System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1994 Micro Machines on the Mega Drive is the game that proved the best racing title on a 16-bit console didn’t need to feature full-size cars, realistic physics, or a single straight piece of road. This Micro Machines title took Codemasters’ brilliant top-down racer and gave it the Mega…
System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1990 Decap Attack on the Sega Mega Drive is one of those gloriously daft games that could only have come from the early 90s – and we absolutely mean that as a compliment. This Decap Attack title takes a perfectly ordinary platformer and decides the hero should be a…
System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1995 Alien Soldier on the Sega Mega Drive is an absolute Treasure belter and still one of the most intense run-and-gun games ever made. This Alien Soldier on the Sega Mega Drive title throws you into a non-stop barrage of boss rushes and bullet-hell chaos as the genetically engineered…
System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1993 Gunstar Heroes on the Mega Drive is a genuine 16-bit classic and still one of the best run-and-gun games ever made. This Gunstar Heroes Mega Drive masterpiece from Treasure basically said “to hell with convention” and delivered seven stages of pure explosive chaos. You play as Red or…
System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1992 Desert Strike on the Mega Drive is a cracking little isometric blaster that still holds up well today. This Desert Strike on the Mega Drive title puts you in the cockpit of an Apache helicopter for some serious Gulf War-inspired mayhem. The top-down isometric shooter mixes explosive action…
System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1991 Streets of Rage on the Mega Drive is a proper 16-bit gem and one of the best beat-’em-ups of its generation. This Streets of Rage on the Mega Drive title let you play as a bunch of ex-cops cleaning up a crime-ridden city the old-fashioned way – with…
System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog on the Mega Drive is a genuine 16-bit icon that still delivers a massive smile in 2025. This Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Drive scorcher turned a spiky rodent into a global superstar and gave Nintendo a proper headache. As the fastest thing alive, you’re sprinting…
System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1991 ToeJam & Earl on the Mega Drive is a genuinely unique and brilliant game that still feels special today. This ToeJam & Earl on the Mega Drive title drops two funky aliens onto Earth after their spaceship has a very bad day. You play as ToeJam and Earl,…
System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1993 Strider II on the Mega Drive is a fast, flashy and fun ninja platformer that still delivers a decent rush. This Strider II Mega Drive sequel sends the acrobatic assassin Hiryu dashing across the globe to slice up another mad scheme from Grand Master Meio. With wall-running flips,…