Licensed games are sort of a low-hanging fruit in terms of kusoge, and I have no shame in picking them. They have always, always been hit or miss. You either get a developer that loves the property and tries to do it justice, or you get som...

One of the greatest sports video games of all-time is getting a roster update in about a month. Current NHL players are being dragged all the way back to the mid-'90s. EA Sports has revealed NHL 94 Rewind, which doesn't involve Mario Lemieu...

In today's contest you can win a physical Sega Genesis contest of Arkagis Revolution from Mega Cat Studios! I've given away a ton of stuff from Mega Cat Studios. You know why? It's because they're awesome! They make a buttload of cool origi...

Sega has released details regarding the next classic title headed to Nintendo Switch as part of its "Sega Ages" retro range. This time, the publisher is taking a break from its iconic run of arcade actioners and platformers, with the releas...

It's been 10 years since the events of Streets of Rage 3, and Oak Wood City is only mildly safer than it once was. Having left the police force decades ago to embark on their tax-break vigilante careers, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding ...

The upcoming remasters of classic 16-bit Disney games Aladdin and The Lion King are set to receive a number of physical releases, as revealed by publisher Nighthawk Interactive. These include boxed editions for Nintendo Switch, and an actua...

The Genesis Mini is finally out in the wild and people around the world are reliving the 16-bit days. Meticulously modeled after the original hardware, this little device pays homage to Sega's legacy in glorious fashion. From the packaging ...

After asking which Super Nintendo game you intended to play first with Nintendo Switch Online, it's only fair that we extend the same question to all of the Sega fans in the audience. The Sega Genesis Mini launched today with 42 different g...

So the Sega Genesis Mini is going to be released into the wild this week, and based on our impressions, I think a lot of people are going to enjoy it. But there's another chapter to this saga: the monstrosity of plastic colloquially known a...

I was very lucky to have the friends and relatives I had growing up. Although my parents could only afford the occasional console, I had the opportunity to experience pretty much every device (including ill-fated ones like the Wonderswan an...

We got our hands on a Sega Genesis Mini early, and have the go-ahead to showcase its complete contents. Naturally, the first thing I did before playing it is see how it compares to all the other minis so far. I have a little mini museum!

We're a little over a month away from the release of the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Mini. After a series of frankly pretty crappy attempts to capitalise on the emulation console market, Sega is hoping this much-improved venture will capture ...

With the Genesis Mini set to release in roughly six weeks, Sega is gearing up a new promotional campaign to garner awareness for the device. Shifting the focus towards the fans, the house of Sonic is asking gamers to share their memories of...

Enter our contest for your chance to win a Sega Genesis cartridge for Mega Cat Studios' upcoming Phantom Gear! I've done a few giveaways already with my good friends over at Mega Cat Studios. Wanna know why? They put awesome retro-inspired ...

[Update 07/01/19: After a lengthy tour promoting the Genesis Mini, Sega has finally been able to get back to me on the issue I reported with lag. According to a PR rep, the TV's in question at E3 were using the dreaded "Game Mode" option ...

As part of yesterday's Mega Drive Mini live stream, in which we learned of the final 12 games headed to the tiny retro console, Sega also revealed the existence of a fun Japanese "Tower" variant, which will include cute Mega CD and 32X add-...

The final 12 games for Sega Genesis Mini have been announced and there are a few surprises. Darius, a hardcore shmup masterpiece, will be included alongside the exceptionally rare Tetris (that reportedly sold for $1 million some time back)....

Every hardcore Mega Man fan knows the story behind the elusive Wily Wars. Originally released in specific regions in cart form, it served as a compiled version of the first three games, very much like the SNES Ninja Gaiden Trilogy...

Sega has announced the next ten games coming to the Sega Genesis mini and things are looking great. Any fans of the classic Disney game Castle of Illusion are in for a treat, because both it and the sequel, World of Illusion, will be availa...

If you've been dying to get your retro fix, Sega is currently running a small sale on the eShop for its Sega Ages ports. Both Out Run and Sonic the Hedgehog are 25% off their regular $7.99 price, which will save you a cool $2. It may not be...

Sega is looking to grab a slice of the highly successful (Nintendo) and not-so-successful (Sony) mini-console market with the release of the Sega Mega Drive Mini (Sega Genesis Mini in the States), which will launch globally on September 19....

The xenomorphs and the Predator race have been at war for quite some time, now. Centuries, it seems. They've duked it out in comics, video games, cinema, action figures, and the imaginations of nerds everywhere. But man, all that fighting s...

You never forget your first favorite controller. Mine was a Sega Genesis controller I got from the video store my mom worked at. It was no different than any other three-button gamepad except that it had red lettering. I was attached to it ...

The Mega Drive mini (known as the Genesis Mini for us Western folks) is still in production and Sega Japan is putting out some feelers for which games fans would like to see on the device. You'd think all the classics would be a given, but ...

In the primordial days before your mom was on the internet, we grew up in fear of the other. In the '80s and '90s, we frequently spoke of the mist-shrouded land across the ocean that controlled most of the games we played. Whether we discus...