In 1988, SEGA released the Megadrive home console in Japan. In 1989, the machine was released in the USA under the name Sega Genesis. To convince players that the 16-bit Megadrive / Genesis was better than the then-ageing Nintendo NES console, Sega created ads with a brilliant headline: "Genesis does what Nintendon't". "30 Years of Nintendon't" is a tribute to the Megadrive / Genesis console and this wonderful marketing campaign.
As a Sega evangelist, you'll have to convince players to leave their NES console and avoid the SNES because "Genesis does what Nintendon't". How much market share can you earn thanks to your knowledge of the Megadrive / Genesis games library?
Sonic 1: South Island Definitive is a hack by RadiantNexus Team, which seeks to reimagine Sonic 1 by rearranging levels. remixing music, adding features from future games, and readding scrapped ideas in new and interesting ways.
Major features:
3 acts of reimagined level design, including one act that has yet to be fully reimagined in any other hack.
A miniboss.
Massive art overhaul all over the place.
Music made by ProjectFM and MechaKnuckles.
Menus!
A custom splash screen.
There's been massive engine overhauls as well, including the Sonic 3 level layout format for massive levels, and the Sonic 3 object manager to go alongside this.
Mega Man: The Sequel Wars is a fan-made homebrew remake of Mega Man 4, 5 and 6 for the Sega Mega Drive, following in the footsteps of the officially released Mega Man: The Wily Wars. It aims to carefully recreate the NES classics while giving them a fresh 16-bit coat of paint and a rearranged soundtrack. More than that however, it also aims to bring a slew of new content, both through complete re-imaginings of the classics in EX Mode and a new gauntlet of levels in Wily Tower 2. And it all runs on the original Mega Drive hardware!
CrazySonic is a joke hack of Sonic the Hedgehog by Ralakimus. This project was first released as a demo build in July of 2015 and was later released in October for SHC 2015. This hack is a mixture of CrazyBus' gameplay and music and Sonic 1's gameplay, plus other additions. It was designed to be as obnoxious as possible to evoke negative reactions from players. Despite this, it is generally considered to be amusing by players, especially first time players.
Main features of this project:
- A Lot of hacking to add new GFX details, Polishments, Timing improvements, Sound samples, New features… Master Linkuei did all this stuff with the help from Billytime!Games.
- Master Linkuei remade all the bio and ending screen using the arcade gfx as base. Including the 2 absent ending screens from Kano.
- Every graphic made by PROBE Software was completely changed or improved by Master Linkuei, Chev Chelios and Danilo Dias to look more accurate.
- New animations for the Courtyard (monks and tsung), Palace Gates (Flame), Warrior’s Shrine (Flame during Ermac fight) and Throne Room (Shang Tsung head + Shang Tsung clap).
- Added +80 sound samples from the Arcade!
- BillyTime!Games added a whole new SRAM system to save the Winning Streak name list.
- Improved gameplay removing delays and improving the whole timing.
- Option to change between original Music order or a more accurate one.
And MUCH more…
This product is a 16-bit game cassette that lets you enjoy in Mega Drive. The 16Bit Rhythm Land incorporates FM sound source widely used in games and PC. In four built-in games, a total of 20 songs are recorded. The specialist of the FM sound source who worked on the songs focused on the legend game music world is called to be the heart of this rhythm game!
Furthermore, the design of the package is drawn by a designer who has done famous games! The 16-bit music rhythm game is also recommended for FM sound source fans.
LEGO Batman is an unlicensed platformer based on the 2008 J2ME version of Lego Batman: The Mobile Game, released in Russia for the Sega Mega Drive in 2014 by BMB.
Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II is a special cartridge used for, as the name suggests, the second Blockbuster World Video Game Championships, held in branches of Blockbuster. It was built by Acclaim Entertainment for North American Sega Mega Drive units, and contains watered down versions of NBA Jam Tournament Edition and Judge Dredd.
Shooting game exclusive to the Mega Drive (Genesis). You can play alone against the console or challenge a friend in a two-player game. Press the A, B or C button once to set the aim of the gun, then again to set the force and shoot a bullet. The arrow in the center of the screen indicates the direction and intensity of the wind, be careful as this may change the trajectory of the ball. If you are lucky, you may not have the wind to fear.
Angry Birds in Russia (Angry Birds В России) is a puzzle game made by BMB, the same developer behind Felix the Cat, Mario 3: Around the World, and Darkwing Duck. There are no credits to be found inside the game to support this fully but it is speculated that it was published by Kudos.
Payne Stewart Pro Golf is an unreleased golf game for the Sega Mega Drive set to be published by Time Warner Interactive.
The game demoed at Winter CES 1995 with a tenative Spring 1995 release date. The project was cancelled for unknown reasons.
Two prototypes were released by Hidden Palace on January 1, 2022.
Released in 1994 for both the Super NES and the Sega Genesis, Wolverine: Adamantium Rage is a platform-action video game. Teeny Weeny Games developed the Genesis version, while the Super NES version was created by Bits Studios. Despite being developed independently, the two versions share a common opening storyline and gameplay, though they differ in certain key aspects. Notably, it is one of the pioneering video games to incorporate a recharging health system.