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The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis has no shortage of beat 'em ups, being home to classic titles like Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Alien Storm, and many, many more. But it looks like the console may soon be getting another, in the form of Kirito The Game — a new homebrew project that is currently...

PigsyRetro, the lead developer behind an unofficial effort to bring Castlevania: Symphony of the Night to the Genesis / Mega Drive, has shown off a small demo which sees Sega's 16-bit console tackle the 2003 GBA entry Aria of Sorrow. However, before you get too excited about this news, it's...

Neo Byte Force, the developer behind the run-and-gun action shooter Cyborg Force, is releasing a new arcade-style single-screen platformer called Captain Barrel, for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, Sega Dreamcast, Neo Geo AES/MVS, and Neo Geo CD (thanks @DanteMendes!). Physical versions of the...

Nintendo has just added four more games to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive app for the Switch Online Expansion Pack service. The latest editions include Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron, Vectorman and Mercs. Here are the official descriptions for each game (via translation): Toejam & Early in...

Fans have just released two new improvement patches for the ill-received Sega Mega Drive title Fantasia from the developer Infogrames and its publisher Sega. If you were a fan of Disney and video games in the early '90s, you'll know that we were pretty much spoilt for choice when it came to...

Publisher Read-Only Memory has announced that it is releasing an expanded edition of its superb Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works. Originally published in 2014 and penned by acclaimed journalist and author Keith Stuart, the book is being upgraded with 48 extra pages. "Sega Mega...

'Comix Zero' is reminiscent of a Mega Drive classic, but it's not actually a sequel. This new game, developed by Ukrainian studio Bear Games, is a non-linear action-platformer that draws heavy inspiration from the 1995 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis title 'Comix Zone'. While 'Comix Zero' shares the...

The first public demo for the fanmade port of Splatterhouse to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis has been released. Here are the key details: 1. Release Date: October 31, 2024 (Halloween) 2. Developer: Monster Bath Games 3. Demo Content: First two levels from the original arcade game 4...

A demo for "Mega Splatterhouse," a fan-made port of the classic arcade game Splatterhouse for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, has been released just in time for Halloween. This project is being developed by Chris O @ Monster Bath Games Inc. and is available for download on itch.io. Key points...

Games Resurrected: The article discusses the re-release of three classic shoot 'em up (shmup) games from the renowned developer Toaplan. These games are now available on the Genesis/Mega Drive platform. Specific Titles: The games mentioned include: "Truxton II": Known for its challenging...

The Blaze Announce Dual Cart Featuring Mega Drive Titles Metal Dragon & Life On Mars is a new product announcement from Blaze for the Evercade retro gaming platform. The cart will contain two previously released Mega Drive/Genesis homebrew games - Metal Dragon and Life on Mars - developed by...

After 36 years, Namco's gory 1988 arcade beat 'em up Splatterhouse is finally coming to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis port, via an unofficial fan port. Monster Bath Games, the developer of games like Deathwish Enforcers and Guardgrave, recently announced over the weekend that it had taken a...

Sega's Japanese account has announced on Twitter that a new project based on its RPG series Rent-A-Hero is currently in development and scheduled for release next year. But before you go getting too excited, it appears that the new game won't be a traditional follow-up, as many would hope...

Update [Mon 16th Sep, 2024 15:00 BST]: The crowdfunding campaign for The Cursed Legacy is now live on Kickstarter. If you want to back the project, there are a bunch of available rewards currently being offered as part of the campaign, such as a digital copy (Steam & Mega Drive / Genesis) of...

Yesterday, the ROM Hacker BillyTime!Games released a promising new fan patch for Accolade's 1994 Mega Drive / Genesis vehicular combat game Combat Cars, which aims to remove some of the frustrations from the challenging Micro Machines-Esque racer. Combat Cars, in case you've never played it...

A fan port is currently in the works for Taito's 1989 arcade sidescroller Crime City for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. Crime City, in case you've never heard of it, is an action platformer that was designed to run on Taito's B-system hardware. It was released as a spin-off to the company's...

The homebrew community is no stranger to amazing achievements, be it hacks of already existing games with entirely new characters, stories and levels, to even outstanding and technically impressive ports of certain titles to other consoles or systems, and this time it's Sonic's time to shine...

The Saturn benefitted from a 4MEG RAM cartridge which allowed developers to store more information and create arcade-perfect ports of games like X-Men vs. Street Fighter and King of Fighters '96, and ended up being one of the more unique aspects of the console's accessory library. A decade ago...

Update [Fri 23rd Aug, 2024 10:30 BST]: Pigsy has released a new video showing off some of the recent developments related to his Symphony of the Night Genesis port. Update [Mon 25th Dec, 2023 14:25 GMT]: Pigsy has released a playable demo - Merry Christmas! You can download it here...

Hard-working Mega Drive / Genesis ROM hacker Billy Time Games has released a patch for Technosoft's beloved vertically-scrolling shooter Elemental Master which offers new features, cheats and the ability to save your high score. The Elemental Master EXTRA patch features the following gameplay...