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Video games usually transcend time to become a beloved classic&nbsp;when they have&nbsp;one of three things:&nbsp;great art styles, gameplay that's too good to age, and music that's eternally catchy. For example, think back to old titles such as amazing NES games like&nbsp;Mega Man 2&nbsp;and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-playstation-2-shooter-games/reference" target="_blank">best PS2 shooter games</a>, such as&nbsp;Star Wars Battlefront 2. However, not all amazing titles age gracefully.While they may have been epic when they were released, some classic games became a real mess with time. Compiled here is a list of video games&nbsp;were once industry pioneers. Others&nbsp;were merely intriguing at launch, only to become zits on the face of the medium with time. However, all these titles share a common theme: every game on this list has aged poorly. Very poorly. Vote up the video games that have&nbsp;gotten uglier with the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sad-songs-about-time/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">passage of time</a>.&nbsp;

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The video game industry is full of franchises that have been abandoned. After all, there are thousands of games released every year and it takes a special kind of franchise to be able to weather the test of time while releasing new titles. Only a few examples exist that have continued to remain successful, such as Mario, Final Fantasy, and The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/a-timeline-of-the-legend-of-zelda-chronology/stephanroget?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Legend of Zelda</a>. These series represent some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-video-game-franchises/ranker-games">best video game franchises</a> and have managed to evolve with the industry and&nbsp;adapt to the tastes of modern players.However, that isn’t to say that all dormant video game franchises are failures. In fact, there are multiple series that were put aside due to unfortunate circumstances, such as suboptimal market times for a specific genre or a studio's desire to go in a different direction for a while. Regardless, there are certain <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/video-game-rerelease-wishlist/joedonley">series that deserve a remake</a> or release for the latest gaming platforms. Check out the games below and vote up the dead video game series you would resurrect&nbsp;for an epic comeback.&nbsp;

Most of the time, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time" target="_blank">games that players find enjoyable</a> will receive&nbsp;a ton of&nbsp;critical attention. However, game critics aren&#39;t above getting swept away by hype, and sometimes, customers will be left wondering why some&nbsp;overrated video games were so well-received by the press.&nbsp;

When it comes to&nbsp;video games that nobody actually likes, it often feels like no amount of bad word-of-mouth buzz can cause an expensive yet <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-video-game-flops-of-all-time/brandon-michaels" target="_blank">mediocre title to flop</a>. It appears that gamers sometimes want different things than reviewers, as the things that make a game impressive don&#39;t guarantee a title will be fun. The most&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-controversial-video-games-ever/nathan-gibson">controversial titles </a>are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/games-that-escaped-development-hell/terrance-w-pryor" target="_blank">critically successful</a>, but&nbsp;loathed by the vast majority of players who didn&#39;t receive a free copy to review.

These train wrecks are video games people lie about liking, simply because&nbsp;Metacritic said they were&nbsp;&quot;universally acclaimed.&quot; Players know when they&#39;re having fun, and no amount of fancy language or big-budget trailers can change that.&nbsp;

Gamers&nbsp;today have it easy – everywhere you look online there's interesting, personal, and profound coverage of video games, but that wasn't the case just ten years ago. G4 TV was the only source most people had for personality-based video game news. While magazines and the occasional website scratched the itch, the G4 TV station was the entire package of personality, news, and culture...&nbsp;until it disappeared.Why did G4 TV fail? What happened to G4 is a mixture of bad timing, poor programming decisions, and, ultimately, the Internet. There is no one specific person or decision&nbsp;to blame for the channel's downfall. Video game YouTube personalities,&nbsp;Twitch streamers, and massive forums make gaming&nbsp;content sound&nbsp;like a surefire hit today,&nbsp;but things were quite different in the mid-2000s.&nbsp;G4 held on quite a bit longer than you might remember, as it wasn't until 2014 that the channel and website finally shut&nbsp;down&nbsp;for good. The strange story of this seemingly good idea has&nbsp;many gamers wondering&nbsp;how something they have&nbsp;wanted so badly had suffered&nbsp;such a slow, painful, and obscure death. What lies ahead is a detailing of G4 TV's downfall and the reasons it was, ultimately, unsuccessful.&nbsp;

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Some games are great to play alone. Others are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-sports-to-play/sports-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fun to play</a> online and with fellow gamers. Then there are the awesome games that anyone can pick up and play. We’re not talking about Resident Evil on hard mode here, we’re talking about games for non-gamers. Games that someone who’s only ever played bowling on the Wii can still pick up and play as part of a duo or group without too much of a problem. If you’re playing Assassin’s Creed and your little cousin shows up, which game do you pop in to play? Do you switch over to the Wii or keep the PlayStation rolling? Do you pop in Portal 2 or throw it back to Super Smash Bros. on the N64?Playing alone and getting through a game's story mode is a great feeling, but sometimes playing through an entire story mode with your girlfriend or boyfriend for the first time can be even better. You guys worked together and tackled the game that you could barely beat yourself the first time around. What are the best games to play with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or plain old friend who’s a non-gamer?Or do you prefer multiplayer games were you can take your friend down? Forget about that nice and friendly co-op mode and throw down in one of the Soulcalibur arenas. It’s all fun and games until their button mashing throws you off the side and they win with a lucky ring out. Whether you prefer playing with your inexperienced friends or against them, what’s your favorite multiplayer game for non-gamers. Vote up the most accessible group games and vote down the ones that will end in heartbreak for gaming novices.

Nostalgia

The gaming industry has evolved dramatically over the past few decades, morphing video games into experiences that are vastly different from their early predecessors. One thing that has noticeably changed, though, is the fact that games are now much easier than they ever used to be. Kids today have no idea just how tough titles on the likes of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-super-nintendo-_snes_-games" target="_blank">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</a> (SNES) could be and there are some truly super difficult games from the '90s that they would not even be able to imagine playing through today.That decade saw many titles that were practically impossible to beat with normal means. Some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hardest-video-games-of-all-time/ranker-games" target="_blank">hardest video games</a> from the '90s to finish would punish players in a number of unforgiving ways. Many had no save feature to back-up your progress, whilst others would instantly kill you and send you back to the start of a level if you so much as touched an enemy. With the exception of a select few examples like Dark Souls and Super Meat Boy, today’s games just don’t pack the same challenge. Take a look at these video games from the '90s <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hardest-games-to-100-percent-complete/ranker-games" target="_blank">no kid today could beat</a> and see if you agree. Remember to vote up the ones you think are the most difficult to complete.

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The video games industry -&nbsp;like many others -&nbsp;is still trying to figure itself out. There&#39;s no tried and true method to creating a great game, as players&#39; interests change across generations and fun is always subjective. On the plus side, this means the next big game can come out of left field;&nbsp;PlayerUnknown&#39;s&nbsp;Battlegrounds&nbsp;started off as a mod for the military simulator&nbsp;ARMA 2&nbsp;but ended up establishing an entirely new genre of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-online-multiplayer-games/ranker-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">online multiplayer games</a>. Unfortunately, it also means developers often opt to take the safe route by only creating games that are in line with what&#39;s currently hot.&nbsp;

One of the main reasons <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/why-good-developers-release-bad-games/joesph-langdon" target="_blank">why developers make bad games</a> is they&nbsp;stops taking risks to theoretically maximize profits. This is a leading cause of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/stale-gaming-franchises/robert-carnevale" target="_blank">stale game&nbsp;franchises</a>&nbsp;and some of the most annoying video game trends every big-budget release seems to glom onto.&nbsp;

What&#39;s most frustrating is many of modern gaming&#39;s worst trends simply weren&#39;t issues in generations past.&nbsp;Before early access and day one patches, new games had to be finished and playable before they shipped, and there was no chance the best parts of a story would be locked behind paid DLC. Hopefully the&nbsp;good developers will learn from the past before gamers end up with an industry built on&nbsp;hot garbage.

The crossover combination of legalities and video games isn’t anything new - gaming lawsuits happen all the time. Take for example, people like Patrice D&eacute;silets, who&nbsp;have struggled to wrestle&nbsp;back the rights to their&nbsp;games - in his case he had to rescue&nbsp;1666: Amsterdam from the clutches of Ubisoft, after they wrongfully terminated him. In the world of video games, lawsuits are pretty common as people fight for ownership, censorship, and more. Of course, not every lawsuit makes sense - and some are downright silly.&nbsp;It’s important to know when and how to pick your battles when taking the fight to judicial arenas. And over the years, much like non-gaming related legal fisticuffs, what we find betwixt are cases of individuals and parties alike who abuse the judicial system for the pettiest, and sometimes hilarious, of reasons. Whether these lawsuits by gamers are justified or not, they make for interesting reading.&nbsp;Get ready to chuckle and strain your neck with constant head shaking, these are the most ridiculous lawsuits in gaming.&nbsp;

Books have inspired all kinds of different media, video games included. It's pretty rare for games to be directly taken from books, which means there are a lot of&nbsp;video games you didn't know were books first. Games tend to adapt features, atmospheres, and ideologies from books, which makes for intriguing stories and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/easter-eggs-in-video-games/ranker-games" target="_blank">hidden Easter eggs</a> for the most observant of players.&nbsp;Games writing is its own unique animal, which is part of the reason that video games inspired by books tend to crib ideas or atmospheres from books rather than be outright, moment-by-moment adaptations. Both <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-8-most-annoying-types-of-video-game-levels/ariel-kana?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">kinds of video games</a> based on books exist, of course, but the realities of writing for games mean it isn't as easy as writing a story and having the developers, designers, artists, and so on make it a reality. But that's what makes games based on books special: they're enjoyable not just because they replicate our favorite stories, but because they do so by translating them to an entirely new form and method of experience.&nbsp;

Cthulhu Saves The World

There are tons of truly amazing PC games out there, more than enough to satisfy entire lifetimes. It makes sense, since PC gaming has been around for decades.&nbsp;The bench is super deep. Sure, there are some really good AAA games out there, but there are way more PC games no one knows about. Often, they can be more entertaining&nbsp;than the bigger titles.Fun indie PC games have to be, well, really fun&nbsp;simply because they don't have the budget to render super-shiny graphics. In other words, they actually work super hard on the gameplay, character development, and story.&nbsp;That makes their titles shine. Check out these little-known PC games; hopefully you'll pick up a few and play 'em!

Video games with complicated storylines aren't inherently bad. On the contrary, some of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time" target="_blank">best games of all time</a>&nbsp;feature totally convoluted plots, and gamer hipsters will tell you that an absolutely batsh*t narrative is&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-compelling-video-game-storylines" target="_blank">pinnacle of storytelling</a> in the medium. However, nothing is immune to criticism, and all too often, enthused fans will confuse a complicated story with a good one. Just because a game features <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/huge-video-game-plot-twists/john-saavedra" target="_blank">a huge plot twist</a> that you never saw coming doesn't mean its story is finely crafted.&nbsp;It's important to recognize when a beloved series has gone totally off the rails. While a studious player will probably be able to piece together what's happening in&nbsp;Silent Hill,&nbsp;the most die-hard fans are confused by parts of&nbsp;Kingdom Hearts,&nbsp;and sometimes, even a game's director will acknowledge that&nbsp;their story is just a bit too much.

While casual gamers play to earn achievements and trophies on their consoles, a select group set their sights on bigger goals: gaming world records. Those&nbsp;feats aren&#39;t as easy as turning on a console or PC. Attempting to break gamer Guinness World Records can take months or even years. Being able to snag a rare world record will give any gamer a great deal of satisfaction.

When it comes to world records, these are the most surprising ones owned by gamers. While records are meant to be broken, these might stick around in the Guinness Gamer&#39;s Edition for a long time. Vote for the video game records that impressed you the most.

<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/video-game-companies/reference">Video game companies</a>&nbsp;create&nbsp;one&nbsp;of the biggest forms of entertainment in the world, directly competing with movies, television, and music for people's&nbsp;attention. While games are well-known for their ability to entertain and amaze, there are proven&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-_proven_-health-benefits-of-video-games/val1s">health benefits of video games</a> and other positive effects. In fact, there are plenty of real life skills learned from video games that people have utilized in reality to great effect.Although not every title is a realistic simulator that directly correlates to real life, there are certain skills, abilities, and life lessons that have been useful. Read on to discover how video games have had a sincere, positive effect on people and have even served as a platform to&nbsp;help save lives.&nbsp;

Pretentious <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time" target="_blank">video games</a> are difficult to play.&nbsp;They&nbsp;often try&nbsp;to break the mold, only to fail in the two most important categories:&nbsp;storyline and user experience. Instead, these games&nbsp;exude palpable self-importance.It's not merely <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/video-games-no-one-completely-finishes/john-saavedra" target="_blank">games that are impossible to beat</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;games that aim to tell thought-provoking stories that are guilty of being pretentious. Others games fall short as well.&nbsp;They disregard gameplay mechanics, seeking fame and novelty. If developers only understood&nbsp;that most people play for fun, more games would have real&nbsp;substance instead of just a flashy facade.

Centipede Is About A Magic Elf Battling An Evil Wizard

CAUTION: This list contains plot spoilers for various video games.&nbsp;Video games are arguably the most diverse type of media and while lots of titles avoid storytelling, there are plenty of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-compelling-video-game-storylines">games that incorporate compelling storylines</a>. While most backstories&nbsp;are associated with the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rpg-video-games-ever-made">RPG genre</a>, a surprising amount of different games also boast rich narratives. Sure, not every type of genre needs an interesting or intriguing plot to make it fun to play, but providing a narrative solidifies&nbsp;the&nbsp;purpose for&nbsp;why a player is going out on their adventure and justifies the events that are taking place.Although most games that want to include a story will do so in a rather obvious way,&nbsp;such as straightforward objectives issued by an NPC in a single-player campaign,&nbsp;there are some titles that hide an elaborate backstory. The narrative is purposefully difficult to uncover, with bits of information&nbsp;spread out here and there like a delectable bread crumb trail. Other times, the story is just hidden due to technical limitations&nbsp;preventing a studio from&nbsp;including&nbsp;everything they want in the game. In some cases, publishers opt to sell <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-dlc-packs/ranker-games">extra content to fans in the form of DLCs</a>.Whatever the case, it's clear that the most popular games in the world have hidden backstories that are as bizarre as they are interesting. Check out the list below&nbsp;for crazy storylines behind familiar games and vote up the ones that shocked you.&nbsp;

Work can be insufferable. People expect things from you, so&nbsp;you&nbsp;trudge through these requests because you'll be (under)paid for your efforts every two or four weeks. It would make everything better if there were some entertainment at the office. And while having a playlist of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/movie-soundtracks-to-listen-to-while-you-do-work/cehudspeth" target="_blank">best movie soundtracks to listen to at work</a> can help, sometimes you just need something more engaging. Like, say, video games.&nbsp;&nbsp;Believe it or not,&nbsp;there are video games you can secretly play at work. In fact, there are a whole bunch of browser-based discreet video games that are perfect for life in the cubicle. Some are text-based and look innocuous, and a few even replicate the appearance of a Word doc or Excel spreadsheet that will easily fool a quick glance from management. Check out this list below to see if any of these secret video games are ones you could get into&nbsp;and vote up the ones that are the best to play while &quot;working.&quot;

Over the last few years, video games have started to earn&nbsp;some of the same critical acclaim&nbsp;as movies and television. Their breathtaking worlds and in-depth stories mean&nbsp;they have become great ways to experience fiction. While plenty of titles have made the jump to Hollywood to become feature <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/video-game-movie-problems/jordan-love" target="_blank">films</a>, there are definitely even more video games that would make great TV series. This is especially true when you consider that so many video games take inspiration from television and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/video-games-inspired-by-books/melissa-brinks" target="_blank">books</a> in the first place.

The lack of critically and commercially successful&nbsp;movie adaptations might well be due to the fact that most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time" target="_blank">video games</a> are just better&nbsp;suited to the format of television shows. After all, video games are usually far longer than a standard movie. They also tend to include a wide&nbsp;variety of characters, complex worlds, and story&nbsp;arcs that can be better explored through&nbsp;the longer format that TV offers.

Pong brought video games into the mainstream, and with it came a whole lot of frustration and elation. The early technology was crude and expensive, but interacting with your TV was an exciting new frontier. Nowadays, developers look to extract emotion through epic storytelling, relatable characters, and intense difficulty. In between exasperation from frustrating mechanics and modern psychological manipulation lives a gaggle of video games that cause extreme reactions.There are emotional video games that make you sad and introspective, like <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-PlayStation-4/dp/B00YOJIDSO?tag=rankercom-20">Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons</a>, and there are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-scariest-video-games-of-all-time-?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">scary video games</a> that freak you out like <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Outlast-Trinity-PlayStation-4/dp/B06XGQ376Z?tag=rankercom-20">Outlast</a>. Whether you're an everyday gamer or a part-time mobile enthusiast, there's plenty out there to push your buttons.SPOILER ALERT: There are a few startling plot twists and dramatic deaths in this list, so don't be surprised to find some spoilers here and there. You've been warned.

<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time" target="_blank">Video games</a> find&nbsp;inspiration in all kinds of sources, from the modern to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/weirdest-greek-myths/laura-allan" target="_blank">mythical</a>. Featuring&nbsp;real mythology in video games&nbsp;adds an additional layer of meaning for sharp-eyed players to explore, and many games subvert some portion of the original mythos in their retelling.&nbsp;Whether it's a modern spin on an ancient tale, or a blend of several different cultures' stories, video game mythology often provides a unique take on a&nbsp;well-known story. On top of that, video games are an interactive medium, so games that are inspired by <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/real-historical-figures-behind-ancient-myths/carly-silver" target="_blank">real-world mythology</a>&nbsp;allow players to engage directly with centuries-old&nbsp;stories in a way that was never before possible.

Because certain games are notorious for having the most toxic communities, it can be difficult to want to give them a shot. Toxicity in video games entails rude behavior where&nbsp;trash talk, racial&nbsp;slurs, homophobia, and sexism make up a significant portion of communication. Unfortunately, some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-games-to-play-online/meme-dude" target="_blank">best&nbsp;online games</a> seem to foster this type of attitude more than others, particularly games that are free to play, competitive, and require teamwork.&nbsp;While a toxic community might not be the sole factor that sinks a popular game, it can hurt its public perception, driving less toxic players away while creating a safer space for those whose enjoyment comes from verbally shunting others. Most gaming developers and publishers actively try to combat the antagonism within their communities, but obnoxious gamers are a hard group to quell. Unfortunately, even good games can be riddled with frustrating fanbases. Check out the games with toxic&nbsp;communities and vote up the ones worst ones.&nbsp;

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List of the Best Games for the Sega Genesis. These are not all the games, but they are the best as voted on by gamers. Sega Genesis was the second console released in the United States by the Sega Corporation. It was meant as a rival for the popular Super Nintendo and offered 16 bit entertainment. The Genesis had multiple successes throughout it's life span, but the most popular would have to be Sonic the Hedgehog, which was the Mario of Sega. This is not to say that other games like Altered Beast, NBA Jam and of course, Mortal Kombat, were not huge games as well. (Every gamer can tell you that Mortal Kombat on the Genesis was a much better version if only for the fact that the characters bleed instead of sweated.)Since this is the greatest games for the Sega Genesis, vote up your favorites and add your own if they aren't on the list.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a platform video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive as part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was released on February 2, 1994. The game is a direct sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2: in it, Dr. Robotnik's ship, the Death Egg, crash-lands on a floating island, and Sonic and Tails follow him there. There, the duo must once more retrieve the Chaos Emeralds to stop Death Egg from relaunching, while also making rounds with the Emeralds' guardian, Knuckles the Echidna.
Development of the game began shortly after the release of its predecessor in 1992; it was originally intended to be a top-down, isometric game, similar to what would eventually become Sonic 3D Blast. However, this concept was abandoned early into development as the team did not want to change the Sonic formula too radically for a sequel. The game is closely tied to its direct sequel Sonic & Knuckles, as the two titles were originally developed as a single game until time constraints and cartridge costs forced them to be split into two interlocking parts. Some re-releases have packaged the two together as Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an 8-bit side-scrolling platform video game developed by Aspect and released by Sega for their Master System and Game Gear formats. The Master System version was released in Europe on October 16, 1992, and in Brazil around the same time. The Game Gear version was released in Europe on October 29, 1992, North America on November 17, 1992 and in Japan on November 21, 1992.
Being released before the 16-bit version for the Mega Drive, the 8-bit editions of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 represented the debut of character Miles "Tails" Prower, who became a recurring character in the series.
The Master System version was released for the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console on November 18, 2008 in Japan, in North America on December 8, 2008 and in the PAL regions on December 26, 2008.

Streets of Rage 2

Streets of Rage 2, released in Japan as Bare Knuckle II: The Requiem of the Deadly Battle and in Europe as Streets of Rage II, is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game released by Sega in 1992 for the Mega Drive / Genesis console. The game is also playable in the game Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. It is the second game in the Streets of Rage series, a sequel to Streets of Rage and followed by Streets of Rage 3.
The game introduced two new characters: Max Thunder and Eddie "Skate" Hunter, brother of Adam Hunter from the original game. It was critically acclaimed upon release and has since been listed among the best games of all time.

Gunstar Heroes

Gunstar Heroes is a run and gun video game developed by Treasure and published by Sega. Treasure's debut game was originally released on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in late 1993, and later on, ported to the Game Gear by M2. On February 23, 2006, Gunstar Heroes was released as part of the Gunstar Heroes: Treasure Box Collection for the PlayStation 2. It is also available on the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console. In 2009 it was released on June 10 for Xbox Live Arcade and June 11 for PlayStation Network.

Contra: Hard Corps

Contra: Hard Corps is a side-scrolling run and gun-style shoot-'em-up video game released by Konami for the Sega Genesis in North America and South Korea in 1994. It was also released for the Mega Drive as Contra: The Hard Corps in Japan and as Probotector in Europe and Australia . It was the first game in the Contra series released for a Sega platform and serves as a departure from preceding games in the series in many ways.
Set five years after the events of Contra III: The Alien Wars, a terrorist group led by the renegade Colonel Bahamut have stolen an alien cell recovered from the war and now intends to use it to produce weapons. Instead of the traditional Contra heroes of Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, a new task force known as the Hard Corps are sent to deal with the situation. The game features a branching storyline with multiple possible endings.

Beyond Oasis

Beyond Oasis, known in Japan as The Story of Thor: Hikari wo Tsugu Mono and in Europe as The Story of Thor: A Successor of The Light, is a 1994 action role playing video game developed by Ancient and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis console. The game was later re-released to the Wii's Virtual Console on March 19, 2007 in North America, and April 5 the same year in Europe. The game was also included in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection/Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3; in the European version of the latter, it is entitled The Story of Thor.

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Shining Force

Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention, is a 1992 fantasy turn-based tactics role-playing video game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console. While primarily a traditional fantasy-themed game, it contains some science fiction elements.
The game has been repeatedly re-released: in Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 for the Dreamcast and Sega Smash Pack 2 for Microsoft Windows, in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and as a standalone game for the Wii Virtual Console and Microsoft Windows via Steam. Additionally, in 2004 a remake was released for the Game Boy Advance under the title Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon and in 2010 the game was released for iOS.

Shining Force II

Shining Force II, is a tactical role-playing game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console developed by Sonic! Software Planning in 1993. Its storyline is not directly connected to the original Shining Force, although a Game Gear title Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict links the two games' plots.
The game is much longer than the first, and more free-roaming. There is no chapter system, so the player can return to previously visited parts of the world. There are also two different ways of promoting many characters.
This game was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in Europe on October 3, 2008 and in North America on October 6, 2008. It also appears in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and as a standalone game on Steam.

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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, released in Japan as The Super Shinobi II, is an action game developed and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis console that was released in 1993. It is the direct sequel to the previous The Revenge of Shinobi. The game was originally intended to be released in 1992, and to be very different from the final version of the game in terms of levels and storyline.
Shinobi III was included on the Sega Genesis Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was also released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2007, for the PC on the download service Steam in 2010, on the iPhone in 2011 and for the Nintendo 3DS eShop in 2013.

Sonic & Knuckles

Sonic & Knuckles is a 1994 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Released on October 18, 1994, it was the fourth installment in the main Sonic the Hedgehog series. The game is a direct sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and follows both Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna in their respective quests to save Angel Island; Sonic tries to prevent Dr. Robotnik from re-launching his orbital weapon, the Death Egg, while Knuckles scuffles with Robotnik's minion, EggRobo.
Sonic & Knuckles utilizes "lock-on technology" that allows the game to access data from both Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 so that elements of both Sonic & Knuckles and the locked-on game are combined. During the development of Sonic 3, it and Sonic & Knuckles were intended to be a single story within the same cartridge. However, due to time constraints and the fact that a large memory capacity cartridge would have been expensive, Sega split the game into two separate installments.

World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, known in Japan as I Love Mickey & Donald - The Mysterious Magic Box is a 1992 platformer video game developed by Sega AM7 and produced by Sega for the Sega Genesis. The game was released in North America on December 17, 1992, in Japan on December 18, 1992 and in Europe on December 19, 1992. It is part of Sega's Illusion series of Mickey Mouse games.

QuackShot

QuackShot: Starring Donald Duck, known in Japan as I Love Donald Duck: Guruzia Ou no Hihou, is a 1991 platforming video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. The game was released in Europe in 1991, in North America on December 19, 1991 and in Japan on December 20, 1991. QuackShot stars Donald Duck and his three nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, as treasure-hunters, and is part of a series of games published by Sega that were based on Walt Disney cartoon characters.
QuackShot was released to mostly positive reviews from video game journalists. The game was universally lauded for its graphics, with magazines like Sega Pro describing them as "some of the best graphics around." The game was also praised for its music and puzzles, as well as their clever use in the game. However, QuackShot was criticized for its controls, being described by IGN as "float-y" and making certain segments of the game unnecessarily difficult. The game was also criticized for its lack of difficulty overall as well as its lack of speech samples, which several other Genesis games of the time had.

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Rocket Knight Adventures

Rocket Knight Adventures is a 1993 side-scrolling platformer video game developed and published by Konami for the Sega Genesis. The game was released in North America on August 5, 1993, in Japan on August 6, 1993, and in Europe in 1993. Rocket Knight Adventures was designed by Nobuya Nakazato, designer of several titles in the Contra series such as The Alien Wars, Hard Corps and Shattered Soldier. Its protagonist is Sparkster, an opossum knight who fights an army of robots and pigs, many of whom are piloting various mechanical vehicles. Sparkster is armed with a sword that can project energy over a short distance and a rocket pack that allows him to fly.

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Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

Phantasy Star IV, released in Japan as Phantasy Star: The End of the Millennium, is a role-playing video game released for the Mega Drive in Japan in 1993 and Europe and North America in 1995. It is the fourth and final game in the original Phantasy Star series, concluding the story of the Algol Star System. The game was also made available on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on June 24, 2008, in the PAL regions on November 14, 2008, and in North America on December 22, 2008, for the price of 800 Wii Points. Phantasy Star IV is also part of the Sega Genesis Collection on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable and on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Phantasy Star IV kept many of the gameplay elements of the previous game, including turn-based battles, overhead exploration, and magic spells. Phantasy Star IV met with mostly mixed reviews upon its release, but has been subject to very positive critical retrospectives.

NHL '94

NHL '94 is an ice hockey game by EA Sports for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo and Sega CD, as well as the first release for the PC, simply titled "NHL Hockey", without the "94" in the title. The game is officially licenced from the National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association. Being the third game in the NHL series media franchise, it was released in October 1993. NHL '94 is included as #47 on IGN's Top 100 Games of All-Time and is named All-Time Greatest Sports Video Game by Boston.com. It was also ranked second by ESPN on its all-time sports video games rankings.

Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco the Dolphin is an action-adventure game originally developed by Ed Annunziata and Novotrade International for the Mega Drive and published by Sega in 1992. Ecco the Dolphin was republished digitally via Nintendo's Virtual Console in 2006, Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade, Steam, iOS, and Nintendo 3DS.
It is the first installment in the Ecco the Dolphin video game franchise. The player character, Ecco, is a bottlenose dolphin who travels through time to combat hostile extraterrestrials in Earth's oceans and on an alien spacecraft.

Thunder Force IV

Thunder Force IV, known in North America as Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar, is a 1992 side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Technosoft for the Sega Genesis as the fourth installment of the Thunder Force series. The game was released in Japan on July 24, 1992, in North America in September 1992, and in Europe in December 1992.

Alisia Dragoon

Alisia Dragoon is a 1992 platform game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It was developed by Game Arts, who also published the game in Japan. Aiding the software developer was animation studio Gainax, who was responsible for the game's art and story. The player controls Alisia, a young woman who is on a quest to avenge her father and save the world. She can fire lightning from her hands and summon four faithful beasts to aid her.
The game was released in North America and Europe by Sega, who packaged the heroine as a rugged gladiator instead of the dainty-looking sorceress she originally was. Due to the lack of substantial market penetration by the Mega Drive of Japan and the lack of publicity for the game overseas, Alisia Dragoon did not make a big impact on the video game market, despite the critical acclaim it received. The game was one of the first in the industry to present a female character in a leading role.

Comix Zone

Comix Zone is a 1995 arcade-style beat 'em up video game. The game's unique feature is that it is set within the panels of a comic book. Each level consists of two pages and secrets are discovered by shredding the paper and revealing items. The unique dialogue is rendered within talk bubbles with the typical comic font. Sprites and backgrounds possess the bright colours and dynamic drawing style favoured by superhero comics.
Comix Zone was criticised for being released too late in the systems' lifespan and for being too difficult and short, but it was positively received and praised for its gameplay, graphics and audio design.
The game was originally from a concept video animated by Peter Morawiec titled "Joe Pencil Trapped In The Comix Zone". The video was made in 1992, displaying the animation of how the gameplay and the comic book elements would blend in.

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The Adventures of Batman & Robin

The Adventures of Batman & Robin is a 1994 and 1995 video game based on the popular DC Comics characters Batman and Robin and specifically the critically acclaimed animated cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. There are several releases of the video game for the different consoles in the market at the time. The Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear, and Sega CD versions were published by Sega while the Super NES one was published by Konami.

X-Men 2: Clone Wars

X-Men 2: Clone Wars is a 1995 platform game developed by Headgames and released by Sega of America for the Mega Drive/Genesis as a sequel to the 1993 side-scrolling video game X-Men. The game is based on the successful TV series from Marvel Comics. X-Men 2 was praised by critics and won retrospective acclaim as one of the best games on the platform. It was supposed to be followed by a cancelled sequel titled X-Women.

Ghouls'n Ghosts

Ghouls 'n Ghosts is a platform game/run and gun developed by Capcom and released as an arcade game in 1988, and subsequently ported to a number of other platforms. It is the sequel to Ghosts 'n Goblins and the second game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins series.

ToeJam & Earl

ToeJam & Earl is an action video game developed by Johnson Voorsanger Productions and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis video game console. Released in 1991, it centers on the titular ToeJam and Earl—alien rappers who have crash-landed on Earth. As they attempt to escape the planet, players assume the role of either character and collect pieces of their wrecked spacecraft. ToeJam & Earl's design was heavily influenced by the role-playing video game Rogue, and took from it such features as the random generation of levels and items. It references and parodies 1980s and early 90s urban culture and is set to a funk soundtrack.
The game was positively received by critics, who praised its originality, soundtrack, humor and two-player cooperative mode. It attained sleeper hit status despite low initial sales, and its protagonists were used as mascots by Sega. ToeJam & Earl was followed by two sequels: ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron and ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, released for the Mega Drive and Xbox, respectively. The sequels' commercial and critical success was mixed.

Disney's Aladdin

Disney's Aladdin is a platform video game developed by Virgin Interactive based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name. The game was released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in November 1993 and was later ported to the Amiga computer and MS-DOS which featured module music and sampeld sound effects. NES and the Game Boy received a reworked port. It is one of several video games based on this film, including one game that was released in the same month by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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