Castlevania: Bloodlines was released for the Sega Megadrive by Konami in 1993. It was the only Castlevania game ever released for the Megadrive.
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Flashback, Megadrive/Genesis
Delphine Software‘s classic futuristic adventure game, Flashback, came out first on the Amiga in 1992 but was originally developed with the Sega Megadrive as its target platform.
Timing and cartridge production issues meant that it came out after a number of other ports had already been released, but that didn’t dent enthusiasm for the game on the Megadrive.
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Megadrive/Genesis
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle is a 1989 platform game released for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis. It was developed in-house by Sega as a competitor to the Nintendo Mario games, which were hugely popular at the time.
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Mega Bomberman, Megadrive/Genesis
I have said previously on this blog that no system is complete without a version of Hudson Soft‘s Bomberman, and the Megadrive has one in the form of Mega Bomberman.
The Immortal, Megadrive/Genesis
The Immortal is a legendary RPG from Electronic Arts that was originally released for the Apple IIgs, then later ported to other systems, including this 1991 Megadrive conversion which is arguably the best version of The Immortal out there.
Road Rash 3, Megadrive/Genesis
The third Road Rash was released exclusively for the Sega Megadrive by Electronic Arts in 1995 and it carries on the fine tradition of “video game violence on a motorcycle for one or two players”.
Gunstar Heroes, Megadrive/Genesis
Gunstar Heroes is a classic run-and-gun shooter, published initially on the Megadrive/Genesis by Sega in 1993. It was the debut game of the famous Japanese developer, Treasure.
Sega Megadrive/Genesis Special
Known as the Megadrive in Japan and Europe, and the Genesis in North America, this was Sega‘s fourth generation home video games console and it was launched in 1988 in Japan (1989 in North America and 1990 in Europe).
The Untouchables, Commodore 64
The Untouchables is a classic movie-licensed action game developed and published by Ocean Software in 1989. It mixes a number of different gameplay styles.
Ghostbusters Special
The classic comedy horror film, Ghostbusters, was made into a video game by David Crane and published by Activision in 1984. The Commodore 64 version being the first – and arguably the best – version of this simple yet involving game. Many different conversions of Ghostbusters followed, and we’ve covered all of them on this website.
Here’s a list of all the different versions of Ghostbusters on thekingofgrabs.com. Listed in chronological order of release…
Ghostbusters, Apple II (1984)
Ghostbusters, Atari 8-bit (1984)
Ghostbusters, Commodore 64 (1984)
Ghostbusters, ZX Spectrum (1984)
Ghostbusters, Amstrad CPC (1985)
Ghostbusters, Atari 2600 (1985)
Ghostbusters, MSX (1985)
Ghostbusters, NES/Famicom (1986)
Ghostbusters, PC (1986)
Ghostbusters, Sega Master System (1987)
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More: Ghostbusters on Wikipedia
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