Tag: Sega Genesis
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Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack: Is it Worth the Extra Money?
Nostalgia can be a great thing. We look back on games with a deep fondness, and think “they don’t make them like they used to”. However, we forget is that, sometimes, those games were good when they released, but are they still good now? The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack aims to answer that question,…
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Nintendo 64 and SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis Games Coming to Switch
During the September Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, which will feature Nintendo 64 and SEGA Genesis games. The new Expansion Pack will be an additional cost on top of Nintendo Switch Online. Therefore, you will have to own Nintendo Switch Online before you can purchase the Expansion Pack. The…
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Sega Genesis: Console War Memoirs
While the current major players in the console industry have been consistent for the past several generations, this has not always been the case. When people talk about the 16-bit era of gaming, the Super Nintendo receives a lot of love and attention. There is nothing inherently wrong with this. History is, after all, written…
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5 Old School Sega Games That Must Come to Nintendo Switch
Sega recently announced that they are ending their “Sega Ages” brand after the release of Herzog Zwei on Switch. This is a landmark piece of Sega’s history. Since 1996, Sega has used this brand to port classic games onto modern consoles. But even though they’re discontinuing this brand, they have confirmed that they wish to…
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Do We Really Need Retro Mini Console Remakes?
If you look at my console game collection, you will probably note that most of the games I own are from before the year 2005. Giving off the impression that I couldn’t part with my childhood games. And it’s not an unreasonable guess. All of my various consoles and games were acquired well into my…