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Messerschmidts darken the skies in front of you. JU-88 bombers move steadily towards their targets. At last, you've reached your objective - a fleet of U-boats with bad intentions. You dive in to make a bombing run, but you overshoot! Turn around to try again, and the enemy fighters are all over you! Fire, dodge, climb, and fire again! Your left engine is in flames, your fuel supply dwindling... can you weather the storm?

Simple flight sim. In-game graphics are pretty dreadful.

Take the motorcycle from Hang On, equip it with hi-tech weaponry and give it the ability to transform itself into an aircraft or car - and you've got ACTION FIGHTER!

Dodging, shooting or bumping into the vehicles soon gets very repetitive, even with a few surprise elements. Not enough overall content.

An evil lawyer has thrown the Addams Family out of their home and is planning to take their fortune. However, the family (except for the depressed Gomez) returns to the home to reason with the lawyer. When Gomez snaps out of his funk and finally arrives, his family is missing. You take control of the Addams? patriarch as he searches the house for his family and tries to save their fortune. He will have to run and jump through levels filled with enemies that will do whatever it takes to see that Gomez doesn?t find his family. But thanks to his trusty bow and some arrows, disposing of any interference is a breeze. There are also several power-ups available that will help Gomez, including extra health and free lives. It?s up to you to help Gomez save his family and their home in THE ADDAMS FAMILY.

Enjoyable platform adventure where some things are perhaps too hard to find. Quite a challenge for puzzle freaks, not for action types.

The N.A.C., a terrorist organization, has built a leaser emitter - "EL" - that is causing a panic, as it is capable of destroying the Ozone layer. We need you to pilot the Freedom Fighter, an advanced aircraft that may be the only means we have to crush the enemy!

Ancient shoot-'em-up relying on old-fashioned principles of keeping the player busy. Graphic and sound are now dated.

Sega's smash arcade hit comes to life... on your Sega System!

You're a Navy Air Captain. At your control is the most advanced fighting jet ever to set the skies on fire! You supply the skill, reflexes and guts.

Your F-14 Thunder Cat gives you Mach 2+ speeds, unlimited firepower and a state-of-the-art battle computer which targets your enemies for destruction.

Fire guided missiles, then blast away with your Vulcan cannon. Roll your F-14 left and right! Enemy missiles slide under your wings. Your afterburners roar as you dive for the wave tops!

In this sky battle you're outnumbered. But that's O.K. When it comes to flying the unfriendly skies, you're the one they call "The Ace."

Maneuver your Rescue Chopper through tight underground passages, blazing wreckage and treacherous enemy attacks to save the leaders of the world from the hands of terrorists! Similar to Choplifter.

Based on the Disney movie; converted from the 16-bit console arcade game (it is closest to the Sega Genesis version). Just finish the levels to save your princess Jasmine with the help from your friends (Abu and Genie). Collect apples to use as throwing weapons to defeat your enemies, and collect "genie icons" to give yourself more chances during the bonus rounds.

The fourth of the five SMS Alex Kidd games, Alex Kidd: High-Tech World is in fact a conversion of Anmitsu Hime, a japanese game released two years earlier. (The box text says it's the third because BMX Trial was not released outside Japan.)

Get ready to join the Kidd in his third great Sega adventure! Being the Crown Prince of Planet Aries is never easy. On top of being a galactic hero, you have to deal with parents, teachers and palace retainers! But you're a Kidd at heart, and you just have to go to the new High-Tech World video arcade to play the newest Sega games!

The problem is, the map to the arcade has been torn up into eight pieces and hidden in the castle. As you look for the pieces you'll discover just how weird life in a castle can be! If you find them, you'll have to fight your way through a forest filled with blue Ninjas. Survive this ordeal and you'll have to find a travel pass in the village to make it over the border!

It's a game of wits, intrigue, action and excitement. There's even a PASSWORD so you can save games. Survive all the obstacles and you'll play in the hottest arcade in the land. But if you don't hert there before the 5:00 closing time, you'll be left out in the cold! Better hurry!

Alex's worst outing ever. The main problem with this is the presence of a very harsh restart procedure which always places you back at the beginning when you die. Argghhh!

Many centuries ago, on the planet Aries, there lived a boy called Alex Kidd. For seven years, he lived on Mt. Eternal studying Shellcore, an ancient art that makes one strong enough to break rocks into pieces. As he was leaving the mountain one day to travel to his spiritual homeland, a dying man told him that the peaceful city of Radactian was in grave danger. Before taking his last breath, the man gave Alex a piece of a map and a medallion made of Sun Stone.

There are eleven locations in which Alex must explore, each of them has its own unique dangers. In each location, Alex can collect bags of coins, which can be used to buy items at the shop and are used to help Alex get through each location (eg: motorcycle, peticopter, power bracelet, etc.) There are also traps that Alex must avoid like the ghost that chases him. He can also collect the Telepathy Ball that will help him read people's minds.

Later, Alex learns that in order to save Radactian from destruction, he must first defeat Janken the Great, Emperor of the planet Janbarik (he got his name from his expertise at the game of Janken -- or what people call "scissors, paper, stone" in the Western World. Janken has sent his henceman all over Radactian to prepare the game for Alex as he passes by them. In order to get past them, Alex must win three times at Janken. If he loses, he is turned to stone and vanished from Radactian forever. Later on in the game, Alex must play with the same henceman, but only this time, when Alex wins, they decide to play dirty.

Alex uses his fists to wipe out some of Janken's enemies such as birds, sea horses, bats, monkeys, frogs, and a few others. If his quest to save Radactian from the evil hands of Janken becomes difficult, he can instead use the power bracelet to perform the "Shocking Waves of Destruction", an ancient trick in the art of Shellcore.

Before Alex comes face-to-face with Janken, he should rescue his brother, Egle, from imprisonment, and get the letter and two medallions.

This is undoubtedly his most successful attempt. It was designed in competition to Mario and uses many of the same popular and successful elements.

After ten thousand years, the once-banished Dark Ninja returns to make another attempt to take over the Miracle World. Someone's definitely got to stop him! Guess who dares to meet the challenge? You! You're Alex Kidd, the prince who knows no fear.

A lovely girl has been kidnapped and her life is at risk! And she's your girlfriend from the planet Shinobi! By holding her hostage, the Dark Ninja plans to realize his fiendish scheme. She must be saved before it's too late!

You need more than courage to be successful. Transform into a fireball and burn up enemies that come at you. Jump up and across towering walls with your amazing wall-climbing skills. Turn into a tornado and twist your way out. And when you encounter the Dark Ninja, think only of winning. Otherwise you'll lose your girl and, worse yet, the Miracle World will be doomed forever!

Mixing ninja with a successful character. There's plenty of platform adventuring to keep you enthralled for ages.

The Kidd is back! It's Alex, the little Prince with big ears and unlimited courage. When danger threatens the Miracle World of Aries, Alex Kidd is there to meet any challenge.

This time, the evil Jigaratt has stolen the stars from the Aries constellation. The skies above the city of Radactian are now cold and dark. Only someone of royal blood can get them back... and that's the Kidd!

Join Alex in fourteen rounds of adventure to worlds where anything is possible! You have legs that jump like steel springs and magical cloud shots to stop the enemy. But the key to getting the stars back is strategy. Are you good enough to beat Jiggarat?

Usually Alex Kidd provides you with a testing challenge that will last for months on end. Not this one, though!

The world's favorite bad boy alien is back... on your Sega System! It's Alf! And he's got a mission... get to Mars to visit his friends Rhonda and Skip! The problem is, his space ship is broken. And the Alfer is not about to grow wings. So it has to be fixed... and that's where you come in! Guide Alf as he searches for the things needed to fix his ship. Pearls snatched from the jaws of giant clams... space scooter fuel in the darkest caves... spacesuits, costumes and more!

Alf's Sega adventure will take you from the bottom of lakes to the moon, through houses and across busy city streets. Some things you will be able to find. Others you will have to buy. And all the while, you'll have to keep on escaping from the creepy clutches of the Alien Task Force! You never know where they'll appear next!

Succeed, and you'll send the Alfer on his way to a happy reunion. Mess up, and the Alfer stays stuck on Earth. Do you think you can do it? "NO PROBLEM!"

Help ALF try to get to Mars to see his friends Skip and Rhonda! ALF's latest adventure takes him out of the Tanner household and into suburbia, the depths of subterranean caves, the bottom of the lake, and even the moon! As ALF looks for parts to build his space scooter, he is continually hounded by the ATF (Alien Task Force) who will stop at nothing to keep ALF from reaching his goal. However, ALF is not completely defenseless, as he can buy and trade for items that will keep him out of sight and away from their clutches.

Alien 3 is loosely based on the movie of the same name. Players take on the role of Ripley and must work their way through a series of expansive and multi-layered levels freeing humans that the Aliens have captured. There is a time limit on each level; if players cannot find and free all the humans before the limit ends, the game is over. Since humans can be trapped in a variety of places on each level, players must thoroughly explore the stages in order to advance.

Players can acquire and use several different types of weapons after finding their ammunition pick-up. Ripley can carry multiple weapons at the same time, but each weapon has a limited ammunition supply. Ripley also has a health gauge that decreases as the Aliens attack or after landing from a long fall. If Ripley's health gauge reaches zero, players lose a life. Finding and collecting the appropriate power-up can replenish the life gauge.

In addition to jumping and shooting, players can use lifts, open doors, climb ladders and even crawl through tunnels in the levels. Players can shoot while crawling, but cannot shoot while jumping. It is possible to shoot vertically or even diagonally while standing, however. Aliens are much faster than Ripley and generally cannot be avoided, so they must be shot. Each creature takes several shots from the standard gun to dispatch, but unlike their movie cousins, do not leave an acid pool when killed.

As with the Mega Drive and Game Gear versions, this is brilliant. Guide Ripley through the treacherous space-ship in a stunning platform adventure. Loads to do and powerups galore make it a winner.

Shapeshifting alien scum take over your city. Fry the slimy horrors and smash their bid for global conquest. Blast into action with fire blazers, electric whips and more!

The aliens are invading Earth, and it's up to the "Alien Busters" to wipe them out and destroy their creator. The Busters consist of Karla, Gordon, and Scooter. Each one of them have their own weapons and special attacks.
When you start the game, you can select any one of these characters to play as. There are six missions to complete (eight in the Genesis version) with several stages, and each mission has you blasting aliens all the way to the end, from the streets to the mother ship where you'll meet the mother of all aliens. Unfortunately, blasting these aliens will not be an easy task, as they get tougher in every mission, and are capable of hiding into objects such as plants, postboxes, trashcans, drums, and several others. Each mission has an objective such as rescuing people destroying an UFO.

When you deal with a few aliens, flying heads will appear, which you can shoot to collect life or energy (by the way, life is important to you, since if yours get empty, you're dead). However, rather than using your ordinary weapons, you can use the special attacks that are enough to kill aliens you currently see. These types of attack vary depending on the character you choose at the start of the game. For instance, Gordon summons a U.S. Air Force Jet that drop bombs across the street, while Scooter is able to teleport out of his present location, and leave a series of bombs that will blow up aliens on sight, he will then re-appear. However, using your character's special attack uses up a lot of energy, and if you have little or no energy, you can't use it.

At the end of some missions is an alien boss, which you must destroy in order to complete the mission. Also, at the end of every one, you have to enter buildings where you participate in a shooting gallery. The object is to kill aliens popping up from several locations with the building.

Massive 'save the human race' game, with cool visuals, but a bit easy. A sort of Golden Axe in the 21st century.

They've come from beyond the galaxy and taken your friends hostage. You're an Earth Command Trooper. You're going to get them back!

Control soldiers who must fight their way through large eight-way scrolling levels and rescue all the captives and make it to the escape hatch before the time bomb explodes. Then face the mother alien at the end of the each level.

If you can get hold of a friend, this game becomes a real pleasure to play as you team up to explore and destroy alien-infested ships.

You were once a Roman Centurion. You died bravely in a battle. Now, a hundred years later, you have been called back from the grave by Zeus, God of Thunder. Even as he grants you new life he gives you a mission. You must rescue his daughter Athena from the eveil clutches of Neff; Lord of the Underworld.

From the surface to the very heart of the Underworld you must journey, fighting Neff's undead army every step of the way! Zombies, demons, gargoyles, three-headed Wolves.

But in this life you have been given an edge... the power to transform into magical beasts of awesome power! From a man to a superman... to a werewolf, were-drageon, were-tiger and the ultimate... a Golden Wolf! Each form has supernatural abilities. You'll need them all... for Neff is a fearsome enemy.

Fail, and Athena's fate will be unspeakable. Win... and you may take a place in the Pantheon of Immortality! Remember... Never say die!

Andre Agassi takes to the Master System. This is a fairly decent attempt to cash in on the tennis season. After mastering all the tournaments, you play against Mr. Andre Agassi in a final grudge match in order to determine who is the best tennis player in the video game world.

Three classic arcade games originally developed by Atari Games.

Centipede puts players in control of a ship at the bottom of the screen. The centipedes begin at the top of the screen and work their way down while you attempt to shoot them. Other insects that appear in the game, such as spiders and flies, move around the screen and attempt to destroy you as well.

In Breakout the lower end of the screen contains a paddle that moves horizontally. Covering the top half of the screen is a wall of bricks. Users are required to bounce a ball off of the paddle and into the wall of bricks consistently until all of the bricks have been removed. As players progress the wall of bricks changes shape, depth, and sometimes it also moves.

Missile Command is a game that ends when six cities are destroyed. Players are put in control of three turrets, each contain eight rounds of ammunition. From the top of the screen missles appear and at times planes fly overhead dropping bombs. By switching between turrets and using their ammunition wisely, players must take out each incoming item before it hits one of the cities located at the bottom of the screen.

Could you have even imagined that someday you'd be diving side by side with a pretty mermaid? Then be prepared, for the most incredible adventure under the sea is about to begin. You and Ariel explore the beauty and splendor of the ocean, to save the people of the sea from extinction. Ursula, the horrible witch, wants to conquer the seven seas and imprison King Triton and his subjects, transforming them into octopuses. To help them, you and Ariel face terrible challenges in the four phases of this game. Other than Ursula, you need to face sharks, horrible jellyfish and other monsters. But if you're not frightened, you must go to help. Beyond finding hidden treasures, it's always good to count on the help of Sebastian the crab and Digger the fish. Breathe deep and get ready to go to work. This time, the sea is not only for fish!!!

In the later half of the 21st century a robot is indispensable item for mankind. The control system that manages these mechanical creatures suddenly plotted a revolt against the human race. It is up to you to save humanity.

There are two versions of this game. This one uses the control pad. The other used the Sega Light Phaser.

A superb shoot-'em up in all areas. The action is kept fast and furious and even though there are only six levels, it's quite a challenge.

Getafix, the Druid whose magic potion has kept his village from falling into Caesar's hands, has been kidnapped! Join Asterix and Obelix as they try to rescue the druid and save the village!

This arcade adventure captures the feel of the comic books very well, but the gameplay looks a bit tired.

Based on the infamous French comics, Asterix is an example of the old cliche - a platform licensed game. Asterix and his fat friend Obelix must battle through many levels to do something or other... the plot is irrelevant.

The platform action is fairly simple, but that's not necessarily a bad thing - there are loads of levels, some of which are quite large, and it's enjoyable enough to play through them. They are split into 7 rounds, consisting of 3 or so stages, which you can choose to play through with Asterix or Obelix. At the end of most rounds, you have to defeat a boss, which is no doubt another character from the world of Asterix.

The levels are quite varied, and the graphics are pretty good. There is pretty much every platform game feature you could think of - destroyable blocks, bonus pickups, water sections, ice sections, moving platforms, springs, bonus stages, and so on. The levels actually differ depending on which character you choose, so there's even more to play through - 42 levels in total.

Overall, Asterix is an accomplished if deeply unoriginal platform game - if you like this kind of thing, you'll enjoy it and if you don't, don't bother.

The game is based on the popular French comics series Asterix. It is 50 B.C., and the entire Gaul (today's France) is conquered by the Romans. Only one village still remains independent, thanks to the incredible powers of its two great warriors, Asterix and Obelix. In the game, they must first of all liberate the village Orvio and rescue their friend Dogmatix.

You can play as either Asterix or Obelix. You make your way through platform levels, fighting enemies by punching them, and jumping to access higher ares or to avoid falling down. There are also some items you can collect, such as bombs, with which you can overcome obstacles and advance in the game.

Nice graphics, with some of the best sprites on the Master System, but the platform gameplay is just a bit too predictable.

Asterix and the Secret Mission is yet another platform game based on the French comic character. Much like Asterix, every level can be played as Asterix or Obelix, his clinically obese friend, and again the levels are different depending on which character you choose. There are 5 or 6 levels this time, far fewer than in Asterix, and again they are fairly simple, cliche-ridden platform levels - enjoyable, if you like platformers, but hardly ground-breaking.

The plot this time is that you must collect the ingredients needed for a magic potion... one per level. You have to find the ingredient before you can exit a level.

Overall, it varies from easy to tricky, and occasionally veers towards originality, but in the end is Yet Another SMS Platformer.

Astro Warrior pits you against the enemy's fleet of super-powered spaceships. And ultimately, the invincible Master Ship.

In this treacherous black universe you can only count on yourself. To shoot fast. To shoot straight. If you do - you get more power. More weapons. To beat the villains. To beat the odds.

If you don't - the odds beat you.

Aztec Adventure is a traditional action/labyrinth game in which the player assumes the role of Nino, an explorer whose aim is to find the Aztec Paradise. The labyrinth is full of Aztec mythology creatures and other ancient Mexican references.

It's time to go back... Great Scott! Returning from the year 2015, DOc Emmet Brown has some bad news for Marty McFly... His future's in danger unless he can put things right. Guide Marty through five levels in this exciting interpretation of the smash-hit film. Can you assure a safe future for Marty? Or will Biff ensure there's no future at all?

A collection of five arcade and puzzle games.
*Hoverboard Chase: A Paperboy clone without newspapers, but with isometric levels and lots of enemies to dodge.
*Jennifer Rescue: Guide Marty's girlfriend Jennifer out of the house without her meeting one of the four family members. Open and close doors to make the persons go from one room to the next in this top-down puzzle sequence.
*Beat Biff: A side-scrolling beat-em-up sequence in the tradition of Double Dragon. Fight your way through a grim 1985 by jumping, hitting and kicking at Biff's lackeys.
*Band Puzzle: Rearrange the mixed-up parts of an animated picture of the school band in this sliding block puzzle. The clock is ticking.
*Hoverboard Chase 2: Another hoverboard sequence, similar to the first one, only this time set in 1955.

A princess had so many pets things were getting out of control. The king and his adviser decided to hold a contest to find the greatest zookeeper in the world. Baku Baku is a puzzle game that isn't the most innovative, but takes the classic, and somewhat boring, puzzle game of old and gives it a kick in the pants. While the theme of the game is a little more juvenile (graphics appear to be geared towards young children) than Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo it is still a great game with lots of brain tweaking action and a great divergence from straightforward puzzle games.

Set against the background of America's pioneer era, you as the HERO, are a quick draw artist - whose job it is, to protect the customers who are depositing money at the bank.

Bandits are holding up a bank and have taken people hostage, and as a gunslinger, it's your job to shoot them. The bank has 12 doors, and the bandits are behind each one of them. When they pull a gun out at you when you open a door, you have only a few seconds to shoot them before they shoot you. If you shoot them too early (ie: before he sticks his gun out at you), it is considered unfair, and you won't score any points, but if you're too late, he'll shoot you and you lose one of your three lives.

Many humorous moments.

You are the captain of the Hometown High School's basketball team. You've won the tournament and are trying to win the All-American High School Championship! But then one night you had a very strange dream...

An innovative approach which is inspired by the film, Teen Wolf. Monster teams line up against each other solely to make you laugh.

Frigid winter winds swept over an already chilled Gotham City. Random street crimes were running at an all-time high, despite the holidays. Down below, in the city's frozen sewers, Oswald Cobblepot, known as The Penguin, planned more mayhem and schemed the take over of the fightened metropolis. His loyal army of missle-packing Penguin Commandos and the bizarre Red Triangle Circus Gang are energized by the evil genius of the web-footed orphan. A desperate call to Batman goes up. Partner with Batman to salvage Gotham City from The Penguin's cold-hearted plot. Guide him in swift, life-like moves from dark alleys to rooftops in vivid scenes based on the hit movie, "Batman Returns." Control his combat style, and help conduct relentless interrogations of The Penguins many allies. Use the Batcave computer to input clues, analyze evidence, and review enemy bios. You're in charge of weapons, too. Stock Batman's Utility belt with enough heat to match the diverse fighting styles of The Penguin and cold-blooded, sewer-dwelling minions. Gotham City is in trouble.

Follows in the Genesis's footsteps in that it looks great, but is fairly unplayable. Waste of a good licence

FLOOR IT!

And accelerate into a coast-to-coast feat of stamina, wits and coordination in the heart-pounding sequel to Out Run. Chase down and capture eight of the fastest, nastiest Syndicate baddies on wheels. Strap yourself in and grab hold of the wheel. And get ready to smash, crash and bash your way to glory.

Battle Out Run is Sega's answer to Taito's Chase H.Q.. You drive a red sports car and must apprehend eight target vehicles in selected cities across the USA, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York. You have to do this while avoiding yellow cars and other obstacles. Halfway through the eight stages, you enter a shop that allows you to upgrade your car and get some nitros, as long as you have money, and you will be rewarded if you apprehend the vehicles. This can be done by bumping into them to disable them.

You simply have to zoom down the road, avoiding the traffic, catch up with the drug dealer's car and stop him. Tiresome Out Run rehash.

Pimple and Rash, two rad and bad toads, have been invited to take part in a demonstration by Professor T-Bird of the Gamescape, a powerful machine capable of creating an artificial world! Everything ran well until the villain of the game, the abominable Dark Queen (or Queen of Darkness), entered the scene and ordered her Pigs of the Apocalypse to capture all of those present to make them her slaves. The time of our heroes has arrived. It is time for them to rescue all of the staff and then put an end to the Queen of Darkness. But no matter how simple it may seem, the Dark Queen has prepared a legion of disciples to hinder the victory of the toads!

You're a BLACK BELT master - one of the best - and you'll have plenty of chances to prove it.

You play Riki. Kyoko, your beautiful girlfriend, has been kidnapped, and in order to rescue her, you must get through a tireless army of enemies. These enemies come equipped with weapons that include whips, knives, swords, and flamethrowers, but Riki has to make do with his well-trained martial arts body.

Who has Mach-6 speed, helabad weapons, and a love for wastin' dweebs in tanks? You do.

It's the gnarliest fighter-bomber game ever. So hot it feels like a coin-op. Why? Two-mega power means we cram a lot more game in the cartridge. So you get more action for your money.

Collect weapons to build up your firepower. Then send a missile up his tailpipe.

Dive in close to pepper the deck with cluster bombs.

Killer explosions. Incredible graphics. Cool sound effects. Hundreds of screens of dogfight mania.

These guys aren't wussies. They have planes, tanks, rockets, air mines, missiles, cannons, and a lot more.

Not difficult mentally but certainly tests patience and quickly becomes boring.

Mobo and Robo Bonanza are enjoying their favorite television show when the picture crackled and a shadowy figure of a mysterious stranger appeared on screen. This figure asks them to collect certain items that he is placed inside various buildings to test his security force. Return the items successfully and Mobo and Robo will be rewarded. The two of them state that they will get the job done in just three minutes. However, little do they know that each building is packed with security guards, who raise the alarm if they are caught red-handed. That's why both Mobo and Robo are equipped with bullets that knock the guards unconscious for a few seconds. A $100 reward will be given out if Mobo and Robo are apprehended.

In the black of night he stalks his unwitting victims with the passion of a prince and the grace of a wild animal. He is the Prince of Darkness - Count Dracula - and he's cast his hypnotic spell on your lovely mistress, Miss Murray. Now you, Jonathan Harker, must nail this notorious bloodsucker to the Miss and save the fair Mina from a fate worse than death - eternal life as a vampiress.

Welcome to the world of Bubble Bobble! Those funny critters, Bubblen and Bobblen are finally making an appearance in the Sega Master system. Play this game and see the wild adventures of Bubblen and Bobblen.

Although an ancient piece of software, it' a real classic. Essentially repetitive, but very addictive in two-player mode.

Your tires slide on the gravel, costing you precious seconds. A competitor slips by on the inside of the track. You kick in the turbocharger and regain the lead - but can you keep it? Over 25 different tracks! Land mines and other hazards make the race twice as exciting! This is the most fun you can have on four wheels!

An enjoyable run over some sandy courses. As usual, these kind of races are more of a laugh (and a challenge) on two-player.

Hey Dude, get ready for the ultimate in rad video! Sega's California Games takes you to the sunny beaches and deserts of the California coast for some gnarly sports action.

Kick it down on the skateboard. Ride the waves to surfing heaven. Cruise the concrete on skates on the rough track on a BMX. Test your toes with a footbag or your long concentration with a flying disk. In a word, awesome.

But there's more. You can play with up to 8 of your friends. Practice events. Compete in one, some or all to become the total California Champion! And you can play for some of the hottest teams around representing the heaviest names on the circuit.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your board and get ready to achieve a new state of Sega cool.

Six events - skateboard, footbag, surfing, BMX, halfpipe and frisbee - are all fairly playable, if a bit simple for long-term appeal.

California Games II is the sequel to the smash hit 1988 game.

Hanging ten may be fine in California but it's not very interesting on the Master System. Every event looks dated and gameplay is simple.

This time you compete in: hang-gliding, jetski, skateboarding, body boarding and snow boarding.

Hanging ten may be fine in California but it's not very interesting on the Master System. Every event looks dated and gameplay is simple.

In Captain Silver, you play the role of Jim, a brave young lad with a taste of adventure. You embark on a journey to find Captain Silver's secret treasure hoard, which is rumored to be hidden on an island in the Eastern Seas.

There are six scenes in the game. During his travels, Jim will explore villages, fight his way on board ships, venture through caves, and wander around tropical islands. In each of these six scenes, Jim must use his sword to kill cats, rats, bats, witches, skeletons, and other creatures that are waiting for him. When Jim touches, or is shot at, by a creature, he loses one of his lives, but when he kills a creature, he can collect some gold that they leave behind, which can be used to buy items from shops. However, rather than getting gold, enemies leave behind some gold containing one of the letters that spell the word "CAPTAIN SILVER". If Jim manages to get all of these letters, he will be awarded an extra life.

Jim may only use his sword to start off with, but once he collects a fairy that floats toward him in every scene, Jim will be able to shoot stars at enemies, making his kills more efficient. The maximum number of stars that he can have is six. There are other power-ups that Jim can collect in the game. These include the "clock" power-up, which gives Jim extra time; the "boot" power-up which allows Jim to jump higher; and the "coffee?" power-up, which enables Jim to shield himself from creatures until he is hit by one.

There is a boss in each scene, which he must defeat in order to proceed to the next round. There is also a certain time limit, which Jim must complete the scene before it expires. If he does not, then he will lose a life.

Are you brave enough to stake a fortune on a turn of a card? Is lady luck smiling on you... or hiding her face? Casino Games will test your luck, skill and bravado as you try to game your way to a fortune!

Casino Games includes five different challenges: Poker, Blackjack, Baccarat, Slot Machines and, strangely enough, a very basic, though mildly enjoyable Pinball simulation. Poker is the most enjoyable, most realistic game in the bunch. The computer player's face usually smiles at a good hand and frowns at a bad hand, but he will bluff from time to time.

This will help solve your addiction to one arm bandits in five minutes. After playing all of the games, you'll be sick of the sight of them.

Your chance to be a Champion has arrived!

Compete against Europe's finest teams in the football game of 1992. Fast paced action, multiple options, instinctive controls and superb animation make CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE. The official game of UEFA '92 rock solid soccer!

CoE is plagued with bugs, but ignoring these, the actual game is great, with many innovative features and good gameplay.

Championship Hockey is almost the same game as NHL Hockey for the Genesis. The main differences are that this game is for one player only and instead of NHL teams there are 22 countries to play as. Modes of play include: new playoffs, best of seven playoffs, and regular season.

Selecting new playoffs will begin four rounds of playoffs. Best of seven playoffs places your team in the finals for a best of seven series. Although one mode is called regular season, it is not a full season of play. It simply means one regular season game.

Options allow players to customize their games. Penalties and line changes can be turned on or off. Also, penalties that are turned on can be played with all penalties or all penalties except offsides. Period lengths can be set at 5, 10, or 20 minutes each.

Man a chopper in the nation's top action adventure.

The leading home computer game in the U.S. has just become even better. With more detailed graphics. More geographic locations. Even more challenging maneuvers.

Pockets of international hostages are trapped. All across the world. In the Middle East. In the South Seas. And in a secret base somewhere in a cavern.

You man a helicopter rescue team. And your job is to take your helicopter down, rescue the hostages and fly them back to safety. All the while dodging and destroying dangerous enemy fire.

An action-packed helicopter game at its best.

Although the graphics and sound are grim, the playability shines through. Recommended as one of the most enduring and addictive games of all-time.

Chuck Rock is platform game converted from the Amiga. The conversion is not very good; the cartoony graphics suffer, and the backdrops have been removed altogether. The gameplay is also poor - you have a very short-range attack, unless you pick up a rock to throw at enemies, which slows you down. The most annoying thing, though, is the way every single enemy is hidden behind some scenery until it rushes out to attack you.

The music... is non-existent. You just get terrible sub-NES sound effects to listen to.

The plot is that you, Chuck Rock, have had your girlfriend kidnapped by Gary Gritter. (That's a supposed to be a humorous name by the way. If you're not familiar with aging British 70s pop star and late-90s convicted pedophile Gary Glitter, you won't get it.) So, you must complete lots of platform levels to rescue her.

The levels do differ graphically, but apart from the underwater ones in the middle, they're all pretty much useridentical. There are quite a few of them, though you'll need a high boredom threshold to play through them all in one go.

Overall, one of the worst platform games on the SMS and a fine example of how not to port a game.

The story in this Chuck Rock game takes up a little while after the end of the first game. As you may remember, Chuck Rock had to rescue his girl, Ophelia from the bad dude Gary Gritter. Well, he was successful in his efforts, and now Chuck and Ophelia are married. Eventually, they have a son, named Junior. Chuck works in a factory, where he develops great skill at carving automobiles out of stone. A rival manufacturer becomes jealous of Chuck's abilities and kidnaps him. Now it is up to Junior to rescue his dad!

The gameplay in this sequel is similar to the first game, but with some minor differences since you are playing as Junior, rather than Chuck. This is a side-scrolling platform game with occasional rock-moving puzzles thrown in. Unlike Chuck, Junior carries a club that gives his attacks further reach.

Chuck's son brings some stone-age humor to the Master System. Good platform action from start to finish. If you liked the original...

Enter the wild, fun-filled world of Mike Chen. He's out to learn the secrets of the five lands so he can become a powerful wizard of the skies! Already he has tamed a cloud to carry him around. He has learned the art of shooting Ki force from his fingertips! But standing against him are more wacky, zany creatures than you can shake your chopsticks at!

Bird men. Flying car heads. Pigs with guns. And flying bowls of soup! Sounds funny... but remember that each can zap you with a touch! You do have a couple of tricks up your sleeve. Collect power-up pots to fly fasterand make your Ki force even more powerful! Defeat the mid-round bosses and you will earn the use of true magic... fireballs, guardian flames and bouncing bombs.

Defeat the five world guardians and you'll become a Cloud Master! Fail, and you'll be locked in combat forever. Are you really going to let a flying dumpling get the best of you?

You control a strange little fellow who simply goes around on his faithful white cloud shooting everyone. Loads of big guys throughout the five levels.