environmental theme and a McDonald’s license.

Genesis Reviews

ClayFighter

After the blockbuster debut of Capcom’s seminal Street Fighter II, it seemed that everyone was trying to cash in on the fighting game craze, no matter how bad their offering was. Interplay made a shameless bid for gamer’s dollars with ClayFighter, a stiff and nearly unplayable brawler that justified small children’s fear of the circus.

Features, Interviews

Interview: Stieg Hedlund (STI Programmer)

Stieg Hedlund is among the elite among PC developers, having developed the hugely popular Diablo II and Starcraft. He also spent a few years at the Sega Technical Institute, where he worked on games like Comix Zone. We recently had a chance to chat with him, and he had a lot of interesting things to say about everything from a Comix Zone sequel to the story behind the highly underrated Ooze.