Tag Archives: Genesis

Nintendo has announced another slate of games for its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, this time filling out more of the Genesis catalog that that’s included as part of the Expansion Pack. Those include a compilation of Mega Man games, a stylized brawler, and a game best known for its …

Update: In a subsequent tweet, Yuji Naka sought to clarify what he meant, noting that he’s using a translation tool to post in English, which he does not speak. In this (also translated) tweet, he noted, “I feel like I’m being misunderstood a lot.” He also pointed to an official …

Double Dragon officially turns 35 this week, and for anyone who remembers playing the game in the arcades, they’ll also likely reflect on just how brutally difficult the series was. That challenging gameplay wasn’t accidental, as Arc System Works’ Takaomi Kaneko recalled stories to the PS Blog that he’d personally …

This year’s latest inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame are a quartet of influential titles. Ms. Pac-Man, Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Sid Meier’s Civilization will be placed in the Strong National Museum of Play’s hall of fame, standing alongside other …

Ahead of Sonic Origins’ June 23, 2022 release, Sega will delist the currently available digital versions of each game included in the collection, which includes the original Sonic the Hedgehog. This removal is coming much sooner than the new version, so you best buy them now if you want to. …

Three more classic Nintendo games are now available for Nintendo Switch Online members, and these include SNES and NES titles released as far back as 1985. The first is Dig Dug II, a NES puzzle arcade game originally released in 1985 from developer Namco. Also now available is Mappy-Land, in …

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack may not roll off the tongue as a name, but it does include a continuously growing library of Sega Genesis games. Three more have been added to the service today, including the classic Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball for those on a Sonic kick after …

Yet another famous video game franchise is reportedly becoming a movie. According to Deadline, Sega is moving ahead with a Streets of Rage movie written by John Wick’s Derek Kolstad. dj2 Entertainment, the production company behind Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog movie series as well as the upcoming It Takes Two …

Ms. Pac-Man is a gaming icon alongside Pac-Man himself, but that hasn’t stopped Bandai-Namco from replacing the character in a recent Pac-Land re-release, likely due to an ongoing rights issue. As spotted by Twitter user Nickisonlinenet, the newly released Arcade Archives port of Pac-Land replaces Ms. Pac-Man (and Jr. Pac-Man) …

Your Atari 2600 probably hasn’t gotten much use in recent… decades, but that could change very soon. Via its Atari XP initiative, Atari is releasing three new cartridges for the system this May, complete with an entirely new physical design and unique numbering for collectors. One of these games is …