I have always thought that pinball on a home console is a little like bringing a tuba to a string quartet, but in the best possible way (and yes, I own a metaphorical tuba). Is this category bizarre? A little. Classic? Absolutely, in that slightly tacky, arcade-at-2am sort of way. Under- or over-rated? Both, depending […]

Call me nostalgic, call me old (I am, 1979 did number me like a well-worn cartridge), but the Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive outside of the good old United States, still whispers secrets into my ear if I lean close enough. Are the Genesis hidden gems a bizarre category? Absolutely, and delightfully so.

I admit it, I am the sort of person who will stand in a thrift store aisle and mutter, at length and with dangerous nostalgia, about the subtle trajectory differences between a Genesis-era 3-click swing and a modern, motion-sensing miracle. You wanted a list of the best golf games on the Sega Genesis, and you

I have to admit, recommending a list of the best fishing games on the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) feels a little like curating fine cheeses at a punk rock show: oddly specific, marginally pretentious, and probably exactly the thing a tiny, devoted crowd will love. Are fishing games on the Genesis bizarre, classic, overvalued, or

I have a confession, and since you asked politely, I will confess it in the only way that feels honest to me: I am absurdly sentimental about Disney games on the Sega Genesis. Call it nostalgia, call it the aftertaste of too many apples (yes, apples, and we will come back to that), or call