Sega Genesis

Random Game Wednesdays: Aladdin (Genesis)

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Once again, the random number generator decided that I needed to play a licensed game. This time, it gave me Aladdin for the Sega Genesis, made by Virgin Interactive and not to be mistaken for Aladdin for the SNES by Capcom. If you grew up in the nineties, you’ve probably heard people claim that this was the superior Aladdin game because it’s the one where Aladdin holds a sword. Is that enough a reason for this to be a great Genesis game?

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Random Game Wednesdays: Warlock (Sega Genesis)

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I was recently thinking about how long it had been since I wrote an installment of Random Game Wednesdays. Taking a look back, I haven’t written one in over four years. So I decided, why not do a new one? I don’t know if this will be a regular, ongoing thing again, we’ll see how it goes. I don’t have anywhere near as much free time as I had when I first started this feature, but it is one I always enjoyed doing.

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Random Game Wednesdays: Eternal Champions (Sega Genesis Mini)

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I excitedly bought my Sega Genesis Mini on the day it came out, planning to play its really good selection of games for hours on end. That didn’t happen, I mostly just played a bit of Mega Man: The Wily Wars and then got distracted with other stuff. But today I thought, hey, Random Game Wednesdays is a great excuse to play it again. There’s so many good games included, there’s no way I’d end up with a bad one, right? Continue reading →