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Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
''Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection'' (''Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection'' in PAL regions) is a Product bundling, compilation of video games developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Sega for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The compilation features 48 Sega games (49 counting two versions of ''Altered Beast'') which were previously released for the Sega Genesis (including most of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog (series), Sonic the Hedgehog'' titles released for the system), Arcade game, arcades and the Master System. It is the sequel to the ''Sega Genesis Collection'' released previously for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, but contains 16 (in NTSC regions) more games (including unlockable extras). List of games Sega Genesis *''Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle'' † *''Alien Storm'' *''Altered Beast'' † *''Beyond Oasis'' *''Bonanza Bros.'' † *''Columns (video game), Columns'' † *''Comix Zone'' † *''Decap Attack'' † *''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backbone Entertainment
Backbone Entertainment was an American video game developer based in Emeryville, California. The company was formed in 2003 as the result of a merger between developers Digital Eclipse and ImaginEngine. In 2005, Backbone merged with The Collective (company), The Collective to form Foundation 9 Entertainment. History Backbone Entertainment was formed in 2003 through a merger between Digital Eclipse, a developer of Video game emulation, emulations of arcade games, and ImaginEngine, an edutainment games developer. ImaginEngine remained an independent studio, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, while Digital Eclipse's studios were absorbed by Backbone, becoming Backbone Emeryville and Backbone Vancouver, respectively. In 2004, in co-operation with the University of Hawaii, Backbone opened an office in Honolulu, Hawaii, under the lead of Backbone's chairman, Mark Loughridge. On March 29, 2005, Backbone Entertainment announced that it was merging with another developer, The Collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien Storm
is a beat 'em up shooter released as an arcade video game by Sega in 1990. It was ported to the Genesis/Mega Drive and Master System. The Mega Drive version was re-released on Wii's Virtual Console in 2007 and was also included on ''Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection'' for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was also re-released on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack in 2022. Plot A homicidal alien race is invading Earth, and the only thing that stands between them and world domination are a special forces team known as the "Alien Busters", composed of Karen (absent in the Master System version, named "Karla" in some versions), Garth (named "Gordon" in some versions) and Scooter (the robot, named "Slammer" in Master System and PAL versions). Gameplay ''Alien Storm'' is a side-scrolling beat 'em up. The game resembles ''Golden Axe'', with a similar artistic style, three playable characters (a man, a woman, and a novelty character) and pick-up or power-up special a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Axe (video Game)
is a side-scrolling hack-and-slash video game released by Sega for arcades in 1989, running on the Sega System 16B arcade hardware. Makoto Uchida was the lead designer of the game, and was also responsible for the creation of the previous year's ''Altered Beast''. The game casts players as one of three warriors who must free the fantastical land of Yuria from the tyrannical rule of Death Adder, who wields the titular Golden Axe. The game was well received at the time of release, ''Golden Axe'' was later converted for play on many different home systems, including Sega's own Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System. The game's success spawned an entire franchise consisting of several sequels and various spin-offs. Plot The game takes place in the fictional land of Yuria, a ''Conan the Barbarian''-style high fantasy medieval world. An evil entity known as Death Adder has captured the King and his daughter, and holds them captive in their castle. He also finds the Golden Axe, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gain Ground
is a 1988 action- strategy arcade game later ported to home systems. Gameplay In ''Gain Ground'', players control one of a set of characters at a time, each with different weapons. To beat a level, players must reach the exit point with at least one character or destroy all enemies on the level before time runs out. There are forty levels in the arcade version of the game. The Master System and the Genesis/Mega Drive have fifty levels in the game. Normal mode starts with three players. There are captive characters littered across all levels, which can be rescued by walking over, then escorting the controlled character to the exit point. If a player controlled character is killed, that character turns into a captive, except that they will disappear if the next active player controlled character dies, exits the level without them, or the player has no characters left in their party. In Hard mode, the player starts the game with all twenty characters, but all the captive characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flicky
is a platform game developed by Sega and released in Arcade video game, arcades in May 1984. It was licensed to Bally Midway for distribution in the United States. In ''Flicky'', the player controls the eponymous blue bird and must gather all the small birds called Chirps in each round and bring them safely to the exit. There are cat and lizard enemies which can disperse the Chirps and kill the player, but Flicky can use items on the playing field to protect herself and the Chirps from danger. The idea for ''Flicky'' came from Sega senior leadership, who wanted to exceed the success of Namco's ''Mappy'' (1983). Yoji Ishii and Yoshiki Kawasaki developed ''Flicky'' at Sega over one year. Originally, the game simply had the player catch ambiguous dots in a maze. Taking inspiration from a popular song in a Japanese variety show, Kawasaki gave the game an urban theme and bird characters. The game was originally titled "Busty", then "Flippy", before finally settling on "Flicky". ''Fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatal Labyrinth
''Fatal Labyrinth'', titled in Japan, is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sega. Originally available exclusively on the Sega Meganet multiplayer gaming service in 1990, it was later remade for the Sega Genesis in 1991 in video gaming, 1991. The game appears in ''Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection'' for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and was later included in ''Sega Genesis Classics'' for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The game was also released for Microsoft Windows on September 13, 2010. The game is similar to and shares assets with ''Dragon Crystal'', which was also released around that time. Gameplay The player controls a nondescript hero who has agreed to enter a forbidden labyrinth, battle various monsters, and make way up to the 30th floor where an evil dragon guards a stolen Holy Goblet. The hero may walk about town talking with the villagers for advice prior to entering the labyrinth. Upon defeating the dragon and reclaiming the Goblet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Under Siege
City Under Siege may refer to: * ''City Under Siege'' (album), a 2000 album by E.S.G. * ''City Under Siege'' (1974 film), a 1974 Italian crime film * ''City Under Siege'' (2010 film), a 2010 Hong Kong science fiction action film * '' ESWAT: City Under Siege'', a 1990 side scrolling platform video game * '' A City Under Siege: Tales of the Iran–Iraq War'' * '' Police Academy 6: City Under Siege'', a 1989 comedy film, part of the ''Police Academy'' series {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tides Of Time
''The Tides of Time'' () is a science fiction novel by John Brunner. It was first published in the United States by Ballantine Del Rey Books in 1984. The novel tells the story of two people on an isolated island, each time they awoke from sleep, they lived a different life in a different time. goodreads.com Reception Dave Langford
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ... reviewed ''The Tides of Time'' for '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecco The Dolphin (video Game)
''Ecco the Dolphin'' is an action-adventure game originally developed by Ed Annunziata and Novotrade International for the Mega Drive/Genesis and published by Sega in 1992. ''Ecco the Dolphin'' was Digital distribution, republished digitally via Nintendo's Virtual Console in 2006, Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade, Steam (service), Steam, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch Online, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. It is the first installment in the Ecco the Dolphin, ''Ecco the Dolphin'' video game franchise. The player character is a bottlenose dolphin who travels through time to combat hostile extraterrestrials in Earth's oceans and on an alien spacecraft. Gameplay Ecco can attack enemies by ramming into them at high speeds. Swimming can be made progressively faster by tapping a certain button, and the speed can be maintained by holding it down. Players can perform a purely aesthetic spin in the air when jumping out of the water. Two features of the gameplay are based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamite Headdy
''Dynamite Headdy'' is a platform video game developed by Treasure and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1994. The game follows a puppet named Headdy in his efforts to stop an evil puppet king from taking over his world. Headdy can throw his head at enemies to defeat them and use it to pull himself to various areas and move objects. The player can find a wide variety of "heads" which act as power-ups that provide different effects and alter gameplay. Critical reception to ''Dynamite Headdy'' was positive. Critics highlighted the game's originality and creativity in distinguishing it among other games in the platform genre. They also commended Treasure for demonstrating their technical expertise with impressive graphical effects and building on the success of their earlier game ''Gunstar Heroes'' (1993). In reviews from the time and in retrospect, ''Dynamite Headdy'' is cited as one of the best games on the Genesis, and has since been included in multiple compilations of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decap Attack
''Decap Attack'' is a 1991 platform game developed by Vic Tokai and published by Sega for the Genesis. The game is a westernized version of the 1990 Japanese Mega Drive game '' Magical Hat no Buttobi Tābo! Daibōken'', with the art, plot, music, and level designs all being changed. Both are updates of the late 1980s games '' Kid Kool'' and ''Psycho Fox''. The game has also been released as part of several emulated compilations. Plot Chuck D. Head, a headless mummy created by mad scientist Dr Frank N. Stein and his assistant Igor, is sent to defeat Max D. Cap, a demon who has returned from the Underworld with his army of monsters to conquer the surface world, splitting the skeleton-shaped cluster of islands the land is on into pieces in the process. After reforming the scattered islands to normal and defeating Max, Chuck sluggishly returns home, where Stein rewards him by transforming him into a real human. Gameplay The player controls a living mummy, named Chuck D. Head, thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comix Zone
''Comix Zone'' is a 1995 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Sega for the Genesis. It is set within the panels of a comic book with dialogue rendered within talk bubbles and sprites, and backgrounds possessing the bright colors and dynamic drawing style of superhero comics. This style is in previous video games, for example Ocean Software's '' Batman: The Caped Crusader'' in 1988, but ''Comix Zone'' stretched the idea to such an extent that Sega applied for and was granted a patent for a "videogame system for creating a simulated comic book game". The concept for the game originated from a 1992 demo video for the Commodore Amiga titled "Joe Pencil Trapped In The Comix Zone", animated by Peter Morawiec. It explores how the gameplay and the comic book elements would blend in. Plot Sketch Turner, a "starving artist" and freelance rock musician living in New York City, is working on his newest comic book, ''Comix Zone''. It is the story of the New World Empire's att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
