Scooby-Doo Mystery

Scooby-Doo Mystery

Introduction Scooby-Doo Mystery was developed by Illusions Gaming Company and published by Acclaim Entertainment in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive, released for the Genesis in September 1995 as a licensed adaptation of the classic Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! animated series. Unlike the more action-oriented platformers typical of licensed Genesis games, Scooby-Doo Mystery leaned into a…

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier

Introduction Valis: The Fantasm Soldier was originally developed and published by Telenet Japan for Japanese home computers in 1986, before reaching the Genesis in 1991 through a port handled by Riot in Japan and Renovation in North America. The game follows Yuko Asou, an ordinary schoolgirl chosen to wield the legendary Valis sword and defend…

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

Introduction Jurassic Park was developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega, released for the Genesis in 1993 as a tie-in to that year’s blockbuster Steven Spielberg film of the same name. The game let players choose between two very different characters and play styles across its campaign: game warden Dr. Alan Grant, who explores…

Ariel the Little Mermaid

Ariel the Little Mermaid

Introduction Ariel the Little Mermaid was developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega, released for the Genesis in 1992 as a licensed adaptation of Disney’s 1989 animated film. Players control Ariel swimming through a series of underwater side-scrolling stages loosely based on scenes from the movie, using an air-bubble attack to fend off sea…

Alien Storm

Alien Storm

Introduction Alien Storm was developed and published by Sega, originally released as an arcade game in 1990 before being ported to the Genesis, blending run-and-gun shooting with beat ’em up combat across a campaign fighting off an alien invasion of Earth. Players choose from three members of the Alien Busters team, each with a distinct…

Another World

Another World

Introduction Another World, released in North America as Out of This World, was designed by Éric Chahi and published by Delphine Software International, originally released for the Amiga and other home computers in November 1991 before reaching the Genesis in 1993. The game follows physicist Lester Knight Chaykin, transported to a hostile alien world after…

Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco the Dolphin

Introduction Ecco the Dolphin was developed by Novotrade, designed by Ed Annunziata, and published by Sega, released for the Genesis in 1992 as an unusually atmospheric action-adventure game starring a bottlenose dolphin rather than a typical human or animal-mascot protagonist. Players guide Ecco through underwater environments after his pod is mysteriously swept away by a…

Virtua Racing

Virtua Racing

Introduction Virtua Racing was developed by Sega’s AM2 division, released for the Genesis in 1994 as a home conversion of the studio’s own groundbreaking 1992 arcade racer, built around fully polygonal 3D graphics at a time when nearly every other console racing game still relied on 2D sprites or pseudo-3D scaling tricks like Mode 7….

Road Rash

Road Rash

Introduction Road Rash was developed and published by Electronic Arts, released for the Genesis in 1991 as a motorcycle racing game built around a distinctive combination of speed and violence rarely attempted in the genre before it. Players race a series of illegal street courses through the California countryside, competing against a field of rival…

Ghouls’n Ghosts

Ghouls’n Ghosts

Introduction Ghouls’n Ghosts was developed by Capcom, released as an arcade game in 1988 before being ported to the Genesis by Sega, reaching the console in 1989 as one of the system’s earliest and most technically impressive third-party conversions. Players control the knight Arthur, once again battling through a demon-infested kingdom to rescue Princess Prin…