MORE PLATFORMERS!
Earlier in the month of May I paid some due respect to the platformer, that ubiquitous and well-loved game format […]
Genesis
Megastravaganza (Part 3 of 3)
To top off a lazy Sunday afternoon, I bring you the third installment of gems from the Genesis. Did you
Megastravaganza (Part 2 of 3)
I have returned to you swiftly with three more arbitrarily chosen titles for the Sega Mega Drive, also known as
Megastravaganza (Part 1 of 3)
Listen, before you say anything, Genesistravanganza would have been too easy, not to mention way too long of a word.
“Real” Martial Arts Games
Enough life bars and cartoon characters. It’s time for some real shit. A look at three classic “real” martial arts titles.
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Grab Bag: MD/Genesis Pinball!!!
Things are getting pretty rock & roll in here. Come have a look with Bryan as he drops a quarter and tkes three Genesis video pinball titles for a ride!
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ToeJam & Earl (JVP/Sega, 1991)
We hope you’re down with funk, spaceships, aliens, hula girls, garishly-wrapped presents, and giant pools of cheese… Check out Bryan’s review of this Genesis classic!
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Crude Buster/Two Crude Dudes (Data East, 1991)
A beat em up best known by most in its Sega Genesis form, Crude Buster is a game with multiple titles, tons of 90s color, and one crude attitude!
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Spider-Man Video Games: A Look Back
An examination of the famous wall-crawler’s appearances in cartridge form. Tune in, True Believers!
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Mystical Fighter (KID Corp./Taito, 1991)
A review of the underrated 1991 Genesis beat ’em up, flush with kabuki magic and martial arts mayhem!
Song of the Week
Nightcrawler – Genesis (feat. Dana Jean Phoenix)
Like a song has been produced and then filtered through a lazy VHS tape, the retro vibe is spot on throughout, synth pop, retro-electro and 80s computer-funk, wobbling brooding synths, light chord stabs, melancholy and lost.
Genesis (2017). Directed by David Placer
Somewhere between Richard Stanley and Mamoru Oshii and set in the same universe as a William Gibson novel from 1984 is GENESIS, a slick short film from David Placer that just premiered on YouTube.