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Retro

There Was A Mega Drive Version Of Super Mario World (Huh, What?)

It wasn’t official, of course, but thanks to the magic of bootleg cartridges, there was indeed a version of Nintendo’s classic platformer ported to Sega’s rival console.

30 August 2012

In Real Life

Tell Us Dammit: Starting World War III

You know what? Bugger it. I feel like reigniting one of the most heated debates in gaming history and I reckon that Tell us Dammit is the place to do it. The question is simple, but the arguments that ensue will most likely consume us all — SNES or Mega Drive?

21 August 2012

In Real Life

Not All Sega Mega Drives Were Made Equally

While these days the release of a new model of hardware is kind of a big deal, signifying as it does important changes in components, capabilities or even a complete redesign, back in the day some companies used to be able to flood the market with different versions of their console and nobody even noticed.

12 July 2012

Retro

That Game Where “Hulk Hogan’s” Chest Nearly Exploded

Wrestle War is a Japanese wrestling game that was released in arcades in 1989 (and on Japanese and PAL Mega Drives a couple of years later).

14 June 2012

Nintendo

Nintendo Handhelds Given A Very Sexy Sega Makeoever

It doesn’t matter that Sega hasn’t made hardware for over a decade. Let’s pretend that, in addition to teaming up for Olympics sporting games, the company also partners with Nintendo to make handheld game consoles.

4 August 2011

In Real Life

Mark Wahlberg, Not Even You Could Save The Sega Mega CD

Almost every gaming platform ever released has its oddball titles. The ones that weren’t quite games, the ones that weren’t quite there.

19 July 2011

News

You Could Own This Copy Of Tetris For Only $US1 Million

Did you know that the Sega Genesis (nee Mega Drive) version of Alexey Pajitnov’s Tetris is exceedingly rare? That there are reportedly only about 10 copies of this cartridge in the wild? Then you’re probably not in the market for a million dollar copy of Tetris.

25 April 2011

Retro

The Weird And Wonderful World Of The Sega Genesis

One of the great things about the Genesis (or Mega Drive, depending on where you’re from) is the fact that, unlike most other major consoles, Sega licensed out its technology, meaning a range of companies could , along with Sega itself, come up with their own wacky versions of the console.

23 April 2011

In Real Life

Why Frozen Treats And Squirt Guns Aren’t Good Zombie Defence

LucasArts classic and somewhat nonsensical zombie game Zombies Ate My Neighbors doesn’t really play out well in real life.

7 February 2011

In Real Life

How To Clean Your Cartridges When Blowing Doesn’t Work

By virtue of the fact they’re old, game cartridges are normally filthy as hell. Which means sometimes they won’t work! Not to fear. If blowing on them won’t get them up and running, a chemical fix probably will.

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