Tag Archives: Genesis

RAD 14: Fight, Lose or Draw – A Retro Review of Comix Zone

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Joshua Caleb

This action game was a little late to the Genesis party, but still managed to capture some popularity despite its short length and high difficulty. The story places Sketch Turner into his own comic book after a freak lightning strike … Continue reading →

RAD 8: Flying Batty – A Review of Aero the Acro Bat

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Joshua Caleb

Back in the heyday of the 16-bit consoles, following the release of Sonic the Hedgehog, animals/characters with ‘attitude’ were all the rage. Sunsoft decided to get in on the ‘act’ with their own mascot, Aero the Acro-bat. Aero is a … Continue reading →

RAD 6: Attack of the Robot Masters – A Review of Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Joshua Caleb

Today’s Retro Game: Mega Man: The Wily Wars This Mega Man game is an odd duck for sure. It was released on the Sega Genesis or rather, Mega Drive, in Japan and PAL regions. Unfortunately we in the States never … Continue reading →

Retro vs Remake: The Speed of Molasses

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Joshua Caleb

Today’s Retro and Modern Games: Sonic 1 & 2 vs Sonic 4 Sonic the Hedgehog took the gaming world by storm when he sped onto the console scene in the early nighties. He propelled the struggling Sega Genesis console to … Continue reading →

Genesis’ Land of Confusion Music Video

Posted on August 19, 2011 by The Retroist

When this video was in heavy rotation on MTV back in the 1980s I could not turn away. These Puppets from Spitting Image terrified me, yet my morbid curiosity kept me coming back again and again. Still gives me the … Continue reading →