Twin the Robo-fish with a plot that involves sneaking into Santa’s grotto to liberate penguin elves and defeat the terrible scoundrel ‘Dr Maybe’, and you’ve got yourself one of the greatest games in history! A platforming hero who never got the same level of fame as Mario or Sonic, Sparkster was a rocketeering opossum (it's a marsupial, look it up), who must destroy a powerful ship known as the Pig Star, and its evil emperor intent on destroying the kingdom.

It didn’t matter whether I was dispersing my own kind of button-mashing-rage while travelling through the streets in Number 6 on our list or saving helpless penguins in the third-best title for the console, the control pad sure took a beating and never failed me once.Although Katz and Sega of America's marketing experts disliked Sonic, certain that it would not catch on with American children, [22] [79] Kalinske's strategy to place Sonic the Hedgehog as the pack-in game paid off.

since you didn’t mention them I’m assuming the worse is true and they removed the two wonder boy games? Make sure to check everywhere thoroughly before moving on, otherwise you’ll have to start the game all over again! BlueOcean Whenever I hear anything about Sonic 3 ports and SEGA the story always go along the lines of Michael Jackson's estate not allowing it or demanding crazy royalties. This concept was developed with Ohshima's character design and levels conceived by designer Hirokazu Yasuhara. Best fact: The game's designer Ed Annunziata was so worried about kids being able to rent the game and beat it in a weekend that he purposefully made it harder than it needed to be.Sonic the Hedgehog 3 takes the 13th spot in this list of the best Sega Mega Drive games of all time! Nakayama received permission to proceed with this project, leading to the release of Sega's first home video game system, the SG-1000, in July 1983. Considering that Toejam and Earl, Shinobi III, Landstalker, Gunstar Heroes, the Streets of Rage series, and Mean Bean Machine are some of my favorite games, this compilation is an absolute steal! With 13 levels and a multiplayer that literally never gets old, this is one of the best Sega Mega Drive games in terms of replayability and longevity.

If I had to compare this game to another title (let’s face it, I’m going to do it anyway), then it feels a little like Fire Emblem. Schwartz reviewed Sega's copyrighted development manuals and tools, studied the Genesis hardware and games, and wrote original documentation that summarized his findings. This is a different Prince Ali to the one that Robin Williams sings about, and he’s trying to find a mysterious amulet that will prevent another dude who has an amulet from causing havoc.In Russia, Sega officially licensed the console to local distributor Forrus in 1994, [45] replaced in 1996 by Bitman. Donald Duck is a character that is much more at home feeling angry about everything rather than trying to save the day, but he sure knows how to put up a good fight in his debut Mega Drive title.