Mega Drive

In Real Life

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

2:00PM August 4, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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

News

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

10:00AM July 19, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

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. More »

Retro

The Weird And Wonderful World Of The Sega Genesis

2:00PM April 25, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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. More »

In Real Life

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

3:30AM April 23, 2011 | Brian Crecente

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

In Real Life

How To Clean Your Cartridges When Blowing Doesn’t Work

8:00PM February 7, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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. More »

Retro

Sega Tried Kinect Once, And It Didn’t Go So Well

4:00PM February 1, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Microsoft’s Kinect is currently the talk of the town. With its full-body, no-controller input, people are finding that for the first time they can play a video game without needing a controller. Those people obviously weren’t around in 1993. More »

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Sonic Looks Much Nicer When He’s Remade By His Fans

8:30PM January 17, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Oh boy. Last time we saw the fan-made project looking to bring 1992′s classic Genesis title Sonic 2 kicking and screaming into the 21st century was in 2008. Things have improved since then. More »

Retro

This Could Be The Greatest Retro Game Collection In The World

12:00AM December 24, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

This man owns the finest collection of video games we’ve ever laid eyes on. In fact, what this guy has, “collection” doesn’t really do it justice. More »

In Real Life

Dreaming Of A Zombies Ate My Neighbors Remake

7:30PM December 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Last year, for a class assignment, artist Rustam Hasanov decided to draw up some concept pieces for a dream project of his: a modern-day remake of classic 16-bit title Zombies Ate My Neighbours. If only it wasn’t a dream. More »

In Real Life

The SNES & Genesis Never Looked Better

7:30PM August 25, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Or, for that matter, did the NES, until Ozcan got his hands on them. More »