SEGA AGES: Ichidant-R
Contrary to popular belief, orderly batches of frenzied minigames were available before Nintendo’s beloved (and now dormant) WarioWare initiative. Sega’s Panic!, Komani’s Bishi Bashi series, and the Nintendo 64DD’s Mario Artist: Polygon Studio created arguments for quantity and variety as sufficient substitutes for complexity and depth. It was like you were playing a succes...[Read More]
SEGA AGES Puyo Puyo
In a perfect world, Puyo Puyo would share the Falling Block Game throne with Tetris. Compile’s 1991 MSX2 original quickly found popularity in Japan with its eventual arcade release. Puyo Puyo’s console iterations eventually made it to North America under the guise of Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine and Kirby’s Avalanche. Rule adjustments shuffled through persistent iterati...[Read More]
SEGA AGES: Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Wonder Boy in Monster Land is a delightful game that has the problem of not being Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap. The latter is the most celebrated member of Wonder Boy’s bewildering lineage and received a tender and beloved 2017 remake on modern platforms. Wonder Boy in Monster Land, meanwhile, was a lesser inflection point and has the dubious honor of only appearing on the Master ...[Read More]
Out Run (Sega Ages)
It has been forever and a night since I played Out Run. I’m pretty sure that the last time I touched the game was in an arcade when it was first released. That was quite a few years ago, folks, and surprisingly, the game actually has become more fun thanks to Sega’s care and attention to the Nintendo Switch version that just came out today under the Sega Ages moniker. That’s what we’re discussing ...[Read More]
SEGA Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog / Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
Sega earlier this year released a classic collection of Genesis titles for current generation consoles. It was a collection that featured some of the hottest Genesis titles from back in the day, including some Sonic games that hadn’t been released previously, as well as some really forgotten classics like Golden Axe. For those of us who lived and breathed the golden olden days of Sega, it was a dr...[Read More]