Summer of the SEGA Genesis Mini 2: Part 2
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Posted on August 18th, 2023 by
There are so many games on the SEGA Genesis Mini 2 that I had to split this blog into two parts. So make sure to catch last week’s installment if you missed it. Anyway, here we’ll go over the rest of the Genesis games as well as the unreleased stuff and SEGA CD titles. OK let’s begin!
Toodee and Topdee (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on August 16th, 2023 by
Toodee and Topdee literally combines the action of a 2D platformer with the puzzles of a top down style game. The story goes that an all-knowing being created some vastly different worlds. One is 2-D and another is a top down world, for instance. This god-like being created all this with just words, and used a semicolon to unite them all. But the assistant to this god, named Toodoo, he got worried that his master would get rid of him after finishing all his work, since he wouldn’t need an assistant anymore. So he stole the semicolon that provided order to everything. Now all the worlds are mixing up and combining. So now Toodee, who lives in the 2-D platform world, and Topdee, who lives in the top down viewed world, must work together to get the magic semicolon back. Toodee and Topdee is available for all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Tiny Dragon Story (Switch)
Posted on August 14th, 2023 by
An evil wizard has stolen all of Tiny Dragon’s treasures, so it’s up to you to help get them back in this retro inspired 2-D platformer on Switch. The black and white graphics remind me of games I would’ve played on the Apple ][+ I had as a kid.
Summer of the SEGA Genesis Mini 2: Part 1
Posted on August 11th, 2023 by
While they aren’t as huge as they were a few years ago, mini consoles are great because they package some of the systems’ best games onto one tiny console you can relive the classics on. But the problem is they don’t put ALL the great games onto one console! Luckily last year SEGA released a second version of their Genesis Mini console with more different games, including some unreleased and SEGA CD titles. I heard it was kind of hard to get, and even though I paid a tiny bit more for mine than I wanted to, it still wasn’t that bad. So let’s take a look at what’s on the Genesis Mini 2!
Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon: Party Edition (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on August 9th, 2023 by
I’m a big fan of stop motion and clay animation. I even took a class on it once back in my college years so I have a lot of respect for the folks who do that stuff for a living. One of my favorite stop motion animation studios is Aardman. They’ve done stuff like Creature Comforts and the Chevron car commercials, but probably their most famous work is the Wallace and Gromit series. One of the side characters in Wallace and Gromit was a sheep named Shaun. He was so popular that he got his own spinoff TV show and movies about his adventures on the farm with his barnyard friends. Heck, even the youngest sheep on that show got his own preschool spinoff show called Timmy Time! So yeah, a spinoff of a spinoff. Anyway, now Shaun the Sheep and his fleecy friends are in their own video game: a 2-D action puzzle platformer on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Feeble Light (PS4, PS5, Switch, PC)
Posted on August 7th, 2023 by
Feeble Light is a randomly generated vertically scrolling bullet hell shooter. It features retro style aesthetics with four color graphics like what you’d see on the Game Boy. Avoid everything and shoot crazy planets and stars with angry faces as you try and get as far as possible and maybe even unlock some new color palettes you can use. It’s available on PlayStation consoles, Switch, and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on August 4th, 2023 by
In the 80s and 90s, Double Dragon was HUGE! It wasn’t the first side scrolling beat ‘em up, but it was the first one to really dictate what these types of games would be like in the future. It was definitely one of the first two player co-op beat ‘em ups, though, and that’s what made it so popular in arcades back then. The arcade game got countless ports, sequels, and even cameos in other games. There was even a Double Dragon cartoon and cheesy live action movie! And they keep coming back, even to this day! The newest entry is Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, and it’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Fitness Circuit (Switch)
Posted on August 2nd, 2023 by
Here’s another motion controlled fitness game on Switch! Use the JoyCons to perform cardio and strength actions to give energy to a virtual fitness trainer. You can pick from three female and three male trainers. The energy you give them by doing the exercises correctly lets them perform extreme activities like climbing buildings or swinging across bridges in a virtual world that makes me think of TRON. Oddly enough, this game was published by Spike Chunsoft, who specializes in a lot of niche RPGs, and developed by Jupiter, who makes a lot of Picross titles!
Catgotchi (Switch)
Posted on July 31st, 2023 by
Travel back to the late 90s when keychain virtual pets were the big thing with Catgotchi on Switch. Take care of different breeds of cats by feeding and cleaning up after them, and playing games to make them happy. It even features black and white pixel graphics and sounds!
Ray’z Arcade Chronology (PS4, Switch)
Posted on July 28th, 2023 by
Game maker Taito has been around for more than half a century, and they have as much history behind them as Namco and Nintendo. They’re probably most famous for creating the iconic Space Invaders, but they’re also responsible for other arcade greats like Operation Wolf, Bubble Bobble, Elevator Action, and many, many more. In the 90s, they made a series of 2-D vertically scrolling shooters with similar gameplay in each, and they all had “Ray” in the title. These games were RayForce, RayStorm, and RayCrisis, and now you can play all of them in this collection. It’s available on PS4 and Switch, but reviewed on PS4 here.
