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Sega Genesis EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Innex releasing two new systems for Genesis games 12 Innex has announced a couple of new systems they're releasing that comes packed full of licensed Sega games. First up is their portable handheld unit which has 20 Sega games built in. It will inc... Toejam & Earl getting an Xbox Live Arcade release 27 When I woke up this morning, I certainly did not predict that I'd be writing about Toejam & Earl, but here we are. The Sega Genesis game that never gets mentioned except by five people is com... Here's to twenty more years, Sega Genesis! 33 Twenty years ago today, the Sega Genesis blast processed its way onto North American shores, ushering in one of the few times that Nintendo's console dominance has ever been legitimately challeng... Spider-Man is pretty in pink for Revenge of Shinobi VC 16 The Revenge of Shinobi was one of my favorite Sega Mega Drive games, mostly because it was one of about six titles I had at the time, so it didn't have much competition. Regardless, it was a pret... Altered Beast: Gaming's Citizen Kane 84 If there's one question that crops up consistently within the pretentious, cheese-eating gamer community, it's this: When will gaming get its Citizen Kane? Oh, videogames will never be taken seri... Altered Beast: Gaming's Citizen Kane 84 If there's one question that crops up consistently within the pretentious, cheese-eating gamer community, it's this: When will gaming get its Citizen Kane? Oh, videogames will never be taken seri... Games Time Forgot: Pulseman 21 Every Wednesday, we highlight rarely-remembered but interesting games for our "Games Time Forgot" series.As an American, I feel a little weird writing this week's Games Time Forgot colu... lol wut: Earthworm Jim "Making of" documentary is rad 27 Here's a bit of surrealism (or an acid flashback) for your Monday evening: the fine folks over at Bitmob have dug up a short making-of documentary for Shiny Entertainment's Earthworm Jim. Dependi... RetRose Tinted: Fatal Labyrinth 12 [A critical eye takes time to develop. RetRose Tinted is a regular column in which I re-examine games of yesteryear to see if my memories of them live up to the reality.]Fatal Labyrinth is anothe... More Sega classics may be coming to XBLA 18 I'm sure you don't already have enough copies of Altered Beast in repackaged form laying around the house, which means this is good news for you! According to the achievement listings on MyGamerC... Wanted: Weapons of Fate producer disses the Wii big time 60 Tired of hearing people trash talk the Wii? Well, sorry to have to pile on to your woes, but the dissing goes on. This time, it's from Peter Wanat, who's worked on titles such as Scarface, Chroni... 'Sega' Mega Drive returning to revel in past glories 33 You can't keep a good console down, unless it's the Dreamcast of course. The United Kingdom is getting to relive the glory days with a brand new Sega Mega Drive. Well, a "Blaze" Mega Dr... Retrotastic: Vinyl soundtrack for Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for grabs 17 Just in case the release of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection isn't quite nostalgic enough for you, the publisher has announced that an incredibly limited run of vinyl soundtracks are now avail... The Memory Card .51: The flying cow 35 One thing that is great about videogames is designers can pretty much do anything they want within the virtual world they create. While, of course, there is a general audience they want to please... Commercial Success: Indian Sonic thinks Bollywood is stupid 23 You may or may not have seen this one on your Internet travels, but today's old commercial is an absolute classic. The Sega Genesis was brought to India by Shaw Wallace, and if this advert is a... Modern day Mega Drive game could come to XBLA 12 If you're up on your "look at me I'm cool and indie and retro" shenanigans, then you'll doubtless have heard of Pier Solar, a modern day videogame developed for the 16bit Mega Drive (or... Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection hits Golden Axe, Comix Zone with ugly filter 50 Sweet baby Jesus. What on Earth has Sega done to these screens of Comix Zone and Golden Axe (I, II, and III), taken from the upcoming Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, coming to PlayStation 3 ... The Daily Mail: Win a Sega Megadrive! Or ... not 33 The good old Daily Fail, never shy about its ignorance when it comes to videogames. You see, despite taking any opportunity it can to talk about the "sick filth" that is violent videoga... Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for PS3 and Xbox 360 on the way. Ha ha 31 When I saw this announcement in my inbox, I burst out laughing. Sega has released so many Mega Drive/Genesis compilations over the years that seeing a brand new one just gets funnier and funnier.... Daily irrelevance: VectorMan was going to be a movie once 17 It's a slow news day, so let me take the opportunity to share with you some irrelevant garbage dug out from a dark corner of the Internet. Did you know that the Sega Mega Drive classic VectorMan ... It's like 1992 in 2008! Sega Genesis game scheduled for release this Christmas 25 Capcom might think it's acting retro with Mega Man 9 on WiiWare, but some people have the balls to go the whole way. Presenting The Legend of Wukong, a roleplaying game developed for use with the... The start of the affair: NHL 95 34 Yes, it’s technically July here on the East Coast, but I had my heart and mind set on writing a “start of the affair” article, so here it is. I must confess something to you al... Ban this sick filth!: Sega ad is hilariously sexual 36 Most of Sega's 16-bit-era advertising either a.) touted its blast processing power or b.) shamelessly ripped on Nintendo in a nasty smear campaign. Everyone remembers the classic "Genesis do... A one-console future: Pray it never happens 63 So I just spent a whole feature talking about the problems of trying to support multiple consoles -- why would we still NEVER, EVER want a one-console future? After reading a number of the comme... Interplay to bring Earthworm Jim, Clayfighter to Virtual Console 61 Today has been a great day in the world of the Virtual Console! Not only was River City Ransom released, but Interplay just confirmed it will be bringing four of its classic Gen... The Great Retro Quiz! .28: Aladdin 31 In your honest opinion, which is more embarrassing? The fact that I know every single lyric to every single song in Aladdin or the fact that I owned (and wore, mind you) a t-shi... Vintage arcade-style football is back: the Game X Change Iron-Man of Gaming 19 Boy, that Ace Bricka is a regular Vince Lombardi, isn’t he?As Destructoid’s resident sports gamer, I see tons of comments on my posts along the lines of “I only care about sport... Blast processing LIVES! A new Sega Megadrive game is coming soon 36 While not the most retro-minded staff member on Destructoid, it has to be said that I loved my old Megadrive growing up. Better known to some as the Genesis, the console that my brother and I sha... The Great Retro Quiz! .12: Sonic the Hedgehog 69 I have a friend who is a genius at Sonic the Hedgehog. She played it religiously in college, but even today can sit down, load it up on my Virtual Console, and still remember wh... This week's VC releases: Another import-only title ... starring a ninja! 15 This week, Nintendo are continuing the nice trend of bringing import-only titles to North American Wii consoles. Sweetening the deal, today's import title features ninjas. And a giant frog. ... This week's VC releases: What is this learning nonsense? 22 In honor of "back to school season," Nintendo has released Donkey Kong Jr. Math (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points) on the Wii Shop Channel today. The irony of this is that today is Labo... Games time forgot: Animaniacs 45 Following the absolutely absurd response to last week's edition of Games Time Forgot, I thought it appropriate to revisit yet another much-beloved, licensed game from my childhood: Animaniacs.Fo... This week's VC releases: Super Metroid, Shinobi III, Neutopia 32 As reported, this Monday sees the release of Super Metroid (Super NES, 1 player, 800 Wii Points) for Nintendo's virtual console. Easily one of the greats among a solid Super NES library, the game... This week's VC releases: 13-year old cultural reference edition 27 To all of those who have been waiting with bated breath, I apologize for the tardiness of this post. This is the second week in a row in which I did not receive in my inbox the "Wii-kly upda... This week's VC releases: Kirby's so dreamy, bonus scrap metal Predator image 23 What are Nintendo doing to me? I've been stressed out all morning, eagerly anticipating the press release announcing this week's Virtual Console releases. It's nearly noon over here o... This week's VC releases: show Wart some respect, damn it 21 Let's get this out of the way first -- Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points), Ecco: The Tides of Time (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points), and DRAGON SPIRIT (TurboGrafx-16,... This week's VC releases: worse than murder 17 It's Monday morning, and many of us have returned to the daily grind of nine to five. Working hard for the money to pay your bills. Working hard, no doubt, to earn the opportunity to spend $21 do... Today's VC releases: Nintendo is totally awesome, four games to choose from 26 Last week, Nintendo was kind enough to give us a heads up about how awesome they were, and that they'd be bringing Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) to the Virtual C... Today's VC releases: I just woke up edition 31 Today is Memorial Day, which in the United States is a federal holiday. In many ways, it marks a true first day of summer -- pools open, we cook out, and many people even have off from work. Such... This week's virtual console releases: "Where da' gold at?" 53 Once again, Nintendo and company see fit to release three games I never knew I wanted. Gradius III (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points); Wonder Boy in Monster World (Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Po... More Genesis titles announced for the Wii's Virtual Console 25 Attention Sega Genesis fans: More titles from one of the best consoles of all time is headed your way via the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console. Want to know what you'll soon be able to spen... Sonic Megamix: Welcome back to 1991 15 The Sega Genesis was one of the top five best things ever invented in Japan. It ranks right up there with Godzilla movies and vending machines that dispense used panties for the sheer amount of... Bring ToeJam funk into your mistletoe 8 Get ready! Space Harrier II, Military Madness, and ToeJam and Earl have been added to the ever-growing roster of retro games arriving on the Wii Virtual Console this holiday season. The news was ... Whoa, Mega Bonus Points, Man! 11    Nickelodeon's ancient sketch show, Welcome Freshmen (1991-1993), tackled the now long-standing conflict between parents and kids over video games when ye readers were but babes.... Wii love retrogaming 2 European gamers now know everything there is to know about the Wii's Virtual Console because Nintendo just announced the complete VC launch lineup. While the lack of SNES and N64 games is distu... Is that a Game Boy on your crotch or are you just happy to see me? 0 Faith had a post yesterday about those awesome retro style controller belts. Well, I'm sorry Faith, but I'm going to have to 1-Up you because I know of a much awesomer site than the one you linke... Is that a Game Boy on your crotch or are you just happy to see me? 1 Faith had a post yesterday about those awesome retro style controller belts. Well, I'm sorry Faith, but I'm going to have to 1-Up you because I know of a much awesomer site than the one you linke... Nintendo belt found out in the wild 0 Last night I found the coolest belt worn by a customer; it had a Nintendo controller for a belt buckle. He said that he had made it himself from instructions he found on the internet. Wanna s... Nintendo belt found out in the wild 1 Last night I found the coolest belt worn by a customer; it had a Nintendo controller for a belt buckle. He said that he had made it himself from instructions he found on the internet. Wanna s... Tuesday Game Debate to the Death! 9/19/06 Street Kombat II 3 Last week’s Game Debate put two Mario multiplayers against each other and the result was a massacre. Although the outcome wasn't as big of a landslide as the infamous Pong vs Tetris debate, t... Sony says: Wii innovate 2 It looks like retro gaming is now also part of Sony's business plan. During its press conference yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that gamers will be able to download Genesis/Me... Tuesday Game Debate to the Death! 8/29/06 Tetris VS Pac-Man 0 Last week's Game Debate put modern day Master Chief fans against each other as we all argued over which game was better: Halo 1 or Halo 2. The result? Halo 1: 12 votes - winner! Halo 2: 9 votes... Oh Em Gee! Michael Moonwalk Speedrun! 0 I can't think of any other speedrun that's partially done in reverse. This Sega Genesis "Michael Jackson's Moonwalker" game from 1990 is beaten in just under 24 minutes. Just as it grows boring... Sega Activator, the crappiest game peripheral 7 Among the crappiest of the crappy, the Sega Genesis Activator reigns as the worst possible video game peripheral ever made. Just watch the video and take pity on these two guys. Somewhere th... Why I Retro Game 9 Why do I Retro Game? Let me tell you. There are several reasons why I chose to opt out of the next gen console race a few years back and rediscover the classics of old. While many people like... Brazilero turns a Genesis into a metal band 0 You might remember some buzz back in April about a Sega Genesis that was modded into a guitar on Ebay. Twenty six year old Nino aka Megadriver has launched a site for his new band (consisting ... Fatso rubber Sonic gives real world interview 0 I have to agree with UK Resistance - this is the stupidest thing Sega has done. (Well, the budget behind Shenmue is up there too.) It's hilarious to see him all dumpy lurched over a pc. Bowl... You working? Nope. I'm here to play Sonic 0 My heart goes out to all of you unfortunate souls who's bosses suck ass and interrupted what should have been a 4 day weekend of gaming awesomeness for you. If you're stuck at the office and i... Weird Game Wednesday: Virtua Hamster 32X 0 Some studio's games never get to see the sun, and in this case, it's probably for the best. Virtua Hamster was a scheduled game for the (shitty) Genesis 32X quasi-console, whom was fortunately... Make your own Genesis physical carts 0 As a follow-up to our previous story on Beggar Prince, I wanted to show readers how they could go about making their own. 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