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Command either an American or Russian nuclear attack submarine in various Cold War missions around the world.

A better-than-average submarine simulation that was much ballyhooed in its day, but shows its age now.

Lead a motley-looking crew of young monster wannabes on various missions. Based on the hit Nickelodeon animated television series. This game is a great looker, but I am in doubt as to its other qualities!

Sumo wrestling, like most sports, is an acquired taste. Western audiences for the most part fail to grasp the rich tradition behind this Japanese sport and instead focus on appearances - two really fat guys standing on a square wooden platform and trying like crazy to shove each other out of a ring inscribed within the edges of the platform. Once you understand sumo and its rituals, though, it can be just as entertaining as its American so-called "professional" counterpart.

Seems to be quite faithful to the sport except for some obvious Street Fighter 2 inspired touches. Great graphics, great sound, and good gameplay, makes a refreshing change from the usual beat 'em up.

A collection of pathetically bad programs (mostly bad takes on popular titles) written especially for this cartridge by Action Industries. Produced without Sega's approval.

Top down adventure game inspired by the popular live-action movies starring Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, and Cristopher Lloyd - derived from the long-running comic strip created by Charles Addams for the New Yorker magazine.

I'll keep it short and sweet - the bad movie got the good adventure game, Uncle Fester takes over the search for the missing baby Pubert, the newest member of the family.

Platform game inspired by the popular live-action movies starring Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, and Cristopher Lloyd - derived from the long-running comic strip created by Charles Addams for the New Yorker magazine.

I'll keep it short and sweet - the good movie got the bad arcade game, a poor platformer in which Gomez must search the Addams estate for the lost family fortune.

How would you like to fight a war, with all the resources of a modern military force at your disposal? That is the basic premise behind this popular series of Japanese strategy sims - so popular that at least one port was made for every major gaming console and home computer system in Japan at the time.

Advanced Daisenryaku, aka Advanced Military Commander is a true historical wargaming sim, as you get to take on the role of Adolf Hitler as he conquers Europe during the initial stages of World War II . If you are a strategy buff, then you will go ape over what are the most sophisticated wargaming titles to be found for the platform. If you are an arcade gamer, look elsewhere - you will get bored fast.

Introducing our three chief protagonists: Aero the Acrobat, a daredevil bat who is the star of the circus; Edgar Ektor, clown prince and mean guy extraordinaire; and Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel, Ektor's chief henchman whose sense of duty and loyalty seem strangely misplaced.

Probably the most concerted effort by a software house in cloning the success of the Sonic series. Gets old fast, ridiculous in places, but you never lack for action. It sold by the bucketful when it was first released.

Aero the Acrobat has a really annoying circus music soundtrack & never quite lives up to it's promise as a Sonic beater.

Experience the joys and thrills of building up and operating a major air carrier in this unusual and unique series from one of the top names in the sim genre.

Cool, if you like this sort of thing. Managing an airline isn't the easiest thing in the world to do, let alone convert into a computer game. Think "SimAir" and you kinda get the picture.

Fly the U.S. Navy's top fighter, the F-14 Tomcat, in wave after wave of dangerous missions against all sorts of airborne foes. Ported from the hit arcade game.

Quite faithful - an almost perfect port, if it weren't for the choppy scaling. The game itself gets a little boring and repetitive after a while, but the action never slows down.

Fly, shoot, kill, destroy - one of many such games.

One of the best horizontal shooters out there! Has awesome graphics and perfect gameplay. It's not that difficult, but is still challenging enough. Way too good to be this old.

You have been selected to fly on a top-secret mission to attack the stronghold of a fanatical Mideast terrorist organization. They are well-armed and have the backing of several "unfriendly governments," so your only two advantages are the stealth fighter that you will fly and your own combat skills. Good luck, because you're gonna need it....

A dogfighting simulation that reminds one of the original Wing Commander. The cockpit takes up so much of the screen that you can't see whats going on! Boring and unimpressive.

Play as Aladdin, the "diamond in the rough" who discovers a magical lamp that leads him on all sorts of adventures. Based on the hit Disney movie, itself inspired by the original tale from the 1001 Arabian Nights compilation.

Fairly solid gameplay, impressive graphics with stunning colors, and great character animation.

Alex Kidd is the brother of King Igul, ruler of Planet Aries. Acting on a rumored sighting of their missing father, Alex travels to the planet Paperock to find him. Why the name? Because the child's sport of Paper-Rock-Scissors is a planet wide institution, and those who visit must display some talent in the game. The only MegaDrive entry in the long-running and popular series of arcade and console games by Sega.

Not very challenging, but not bad for a game made back in 1987.

Something has gone terribly wrong on the Suliaco's return trip back to Earth. Flight Officer Ellen Ripley finds herself alone on a prison planet, the sole survivor of her ship's unexpected destruction. Unknown to her and the inmates, she has brought an unwelcome visitor with her - an old and deadly acquaitence that could mean death for them all. Loosely based on the live-action sci-fi film starring Sigourney Weaver.

I usually don't like movie translation games, but this one's quite good. Good graphics and you get to be Ripley too.

It is the year 2015. A space faring terrorist group known as Scarlet has become strong enough to seal the space lanes around Earth. A sudden, desperate attack planned in secret wounds Scarlet's leader Epsilon, causing a power struggle among the terrorists and giving humanity time to regroup and fight back. Two old foes among the genetically-engineered terrorists now vie for control of the organization, the outcome of which could determine the fate of mankind.

From the makers of the legendary Gunstar Heroes, this platform shoot 'em up is reminiscent of Contra but with more options. Loud graphics and louder audio, looks cool and plays pretty decently.

Save the humans from the mean nasty aliens in this side-scrolling blastathon ported from the arcade game.

Golden Axe in a semi-futuristic setting, with an Operation Wolf section bolted on. Passable action, but pales next to Streets of Rage.

A Fantasy-themed arcade game in which you play a beautiful babe who's quite proficient in the art of magic. Her job is to embark upon a quest to find a lost meteorite. News has it that the falling star is the source of the evil that is spawning all of the evil creatures that have begun to plague the lands. Only one person is strong enough to fight their evil spells and save the day. That person is you - Alisia Dragoon.

One of many excellent Japanese-produced action games. The ladies will like this one, since you play a heroine with a cute morphing animal sidekick.

Sports game featuring tennis superstar Andre Agassi, who also helped in the design of the game.

Not great graphically, and the sound is merely adequate, but the player animation is smooth and it has some of the best gameplay you will ever see in a tennis sim. A keeper, if only to say you have a tennis sim in your pile of Genesis carts.

That lovable loony trio of Wakko, Yakko, and Dot have decided to go into business for themselves. They plan on selling real Hollywood show props, but they don't have any inventory right now. Where do we get inventory? Why, the Warner Brothers back lot, of course! Platform style game based on Steven Spielberg's hit syndicated animated TV series.

A decidedly different animal from the over-the-top SNES game. Has a heavy puzzle-solving slant, but also has nice graphics and preserves the looniness of the series.

A multipack that includes three of Atari's classic arcade games - Ultra Pong, Centipede, and Missile Command.

The graphics and sound are primitive, just like their ancestors, but the gameplay is still there.

A tongue-in-cheek homage to the in-your-face style of basketball played nowadays.

Fairly decent, but the emphasis seems to be more on fouls and cheap shots than on actual gameplay. The missed calls and rather physical style of play are nice touches.

Yet another one of those Japanese games in which you choose a hero who will go on a quest to recover a fabled weapon and defeat the monstrous evil plaguing the land - in this case, a jilted sorceress.

A nicely done isometric game with plenty of action for all, and the obvious anime influence adds to the flavor. It's a welcome change for bleary-eyed RPGers and dungeon crawlers.

Relive the magic of the animated Disney classic in this game based on the original story by Hans Christian Anderson. Ariel, a young mermaid and the daughter of King Triton, falls in love with a human prince. To win him, she must thwart the wiles of the evil sorceress Ursula, who plans on using her quest to take over the undersea kingdom and oust Triton.

One of Disney's early arcade conversions and somewhat different than the SNES version. It's okay, but pales next to their other releases. Great graphics and gameplay make this worth the look. Tell your friends that you got it for your little sister.

Perky-looking female fighter jock takes on the space aliens from hell all by her lonesome.

A pathetically bad space shoot 'em up. The only thing good about it is the 15-second cinema during the game demo. Smacks strongly of a Konami or Irem shooter, but not as fully developed.

Ryo's sister has been kidnapped by the master criminal Mr. Big and is being held somewhere in the city. Ryo enlists the aid of his sometime martial arts rival Robert, and together they battle their way through Mr.Big's minions as they try to find Ryo's sister before time runs out. A popular videogame that inspired a short anime film.

A mediocre Street Fighter clone. Decent graphics but only 2 characters to choose from and very few moves.

During the Roman occupation of France, a lone Gaul warrior arose from among his fellows to do battle with his largely incompetent foes. Meet Asterix, the undersized hero of the first French Resistance. Based on the hit European comic series.

Excellent concept, excellent games. I must admit to a certain bias, as I am a fan of the original comic, but even non-fans have found the games to be entertaining. Highly recommended.

During the Roman occupation of France, a lone Gaul warrior arose from among his fellows to do battle with his largely incompetent foes. Meet Asterix, the undersized hero of the first French Resistance. Based on the hit European comic series.

Excellent concept, excellent games. I must admit to a certain bias, as I am a fan of the original comic, but even non-fans have found the games to be entertaining. Highly recommended.

Earth colony Terra-12 is under the iron control of its recent alien conquerors. The colonists' only hope lies with one power-suited hero - Atomic Robo-kid!

An R-Type clone that has the same graphics style, but also has irritating sound and unimpressive gameplay.

Atomic Runner is a young scientist turned superhero thanks to his power armor, which he must use in an all-out struggle with an invading alien army that has managed to take him captive. First he must bust out of jail, and then it's time to lock and load. Go figure.

Decent enough port of a less-than-satisfactory arcade game. The characters are way too small, and the crappy gameplay is preserved perfectly. The sound is even worse than the pathetic mix used in the original. Consider a version for another platform before this one.

Tennis game featuring many American tennis professionals.

A solid tennis sim with great gameplay and even greater graphics. It may not appeal to the elusive "girl gamer" as all the characters are men, but the superb quality of this game may very well make up for it.

Rugby is the British field game from which American football is derived. The main differences are in the rules, field layout, and the absence of pads worn by the players. Oh yeah, no forward pass and dogpiling (aka "the scrum") is perfectly legal.

If you're tired of all those American football sims and want to try something different, this is an excellent alternative. Hey, it's an EA Sports release - need I say more?

Awesome Possum, savior of the ecosystem, does battle with the environment-destroying automatons created by the evil Dr. Machino.

A politically correct platform game. The graphics and gameplay are merely passable, and the frequent use of annoying sound samples adds nothing to the experience - not to mention all that environmental crap.

An arcade-style World Cup soccer sim.

Decent, but any game in the FIFA series can dribble rings around it. Cool tunes, though.

A cute little game about a teenage android who gets in trouble way over his head after he wrecks his dad's space cruiser on a distant asteroid.

Pretty standard fare, but the music is nice and B.O.B.'s wisecracking maintain the game's sense of humor. Makes for an interesting evening's excursion.

You are the guardian angel of a baby who is the target of some rather moronic would-be kidnappers. Help him escape by guiding him through all sorts of platform puzzles. Inspired by the movie of the same name starring Lara Flynn Boyle.

Poor movie, poor game. Gets old fast, and the digitized graphics don't help.

It's the third time around for time-traveler errant Marty McFly, and this time he and Doc go back to the days of the Wild West. Inspired by the Steven Spielberg feature film of the same name starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen.

You've got to hand it to Arena for having the guts to take the crappy inside of a leftover Genesis cartridge, smacking a label on it, and then selling it for fifty bucks. If you are anything like me and value the time you have in this life, then you'll avoid this game like the bubonic plague.

The game of Ball Jacks was invented in AD 7650 as a worldwide televised gameshow, where contestants battled for top honors with life-sized equipment. Thankfully, you can save your life and experience the home computer version instead....

A confusing combination of Pong and Breakout.

An unusual-looking beat 'em up with heroes made from stacked steel balls. Can you fight your way to the top to a one-on-one duel with the Jester?

It's always impressive when a 3D game can be pulled off on a 2D platform, but lackluster gameplay cripples this effort.

Join in the fun with Barbie and her friends as they embark on various adventures. Inspired by the popular girl's fashion doll made and marketed by the Mattel toy company.

Barbie takes a vacation and visits various places in the U.S. in the process - a big improvement over its predecessor with improved graphics, but experienced gamers will find it a boring breeze.

Perhaps the closest thing you will find in the English G/MD library to a shojo-style game. They're every little girl's dream, and every serious gamer's nightmare. My niece insisted on playing them over and over until I had to throw the main breaker and cut off the power. Kids may love 'em, and that's all fine and good, but I don't.