[Aero the Acro-Bat (USA)] File=/rom/AerotheAcro-BatUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Aero the Acro-Bat (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Aero the Acro-Bat is a Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo game created by David Siller (of Maximo: Ghosts to Glory fame), developed by the now defunct Iguana Entertainment,[1] and published by Sunsoft on October 1993. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (USA)] File=/rom/AerotheAcro-Bat2USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (USA) Year=1995 Genre=platformer Description=In the sequel to Aero the Acro-Bat you have to defeat evil industrialist Edgar Ektor once again. He is back and again with bad ideas, so you - in the role of Aero - have to find and destroy him before he carries out his diabolical "Plan B". Like in the last installment, you have to jump, escape lethal obstacles and progress in time. This game features more moves for Aero, more mechanisms to use and more items to collect. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [After Burner II (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/AfterBurnerIIUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=After Burner II (USA, Europe) Year=1990 Genre=action Description=Similar to its predecessor, the premise of After Burner II is to get on the F-14 Tomcat and fly mission after mission of shooting planes out of the sky. At your disposal is a vulcan cannon (basically a machine gun) and a limited number of missiles. In some versions of the game the guns fire automatically all the time. Sometimes you come across a friendly supply plane and if you dock with it you can replenish your missiles. The game is viewed from behind the plane with you fighting wave after wave of enemy fighters. But at heart it offers the usual shooter mechanics, meaning you spend most of your time dodging and shooting. You also can speed up and slow down to deal with enemies which appear behind you. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Air Buster (USA)] File=/rom/AirBusterUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Air Buster (USA) Year=1991 Genre=action Description=Air Buster is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up video game produced by Kaneko and co-distributed by Namco for the arcades in 1990. It was subsequently ported to the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 (under the title Aero Blasters) and for the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991. In Air Buster, the player controls a fighter jet also designed for space travel and shoots enemies, collects power-ups, and defeats bosses to advance levels. As a console game, Air Buster had the distinction of being two player simultaneous, which was rare among side scrolling shooters on home consoles at the time. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Air Diver (USA)] File=/rom/AirDiverUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Air Diver (USA) Year=1990 Genre=action Description=Your mission is to find and eliminate the enemy terrorists. They are extremely well armed, and central intelligence informs us that they may have the backing of several unfriendly extraterrestrial nations... Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Aladdin (USA)] File=/rom/AladdinUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Aladdin (USA) Year=1993 Genre=platformer Description=The player controls Aladdin, who must make his way through several levels based on locations from the movie: from the streets and rooftops of Agrabah, the Cave of Wonders and the Sultan's dungeon to the final confrontation in Grand Vizier Jafar's palace. The Sultan's guards and also animals of the desert want to hinder Aladdin in his way. He can defend himself with his sword or by throwing apples. Next to apples, Aladdin can also collect gems which can be traded for lives and continues with a traveling trader. Finding Genie or Abu icons enables bonus rounds. The Genie bonus round is a game of luck played for apples, gems or extra lives. In Abu's bonus round, the player controls the little monkey who has to catch bonus items that fall from the sky, but without touching any of the unwanted objects like rocks and pots. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (USA)] File=/rom/AlexKiddintheEnchantedCastleUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (USA) Year=1989 Genre=platformer Description=Alex lives on Planet Aries, controlled by his brother, King Igul. After hearing a rumor that his long-lost father, King Thor, is still alive on Planet Paperock, Alex travels to the planet to search for him. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Alien 3 (USA, Europe) (Rev A)] File=/rom/Alien3USAEuropeRevA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Alien 3 (USA, Europe) (Rev A) Year=1993 Genre=platformer Description=Alien? is a video game based on the movie of the same name. The plot of the movie picks up directly after the end of Aliens. Ellen Ripley, the main character of the Alien series, is in cryo-sleep aboard the space ship Sulaco. Unfortunately, an alien or two has stowed away on the Sulaco, and wreaked havoc within the ship. Thus, it crash lands on the prison colony planet Fiorina 161. Ripley and the unarmed prisoners have to figure out a way to survive the aliens terrorizing the colony until help arrives. The gameplay of the various Alien? conversions varies from platform to platform. This version is a side-scrolling action game with large maze-like levels. In each level, you have to rescue all the trapped prisoners and then make your way to the exit, all while surviving multiple alien attacks. [edit description Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Alien Soldier (Japan)] File=/rom/AlienSoldierJapan.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Alien Soldier (Japan) Year=1995 Genre=platformer Description=Alien Soldier is a 1995 side-scrolling run and gun video game developed by Treasure for the Mega Drive. Retail copies were released in Japan and PAL territories while in North America it was only available exclusively via the Sega Channel cable service. The story follows a powerful being named Epsilon-Eagle, who after being nearly killed becomes determined to avenge his near death and save his planet. The character has a variety of weapons and moves that the player must master to complete the game. Many gameplay ideas are borrowed from Treasure's earlier Mega Drive release, Gunstar Heroes. However, Alien Soldier puts an emphasis on challenging boss fights with short and easy levels serving as downtime in-between. Development lasted two years and was led by Hideyuki Suganami, who from the start wanted to make the entire game himself. He chose the Mega Drive over more powerful 32-bit hardware because he was captivated by the system's strong reputation for "action shooting" games. Critics have praised the game's for its graphics, soundtrack, and overall intensity, recommending it for fans of Gunstar Heroes and the run and gun genre. Some negative critique was directed towards the hard difficulty, steep learning curve, and unorthodox gameplay. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in Japan, and also re-released worldwide on Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console and Steam. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Alien Storm (World)] File=/rom/AlienStormWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Alien Storm (World) Year=1991 Genre=beat-em up Description=The game resembles Golden Axe, with a similar artistic style, three playable characters (a man, a woman, and a novelty character) and pick-up or power-up special attacks. The player (one player only on the Master System version, up to two players on the Mega Drive version, three on the arcade version) selects from the three different characters to embark upon a quest to save the Earth from an alien invasion. All of the Busters are playable from the beginning of the game. There are 6 missions to complete (8 in the Mega Drive version) with several stages, and each mission has the player blasting aliens, from the streets to the mother ship, where the mother of all aliens can be found. This task becomes increasingly difficult with each new mission, and the aliens are capable of hiding inside objects such as plants, postboxes, trashcans, drums, and other items. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Alisia Dragoon (USA)] File=/rom/AlisiaDragoonUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Alisia Dragoon (USA) Year=1992 Genre=platformer Description=The evil being Baldour is close to awakening from his long slumber with the help of his aide Ornah. The world cannot bear a second revival of Baldour. Alisia Dragoon is the daughter of the mage that once contained Baldour. Her father was tortured and killed before her very eyes when she was young. Alisia is now of age and possesses power that rivals her father. Fueled by anger over his death and the desire for revenge, Alisia treks out to battle Baldour. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Altered Beast (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/AlteredBeastUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Altered Beast (USA, Europe) Year=1989 Genre=action Description=Altered Beast is a side scrolling, platform, beat 'em up game that puts the player in control of a centurion who had died in battle. The centurion has been raised from the dead to rescue Zeus' daughter Athena from the demon Neff. The player battles undead and demonic hordes, controlling the shapeshifting hero. He must fight through several levels in order to save the kidnapped goddess. Although 'Centurion' was a rank in the Roman Army, the game takes place in a setting resembling Ancient Greece, complete with gods, temples and ruined Ionic columns. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Andre Agassi Tennis (USA)] File=/rom/AndreAgassiTennisUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Andre Agassi Tennis (USA) Year=1992 Genre=sports Description=Andre Agassi Tennis is a tennis video game released in 1992, starring tennis legend Andre Agassi. The game was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System and Game Gear. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Animaniacs (USA)] File=/rom/AnimaniacsUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Animaniacs (USA) Year=1994 Genre=platformer Description=The movie sets of "Bungle in the Jungle," "Space Wars," and "Remember the A La Mode" to name a few are completely overrun by hilarious hijinks, power-ups and crazy traps like catapults, runaway trains, giant boulders and smart bombs. Key props from each set, such as the hat of Dirk Rugged, the Bad Guy space helmet and the sheriff's badge, are missing in action. Rumor has it that the Warner Brothers (and the Warner sister, Dot) are up to their old tricks again. Don't let anything distract you from collecting all the props. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Aquatic Games Starring James Pond and the Aquabats, The (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/AquaticGamesStarringJamesPondandtheAquabatsTheUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Aquatic Games Starring James Pond and the Aquabats, The (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=sports Description=The Aquatic Games (Super Aquatic Games on the Super Nintendo) is a sports video game by Millennium Software. It featured pseudo-Olympic sports starring the video game character James Pond, better known for his series of side-view platform games. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Arch Rivals - The Arcade Game (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ArchRivals-TheArcadeGameUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Arch Rivals - The Arcade Game (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=sports Description=Arch Rivals is a conversion of the hit Midway arcade game. It's a 2-on-2 basketball game that stands out from the crowd for its "no rules" approach. Fouling out other players is more than accepted, it's encouraged. Choose from twelve different teams and eight players, each with their own traits and personalities. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (USA)] File=/rom/AaahhRealMonstersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (USA) Year=1995 Genre=platformer Description=In this game, based on popular Nickelodeon comics, you control three monsters: Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm. The Gromble, a headmaster in monster school, needs you to perform the final test - monster Midterm Exam - in order to prove yourselves to be real monsters. You should collect trash, throw it on people, and scare them! This is a platform game, where you control three characters. Each one of them has a special move that is often used to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles: Ickis can fly for a short time, Oblina can reach high ledges, and Krumm can scan off-screen areas. They can also collect monster books, that will teach them to scare people. Help the three monsters to graduate! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Addams Family, The (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/AddamsFamilyTheUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Addams Family, The (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=platformer Description=The game takes place towards the end of the movie: the Addams Family has been evicted from their home by a court order issued by a backstabbing attorney (there's one for the books), Tully Alford. Even worse, the other Addamses: Morticia, Pugsley, Wednesday, Granny and Lurch have gone missing. As Gomez, you must tour the Addams mansion in search of your lost family, battling out mysterious monsters and evading traps, and eventually face your nemesis, Tully. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Arcus Odyssey (USA)] File=/rom/ArcusOdysseyUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Arcus Odyssey (USA) Year=1991 Genre=rpg Description=Tonight is the night of the thousand years full moon! At this moment, four brave warriors are rushing up a steep, narrow mountain pass to an ancient ruined shrine. There, they will battle the Dark Lords of Castomira, and ultimately confront the Dark Sorceress. These warriors have pledged their lives to the troubled king of Arcus to recapture the mighty Sword of Light, which Castomira has stolen - the weapon used by Princess Leaty to defeat Castomira a thousand years before this night. They are Jedda the swordsman, Erin the warrior-maiden, Diana the archer, and Bead the magic stick-fighter. To defeat the enemy, the warriors will call upon their individual magic powers: Jedda will wield his fire magic; Erin will harness the power of the wind; Diana will use her healing rays of light; and Bead will mimic the magic of the dark lords. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ArnoldPalmerTournamentGolfUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=sports Description=Tee off by yourself or play 18 holes with a friend. Besides the One and Two Player modes there's also a practice mode, match play (head to head), and a full-blown international tournament, where you'll stroke it out against 15 competitors. Tournament play lasts 12 rounds, 18 holes of golf each. Most rounds are standard "stroke" play but the seventh and eighth rounds are "match" games. Things really get serious when match game ends in a tie, and players move into a sudden death play-off. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Art of Fighting (USA)] File=/rom/ArtofFightingUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Art of Fighting (USA) Year=1992 Genre=beat-em up Description=This fighting game began the story of the Sakazaki family and Robert Garcia. Yuri Sakazaki has been abducted by Mr. Big to punish her father, Takuma, and her brother, Ryo. To rescue her, Ryo and Robert must take on numerous enemies around South Town, eventually reaching the mysterious Mr. Karate. The passion of the game?s creators is evident in the unique game play elements introduced. These include an energy gauge that is depleted every time a fighter uses a special maneuver, Desperation Attacks that are usable only when a fighter?s health is low, and camera zooming that adjusts on the fly as fighters move around the stage. All these features ensure that players use strategy and tactics, rather than simply mash buttons. Adding to the mix are little touches such as characters showing cuts when they are injured and voice-over samples during cut scenes. Can you perfect the art of fighting and save Yuri? Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Atomic Robo-Kid (USA)] File=/rom/AtomicRobo-KidUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Atomic Robo-Kid (USA) Year=1991 Genre=action Description=In the 21st century, a blast of cosmic radiation bombarded Terra-12, a deep-space outpost of Earth, hideously mutating all transplanted life. A fleet of savage beings followed the radiation wave and invaded the planet, and began the systematic destruction of all remaining sentient life. Years of battling the alien 'governors' have gone by, and now only one hope survives to avenge the desperate terran colonists. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Atomic Runner (USA)] File=/rom/AtomicRunnerUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Atomic Runner (USA) Year=1992 Genre=action Description=Alien beings who secretly inhabited Earth thousands of years ago are back to claim it as their own! Pull on the Atomic Suit and set your weapons for a race that will take you through searing deserts, deadly caverns and ancient ruins on the way to the ultimate battle! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Awesome Possum... ...Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt (USA)] File=/rom/AwesomePossum......KicksDr.MachinosButtUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Awesome Possum... ...Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt (USA) Year=1993 Genre=platformer Description=Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt is a video game created by Tengen for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis that was released in early 1993. It also had many lines of digitized speech, unusual for its time, a feature with which the game was marketed. The box also states "it is an excellent educational game for all ages". This video game features an anthropomorphic possum character who battles a mad scientist and his army of robots to save the world. Awesome Possum includes environmental activist elements, with the character collecting empty bottles and cans, and answering questions about the environment to earn bonus points in his fight against the evil Dr. Machino. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (USA) (En,Ja)] File=/rom/AyrtonSennasSuperMonacoGPIIUSAEnJa.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (USA) (En,Ja) Year=1992 Genre=racing Description=Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II is an arcade-style Formula One racing video game developed and manufactured by Sega, and the follow-up to Super Monaco GP. The game was released for the Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive, and the Sega Game Gear, appearing in the United States on 16 July 1992, Japan on 17 July 1992, and sometime later in 1992 in Europe. Along with boasting the most "realistic physics",[1] it was the best received console driving game at the time of release, the game was also endorsed by the then Formula One champion Ayrton Senna, who won the race more times than any other driver, with six victories, and five races consecutively between 1989 and 1993. The game's development was also assisted by Senna, who supplied his own advice about the tracks featured in the game. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Zombies Ate My Neighbors (USA)] File=/rom/ZombiesAteMyNeighborsUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Zombies Ate My Neighbors (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Zombies have invaded your neighborhood and are trying to eat your neighbors. Try to save the neighbors, cheerleaders, and babies in 55 levels of action and adventure. Battle zombies, mummies, evil dolls, lizard men, vampires, and giant ants with a wide range of weapons including Uzi squirt guns, exploding soda, bazookas, weed whackers, and ancient artifacts. If you have a hard time getting through one of the levels, have a friend come over and help you out in the Two-Player mode. Save your neighborhood from a terrible fate in Zombies Ate My Neighbors. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Zero Wing (Japan)] File=/rom/ZeroWingJapan.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Zero Wing (Japan) Year=1992 Genre=action Description=Zero Wing is an horizontal shooter game where the player is in control of a ZIG, an escape pod released after its main ship was attacked and destroyed by the evil cyborg CATS, bent on taking over the world. Like most games in the genre, there are three color-coded weapons: red (scatter), green (homing) and blue (lasers). Each weapon has three levels of power, and to obtain those, similar upgrades must be collected sequentially. However, what makes the game unique is the ability to use a traction beam to trap an enemy and then throw him against his peers, destroying them. The game (more precisely, the European PAL version of it) is known for being the origin of the grammatically incorrect phrase in the English translation, All your base are belong to us, which has since become an internet phenomenon. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Zero Tolerance (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ZeroToleranceUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Zero Tolerance (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The space station Europe-1 has been overrun by aliens. During one of the fights the nuclear cooling system has been damaged, resulting in a meltdown within hours. Your mission, as a team of five of the toughest persons in the Corps, is to infiltrate and gain control of Europe-1. You must sweep the entire station clean of aliens. Zero Tolerance is a first-person shooter. It is required that you kill every single alien on each of the levels (hence the name). The five members of your team, who have different skills, start out with different weapons, and are your five chances of seeing this through. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (USA)] File=/rom/ZerotheKamikazeSquirrelUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel is a spin-off of the Aero the Acrobat games, its main protagonist being one of Aero's antagonists. The gameplay is similar to that of Aero the Acrobat games, involving fast-paced side-scrolling and platforming action. Zero can eliminate his enemies by executing his trademark Kamikaze Slam: spinning in the air and crushing the unlucky adversary. He can also collect shurikens (shooting stars) scattered across the levels, and use them for projectile attacks. The squirrel is able to perform double jumps to reach high platforms and jump over larger chasms. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Zany Golf (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ZanyGolfUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Zany Golf (USA, Europe) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Miniature Golf Turned On Its Head It's unbelieve-a-ball! This whacky game breaks all the laws - even the laws of physics! Chase moving holes and avoid devastating laser blasts. It's like nine addicting arcade games in one. Hamburger Hill. Get an ace..... or indigestion! Pinball Palace. Bounce off both bumpers or you'll flip out. Chaotic Castle. Beware the a-MAZE-ing garden path! Energy Enigma. Get zapped up to the mezzanine or blasted into oblivion. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Ys III (USA)] File=/rom/YsIIIUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Ys III (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Ys III: Wanderers from Ys breaks away from the "bumping into enemies" battle system of the first two games, allowing Adol to control his sword in a variety of directions. Beside changing the battle system, the game's perspective switches to a side-scrolling view, as opposed to the top-down one of the previous games. Adol also has the ability to jump now. New to the series is the use of magical rings, which give Adol different powering-up abilities such as healing and shielding. The game also uses various key items found along the way to solve minor puzzles and progress the story. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [X-Perts (USA)] File=/rom/X-PertsUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=X-Perts (USA) Year=1996 Genre=Sega Description=In this side-scrolling fighting action game, the player controls Shadow and two companions, switching between them. Each character can execute unique fighting moves, and possesses specific skills. The game is set entirely in the lab; the player uses a special RECOM screen to monitor the placement of characters across the separate areas of the lab, as well as all mission objectives, enemies, facility robots, and other hazards. Beside fighting enemies, the player is also able to activate tasks for mission objectives. The time it takes to complete a task is based on the strength of the characters' engineering or computer science skills. Some secondary missions allow character upgrades to their personal weapons. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [X-Men 2 - Clone Wars (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/X-Men2-CloneWarsUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=X-Men 2 - Clone Wars (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=The technorganic alien race known as the Phalanx return and are seeking to take control of Earth by assimlating all of its inhabitants. They've also captured and cloned several mutants for experimentation. Only a select group of X-Men (Beast, Psylocke, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Cyclops) have avoided capture and, temporarily united with their oldest foe, Magneto, they must defeat the Phalanx before all of humanity is assimilated. Along the way, they will travel through familiar landscapes including the Savage Land and Avalon, and battle powerful adversaries such as Apocalypse, the Sentinels, Exodus, Deathbird and more. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [X-Men (USA)] File=/rom/X-MenUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=X-Men (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=The game takes place in the Danger Room, a training area for the X-Men inside the X-Mansion. A virus transmitted via satellite has infected the Danger Room, disabling control and safety limits. The X-Men must endure the unpredictable behavior of the Danger Room until the virus can be located and eliminated. Once the virus is eliminated, the X-Men discover that Magneto is behind the computer virus and the final stage involves a battle with him. Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, and Cyclops are available to play. Each character can jump and use various unlimited weapons (i.e. punch, kick) and a superpower which had a usefulness limited by a mutant power bar similar to a life meter, making the player rely more on standard attacks. The mutant power bar would slowly regenerate when depleted and when switching characters in mid-game, would revert to the status of the next characters mutant power bar from the last use (characters yet to be used would start off with a standard full bar of mutant power). Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [WWF WrestleMania - The Arcade Game (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/WWFWrestleMania-TheArcadeGameUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=WWF WrestleMania - The Arcade Game (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=WrestleMania's one-player mode has the player choose one of eight wrestlers - Bam Bam Bigelow, Bret Hart, Doink the Clown, Lex Luger, Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker or Yokozuna. One unique feature is that each character can "bleed" his respective objects other than blood upon taking damage from most attacks in the Mortal Kombat sense. Such "bleeding" objects include Yokozuna's food and Bam Bam Bigelow's flames. WWF WrestleMania features two single-player modes: the Intercontinental Championship and the WWF Championship. In the Intercontinental Championship mode, the player must win four one-on-one matches, two two-on-one matches, and one three-on-one match to win the title. In the more difficult WWF Championship mode, the player must win four two-on-one matches, two three-on-one matches, and finally a "WrestleMania Challenge," where the player must defeat every wrestler in the game in a gauntlet, starting with a three-on-one setup, with each eliminated opponent being replaced with another until all eight have been defeated. The game also features two multi-player modes; head to head, a one-on-one match between two players, or cooperative, where the two players team up in a tag team version of the WrestleMania Challenge in which they must defeat the game's eight wrestlers in groups of two to become the Tag Team Champions. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [WWF Super WrestleMania (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/WWFSuperWrestleManiaUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=WWF Super WrestleMania (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=WWF Super WrestleMania is a wrestling game that uses rules and wrestlers from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The game introduces a characteristic "tug of war" gameplay style, which involves two wrestlers grappling each other until one of them has the upper hand. The player has to repeatedly tap a button to execute this move. All the wrestlers share the same set of typical WWF moves such as scoop slams, suplexes, hip tosses, dropkicks, clotheslines, and elbow drops. The Genesis (MegaDrive) version adds signature moves unique to each characters. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [WWF Royal Rumble (World)] File=/rom/WWFRoyalRumbleWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=WWF Royal Rumble (World) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Control one of twelve World Wrestling Federation stars in a "no holds barred brawl" -- in other words, do whatever moves you want, from choke holds, piledrivers, and even chair slams, until your opponent is knocked out. You can even go outside the ring if you like. Several modes of play are available, including one-on-one, tag team (two-on-two), and three-on-three tag team. You can play as the following WWF wresters: Bret Hart, Razor Ramon, Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Tatanka, Mr. Perfect, Crush, Ric Flair, Yokozuna, Ted Dibiase, and Lex Luger. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [WWF Raw (World)] File=/rom/WWFRawWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=WWF Raw (World) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=WWF Raw is a professional wrestling game featuring up to twelve superstars (ten in the GameGear, eight in the GameBoy version) from the World Wrestling Federation: Bret "Hit Man" Hart, Bam Bam Bigelow, 1-2-3 Kid, Diesel, Doink, Lex Luger, Luna Vachon, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, and Yokozuna. In this game, player-controlled wrestlers attempt to pin the opponents to the mat by reducing their power meter until they can fight no more. There is a large number of moves to perform, including turnbuckle maneuvers and "illegal" acts such as hitting the opponent with a metal folding chair. This game supports up to four simultaneous players, and has the following modes: One-on-One, Tag Team, Bedlam, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, Raw Endurance Match, and Rematch. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wrestle War (Japan, Europe)] File=/rom/WrestleWarJapanEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wrestle War (Japan, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Wrestle War (???????) is a wrestling game released by Sega in 1989 for Sega System 16 arcade hardware. It was subsequently ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. The Mega Drive version was also brought to Mega-Tech arcade hardware, as well as being included as part of Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 on the Sega Dreamcast. The Mega Drive version was not released in North America, though some advertising from the era suggests that such a release was once planned. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Worms (Europe)] File=/rom/WormsEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Worms (Europe) Year=1996 Genre=Sega Description=Explore the sinister side of nature as you control a troop of armed-up, never-say-die Worms in an arcade-strategy extravaganza! Use Shotguns, Bazookas, Homing missiles and Banana Bombs in your bid for survival and the ultimate accolade... Victory! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [World Series Baseball (USA)] File=/rom/WorldSeriesBaseballUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=World Series Baseball (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=World Series Baseball is the first game in the long-running series. With all 28 teams included, it features the 6 division alignment (introduced shortly before its release), and has all 700 players of the league. The game includes a play-by-play feature and the Home Run Derby. Players are able to play a 162-game season and keep full statistics for every player, thanks to a battery backup. The game also allows players to use the first-person perspective view from the batter's box. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (USA, Korea)] File=/rom/WorldofIllusionStarringMickeyMouseandDonaldDuckUSAKorea.md Platform=Genesis Sort=World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (USA, Korea) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are sucked into a magical world, while preparing for a magic act. Now they must survive over a dozen different side-scrolling levels, in order to return home. Mickey and Donald can run, jump, or attack by flourishing their capes. Enemies defeated in this way turn into doves, cards, or other harmless objects depending on the enemy. After defeating the boss of each level, a new magic spell is learned, allowing the pair to traverse the next level; i.e. flying on a magic carpet or going underwater in an air bubble. This was one of the few Genesis games to feature voice samples. The gameplay changes depending on if the player selects Mickey or Donald, in a one player mode, or if two people want to control both characters at once. For instance, Mickey can squeeze through certain gaps, while Donald must find a different route; if both are playing, Mickey can pull Donald through the gap. Either can stand on the others' shoulders to ascend higher, and lower a rope to pull the other up. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [World Heroes (USA)] File=/rom/WorldHeroesUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=World Heroes (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Are you ready for a fierce battle in an ultra-deathmatch!? Who is the greatest hero in the world? You will find out today! A scientist has created a time machine that eight heroes will travel through time with to prove who is the greatest fighter of all time! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [World Championship Soccer II (USA)] File=/rom/WorldChampionshipSoccerIIUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=World Championship Soccer II (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=World Championship Soccer II is an update of the first game with improved graphics. It contains the teams from the previous game, but adds the 1994 World Cup teams to use in exhibition and tournament play. It also features eight teams from the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, more formations and strategy options, and a four-way play option so four people can play together. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wonder Boy in Monster World (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/WonderBoyinMonsterWorldUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wonder Boy in Monster World (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Wonder Boy In Monster World puts you in control of Shion in his quest to save Monster World from the evil BioMeka. It controls like your standard platform game: run, jump, and kill enemies. The game is filled with RPG elements such as talking to townsfolk, collecting money to buy items, extending your life bar, and equipping a large variety of armor, weapons and magic. Shion travels through the many interconnected regions of Monster World, all the while collecting increasingly powerful equipment in the form of many different swords, spears, shields, suits of armor, and boots. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair (Japan, Europe)] File=/rom/WonderBoyIII-MonsterLairJapanEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair (Japan, Europe) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Released in Japan and Europe for the Mega Drive. Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair is a quite different game to most of the games in the Wonder Boy series. You play a green-haired dude who must attack the invaders that attempt to collect weapons and use them to destroy the land. The game starts out like a simple platform game, but it's just when Wonder Boy enters the skull further on that the game is transformed into a shoot 'em up, so basically the gameplay consists of action and shooter scenes. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wolverine - Adamantium Rage (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/Wolverine-AdamantiumRageUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wolverine - Adamantium Rage (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Wolverine: Adamantium Rage is a side-scrolling platform beat-em-up. Wolverine, aka Logan, searches desperately for clues about his past and his identify. Using the computers of the X-Men mansion, Wolverine soon receives coordinates to somewhere in Canada and is told to come alone. As the missions and levels progress he finds clues which lead him inevitably on to the next level. The main character has a very large selection of combat moves, and also has great agility and the ability to climb walls using his wrist-spikes. Bonus pickups are provided in the level maps. Many of them are hidden very thoroughly which invites the player to use Wolverine's agility and climbing abilities to explore every corner. The levels include a secret lab, a ninja training camp, a hallucinogenic world, and others. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wolfchild (USA)] File=/rom/WolfchildUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wolfchild (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Dr. Kal Morrow, expert in genetic research and creation of human-animal hybrids, has been kidnapped and his family brutally murdered by the terrorist organization CHIMERA. His surviving son Saul takes it upon himself to avenge his family. Using his father's research, he turns into a man-wolf and sets out to find CHIMERA's base and defeat their leader Karl Draxx. As Saul, it is your job to traverse five different areas on your way to Draxx. When Saul collects enough power-ups, he turns into his wolf form and gains a special psychic shot attack, which can be improved by collecting futher power-ups. However, if Saul loses health, he turns back into his human form and only has his fists to fight the numerous enemies. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wiz'n'Liz (USA)] File=/rom/WiznLizUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wiz'n'Liz (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Wiz and Liz are magicians. They live on the planet Pum and brew potions and cast spells. They also tend to rabbit-like creatures called "wabbits". One day, a concoction goes awry and sends all the wabbits to distant parts of Pum. Wiz and Liz set off to look for them. The game is an action platformer divided into several stages. In each one of them, either Wiz or Liz must collect wabbits before time runs out. The player must pick up floating letters that appear when a wabbit is collected, and use them to spell out a magic word shown at the top of the screen. Once the word has been spelled, the newly found wabbits leave fruit, stars, and clocks that increase the time limit. The time limit can also be extended by picking up a glowing orange orb which appears during the last ten seconds of the counter, adding thirty seconds to it. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Winter Olympic Games (USA) (En,Fr,De,Es,It,Pt,Sv,No)] File=/rom/WinterOlympicGamesUSAEnFrDeEsItPtSvNo.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Winter Olympic Games (USA) (En,Fr,De,Es,It,Pt,Sv,No) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=This is the official license of Winter Olympics tournament in 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway. You can practice in any event before the tournament. The game offers two modes - Full Olympics and Mini Olympics, which vary in the number of events. It includes 5 different types of sports - biathlon, alpine skiing (downhill, slalom, giant slalom and Super-G), ski jumping (90 m, 120 m), bobsleigh (2/4 men bob, 1/2 men luge) and skating (elimination, pursuit, time trial). The events use 3D views Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wings of Wor (USA)] File=/rom/WingsofWorUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wings of Wor (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Wings of Wor/Gynoug is a horror-themed shoot'em up similar to Thunder Force and other horizontal shooters. But other than most of them where you play a spaceship of some sort, here you play as Wor, a member of the so-called 'Flying men' who look quite similar to angels. The home planet of these people, Iccus, has been taken over by a virus that has mutated into a collection of quite horrible creatures, and every previous attempt to battle them has failed. So now it is Wor's turn to save his home planet and destroy these mutants once and for all! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wimbledon Championship Tennis (USA)] File=/rom/WimbledonChampionshipTennisUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wimbledon Championship Tennis (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=The oldest of the four Grand Slam tournaments, held in London on grass every July, is the basis for this tennis game. The ball comes off the grass surface fast and low, reflecting the surface's reputation for providing the most exciting tennis. It's viewed in the typical third person perspective, although with quite a distinct 3D effect and with shadows. You can play standard 1 or 2 player matches, or play the full tournament from the quarter-final stages onwards. You can play standard shots as well as lobs and drop shots, and full service rules are featured. You can select your character and build up their skills as the game progresses. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Whip Rush (USA)] File=/rom/WhipRushUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Whip Rush (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=It is the 22nd century, and mankind has drained every planet in the solar system of its natural resources. A team of three Alpha-type robot spaceships was sent to the nearest neighboring system to seek out new sources, mine them, and send the scarce materials back to Earth. One day, while the team was investigating the planet called Voltegeus, it suddenly ceased to transmit and could not be contacted. Many years passed without a sign, and the ships were given up for lost. Then, Earth Defense Headquarters received word from Pluto Base of a huge unidentified object approaching our system. An infra-scan probe revealed the three Alpha ships at its core. In the hands of a hostile alien intelligence, the ships had been transformed into a gigantic, heavily-armed, flying fortress - bent on destroying Earth! The defenses of Earth have all failed to halt the juggernaut of destruction, and it now threatens to obliterate the planet. In a final desperate bid for survival, all resources have been expended to create one mighty jet fighter: Whip Rush. You must pilot Whip rush on a noble mission to deliver mankind from certain doom! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [WeaponLord (USA)] File=/rom/WeaponLordUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=WeaponLord (USA) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=A barbarian battleground. Seven different warriors, eached armed with a unique weapon set forth on a fighting game quest where they will clash and conflict with one another in this fighting game from Namco. Their ultimate foe is the mysterious Demonlord. An early relative of the popular Soul Calibur series, the main claim to fame of this game is the weapon play. Blocking and combos are present along with special "frenzies" of increased attack and death combos. The backgrounds are all hand drawn and meticulously detailed. Each character carries their own storyline with them between arenas, jungles and firey mountains on a quest to oppose the Demonlord. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wayne's World (USA)] File=/rom/WaynesWorldUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wayne's World (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Wayne's World is a platform- style game. You must jump, fight and rock your way through 4 different levels which include Kramer's Music Store, Stan Mikita's Donut Store, Gas Works and Surburbia. Using Wayne's guitar as your sonic weapon, it's most excellent noise will bring death to various enemies. Will you save Garth from the evil purple clutches of Zantar? SCHWING! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/WayneGretzkyandtheNHLPAAll-StarsUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=One of the many hockey games released, this version not only let the player control Gretzky, but other major players of the time as well such as Mario Lemieux, Eric Lindros, Mark Messier among many others, 600 total. It also features the 26 NHL teams at the time as well as 6 International teams to choose from. The gameplay is similar to many other hockey games with the standard modes such as Exhibition, Season, Playoffs or even a "Just Play" option that instantly took the player to a random game. There is also a "Simulation Mode" that gives the game an authentic feel complete with penalties or an "Arcade Mode" that was more action oriented and with less rules. A battery back-up keeps extensive track of stats and has a two-player option as well. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Warsong (USA)] File=/rom/WarsongUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Warsong (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The Dalsis Empire has laid seige upon the Castle of Baltia to seize the legendary sword WARSONG. In a desperate attempt, King Alfador sends his only son, Prince Garett, into the countryside, away from impending death. Now Garett must rally his allies from across the kingdom, and lead their valiant armies in a battle against the Empire to retrieve the sacred sword! But, time is running short! Command troops and choose your mission commanders. Unite with loyal allies and charge into campaigns that forge the destiny of a realm. Between you and the path to victory lie dangerous rogues, the steel of Dalsis, and a confrontation in the ultimate showdown against evil! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Warlock (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/WarlockUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Warlock (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Once every thousand years, the sun and the moon align together. When this happens, the Evil One sends his only son, the Warlock, to Earth to gather six ancient runestones. When assembled, the runestones give the possessor ultimate power to undo the Earth's creation. Using sorcery inherited from his ancestors, a modern druid must travel through time to prevent the Warlock from finding all of the runestones. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Wardner (USA)] File=/rom/WardnerUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Wardner (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=One day the town of Niknik is invaded by Wardner's henchmen. Wardner's henchmen have the power to turn all humans into crystals. A honeymooning couple, Dover and Mia, get lost in the towns nearby forest. One of Wardner's wards, Terragon, spots them and decides to kidnap Mia. Now it's up to Dover to rescue Mia from Wardner and his minions. The game contains 6 stages: The forest entrance, house of tricks, forest of the dead, Wardner's Castle, a tower, and the hidden underground room. Each stage is controlled by a ward of Wardner. Some of these bosses are the Emerald Dragon, Kaja, and Grocko. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Virtual Pinball (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/VirtualPinballUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Virtual Pinball (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=One to four players can choose from either 29 pre-made games or design one using the in-game editor tools. Designing options include ten different backgrounds and six themes. You also get to choose where objects are placed, the style of music, and the ball speed. Up to ten personal games can be saved. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Virtua Racing (USA)] File=/rom/VirtuaRacingUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Virtua Racing (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Virtua Racing is a home port of Sega's first ever 3D, polygon-based racing game for the arcade. The game consists of racing Formula-1-looking cars around a beginner, intermediate, or expert track, competing against a second player or computer drivers. Despite having Formula-1 cars, the game controls are very "arcadey" and players can see the leap they made from here to Daytona. The Megadrive/Genesis version of Virtua Racing is of note as it is the only game for the system which features the SVP chip (Sega Virtua Processor). The chip is a 3D processor built into each cartridge (the console itself had no 3D capability) and is very similar to the SNES's SuperFX chips, used in games such as Starfox and Stunt Race FX. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Virtua Fighter 2 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/VirtuaFighter2USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Virtua Fighter 2 (USA, Europe) Year=1997 Genre=Sega Description=The arcade smash hit explodes onto Genesis! Select one of eight fighters, then pummel the opposition, either computer or friend, who stand in the way of a showdown with the mysterious Dural! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Viewpoint (USA)] File=/rom/ViewpointUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Viewpoint (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Enter the world of Viewpoint! Unimaginable enemies and inventive traps lurk around every corner and the intense action will rattle your senses! Enough gameplay to please even the most advanced gamer. Begin the fight with the rapid-fire gun and along the way collect the three shot device of destruction. Also, store energy to use The Wave in 4 levels of power. Or, choose from one of three different bombs to shoot your way through 6 stages of the most spectacular warzones of all time! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Venom . Spider-Man - Separation Anxiety (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/Venom.Spider-Man-SeparationAnxietyUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Venom . Spider-Man - Separation Anxiety (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Parting is such sweet sorrow! Venom has been violently split from his living costume, spawning five deadly alien Symbiotes. In fierce two-player action, Venom joins forces with his arch-enemy, Spider-Man, to face the new strain of evil brought to life by chilling, computer-rendered graphics. Between the merciless Jury and awesome allies like Ghost Rider and Daredevil, Venom's out to part his Symbiote offspring from their newfound life! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Vectorman 2 (USA)] File=/rom/Vectorman2USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Vectorman 2 (USA) Year=1996 Genre=Sega Description=After saving Earth from Warhead in the previous game, Vectorman's sludge barge is targeted and destroyed by a missile. Vectorman escapes, parachuting down to the planet to battle with the Earth's multitudinous enemy; mutant insects. Now it is up to Vectorman to fight through the mutant bugs and find the most fearsome source infestation; the evil Black Widow Queen. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Vectorman (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/VectormanUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Vectorman (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=In 2049, the human population of Earth embarks on a migratory voyage to try to colonize other planets. They leave mechanical "orbots" to clean up the mess they made on Earth through littering and pollution. Raster, a high-level orbot who watches Earth through a planetwide computer network, is accidentally attached to a working nuclear missile by a lesser orbot and goes insane, becoming an evil dictator named Warhead. He declares himself ruler of Earth, and begins preparing to execute any humans who dare return to their planet. Enter Vectorman, a humble robot in charge of cleaning up toxic sludge by simply discharging it into the sun. As he lands on Earth after his last trip, he finds chaos and confusion. Because all the other Orbots are controlled by Warhead (Vectorman having not been affected because he was away), Vectorman takes it upon himself to destroy the errant orbot and restore peace to Earth. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Vapor Trail (USA)] File=/rom/VaporTrailUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Vapor Trail (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The game is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up. You can choose between 3 planes; the fast but weak plane: Seylen. The mediocre all around: Silph; and the slow but very strong: Valkyrie. During the game you can pick up various items. These items include: Speed-up, power-up and extra lives. An extra useful feature is the spin-dash which makes you invulnerable for a few seconds. For this feature you have to wait until your power is restored to full by waiting some time. You also get more than one boss per level. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Valis III (USA)] File=/rom/ValisIIIUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Valis III (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=You are Yuko Ahso, a student in the Human World, called to fulfill your destiny in the Dreamland. Your mission is to wield the Sword of Valis to defend Dreamland against attack from the Dark King Glames. Glames seeks more territory to replace his disappearing Dark Kingdom. His powerful Sword of Lethus is the magical counterpart to Yuko's Sword of Valis. Whoever has the pair controls enormous destructive power. Yuko's twin sister, Valna, is the new Queen of Dreamland. Yuko needs Valna and her powerful magic in the battle against Glames, but Valna is trapped in a crystal block. Only with the help of Cham and her fighting spirit can Yuko free her sister. Can Yuko depend on Cham who was born of the Dark Kingdom? Yuko must defeat the evil bosses Garther and Kolilanba before Cham and Valna can help. You must evade and destroy Glames and his subordinates. Yuko, Valna and Cham can slide, high-jump and use special attacks with fire, ice and thunder. Increase your power by picking up attack items as you go. But time is running out. The fate of Dreamland hangs in the balance! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Valis (USA)] File=/rom/ValisUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Valis (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=What would you think if your best friend went on a date with the King of the Dark World - because she thought he was cute?! You'd think she'd been duped - and you'd be right. The fiendish King Rogles stands poised to conquer the other worlds of the universe: the Dream World of Queen Valia, and the Human World. Rogles and his five Dark Lords have taken the force of Yang from Queen Valia and sealed it into a Fantasm Jewel. Only a warrior with a heart perfectly balanced between Yin and Yang can wield the Sword of Valis against the encroaching darkness! Yuko, a young student from the Human World, is the chosen one - and you will control her. She is to become the greatest warrior in the universe, never suspecting that her most fearsome battle will not be against a Dark Lord, but against her closest friend from the Human World - the one she warned, "Don't go out with him, he's the Dark..." But before she could finish, her friend ran off into The Darkness. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Restoration)] File=/rom/UltimateMortalKombat3Restoration.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Restoration) Year=1996 Genre=Sega Description=Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 combines the best of all the Mortal Kombats into a single cartridge. 23 playable characters are immediately available, such as Reptile, Cyrax, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Jax, Katana, Sonya, and more. There are two bosses that are unlockable, as well as additional characters. There is a variety of new levels, some of which are interactive. Characters can uppercut someone, causing them to hit the ground hard and crash through to the bottom floor, or they can knocked someone off a bridge, landing in a pit of spikes. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Urban Strike (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/UrbanStrikeUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Urban Strike (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Urban Strike is the third in EA's long running series of helicopter action games. An evil genius named H. R. Malone has started a cult and managed to gather millions of followers. Malone is using his influence and wealth to build a super weapon with which he will overthrow the government. You will once again suit up and take control of various types of helicopters to stop Malone's evil scheme. Urban Strike is the first, and only, game in the Strike series to feature non-vehicular combat. In some levels you will leave your helicopter and proceed on foot. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Universal Soldier] File=/rom/UniversalSoldier.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Universal Soldier Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Universal Soldier is the licensed video game based on the 1992 movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. You control Van Damme's character as he turns against his platoon and attempts to bring down the corrupt government organization that created him. This game is a heavily modified port of Turrican II with different player and enemy sprites and cut scenes removed in order to tie it in to the Universal Soldier movie. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Undead Line] File=/rom/UndeadLine.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Undead Line Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Undead Line is a top-down arcade shooter with scrolling screens, like Commando and other games. The player controls a character that shoots projectiles at enemy monsters. The six levels available are presented in a menu and can be selected and played in any order. There is a boss battle at the end of each one. Chests with power-ups are scattered throughout the levels. They open when shot, and in the Genesis version it is possible to cycle through the available power-ups by keeping firing at them. The power-ups include armor and speed boosts, and several types of projectiles. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Ultimate Soccer (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It)] File=/rom/UltimateSoccerEuropeEnFrDeEsIt.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Ultimate Soccer (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Ultimate Soccer (??????? ????) is a football game developed by Rage Software (who at the time specialised in sports games) and published in 1993 by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. It is based on Rage's Commodore Amiga game Striker, released a year before, with Ultimate Soccer seeing release around the same time as the Super Nintendo version of said game. All three versions of the game were released in Europe, however Brazil did not see the Mega Drive version and Japan only saw the Game Gear port. No versions of Ultimate Soccer were released in North America. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Ultimate QIX (USA)] File=/rom/UltimateQIXUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Ultimate QIX (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Taking place in another galaxy, a space pilot is returning to his home world of Volfied, only to discover that it is under attack by an unknown alien force. The few remaining Volfied inhabitants are in an underground location of the planet and signal the pilot to their aide. The pilot flies to Volfied using his ship's defensive weapons in order to eliminate the alien threat and save his people. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Tyrants - Fight through Time (USA)] File=/rom/Tyrants-FightthroughTimeUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Tyrants - Fight through Time (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=First you choose one out of four different characters to represent you, Scarlet (red army), Oberon (yellow army), Caesar (green army), or Madcap (blue army). The game is split into 10 levels - the first 9 are groups of 3 territories which can be completed in any other, while the final 'Mother of All Battles' has its own surprises. Land is mostly of sand, grass or ice. You start with 100 men and you can use whatever quantity you find necessary on each island. The rest men left will go to another level with another new 100. In the second half of the game you can freeze men to save them for the Mother of All Battles. Once you select your island and place for your HQ, you must do some research for better weapons and defences. On the roof of your buildings you can put protectors like archers, gunmen, boiling oil men, and later on even laser turrets. If you send a team of unarmed men into an unoccupied square, they will build an additional base there, with larger armies completing this more quickly. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Two Tribes - Populous II (Europe)] File=/rom/TwoTribes-PopulousIIEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Two Tribes - Populous II (Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Two Tribes: Populous II is the sequel to Populous and was released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993. This name is exclusive to the Mega Drive port - other versions of the game were titled Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods. It is currently unknown why the title was changed. The Mega Drive port of Populous II was only released in Europe, however plans were made to bring the game to North America as Populous II: Wrath of the Gods, or simply Wrath of the Gods. Though the North American version of the game never made it to store shelves, a prototype ROM has been found. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Two Crude Dudes (USA)] File=/rom/TwoCrudeDudesUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Two Crude Dudes (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=After a nuclear explosion, New York needs rebuilding. This has barely started when the 'Big Valley' gang enters and takes full control themselves. The Government sends a pair of heavies known as the Crude Dudes in to clear them out. As one of these Crude Dudes, you must travel through tough streets and take out Big Valley's people, destroying their vehicles and avoiding the force of their weaponry. Foes include werewolves, skeletons and hunchbacks. Gameplay is essentially Streets of Rage-style beat 'em up driven, with bosses on each level. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Twinkle Tale] File=/rom/TwinkleTale.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Twinkle Tale Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=An overhead scrolling fantasy shoot 'em up, Twinkle Tale casts the player in the role of the young witch Saria, in a quest to rid her magical floating island of the evil creatures that have invaded it. Saria's offensive weapons come pre-defined as three different spells, which you can freely switch to at any time and level-up by collecting power stars, as well as screen-clearing bombs. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Twin Cobra - Desert Attack Helicopter (USA)] File=/rom/TwinCobra-DesertAttackHelicopterUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Twin Cobra - Desert Attack Helicopter (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=You pilot the TC-17 Twin Cobra assault helicopter to fight the forces of Commander Anziga, the myopic leader of the nation of Kaban. Your job is to fly into Kaban and take out the entire military base of Commander Anziga. You will fight small helicopters, tanks and stationary guns, defeat the large helicopters to get power-ups. By picking up colored icons (blue, yellow, red or green) you can change to different weapon types. Blue is a forward spread shot, yellow is a four-way shot, red is a wide forward laser shot and green is a continuous forward laser shot. At the end of each section, you land on a carrier ship and count up your bonuses. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Turbo OutRun (Japan, Europe)] File=/rom/TurboOutRunJapanEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Turbo OutRun (Japan, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Turbo Out Run takes you on a 16 stage race across America. Along the way you will battle bumper to bumper with good guys and bad guys, police cars, Porsches and blown engines. Numerous scenes will take you through congested city streets, over snow and icy mountain passes and across sunbaked deserts. Drive daytime and night time - go for manual or auto gearbox selection, even customize your Ferrari F40 with High Grip Tires, but whatever else you do... use the Turbo booster power sparingly - THIS BABY'S HOT AND RARING TO GO!! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [True Lies (World)] File=/rom/TrueLiesWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=True Lies (World) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=True Lies is a 1994 video game based upon the film of the same name with Arnold Schwarzenegger's character Harry as the protagonist. The game followed the movie's path reasonably well, beginning at the Chateau and ending with the death of antagonist Aziz on the roof of the high rise. The game, which is oriented from a top-down perspective, had numerous weapons, from pistols and shotguns to anti-personnel mines. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Trouble Shooter (USA)] File=/rom/TroubleShooterUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Trouble Shooter (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=King Frederick's son and heir to the throne, Prince Eldon, has been kidnapped by Blackball, an evil military weapons genius. Just as international disaster seems imminent, Colonel Patch calls in the "Trouble Shooter" to take care of Blackball and his evil robot minions. Play as Madison and her faithful sidekick Crystal in this action side-scrolling adventure which takes you through 5 levels of Blackball's domain to the very mastermind himself. Will Madison be able to defeat Blackball and rescue Prince Eldon in time? Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Traysia (USA)] File=/rom/TraysiaUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Traysia (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=In Traysia the player controls a young man named Roy, who lives in the town Johanna. All his life Roy has been dreaming about leaving the town and going to explore faraway lands. Now, finally, his chance has come. His uncle, a travelling merchant, is going on a journey, and Roy decides to leave with him. His girlfriend Traysia gives him a pendant, to remind him of her... will Roy be able to escape from all the dangers that await him on his long journey and to see Traysia again? Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Trampoline Terror! (USA)] File=/rom/TrampolineTerrorUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Trampoline Terror! (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=From space, a menacing fortress appears in the sky. Surrounding it, a "trampoline" sidewalk armed with bombs and patrolled by enemy invaders. You, the Trampoline Terror, have the guts to fight back. Stealthful observation reveals self-destruct switches planted on 32 strongholds. Triggering each one will be no simple task. Powerful alien patrols will thwart your efforts, pushing you to the edge... and beyond! And beware the trampolines, whose very structure weakens with your every jump. Only your bounding skill and sharp cunning can save the day. So hop to it! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Toy Story (USA)] File=/rom/ToyStoryUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Toy Story (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=This game is based on the movie "Toy Story". It sets you as the character of Woody as you jump, swing, and drive to the end of each level. Each level contains familar scenes from the movie. The gameplay consists of the platform\sidescrolling kind. You use Woody's pullstring to defeat enemies like sharks, Mr. Potatohead, and Ham. After each level, you are treated to still images from the movie. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Toxic Crusaders (USA)] File=/rom/ToxicCrusadersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Toxic Crusaders (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Toxic Crusaders for Genesis, based on the animated TV series, is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up. The player can choose to play as either Toxie, NoZone or Junkyard, with no actual difference for the gameplay, which consists of running around beating aliens with melee or distance attacks and sometimes jumping over or evading deadly gaps or pools of water. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Toughman Contest (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ToughmanContestUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Toughman Contest (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Toughman Contest is a game based on the world famous boxing competition of the same name. You pick one of 24 fighters, compete in one of 5 locations from around the world, and re-create the Toughman tournament as seen on TV. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Top Gear 2 (USA)] File=/rom/TopGear2USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Top Gear 2 (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=We'll make this quick. You're holding the number one race game revved up for the SEGA Genesis. You'll scream through 64 cities in 16 countries at 200+mph. Experience twisting, turning, flipping and jumping action either solo or head-to-head. The more races you win, the more prize money you'll receive. The more money you have, the more upgrades you can buy. Arm yourself with the best engine, tires, armor and transmission and race day or night, rain or shine, fog or snow. Top Gear 2 - There's nothing half fast about it. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Tommy Lasorda Baseball (USA)] File=/rom/TommyLasordaBaseballUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Tommy Lasorda Baseball (USA) Year=1989 Genre=Sega Description=It's batter-up and time for Tommy Lasorda's version of Pro-Ball. Whether you're infield or outfield, at the plate or on the mound, stealing bases or catching fly-balls, the competition is hot and you're even hotter now that you're playing with a big leaguer like Lasorda. And you've got control. Curve balls, fastballs or sliders are some of the wind-ups you'll pitch to outwit your batter. But be prepared when he connects, you'll have to think fast to make your players perform like a well-oiled machine. Are you up for a single, double, or even triple play? It all depends on how you throw the ball. But don't worry, you'll get your chance at bat. This is a race for the Pennant, so you better hope Tommy's on your side. Now take your pick, choose your line-up and let's play ball! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (USA)] File=/rom/ToeJamEarlinPaniconFunkotronUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=The plot of the game follows on from that of its predecessor, which followed the adventures of alien protagonists ToeJam and Earl after they crash landed on Earth. After escaping to their home planet of Funkotron, the characters discover that antagonistic Earthlings have stowed-away on the duo's spacecraft. A sub-plot involves ToeJam and Earl's attempt to lure Lamont the Funkapotamus back from the Funk Dimension, where he is hiding from the invading Earthlings. ToeJam and Earl must hunt down Earthling antagonists, which include a "pneumatic-drill-crazed construction worker, a camera-wielding tourist, our old friends the bogymen [sic], pea-shooter armed kids and a rather rotund woman with ankle-snapping poodles. Capturing Earthlings involves rummaging for them in bushes and trees, before pelting the antagonist with "jars" which imprison them. The player completes a level by catching all the at large Earthlings and sending them back to Earth via spacecraft. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [ToeJam & Earl (World) (Rev A)] File=/rom/ToeJamEarlWorldRevA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=ToeJam & Earl (World) (Rev A) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=ToeJam & Earl has been called a surreal, comic satire, and a "daringly misanthropic commentary on Earthly life". The game's protagonists, ToeJam and Earl, have been described as a "three-legged red alien" and "fat orange alien", respectively. ToeJam wears a large gold medallion and a backwards baseball cap, while Earl is marked by high-tops and oversized sunglasses; both outfits are "over-the-top appropriations" of 1990s urban culture. Their speech features California slang. The game is set to a soundtrack which has been described both as jazz-funk, and as hip hop. For the game's unique sound, composer John Baker was inspired by Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters. In the game's opening sequence, ToeJam explains that Earl's erratic piloting abilities have resulted in a crash-landing on Earth. He says that they must find the pieces of their spacecraft's wreckage to return to their home planet, Funkotron. The player guides the characters as they avoid Earth's antagonistic inhabitants and search for the debris. Should the player succeed, the final sequence depicts ToeJam and Earl escaping the planet in their reconstructed spacecraft. Under the player's control, the characters proceed across a purple landscape that represents Funkotron, and are greeted by their friends and family. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Toki - Going Ape Spit] File=/rom/Toki-GoingApeSpit.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Toki - Going Ape Spit Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=The hero of the game is a young jungle-man named Toki. One day the evil wizard Dr. Stark kidnaps his girlfriend Wanda. When Toki tries to save her, he is turned into a monkey! Now Toki has to find Dr. Stark in his palace, to rescue Wanda, and to become a human being again! It is a platform game with a lot of various levels: jungle, underwater, volcanic caves, on the ice... Toki's only weapons are spitting on the enemies or jumping on them and crashing them. There are many possibilities to upgrade his spitting "weapon"; for example, if he finds an upgrade, he can spit fireballs. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Todd's Adventures in Slime World (USA)] File=/rom/ToddsAdventuresinSlimeWorldUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Todd's Adventures in Slime World (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Todd and Rooney are mild-mannered go-getters who believe it is easier and more rewarding to drive a space cruiser than to navigate a desk in some window-less office. One dreary day, Todd gets stuck in his cubicle for several hours because the space exploration business has become a pastime for newly-weds. Not many assignments adorn the dashboard of Todd's wooden, four-legged carpet cruiser until Rooney comes bumbling toward Todd's cubicle. It seems a new planet has been discovered near Beta Delta and the administration feels it is a big project to explore. Todd and Rooney are perfect for the job! The mission briefing says the planet is a blue-green giant made of some unknown semi-liquid material, but the two gung-ho guinea pigs are out the door before they can read on: The blue-green-but-mostly-green Slime Planet's many winding tunnels and slime meanies await the next victims! - Keep Todd or Rooney slime-free in the tunnels, make the right decisions and find the way out before exposure to the green goop gives them a permanent home in Slime World! - Avoid an assortment of nasties that have evolved from the slime pools or shoot them apart with your pressurized water gun in six different challenging missions! - Go head to head or let Todd and Rooney work together to solve the mysteries of the Slime World in the two-player mode! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster's Hidden Treasure (USA)] File=/rom/TinyToonAdventures-BustersHiddenTreasureUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster's Hidden Treasure (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Buster Bunny's mission in this game is to trace down and defeat Montana Max, who has stolen and hidden some treasure as well as rescue Babs Bunny. Buster must go through several levels, including a volcano, an undersea adventure, a pirate ship, and a forest, among many other levels. However, many of his foes are out to stop him, including Roderick Rat and Gene Splicer, who has brainwashed several of Buster's friends, including Plucky Duck, Dizzy Devil and Hamton J Pig. Upon defeating Gene, the helmet used to control Buster's friends will fall off and explode, leaving them slightly confused about what has happened to them, or simply to fall down in a comical fashion, as in the case of Calamity Coyote. To complete each level, Buster must find Gogo Dodo, who will allow him to jump through a portal. Additionally, Buster can find portals reminiscent of the show's rainbow-coloured logo, that will take Buster into Wackyland. Here, Buster must attempt to collect as many items as he can before touching one of the numerous Dodos that populate the level. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Tiny Toon Adventures - Acme All-Stars (USA, Korea)] File=/rom/TinyToonAdventures-AcmeAll-StarsUSAKorea.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Tiny Toon Adventures - Acme All-Stars (USA, Korea) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Tiny Toon Adventures: Acme All-Stars features all the usual characters from the Tiny Toon Adventures animated series. There are several different game options. The main two games are Soccer and Basketball. Both of these options allow you to pick your own team of 4 characters and to choose their playing positions. You can then pick from 5 different sporting arenas. Play against the CPU or against a friend. The Story Mode sees a predetermined team competing at several different events at the Acme Looniversity Tournament. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Time Killers (USA)] File=/rom/TimeKillersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Time Killers (USA) Year=1996 Genre=Sega Description=Time Killers is a 2D Fighting game, developed by Incredible Technologies and published by Black Pearl, which was released in 1996. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Tick, The (USA)] File=/rom/TickTheUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Tick, The (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Get ready to put your blue skin-tight tights on. Ninjas need beating-up, bosses need clobbering! You run around the levels avoiding sharp flying objects and fighting any enemies that get in your way, including the numerous bosses. If your in a tight spot you can call Arthur to help defeat any enemies that are on-screen. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Thunder Fox (USA)] File=/rom/ThunderFoxUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Thunder Fox (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=In 19xx, the world is overtaken by a storm of terrorism, and the evil power of invasion extends over the land, sky, and sea. However, there are brave men fighting against it for putting down a storm. The anti-terrorism team of Thunder and Fox is... Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Thunder Force II (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ThunderForceIIUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Thunder Force II (USA, Europe) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=This masterpiece of shooting games takes you to a world of extraordinary proportions. It's the sequel to the explosive conflict that erupted in Thunder Force II. The unique backdrops scroll in three dimensions and offer you numerous surprises beyond imagination. Battle the enemy with a wide array of highly sophisticated weaponry. The menacing boss vehicles at the end of every stage have abilities unlike anything you've ever experienced. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Thunder Force III (Japan, USA)] File=/rom/ThunderForceIIIJapanUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Thunder Force III (Japan, USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=This masterpiece of shooting games takes you to a world of extraordinary proportions. It's the sequel to the explosive conflict that erupted in Thunder Force II. The unique backdrops scroll in three dimensions and offer you numerous surprises beyond imagination. Battle the enemy with a wide array of highly sophisticated weaponry. The menacing boss vehicles at the end of every stage have abilities unlike anything you've ever experienced. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Lightening Force - Quest for the Darkstar (USA)] File=/rom/LighteningForce-QuestfortheDarkstarUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Lightening Force - Quest for the Darkstar (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Thunder Force IV, known in North America as Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar, is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Technosoft for the Mega Drive in 1992. It is the fourth installment in Technosoft's Thunder Force series, and the third and final one created for the Mega Drive. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Theme Park (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ThemeParkUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Theme Park (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Dominating the exciting world of Theme Park ownership is your goal in this strategy game from Bullfrog. The first task is to set up your rides within the available land, structuring convenient paths and queues and ideally leaving some space for bigger rides once they become available, and include some lakes and trees to increase the park's allure. Rides range from Teacups and Haunted Houses to the biggest most elaborate roller-coaster you can design, and water rides that loop around other rides. Shops must also be included, so that the visitors can buy food, drinks and souvenirs - the cunning player will combine salt, sugar and caffeine settings to maximize consumer interest. Staff must be hired to keep everything running smoothly, and they will only work for what they consider a fair rate of pay. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Tournament Fighters (USA)] File=/rom/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles-TournamentFightersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Tournament Fighters (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Trash the surf board and heave the 'za. It's a whole new breed of Turtles and they're fixated on fighting. We're dead serious, Tournament Fighters takes dude-on-dude demolition to new heights of intensity with 4 modes of pain-producing battles, deadly warriors, secret arenas, astounding graphics and sound effects that'll make you cringe! Clash with Krang-created clones of the Turtles, Casey Jones, April O'Neil, Ray Filet and Sisyphus, plus bosses Triceraton, Krang's Android and Karai. There's flying body presses, knee drops, head butts, rocket punches, elbow smashes, somersault throws, you'll feel and inflict them all. And the settings include Magma Ocean Planet, Jungle Planet, and every other bizarre corner of Dimension X! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Hyperstone Heist (USA)] File=/rom/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles-TheHyperstoneHeistUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Hyperstone Heist (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Shredder steals the powerful Hyperstone to shrink New York City and it's up to you to teach that treacherous troublemaker not to mess with the fearless foursome! Pick your favorite Cowabunga commando to slash through 5 lawless levels of lambasting. Four levels each have 3 intense stages and the other is packed with brand new challenges that will make you hurl your pizza lunch. Pulverize shrink-happy Shredder before he pockets our whole planet! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Tecmo Cup Football Game] File=/rom/TecmoCupFootballGame.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Tecmo Cup Football Game Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Tecmo Cup Football Game is a 1992 game for the NES by Tecmo. This was the European name; in America it was called Tecmo Cup Soccer Game. In Japan where the game originated, it was called Captain Tsubasa and was based around the media franchise of the same name. As such, rather than being a straight soccer simulation, Tecmo Cup Football Game takes a more cinematic/RPG-esque approach to the sport, with the actual game being presented cinematicly and moves made by choosing from menus in a limited time. A version under the European name was being programmed for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993; only Sega and Tecmo are listed as involved companies and the programming appears to be unique to this game. The game was not released in any region; the reason why is unknown. A prototype ROM can be found in many ROM sites; it is usually called Tecmo Cup, is listed as being from Japan, and is listed as a bad dump (presumably because the header was hacked out of Twinkle Tale, which does have in common with this game one thing: using the MC68000's line 1111 emulator trap to do common routines, though the actual routines are different). Because the westernized game is still similar to Captain Tsubasa in many ways, it is often pirated by Asian pirates as a genuine Captain Tsubasa game Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Technocop (USA)] File=/rom/TechnocopUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Technocop (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Technocop is set in the near future. You are a cop who seeks to clear his town of all the criminal scum. The game consists of two parts; one driving-action and one side scrolling-action. In the first part you drive around in your red Ferrari and destroy hostile cars; in the second part, you turn somersaults over gaps, use elevators and shoot lots of enemies until you reach the boss. After having killed / caught the villain, it's back to the road again for the next mission. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [TechnoClash (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/TechnoClashUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=TechnoClash (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Long ago, magic was used in everyday life, the world lived in harmony where wizards lived happily among themselves. A mysterious portal appeared in the sky where machines started emerging, causing havoc upon the magical world. Ronaan is a wizard who embarks on a journey after a magical staff is stolen from his homeland. The war between the machines and magic have only just begun, It's up to Ronaan, Farrg and Chaz to prevent the destruction of their world as they travel through Las Vegas, a junkyard, a desert and the heart of the Machine Empire. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Taz-Mania (World)] File=/rom/Taz-ManiaWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Taz-Mania (World) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=One evening, Taz's father is telling an intriguing tale. Somewhere on Tazmania is a Lost Valley, and in that valley nests a huge seabird, so huge that one of it's eggs could feed a family for a year! Just think of the omelette one of those could make! Thus Taz becomes fascinated and leaves in search of one of those eggs before his Dad has even finished the story... Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Taz in Escape from Mars (USA)] File=/rom/TazinEscapefromMarsUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Taz in Escape from Mars (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=You play as Taz, the famous cartoon-character. Taz is captured by Marvin the Martian and transfered to his intergalactic Zoo! Now it is your job to aid Taz in his great escape from the Zoo-prison and also find a way back home to Earth. To make the escape a little easier, there are items placed here and there, such as cakes which make regain your health. You also find gas tanks, which you can eat and then breath fire. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Tatsujin ~ Truxton (World)] File=/rom/TatsujinTruxtonWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Tatsujin ~ Truxton (World) Year=1989 Genre=Sega Description=Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive and the PC Engine. Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the player takes control of a small spaceship across several planets. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Tanglewood] File=/rom/Tanglewood.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Tanglewood Year=2018 Genre=Sega Description=Tanglewood is a brand new and original game for the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis, to be released on cartridge following its successful Kickstarter campaign. A true 16-bit, nostalgic platforming experience running on genuine SEGA hardware, that will make fans of SEGA's golden era feel warm and fuzzy. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Task Force Harrier EX (USA)] File=/rom/TaskForceHarrierEXUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Task Force Harrier EX (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Task Force Harrier EX is a vetically-scrolling shooter based on the 1989 arcade title Task Force Harrier from UPL. The player controls the titular Harrier V fighter plane, which fires both air and ground volleys -- necessary to hit the targets that approach from both the air and the ground. The player can collect various powerups to increase their firepower, including smart bombs, weapon upgrades, and most notably a pair of invulnerable satellites which can change formation at command. There are three difficulty settings and a total of twelve stages to blast through. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Target Earth (USA)] File=/rom/TargetEarthUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Target Earth (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=THE EARTH NEEDS YOU! Enemy Chron cyborgs are attacking Earth and its space bases with lightning fury. Everyone you know and love is about to be captured and turned into cyborgs by Chron... unless you come to Earth's defense. You are Rex, Commander of the Earth Defense League - ASSAULT SUIT UNIT. The Assault Suit is twelve feet of mechanized plated battle armor. Inside you control the most powerful weapons known to man. But.. your enemy is half machine! The story of Target Earth unfolds through eight separate missions of combat fun, action and excitement. From the battle for control of Jupiter's Ganymede Space Base to the final destruction of the Chron Flagship, each level confronts you with awesome challenges and discoveries. Complete all eight missions and you will save Earth and uncover the true legacy of Chron. But fail and Earth will become a robotic nightmare. With Target Earth, the power to win is in your hands! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [TaleSpin (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/TaleSpinUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=TaleSpin (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=This game involves the adventures of Baloo and Kit, two bears delivering cargo for Rebecca, another bear. However, Shere Khan, the evil tiger tycoon, wants to put Rebecca out of business, so he hires pirates, led by Don Karnage, to do his dirty work. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [T2 - The Arcade Game (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/T2-TheArcadeGameUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=T2 - The Arcade Game (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=T2: The Arcade Game features seven levels based on specific scenes or general concepts in the film. The first four levels act as a prelude, as the player guns down waves of metal Terminators across a post-apocalyptic Battlefield, a besieged Human Hideout, and through the security checkpoints of the enemy supercomputer SkyNet. After destroying the computer, players travel back in time to protect John and Sarah Connor, while also destroying every scrap of SkyNet research at the headquarters of its manufacturer. From there, players must fend off the indestructible T-1000 until the final showdown in the Steel Mill. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [T2 - Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/T2-Terminator2-JudgmentDayUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=T2 - Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Some description here Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Syndicate (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/SyndicateUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Syndicate (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=The game puts the player in charge of a self-named corporation in a gritty near-future cyberpunk-style world. Game play involves ordering a four-person team of cyborg agents around cities displayed in a fixed-view isometric style, in pursuit of mission goals such as assassinating executives of a rival syndicate, rescuing captured allies, "persuading" civilians and scientists to join the player's company or simply killing all enemy agents. As the player progresses through the game, they must manage the research and development of new weaponry and cyborg upgrades. The player has only limited funds, requiring taxation of the conquered territories while ensuring that they are not so over-taxed that they revolt against the player. The player begins the game with simple pistols, progressing through increasingly destructive weaponry that includes Uzis, miniguns, flamethrowers, sniper rifles, time bombs, lasers and the enormously destructive Gauss gun (a rocket launcher). In addition, the player can use items such as medikits to heal his agents, scanners to locate pedestrians/vehicles and the "Persuadertron" to brainwash the player's targets into blind obedience. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Syd of Valis (USA)] File=/rom/SydofValisUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Syd of Valis (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Yuko Ahso looks like an ordinary grammar school student, but she is actually the Valis Warrior. "I defeated King Rogles of the Dark World with the Valis sword which was given to me by Queen Valia, but my friend Reiko died in the process." Yuko went home by train after that terrible fight. She didn't have the slightest idea that she would be summoned to fight again. "Yuko..." said a familiar voice. "Reiko," said Yuko, "is that you? But I thought you..." Reiko quickly admonished, "Go and see Queen Valia, Yuko. Emperor Megas has threatened Dream World and our friend Vecanti." When Yuko was told of Vecanti's great danger, a burning desire moved Yuko to action. She has risen to crush Megas' ambition! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sword of Vermilion (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/SwordofVermilionUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sword of Vermilion (USA, Europe) Year=1989 Genre=Sega Description=Evil threatens the world of Vermilion. Armies of the evil Tsarkon march in conquest. All hearts look to you. From your beginnings in the humble village of Wyclif, you must search the world for the 8 rings of good. On the long road ahead you'll face treacherous governors and beasts ten times your size! You'll travel to 14 towns and battle through 14 first-person dungeons where every corner can mean death. Choose from dozens of swords and shields. Prepare to face the archmonsters, forked tails and hideous eyes of Tsarkon's minions. Talk with townspeople to learn the secrets of the caves. Be ready for hundreds of hours of adventure gameplay. Save up to three different games with battery backup. Over 30 spells and 20 special items - use them with care. At last, armed with the Sword of Vermilion, you're ready to meet Tsarkon in the final struggle! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sword of Sodan (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/SwordofSodanUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sword of Sodan (USA, Europe) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Revenge is best written in BLOOD! Featuring challenging levels of terror and mayhem. Bloodthirsty foes - fire-breathing zombies, warriors with spikes, swarms of demon insects, armored militia. Digitized sound effects - hear the screams of your fallen foes. Collect magic potions and learn their spells. Dual role-playing - battle Zoras' minions as hero or heroine. Three-level background and graphics for 3D action! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Superman (USA)] File=/rom/SupermanUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Superman (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Superman is a single player, action based platformer for the Sega Genesis. As the Man of Steel, you jump, punch and kick your way through several levels, battling the likes of Prankster, Metallo, and Mr. Mxyzptlk to keep Metropolis safe. After the initial levels, the evil Brainiac kidnaps Lois Lane and takes her to his space station. Some levels take place in flight, and allow you to not only fly but shoot lasers from Superman's eyes. On the ground, you can collect icons that allow you to use a super power once, often a super punch or spin attack to remove an obstacle in the game. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Volley Ball (USA)] File=/rom/SuperVolleyBallUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Volley Ball (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Super Volleyball is an indoor volleyball game for one or two players. The single player mode offers two game options: normal game and World League. Choosing normal game pits the player against the computer in a single game. Choosing World League pits the player against all other teams available. A password save is available in this mode. The game features eight national teams (USA, USSR, Brazil, Holland, France, Italy, Japan and China), with fictitiously named players. Players can be changed during gameplay by pressing C. There is also an option to create new teams, choosing the team's name, color, player's position and names. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Thunder Blade (World)] File=/rom/SuperThunderBladeWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Thunder Blade (World) Year=1988 Genre=Sega Description=Once known only as Thunder Blade, the ASH-002 is back in action as Super Thunder Blade, model ASH-091B. As part of the Air Force Special Operation Troop, you and Super Thunder Blade must take control of its state-of-the-art artillery to defeat the renegade guerilla armies with plans to dominate the world! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Street Fighter II (USA)] File=/rom/SuperStreetFighterIIUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Street Fighter II (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=is a head-to-head fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1993. It is the fourth game in the Street Fighter II sub-series of Street Fighter games, following Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting. In addition to refining and balancing the existing character roster from the previous installments, Super Street Fighter II also introduced four new characters. It was also the first game to be developed on Capcom's CP System II hardware, which permitted more sophisticated graphics and audio over the original CP System hardware, used by the previous versions of Street Fighter II. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Smash T.V. (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/SuperSmashT.V.USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Smash T.V. (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=The year is 1999. The world's most popular television show is Smash T.V., an ultra-violent contest between two armed-to-the-teeth combatants, set loose in a series of deadly arenas that are filled to bursting with hordes of mindless beasts and killer robots. The aim of the game is to blast everything in sight and try to grab more cash and prizes than the other guy. Toaster ovens, VCRs, fancy cars and luxury holidays are there for the taking... for anyone who can survive long enough to enjoy them. Smash T.V. is an insane shoot-em-up from the brain of Eugene Jarvis, creator of Robotron: 2084. It retains that game's frantic style of play and two-joystick control method, but adds plenty of gore, violence, a hint of satire and that all-important two player mode. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Skidmarks (Europe) (J-Cart)] File=/rom/SuperSkidmarksEuropeJ-Cart.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Skidmarks (Europe) (J-Cart) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Super Skidmarks is a top-down racing game developed by New Zealand-based Acid Software and published by Codemasters for the Commodore Amiga and Sega Mega Drive. The Mega Drive version was released exclusively in Europe in 1995. Very similar to Micro Machines, the game was distributed on a J-Cart, allowing a further two controllers to be attached to the Mega Drive console. The basic aim is the same as Micro Machines, in that the player drives numerous different types of cars around a track, however it is presented in an isometric perspective and allows up to six cars to race at once rather than just four. The game is also notable for being one of the few Mega Drive games to have a four-player split screen mode rendered in real-time. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Kick Off (Europe)] File=/rom/SuperKickOffEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Kick Off (Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Super Kick Off is a football game for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear, released exclusively in Europe and Brazil. It is considered by many to be a version of Kick Off 2, previously released for the Commodore Amiga (and ported to the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Commodore 64). Kick Off 2 was originally programmed by Dino Dini for Anco Games, with the console adaptations being handled by Tiertex. From a franchise perspective, Super Kick Off would be followed by the controversial Kick Off 3: European Challenge. However, Dino Dini, who had no involvement in Kick Off 3 would go on to form his own company and produce the Amiga/IBM PC game Goal!, which shares similar gameplay. Goal! also arrived on the Mega Drive, in the updated form of Dino Dini's Soccer. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Hydlide (USA)] File=/rom/SuperHydlideUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Hydlide (USA) Year=1989 Genre=Sega Description=The Fairyland Council feared that the same evil in the legends was back again. A wise old oracle was among them. He predicted the second coming of evil. He also spoke of a young man who could save Fairyland from its gravest crisis. A young man was chosen to find the reason and source of the evil. As the people gathered to bid him good luck, they couldn't help but wonder if they had chosen the right one. What fate awaits our hero and Fairyland? Only you can answer those questions. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Hang-On (Enhanced)] File=/rom/SuperHang-OnEnhanced.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Hang-On (Enhanced) Year=1989 Genre=Sega Description=Countdown to excitement, Hang-On's back with two awesome races that are guaranteed to rev your engine. Whether you're racing against time as you beat a path across four continents, or battling guts with an opponent on a specially designed circuit, there's no better thrill than the roar of your pipes as they beat a steady rhythm in sync with your fast-paced driving. Your driving's got to red-line to beat the pack. And there's more at stake than a checkered flag. There's money. The kind of money that can transform your bike from an ordinary machine into an unbeatable screaming machine. But that's not all. The glory of victory isn't lost here: during a grueling time trial it's you against the clock, racing for the sheer pleasure of it So grab your helmet, don your leathers, and get up your courage. It's time to burn some rubber and become king of the asphalt! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Fantasy Zone (Japan)] File=/rom/SuperFantasyZoneJapan.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Fantasy Zone (Japan) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Super Fantasy Zone (?????????????) is an entry in the Fantasy Zone series of games, and was initially released in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive. Unlike previous outings, Super Fantasy Zone was handled entirely by Sunsoft (under license from Sega), who had previously brought Fantasy Zone and Fantasy Zone II to the Nintendo Famicom. For unknown reasons the game was not released in cartridge form in North America, but is currently unconfirmed as being a Sega Channel title. It eventually saw a more widespread release as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Super Baseball 2020 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/SuperBaseball2020USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Super Baseball 2020 (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Different from real baseball and other baseball video games, this game consists of both male and female characters, as well as robots. All three types of players have the same basic abilities and vary only on their personal strengths. In many cases, human players are better than their robot counterparts. One major difference between the human and robot characters is that the robot characters can blow up (or lose all their power) if they are worked too hard during a game. That can happen if you constantly make them dive for a ball, run extra bases, or even if they get hit by a pitch. Under no stress whatsoever, some robots, especially pitchers, will naturally run out of power as the game progresses. When this happens, they will lose all their abilities and be useless, both offensively and defensively. When that occurs, you can either power them up or replace them with another person on the roster. Human players do not blow up, but human pitchers can tire out. When they are tired, they will pant heavily and throw the ball very slowly. This can be remedied by either an upgrade or, as in real baseball, switching to a relief pitcher. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sunset Riders (USA)] File=/rom/SunsetRidersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sunset Riders (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The game, which is set in a fanciful version of the American Old West, revolves around four bounty hunters who are out to claim rewards given for eliminating the most wanted outlaws in the West. There is no true "storyline" aside from collecting progressively larger rewards. At the beginning of each level the player is shown a wanted poster, showing the criminal, the reward for stopping them, and the clich? line "Wanted dead or alive". Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sub-Terrania (USA)] File=/rom/Sub-TerraniaUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sub-Terrania (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The game consists of 10 missions. Each mission takes place in a vast cavern, with interesting weather conditions. You must explore it and complete the mission objectives -- usually collecting sub parts, rescuing trapped miners, or destroying giant, epic bosses. You can also explore the levels, but keep an eye on your fuel gauge and beware the many hazards! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Strider Returns - Journey from Darkness (USA)] File=/rom/StriderReturns-JourneyfromDarknessUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Strider Returns - Journey from Darkness (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Strider II, is a side-scrolling platform game published by U.S. Gold and originally released for various computer platforms in 1990. It is a European-developed sequel to Capcom's arcade game Strider, which U.S. Gold previously ported to home computers in Europe. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Strider (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/StriderUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Strider (USA, Europe) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Take on all the explosive action of the arcade hit! You're Strider, a crunching hulk of muscle with a grappling hook and laser sword. You're in a future land of backward time, and its evil Master is taunting you with defeat. Can you survive 8 megs of incredible danger? Hang-glide into the citadel, then clang your hook into metal to stiff-arm up to safety. Stay alive by slashing armies, winged robots, and prehistoric monsters into shuddering heaps! Battle alluring Amazons who sling vicious boomerangs and drum out a war chant to turn your mind manic. Slide, duck, and cartwheel past lasers, spikes and bombs. Screech to a halt in the face of giant metal monkeys and centipedes. Feel your biceps burst as you grapple with snarling musclemen. Cling to battleship bulkheads. Leap from Tyrannosaurus Rex. It's Strider! The Master awaits! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Streets of Rage 3] File=/rom/BareKnuckleIII.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Streets of Rage 3 Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The mysterious crime boss Mr. X has enlisted the help of Dr. Dahm in creating lifelike robots to replace key city officials, and soon will be able to run the entire city by remote control. Strategically placed bombs are being used to distract the city police while Mr. X deals with the city leaders one by one. Now it?s up to our four heroes, Blaze, Axel, Skate and Zan to prevent a catastrophe from unfolding. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Streets of Rage 2 (USA)] File=/rom/StreetsofRage2USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Streets of Rage 2 (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=A year has passed since the events of Streets of Rage. To celebrate the defeat of the mysterious "Mr. X" and his syndicate the previous year, Adam Hunter, Axel Stone, and Blaze Fielding met at their favorite nightspot in the city and spent their time reminiscing about their vigilante crusade against "Mr. X" and his organization. Axel and Blaze had moved out of the city after the adventure from last year. Axel has begun working as a part-time bodyguard and Blaze teaches dance classes. Adam has since rejoined the police force and lives in a small house with his younger brother. The next morning, Axel received a phone call from Eddie 'Skate' Hunter, Adam's younger brother. Skate had arrived at home from school and was shocked to find his house in ruin and his older brother missing. Attached to the front door was a picture of Adam chained to a wall at the feet of Mr. X. The criminals began to retake the streets once more. Beatings and lootings took place regularly and in broad daylight. Chaos reigned in the city, far worse than before. Realizing that "Mr. X" and his syndicate has returned for revenge against him, Blaze, and Adam, Axel wastes no time in telling Blaze about the unexpected situation and Blaze herself is determined to help Axel out in defeating "Mr. X" and rescuing Adam. Accompanied by Adam's young brother Skate and Axel's friend, a professional wrestler named Max Thunder, Axel and Blaze set forth on a rescue mission, which will take them from the city all the way to "Mr. X"'s hideout on a desolate island. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Streets of Rage] File=/rom/StreetsofRage.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Streets of Rage Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description="What was once a happy, peaceful, productive city, full of life and activity, has fallen into the hands of a secret criminal syndicate. The leader of the syndicate has somehow managed to keep his identity a secret. The organization soon absorbed the city government (anyone can be had if the price is right). They even had the metropolitan police force in their back pocket. Looting, random violence and destruction are rampant. No one is safe walking the streets, day or night... "As the chaos continued at full strength, three young police officers tried to establish a special attack unit. They were repeatedly turned down by their superiors, most of whom had been bought by the organization or were too afraid to make a stand. One day, when they could no longer stand by and watch their city being demolished, they quit the force!' "Adam Hunter, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding decided to forgo their careers in legal law enforcement and put their lives on the line. They are without weapons, but each possesses great hand-to-hand combat abilities. Take them into the heart of the city and battle the most dangerous wave of bad dudes and chicks ever assembled. Make the city a place where people no longer have to walk the Streets of Rage!" Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Street Smart (Japan, USA)] File=/rom/StreetSmartJapanUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Street Smart (Japan, USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=An arcade beat 'em up, Street Smart puts you in the shoes of the ass-kicking "Karate Man" who travels across the country to participate in the Tag Championship. The game is played from a side-scrolling third person perspective in which you can move in any direction in a closed arena (limited by the cheering crowds and other street elements). You have to face eight unique fighters in succession by using punches, kicks, and jumping against the progressively more difficult adversaries. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Street Racer (Europe)] File=/rom/StreetRacerEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Street Racer (Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Street Racer is a racing game developed by Vivid Image and published by Ubisoft for numerous consoles and computers including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn. Similar to Super Mario Kart, the game allows the user to select one of many cartoon-like characters, racing around a circuit, avoiding obstacles and using special items. Due to various hardware restrictions, gameplay differs among platforms - the Mega Drive version of the game has the player travel along a road in a similar manner to Hang On or OutRun, whereas the Saturn version renders its levels through 3D geometry, allowing the user to see more of the stage. The Japanese Saturn version of the game is called Street Racer Extra (????????????????) due to these additions. The Mega Drive version of the game was not released in Japan or North America, though did make it to Brazil and Europe. Plans for a North American version were put in place (even getting to the stage of having its own box art with ESRB rating), but were cancelled. Likewise the Saturn version of the game was not released in North America. Game Gear and 32X versions were also in development, but were never released in any region. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Street Fighter II' - Special Champion Edition (USA)] File=/rom/StreetFighterII-SpecialChampionEditionUSADonusHack-Z80.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Street Fighter II' - Special Champion Edition (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=This version of Street Fighter II is similar in most aspects to the original, save that all 12 characters are selectable from the get-go (the boss characters were originally locked), and the game engine has been revamped. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Stormlord (USA)] File=/rom/StormlordUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Stormlord (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Prepare to enter worlds of terror, where daylight battles the darkened night. You, StormLord, have been summoned to the valley of the Enchanted Realm to rescue the entombed princesses captured by the Evil Rotting Crone. Only you possess the power and fury necessary to vanquish all who dare oppose you. Prepare to charge into battle with the dreaded Draconian Fire Dogs. Rescue the entombed princesses hidden throughout the desolated world. Fight to survive so that the legend of StormLord will be told for centuries. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Steel Talons (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/SteelTalonsUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Steel Talons (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Steel Talons brought realism-oriented helicopter combat to the arcades, and later to home systems. The action is viewed from behind your helicopter, with the 3D polygon world rotating around you, taking in mountains, rivers and deserts. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Steel Empire (USA)] File=/rom/SteelEmpireUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Steel Empire (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Steel Empire (originally released as Koutetsu Teikoku in Japan, and otherwise known in various English materials as The Steel Empire or Empire of Steel), is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game released on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive home consoles in 1992, and was later ported to the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in 2004. Steel Empire is notable amongst shoot 'em up games for its unique aesthetic designs. Mostly low-tech in nature, with it being set in the late-19th century of an alternate world, the game's aircraft, weaponry, powerups, environments, enemies and bosses are heavily stylized adding strong steampunk elements to the style, themes and visuals of the game. Steam power, propeller-based aircraft, biplanes, dirigibles and heavily-armored steam trains with giant cannons play large roles in the game's protagonists and opponents. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Stargate (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/StargateUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Stargate (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=As Colonel O'Neil, a variety of objectives must be met starting with the recovery of supplies and the finding of other teammates, including civilian archaeologist Daniel Jackson. Once regrouped, O'Neil must lead the attack on the god, Ra and escape back to Earth before the power of the nuclear bomb can be unleashed on this new world. The game is a side-scroller platform adventure. The player controls O'Neil on a variety of objectives and is armed with a rifle weapon and grenades. Embarking through desert, caverns and nomad towns... eventually to the palace of Ra. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Spot Goes to Hollywood (USA)] File=/rom/SpotGoestoHollywoodUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Spot Goes to Hollywood (USA) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=The central character in the game is, of course, Spot. Spot has somehow become trapped in a movie projector. As he jumps from film to film, he encounters many classic film genres; these make up the various levels of the game. The main levels are a pirate movie, an adventure movie, and a horror movie, but there are many other bonus films to unlock. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Splatterhouse 3 (USA)] File=/rom/Splatterhouse3USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Splatterhouse 3 (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Splatterhouse 3 is a video game released by Namco for the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1993. It is the sequel to Splatterhouse 2 and was one of the first games to be given a rating by Sega's own Videogame Rating Council. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Splatterhouse 2 (USA)] File=/rom/Splatterhouse2USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Splatterhouse 2 (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Three months have gone by since the events of the first game. The Terror Mask, which has reformed after breaking at the climax of the first game, appears to Rick and repeatedly tempts him to "go back to the house", telling him that Jennifer "doesn't have to die". It closes by telling Rick "You need me.". Rick succeeds in rescuing Jennifer, and the House sinks into the bottom of the river. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Spider-Man . Venom - Maximum Carnage (World)] File=/rom/Spider-Man.Venom-MaximumCarnageWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Spider-Man . Venom - Maximum Carnage (World) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Only one maniacal madman can force Spider-Man to unite with his sinister, arch-nemesis Venom?: CARNAGE?! His deadly rampage is tearing New York City apart! Only wild web-slinging maneuvers, crushing combat moves and Super Hero? allies can save the city from total obliteration. It's maximum mayhem! It's Maximum Carnage?! Paint the town red! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Spider-Man (World) (Sega)] File=/rom/Spider-ManWorldSega.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Spider-Man (World) (Sega) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The city of New York is certainly a great place to be, but not when there's the criminal element running about. Lucky for the NYPD, there's also the heroic Spider-Man on their side! But now one of the biggest criminals in the city, Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. The Kingpin, has pulled of the ultimate plot! He announces to New York that a bomb has been planted somewhere in the city, and that it'll go off in 24 hours! What's worse, he lays the blame on Spider-Man, and now the webslinger is on his own, and on the run from the police. Spidey smells a rat, and he knows what he must do. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Spider-Man (USA, Europe) (Acclaim)] File=/rom/Spider-ManUSAEuropeAcclaim.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Spider-Man (USA, Europe) (Acclaim) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Though the Sega Mega Drive version of Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin was called just Spider-Man, Acclaim released its own game called Spider-Man for the Sega Mega Drive in 1995. This game is based on the animated series that aired around this time. A somewhat different SNES version was also released. Special red plastic versions of the cartridges also exist in North America. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Spider-Man - X-Men - Arcade's Revenge (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/Spider-Man-X-Men-ArcadesRevengeUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Spider-Man - X-Men - Arcade's Revenge (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Spider-Man and members of the X-Men have teamed up in this side-scrolling action game to fight against Arcade, who has built a giant amusement park for the sole purpose of trapping and destroying the super-heroes. You first play as Spider-Man, who sees the X-Men get kidnapped by Arcade and follows them. Once you make it inside Arcade's park you can choose to play as Spider-Man, Cyclops, Storm, Gambit, or Wolverine, each of whom are trapped in a different part of Arcade's maze of deadly traps. You must navigate all five of them safely out, using their different skills and abilities while defeating baddies and bosses along the way. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Speedball 2 - Brutal Deluxe (USA)] File=/rom/Speedball2-BrutalDeluxeUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Speedball 2 - Brutal Deluxe (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Brutal Deluxe doesn't live up to their name - in fact they're the worst team Speedball has ever seen. As their manager, it is your job to transform their fortunes. As well as the league system, which consists of 2 8-team divisions and challenges you to advance to the top, there are also 2 cup tournaments, one of which is played out over 2 'legs' with the aggregate score deciding who progresses. You can play the matches as well, which is the real meat of the game. They consist of 2 90-second periods, and the gameplay is futuristic, fast and frantic, with heavy tackling encouraged to retrieve the ball. Power-ups and tokens appear on the pitch, including ones to make your players extra-tough or freeze the opponents. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sparkster (USA)] File=/rom/SparksterUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sparkster (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=He's back, and he's one oppumped-up opposum! SPARKSTER is jet-packin' into action as the toughest Rocket Knight to ever swing a sword. Grab the controls and blast through 8 wild stages in your quest to rid the world of the evil King Gedol and his allies - a pack of lizards that are tougher than a suitcase! Oh yeah, and before you get too comfortable - Axel Gear is here. This Rocket-Knight-gone-bad has a score to settle with Sparkster. Our hero will need his revved-up new rocket pack and powerful new attack moves to kick Axel's tail back to the dark side of the planet. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Space Invaders '91 (USA)] File=/rom/SpaceInvaders91USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Space Invaders '91 (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Thirteen years ago, Space Invaders, the legendary arcade hit, rocked the video game world. Now the legend is about to become the sequel with no equal. And it's available for play on the Sega Genesis system. It's 1991, 13 years since those pesky space invaders were turned back from Earth in a near-cataclysmic laser battle. But they've simply been biding their time and now they're ready to try again. This time, however, Planet Earth and all its people are ready to respond to the alien onslaught swiftly and decisively. Player's join Earth's elite fighting squadrons and venture into deep space with their sights set on blasting any and all enemy fortresses from the face of the galaxy. Only through their unending diligence can they hope to make history repeat itself. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Space Harrier II (World)] File=/rom/SpaceHarrierIIWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Space Harrier II (World) Year=1988 Genre=Sega Description=HELP! Deep in the 214th sector of the universe, a distress signal is sent from a land in turmoil. Under attack and besieged by countless monstrous beings, Fantasyland is fighting a losing battle. But wait, help is on the way! The heroic Space Harrier has jettisoned into their time warp via intergalactic teleportation. Armed with the same laser blaster that made Space Harrier victorious in the Land of the Dragons, you've got a host of vicious enemies to destroy. Space phantoms, multi-headed reptiles and wicked wizards are just a few of the targets to set your sights on. And they're everywhere. So keep your eyes on 'em, shoot straight, and keep moving. One false move and it's the end for you and Fantasyland! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sonic The Hedgehog (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/SonicTheHedgehogUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sonic The Hedgehog (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Super Speed! Bust the video game speed barrier wide open with Sonic the Hedgehog. Blaze by in a blur using the super sonic spin attack. Loop the loop by defying gravity. Plummet down tunnels. Then dash to safety with Sonic's power sneakers. All at a frenzied pace. Super Graphics! Help Sonic escape bubbling molten lava. Swim through turbulent waterfalls. Scale glistening green mountains. And soar past shimmering city lights. There's even a 360 degree rotating maze. You've never seen anything like it. Supper Attitude! Sonic has an attitude that just won't quit. He's flip and funny, yet tough as nails as he fights to free his friends from evil. So just wait. Sonic may be the world's next SUPER hero... Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sonic 3D Blast - Director_s Cut] File=/rom/Sonic3DBlast-DirectorsCut.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sonic 3D Blast - Director_s Cut Year=1996 Genre=Sega Description=Doctor Robotnik discovered that some strange birds, called Flickies, live on an island in an alternate dimension. He learned that they can travel anywhere using large rings, so he decided to exploit them by turning them into robots to help him search for the Chaos Emeralds. One day, Sonic visited Flickies' Island and saw what Robotnik had done to them. He decided to free the Flickies and stop Robotnik from finding the Emeralds. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sonic & Knuckles (Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles)] File=/rom/SonicKnucklesSonictheHedgehog3Knuckles.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sonic & Knuckles (Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=New Attitude! New Enemies! Swing from vines, launch new attacks, survive deadly traps and summon Tails to airlift Sonic out of danger. Discover hidden rooms and passageways in the mega-sized Zones. Transform into Super Sonic and experience the ultimate in speed and ultra-sonic power. Save your progress using the new save game feature. Battle Dr. Robotnik's newest recruit, Knuckles. He's a native of the Floating Island where this spin-dashing escapade unfolds. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball] File=/rom/SonictheHedgehogSpinball.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Dr. Robotnik has assumed control of Mt. Mobius and turned it into a mechanical base. Utilizing energy produced by the magma flowing under the volcano, this new monstrosity (the Veg-O-Fortress) has the power to transform helpless animals into robot slaves at an astounding rate. Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails fly onto the scene to mount an aerial assault, but Sonic is knocked off the wings of Tails' airplane by a blast from the fortress. He falls into the water, but is rescued and taken to the subterranean levels of the Veg-O-Fortress. The fortress must be destroyed from the inside-out, and the only way to make that happen is to trigger an eruption in the volcano it's built on. Sonic knows this can be done by removing the Chaos Emeralds that keep the volcano stable. Robotnik, however, is also aware of the fragile relationship that exists between the Emeralds and the mountain, and he's set up an elaborate Pinball Defense System to make sure the precious jewels don't go anywhere. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sonic the Hedgehog 2] File=/rom/SonictheHedgehog2.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Super Speed! Sonic's back and better than ever. He's a blur in blue! A blaze of action! With his new Super Spin Dash. And a new, fabulous friend, "Tails" the Fox. You won't believe it 'til you see it. And when you play, you won't stop. Super Play! Defy gravity in hair-raising loop-de-loops. Grab Power Sneakers and race like lightning through the mazes. Dash in a dizzying whirl across corkscrew speedway. Bounce like a pinball through the bumpers and springs of the amazing Zones. All at break-neck speed! Super Power! Sonic's attitude is can-do. The mad scientist Dr. Robotnik is planning a world takeover. Sonic gets tough in the fight to save his friends and squash Robotnik for good! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Soldiers of Fortune (USA)] File=/rom/SoldiersofFortuneUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Soldiers of Fortune (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=There are six characters available in the game, each with different strengths and weaknesses, and different starting prices. In two-player mode each player chooses a character and plays co-operatively, but in one-player games the player also chooses a character for the computer to control, with its artificial intelligence allowing it to open doors, pick up power-ups and take on enemies away from the ones occupying the player-controlled character. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sol-Deace (USA)] File=/rom/Sol-DeaceUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sol-Deace (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=A typical 2D shooter with weapon powerups. The game features six levels: Sirius, Enemy Arsenal, ArtifiStar, Pluto Base, Almathea, and Final Battle. Along the way various weapons can be picked up including plasma bullets, double plasma bullets, lasers, and missiles. The most unique feature of the game is that you can realign your upgraded guns to fire front-back, up-down, tight spread, wide spread or whatever the current situation required. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Socket (USA)] File=/rom/SocketUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Socket (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Socket is a fast-paced platform game in the vein of Sonic the Hedgehog. The evil overlord Time Dominator has constructed a time machine and is using it to steal treasures from the past, creating a warp in the flow of time. The Time Warp Patrol, created to prevent this sort of thing from happening, sends the special time-traveling duck Socket (or Minutes in the Japanese version) to fix the flow of time and stop Time Dominator. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Snake Rattle n Roll (Europe)] File=/rom/SnakeRattlenRollEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Snake Rattle n Roll (Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Bigfoot's fiendish Footmen have stolen the magic flag from the planet Serpentine! The two brave recruits - Rattle and Roll - have been chosen to battle Bigfoot's army and retrieve the magic flag. 3-D game screens and movement give game play a new level of excitement! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Skitchin' (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/SkitchinUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Skitchin' (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=You rollerblade (inline skate) down the road, grabbing tows from passing cars. Grab weapons to beat back your opponents. Race from city to city to earn money. Buy better skates, weapons, and protection with your winnings. This game is clearly derived both in technology and in design from the hit Road Rash series, and was released during the great rollerblading boom of the early-to-mid nineties. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Skeleton Krew (USA)] File=/rom/SkeletonKrewUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Skeleton Krew (USA) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=The game takes place in the year 2062. A baddy named Moribund Kadaver has assumed control of a cryogenics plant near Monstro City. Kadaver is apparently a former mortician who has dabbled in cryogenics ever since he purchased Deadly Enforcement Aggressive Destruction Incorporated, aka DEAD Inc. Now he has the power to unleash mutants called Psykogenix on the population of Monstro City! The Military Ascertainment Department (MAD) has decided to call upon the world's most vicious mercenaries: the Skeleton Krew. Skeleton Krew has you choosing between three members of the deadly organization: Spine, Joint, and Rib. The object of the game is to make it through four planets on your way to stop Kadaver's nefarious plans. The areas include Earth, Mars, Venus and finally the Psykogenesis Planet, where you will infiltrate DEAD HQ. A second player can join in for simultaneous play, and you can continue your game via passwords. Skeleton Krew features three difficulty levels. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Simpsons, The - Bart's Nightmare (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/SimpsonsThe-BartsNightmareUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Simpsons, The - Bart's Nightmare (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Bart's Nightmare is an action game based on the TV cartoon show The Simpsons. The player navigates Bart through the side-scrolling overworld, collecting pages of his homework while avoiding various enemies modeled after characters from the show. For example, his sister Lisa would occasionally turn him into a frog, Principal Skinner may force him to wear a Sunday school uniform (slowing his movement), etc. Bart can repel enemies by blowing a bubble gum at them. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Simpsons, The - Bart vs. the Space Mutants (USA, Europe) (Rev A)] File=/rom/SimpsonsThe-Bartvs.theSpaceMutantsUSAEuropeRevA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Simpsons, The - Bart vs. the Space Mutants (USA, Europe) (Rev A) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Bart vs. the Space Mutants is a platform game where the player goes into the role of Bart Simpson (from the TV show The Simpsons) and must stop the Space Mutants from invading Springfield. On each of the five levels, Bart must collect (or get rid of) the ingredients that the Space Mutants are planning to use to build their machine, such as purple objects or balloons. He also has to collect enough "proof" of the aliens existence (brown coins left behind when they are jumped on), so his family members will help him when he meets a boss (characters such as Nelson and Sideshow Bob). This won't be easy since the Space Mutants are "using" human bodies as disguise. In order to discover who are the real Space Mutants, Bart must use his X-ray Specs. The ways Bart can get rid of those objects sought by the Space Mutants are numerous. For instance, in the first stage, Bart must get rid of purple objects. He can dye them red, cover them, wash them, etc. Some even involve a little puzzle solving, like playing a trick on Moe to make him get out of the bar. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Side Pocket (USA)] File=/rom/SidePocketUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Side Pocket (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=The main objective is to cross different USA cities and reach the predetermined scores to go ahead. But remember: you'll have only 16 balls and every error can be lethal! The game also comes with modes for 2 players with two variants: 2P Pocket Game (the traditional mode) and 2P 9-Ball Game, where the premise is to sink 9 balls before the other player makes them first. If you prefer, test your target in Trick Game or even hear your favorite song in Jukebox. After each stage completed (and some luck), a bonus stage will appear, as well as the chance to earn extra balls. You will only need a good target in the parquet block! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shove It! ...The Warehouse Game (USA)] File=/rom/ShoveIt...TheWarehouseGameUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shove It! ...The Warehouse Game (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=You'll need brains and brawn to solve these mind bending puzzles. You're Stevedore the warehouse man. You shove boxes for a living. This morning you met the girl of your dreams, but to get to her you'll need the car of your dreams! And that means working overtime and using your head. Now you've got a big job ahead of you, 16 levels, 160 warehouses that need to have their boxes shoved into order. Each room is a puzzle that takes skill, strategy and your wits to solve. As you progress, the warehouses get harder. It's addictive! Once you start you can't stop. Some warehouses may seem impossible, but there is a solution to each one. To help you there is a "trace mode" to retrace your steps and passwords to access each level, once you've earned that level. You can even design your own warehouses to stump your friends. If you can beat all 16 levels, a brand new sports car ... and the girl ... will be yours. Fail and you'll be yelling Shove It! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master (Enhanced)] File=/rom/ShinobiIII-ReturnoftheNinjaMasterEnhanced.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master (Enhanced) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Neo Zeed is threatening the world once more. The evil crime syndicate - thought to have been vanquished two years earlier - has returned, headed by a man known only as the Shadow Master. Joe Musashi has felt their presence, and descends from the lonely mountaintops of Japan to face his nemesis once more. As the Shinobi, stronger than steel and faster than a whirlwind, the last keeper of the Oboro Ninjitsu techniques, only he can stop Neo Zeed. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shining in the Darkness (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ShiningintheDarknessUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shining in the Darkness (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Shining in the Darkness is a "dungeon-crawler" RPG. The game puts the player in control of the main character as he and two friends (Pyra and Milo) explore 3-dimensionally rendered dungeon mazes. The game consists of story line interaction, dungeon exploration, random monster fights, and predetermined 'boss' fights. The combat in this game operates similarly to certain RPG games of the same era (e.g. Dragon Quest). Monster encounters happen randomly during dungeon exploration at which point turn-based combat proceeds. Additionally, the dungeon contains three characters in need of rescue. Rescuing any or all of the three is optional, and the story changes depending on whether or not the player locates and returns each of these characters to safety. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shining Force II (USA)] File=/rom/ShiningForceIIUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shining Force II (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Shining Force II is a tactical role-playing game. The player assumes the role of the Shining Force leader, Bowie. When not in combat, the player can explore towns and other locales, talk with people, and set the members and equipment of the army. Some towns have a headquarters where the player can inspect and talk with his allies. While roaming through town or moving throughout the world, one can find both visible and hidden treasures and interact with certain objects. Each ally unit is represented by a character with a background and personality. Some of these characters are hidden, requiring specific events to occur before they will join the force. Each ally unit also has a class, which defines the abilities for that unit. These abilities range from what type of weapons they can use to what kind of spells they can learn. Units can become stronger by fighting enemies and performing various actions which gives them experience points (EXP), which allow them to gain levels. Once a unit reaches level 20, that character has the ability to advance to more powerful class through promotion. Some characters have two different classes they may be promoted to, one of which is only accessible using a special hidden item. Battles take place on a square grid, and each unit occupies a single square. Battle is turn-based. Each turn, a character can move and perform one action: either attack, cast a spell, or use an item. Some commands, such as equipping or dropping an item during the turn, do not count as actions. The battle is won if all enemies are defeated, or if the enemy commander is defeated. If Bowie is defeated in combat or withdraws, the battle is lost and the player is returned to the nearest town, where he can recover his allies and fight the same battle again. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shining Force (USA)] File=/rom/ShiningForceUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shining Force (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Shining Force is a turn-based tactical RPG. Battles take place in square grids, and each unit occupies 1 square. Each unit can move up to a fixed amount of squares along the battlefield, determined by its Move statistic. Depending on its location relative to enemies and to allies, a unit can also perform one action: attack, cast a spell, use an item, or search the area. Some commands, such as equipping or dropping items, don't count as actions. The order of turns is determined by the unit's agility score and a random seed. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shaq-Fu (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/Shaq-FuUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shaq-Fu (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=In the game's storyline, Shaquille O'Neal wanders into a kung fu dojo while heading to a charity basketball game in Tokyo, Japan. There, he stumbles into another dimension, where he must rescue a young boy named Nezu from the evil mummy Sett-Ra. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shadowrun (USA)] File=/rom/ShadowrunUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shadowrun (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The year is 2058. Following an event known as the Awakening, magic has returned into the world. Native American shamans and elves reclaimed a vast area known as Salish-Shidhe, located around the free city of Seattle. A small team of shadowrunners - mercenaries working for powerful corporations - is brutally attacked in the wilderness. The massacre is captured in video and broadcast in the news. One of the slain shadowrunners, Michael, had a brother named Joshua. Arriving in Seattle, Joshua begins to investigate his brother's death. He must find out who killed Michael, and what was the nature of the shadowrun job he was carrying out. The Genesis version of Shadowrun is a darker and grittier version of the universe. While still heavily based on William Gibson's Neuromancer, the story revolves around the murder of the protagonist's brother. Shadowrun for the Genesis is a more open ended game than its counterpart on the SNES. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shadow of the Beast II (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ShadowoftheBeastIIUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shadow of the Beast II (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Shadow of the Beast II finds the hero in half-beast form, wandering the lands of Karamoon in search of his kidnapped sister. She had been taken away from her mother's cottage by the dragon-form of the Beast Mage, Zelek, servant to Maletoth. Along the way, Aarbron befriends the wise dragon Barloom and must defeat the evil dragon Ishran. Tree Pygmies in the forest and the goblins in the Crystal Caverns serve as interactive, complicated foes. For example, a bottle of booze picked up at the Karamoon oasis must be given to the goblin jailer to free Aarbron from his cell. Only after Aarbron gives the old man his ring and his parchment does he obtain a spell powerful enough to harm Zelek. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shadow of the Beast (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/ShadowoftheBeastUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shadow of the Beast (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=There Can Only Be One Master. Destroy the dreaded Dracubeast before his fangs rip through your battle armor. Eliminate the Pit Fiend and capture his Fiery Storm. Lobsterjaw and his wicked bosses defend the secrets of the Master's fortress. Beware of Tuskinhead and his evil minions as you assault the Master's castle! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shadow Dancer - The Secret of Shinobi (World)] File=/rom/ShadowDancer-TheSecretofShinobiWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shadow Dancer - The Secret of Shinobi (World) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=The Shinobi explosion is back! The master of stealth and the death-dealing art of Shuriken returns to avenge the murder of his friend Kato. It's war with all the lightning-fast combat, evil menace, and magic of the arcade powerhouse! The ultimate evil is Sauros, a crazed reptilian monster with the power to invoke cataclysmic catastrophes. His army of vicious ninja controls the city as he summons sudden firestorms, earthquakes and avalanches! Lizard henchmen guard terrified hostages that you must rescue. Dodge through the inferno! Hurl yourself across crumbling buildings. Conjure up total devastation with powerful ninja magic. Heave an onslaught of Death Stars - the last things the evil ones see! Shinobi's fearless attack dog Yamato joins your race through danger. He combines the strength of three men, razor jaws, and the speed of a Shinobi Sabre. You're Shadow Dancer. They've dishonored you. They die! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Shadow Blasters (USA)] File=/rom/ShadowBlastersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Shadow Blasters (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=The power is at your fingertips! Experience the supernatural Powers of Warriors from distant times as they roam the planet battling the forces of darkness, the phantoms of Ashura. Hurling the Flames of Justice, they seek and destroy the scourge that has befallen the Earth. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Senjou no Ookami II ~ Mercs (World)] File=/rom/SenjounoOokamiIIMercsWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Senjou no Ookami II ~ Mercs (World) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Mercs is a shoot 'em up influenced by Ikari Warriors. You are an anti-terrorism soldier, and must rescue a former President from a Central African revolutionary gang. You run through each of the 8 levels, which primarily scroll horizontally, shooting everyone before they can shoot you. At times you will have to shoot trees and other scenery to progress. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sensible Soccer (Europe) (En,Fr,De,It)] File=/rom/SensibleSoccerEuropeEnFrDeIt.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sensible Soccer (Europe) (En,Fr,De,It) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Sensible Soccer, or Sensible Soccer: European Champions is an entry in the Sensible Soccer series of football games. Despite its name, the Sega versions of Sensible Soccer are in fact based upon the Amiga/Atari ST Sensible Soccer 92/93, an update to the "real" Sensible Soccer which was released exclusively for these computers. This Sensible Soccer was released for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. In North America, the Mega CD version is called Championship Soccer '94. An update in the form of Sensible Soccer: International Edition was made available for the Mega Drive. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Second Samurai (Europe)] File=/rom/SecondSamuraiEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Second Samurai (Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The Second Samurai is a beat-em-up developed by Vivid Image and Psygnosis and released exclusively in Europe for the Commodore Amiga (1993) and Sega Mega Drive (1994). It is the sequel to The First Samurai, a beat-em-up released for various home computers and the SNES internationally a few years prior. You play as one of two Samurais (the 1-player mode has the male protagonist from The First Samurai only; the 2-player mode lets the second player control a new female Samurai). A and B both attack depending on what weapon you have equipped right now (only one at a time, some in limited quantities), what enemies/objects are nearby, and which D-pad buttons you are holding at the time. C jumps. A screen at the beginning of the game (also accessible from the Options menu) shows you what each in-game item does for you. A Sega Mega-CD port was advertised, but never released. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Saturday Night Slammasters (USA)] File=/rom/SaturdayNightSlammastersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Saturday Night Slammasters (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Ten wrestlers with different fighting styles and individual special attacks are available. They are controlled with three buttons; one for jumping, one for attacking and one for pinning. When close to your opponents, you can grab them to perform various moves ranging from ordinary attacks to body slams to throws. Since the action takes place in a ring, it is also possible to climb the turnbuckle or use the ropes to your advantage. You can also leave the ring for a limited amount of time to fight with different weapons that can be found outside the ring. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Samurai Shodown (USA)] File=/rom/SamuraiShodownUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Samurai Shodown (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The game is set in the late 18th century and all the characters wield weapons. The game uses comparatively authentic music from the time period, rife with sounds of traditional Japanese instruments, such as the shakuhachi and shamisen, and a refined version of the camera zoom first found in Art of Fighting. True to its use of bladed weapons, the game also included copious amounts of blood. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Saint Sword (USA)] File=/rom/SaintSwordUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Saint Sword (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=You are Macress, a mythical warrior, and you have been called upon to destroy the evil demon, Gorgon before the world succumbs to his power. This is a platform style, hack 'n slash action game where you gain powerups by destroying wee mythical beasties. These powerups provide you with special physical attributes like angel wings and the body of a horse. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Sagaia (USA)] File=/rom/SagaiaUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Sagaia (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Long time ago, the planet of Darius went into ruin but Proco and Tiat of Darius gave birth to a new planet and named it Orga. After the passing of many centuries, Proco Jr. and Tiat Young receive a strange radio broadcast from the galaxy. They discover the radio broadcast is a mayday signal from another descendant of Darius. They board the Silverhawk, preparing to defeat an evil force and journey to the galaxy. Darius II, or Sagaia as it is known in the West, is the second installment in Taito's shoot 'em up series. Its main distinguishing features are the non-linear level system and the enemies, which are different kinds of seafood. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rolo to the Rescue (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/RolototheRescueUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rolo to the Rescue (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Rolo to the Rescue is about a young elephant who is trying to rescue his mother from the circus. Rolo also saves his animal friends along the way, and each animal has a special ability that is needed to successfully reach the end of each level. For example, the rabbit is able to jump really high, the squirrel can climb, the mole can dig, and the beaver can swim Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rolling Thunder 3 (USA)] File=/rom/RollingThunder3USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rolling Thunder 3 (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=The events in the third game in the series are synchronous with RT2. At the end of the twentieth century, satellites around the globe are being shot down, disrupting communications. Secret agency Rolling Thunder discovers the organization behind the terror: Geldra. While agents Leila and Albatross are fighting the leader Gimdo (RT2), agent Jay is instructed to bring down Dread, the second-in-command. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rolling Thunder 2 (USA)] File=/rom/RollingThunder2USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rolling Thunder 2 (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=This sequel to 1986's Rolling Thunder, you play the role of an agent working your way towards GELDRA headquarters. You are armed only with a handgun with limited ammo, which can be replenished by entering doors or even upgraded if you find the right door. This game adds co-operative mode which its predecessor lacked. Now two players can play simultaneously, with one player being a female agent named Leila and the other player controlling the male agent "Albatross". Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rocket Knight Adventures (USA)] File=/rom/RocketKnightAdventuresUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rocket Knight Adventures (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=He's courageous! He's clever! He's one good lookin' opossum. It's Sparkster the Rocket Knight, the heroic jet pack jockey with warp speed, quick wits and pumped up personality. After all, who else do you know can get a grip with his tail? Rocket through 7 epic stages of animalistic adventure, home of the hugest, strangest enemy pig creatures imaginable. In every stage you'll be moving, flying and riding in a new direction to escape opossum punishment. The tricks, the traps and challenges never end. But the world as you know it will if you don't grind those pigs for sausage. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rock n' Roll Racing (USA)] File=/rom/RocknRollRacingUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rock n' Roll Racing (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The game pits four racers against each other, with up to two of them being player-controlled and the rest being AI opponents. Each race consists of four laps around tracks viewed from an isometric perspective, which enables players to discern the presence of frequent sloping sections spread throughout the game's various tracks. In addition to navigating the turns, racers must also maneuver hills and dips without falling or jumping over the guard rail at the track's edge. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [RoboCop versus The Terminator (USA)] File=/rom/RoboCopversusTheTerminatorUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=RoboCop versus The Terminator (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=In the future, human soldiers of John Conner's resistance force against the machines are fighting a losing war against Skynet and it's robot forces. Discovering that one of the foundation technologies for Skynet is the cybernetics technology used in the creation of Robocop. One of the resistances' soldiers, Flo is sent back in time before the Rise of the Machines to destroy Robocop and stop Skynet from being built. However Skynet learns of the time travel attempt and sends Terminators to stop Flo. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [RoboCop 3 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/RoboCop3USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=RoboCop 3 (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=RoboCop 3 is a side-scrolling platform shooter. You get missions (such as rescuing your colleagues who are being kept hostages), which are divided into several smaller levels. The levels usually consist of several platforms, and are heavily populated by enemies who shoot at you. You can gather special repair kits, which will be used to restore your health after you've completed a level. "RoboCop 3" is more of a shooter than its predecessors, having more and tougher enemies. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [RoadBlasters (USA)] File=/rom/RoadBlastersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=RoadBlasters (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The object of the game is to complete all 50 rallies without running out of fuel. There is no limit to how many vehicles a player can receive to complete a rally, as long as they have fuel. However, the destruction of the vehicle will subtract a small amount from the player's fuel tank. In the arcade, Genesis and Lynx versions, players could start the game at a higher rally, with additional opportunities to jump several levels from time to time. Players can continue their game from where they left off, however the player has only one chance to complete the 50th and final rally. For completing the final rally the player gets one million points as bonus. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Road Rash (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/RoadRashUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Road Rash (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Road Rash is an aggressive motorcycle racing game where the player assumes the role of a biker who takes part in a series of illegal races across the U.S.A. Starting at the back of the pack the objective is always to finish first on a linear course, overtaking the other bikers. This is achieved by driving very well or by playing it dirty, knocking opponents of their bikes using clubs, crowbars or your bare hands. The other racers fight back in a similar fashion and there are also hazards. All the races take place on the regular road with normal traffic (in both directions) and the cops, as well as occasional oil slicks and stray cows. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Road Rash 3 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/RoadRash3USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Road Rash 3 (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=The Rash is back in the latest, nastiest, baddest race game for your Genesis. This time there's five NEW weapons, including the cattle-prod and crow bar. NEW race tracks take you across the globe, from the Aussie Outback to nighttime urban Japan. NEW modes raise the ante with the other Rashers while the NEW digitized graphics and interactive obstacles charge NEW life into the gameplay! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Road Rash II] File=/rom/RoadRashII.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Road Rash II Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Road Rashing isn't just a sport. It's an attitude! Road Rash II is the ultimate 2-player racing game with a radically unique split-screen for distinguishing between racers. Cruising cross-country was never this hairy! Spectacular new body-torquing wipe outs! More obstacles to crash into than ever before. Terrorize your opponents on 5 new tracks, each with 5 different levels. Swing a steel chain for some real heavy metal damage! 15 brand new, lightning-fast cycles, including nitro-equipped Super-Bikes! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Risky Woods (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/RiskyWoodsUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Risky Woods (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=The ancient monks, who preserve the wisdom of the Lost Lands, have been frozen in stone. Young Rohan must plunge into the Risky Woods to release them. Only then can wisdom triumph once again. Most of Risky Woods involves Rohan running, jumping ledges and fighting monsters while freeing the monks from stone. At every third stage lay a boss, usually some gigantic floating insect that throws fireballs. Both the monsters in the levels as well as these insect bosses drop coins, though bosses drop considerably more. These coins can be used after each level to buy weaponry upgrades and extra life energy. During the game, a number of other elements present themselves, such as evil monks who were also trapped in stone. Freeing them will cost you and even hurt you; they can be distinguished from regular stone monks by how their stone looks. However, some later levels switch which monks are trapped in what color of statue, which can be quite disorienting at first. The secondary objective of each level is to pass through multiple "Eye-Key" gates. The player has two find two halves of an Eye-Key object, then use the completed Eye-Key to pass through these gates, otherwise the gate will send the player back in the level to find the missing key again, at the cost of half the player's life energy. Continues may be found during the game, but only two are given in the entirety of the game. Once those continues are used up, that's game over and the player has to restart the game. The final level leads to a castle in which we must defeat Draxos, and upon which we are given a short animation and game over sequence. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Ristar] File=/rom/Ristar.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Ristar Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=In Ristar, we follow the story of a far away solar system, Valdi, that was corrupted by an evil tyrant called Greedy. Greedy forced the leaders of each of the seven planets the system is composed of to work for him, enslaved the people and kidnapped Ristar's father. Desperate, they make a plea for help. It is answered by Ristar The Shooting Star, a tiny humanoid yellow star with long, elastic arms. To free the population and liberate his father, Ristar must fight Greedy's minions throughout every planet, restore the leaders and eventually fight Greedy himself. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rise of the Robots (Europe)] File=/rom/RiseoftheRobotsEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rise of the Robots (Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Electrocorp, the world's leading manufacturer and developer of advanced robotics ran the Leader Project to develop a multi-task, ultra-intelligent, self-aware robot to manage every aspect of the factory plant. The end result was the Supervisor Droid, a machine capable of assuming any form and accessing any database. But when an EGO virus infected the Supervisor's self-awareness it started to consider its need above of those of the company, infecting the other robots in the plant and declaring itself their leader. Electrocorp then sent its top-secret ECO32-5 Cyborg to infiltrate the plant and destroy the supervisor. Rise of the Robots is a versus fighting game. The player controls the ECO32-5 Cyborg and must fight all the other robots in the plant until finally meeting the Supervisor Droid. The controls consist of 3 buttons for punches and 3 buttons for kicks (one for each in the Game Gear version), and jumping, moving, crouching and blocking are performed with the directional pad. The Cyborg has two super moves, the Turbo Head Butt and the Shoulder Barge. The player can choose the difficulty, number of rounds and time limit for the fights, as well as turn turn the super moves off. The game has three modes: mission, where the player fights each robot in a fixed order; training, where the player can fight any robot in any desired order; and two players versus mode (absent in the Game Gear version), where the second player chooses any of the enemy robots to fight with. It features an AI system that reacts to the player style, 3D rendered cutscenes and the title song was composed by Queen's guitarist Brian May. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rings of Power (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/RingsofPowerUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rings of Power (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Band together six powerful magicians and search out the fabled Rings of Power to free your world. Interact and trade with inhabitants of thirty cities. Over 100 animated spells to choose from! Rings of Power is quite different from traditional console RPGs gameplay-wise, and is more similar to Western-style games such as Ultima series. You can freely wander through the huge isometric world, and are not obliged to follow any storyline except the main quest for the eleven rings. You can talk to NPCs about many topics, choose whom to fight, bribe people, etc. There is a day/night cycle which affects the behavior of characters. Unlike most RPGs, there are no weapons and armor in this game. The turn-based combat is entirely dependent on magic spells. On your journey you will encounter characters from several guilds, each proficient in his own type of magic, and make them join your party. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Revolution X (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/RevolutionXUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Revolution X (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The plot concerns a dystopian version of 1996 where an alliance of corrupt government and corporate military forces have taken control of the world in the guise of the "New Order Nation" (NON). The NON, with their vampish commander Mistress Helga (portrayed by Kerri Hoskins), have declared war on youth culture (anyone aged from 13 to 30) and have banned music, television and video games. At a gig in Los Angeles at 'Club X', complete with neon sign, Aerosmith are captured by NON troops once the player reached inside the theater and the game begins. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Revenge of Shinobi, The] File=/rom/RevengeofShinobiThe.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Revenge of Shinobi, The Year=1989 Genre=Sega Description=You are Musashi, master ninja. You are one of the mystic warriors, who see and know all things. You are deadly! Now you must destroy the vicious army of Neo Zeed. If you fail, then Naoko, their beautiful prisoner, dies! Attack with a ninja sword and crossed daggers! Somersault over fences while hurling deadly knives! Ward off bullets, Death Stars, and junked cars by leaping, twisting, and kicking! The Neo Zeed are masters of disguise. But you are a master of Shinobi, the art of stealth. You'll stalk the Neo Zeed through 24 treacherous scenes, while they stalk you! Battle ninjas, musclemen, deadly lasers, and the diabolical Boss! Outfight Kung Fu gangs and armies of machine gunners. The Neo Zeed is almost unstoppable, but you have a secret weapon - ninja magic! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rent a Hero] File=/rom/RentaHero.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rent a Hero Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Taro Yamada lives in the town of Corja in Japan with his mother, eccentric father and younger sister Alyssa; the family moved there after his father changed jobs. He received his Combat Armor by accident during their house-warming party, when he ordered pizza from 'Sensational Cafeteria' and instead received the suit. After realizing the suit gave him incredible strength and that he is required to pay for the armor, Taro decides to become Rent a Hero, a hero for hire, performing various heroic tasks and odd-jobs for the townspeople of Corja. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Red Zone (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/RedZoneUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Red Zone (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Red Zone is a helicopter action shooter in which you pilot an AH-64B Apache into the heart of enemy territory to thwart the plans of a nuclear armed dictator. Under threat of global nuclear war the dictator has begun to annex his neighbor countries, with plans to continue his territorial expansion, so three special operatives are covertly sent in with a lone gunship to remove his ability to wage war. The majority of the game consists of air-to-ground attack while flying in the Apache, using its hefty loadout of rockets, guided missiles, built-in 30 mm cannon and defensive infrared air-to-air missiles in order to eliminate the hostiles from the air, land and sea. Fuel drums, repair kits and ammunition depletion are both factors to keep in mind, and careful planning of where the pickups are located so that the chopper is able to stay in the air and is able to keep fighting, elements that are very similar in implementation to the Strike series. Differences between the games include the fact that as your systems get damaged, your helicopter becomes harder to control and the weapon and radar systems become affected. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rastan Saga II (USA)] File=/rom/RastanSagaIIUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rastan Saga II (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Rastan Saga II delivers heart-stopping, action-packed thrills from start to finish the kid of adrenaline rush that video game players thrive on! And now game players can experience those thrills on the Sega Genesis system. Rastan, one of the hottest video game titles to ever grace an arcade, is back with an all-new action-packed thriller, Rastan Saga II. Rastan Saga II begins with our young warrior hero, Rastan, rising up to help his people recapture "The Stone of the Wise" now held by a hoard of demonic creatures. Legend has it that whoever takes the stone up to the top of "The Skyscraper" a towering template will be awarded the power to rule over the earth. The demons must be stopped. Only Rastan, with his trusty sword, can clear the demon-fraught skyscraper and save the earth. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Ranger X (USA)] File=/rom/RangerXUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Ranger X (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=You are Ranger X... A mysterious lone warrior who has risen from the ashes to return peace and justice to a failed society. Eight post-apocalyptic levels of high-intensity action! Monstrous mechanical bosses await your every move. Use jump-jets to engage in airborne combat with weapons of incredible power or link up with your cyber cycle for high speed ground attacks. Each step inches you closer to your goal and the fight of your life. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rampart (USA)] File=/rom/RampartUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rampart (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=A mega-hit in the arcades, RAMPART is now available for play on your Genesis! It combines the best of strategy games with awesome graphics and explosive, lightning-fast action. Become a powerful medieval warlord, build huge fortresses and position your cannons. Then, blast away at enemy fortifications and invading armadas. Once the onslaught ends, quickly rebuild and extend the walls of your fortress before the next battle. Plan well, fight fiercely, and above all, don't lose your head. Because you will - if you lose. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rambo III] File=/rom/RamboIII.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rambo III Year=1989 Genre=Sega Description=Rambo's back! Bow and arrow in hand, machine gun ready for action, Rambo looks bad and means business! Rambo's infiltrated Soviet-occupied Afghanistan to rescue Colonel Trautman, his mentor and friend. Trautman's been captured, and the Russians are viciously interrogating him for vital information. In the meantime, they've deployed troops, tanks and helicopters to scare off all rescue attempts. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Raiden Trad (Japan, USA)] File=/rom/RaidenDensetsuRaidenTradJapanUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Raiden Trad (Japan, USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Raiden Trad is an over-head vertical-scrolling shooter, based on an arcade game of the same title. It features two forms of weapon upgrades and two types of missiles (normal or homing). You start the game with several bombs which you can use to destroy most enemies on the screen to get yourself out of a jam. Each level ends with a large boss or bosses. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Radical Rex (USA)] File=/rom/RadicalRexUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Radical Rex (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Radical Rex is a fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus on a skateboard who has to save the dinosaur race under the spell of an evil creature. The game consists of 10 levels set in the prehistoric age. Radical Rex can use a skateboard or glide down hills, jump, kick and breath fire. Tougher enemies need multiple hits and when burnt Rex needs to kick them once more to destroy them or use his scream (hits everything on the screen). While playing Rex collects eggs, health, power-ups for his fire breath and scream refills. Checkpoints are shown as torches that need to be charged with fire. After each level, there is a Bomberman-like sequence to earn an extra continue. Enemies include flies, turtles, toads and all kinds of dinosaurs. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [R.B.I. Baseball '94 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/R.B.I.Baseball94USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=R.B.I. Baseball '94 (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=R.B.I. Baseball '94 refines the engine used in 1993's game by doubling the speed of play, updating player movement with rotoscoped animation, and adding new music and sound effects, including the voice of award-winning broadcaster Jack Buck. You can also play a full 162-game season complete with playoffs and world championships, although a password is required to continue progress. Eight hundred actual players (with stats based on the 1993 season) have been added with colorful portraits appearing whenever they step up to the plate. Despite the game not having a Major League Baseball license, all 28 teams from 1993 are represented by city name and ballparks have been modeled after authentic stadiums. Also featured are the rosters for every division winner since 1985 as well as the 1989-93 All-Star squads. Game modes include: Home Run Derby, Game Breakers, Practice, Single Game, Season and Create Teams. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [QuackShot Starring Donald Duck] File=/rom/QuackShotStarringDonaldDuck.md Platform=Genesis Sort=QuackShot Starring Donald Duck Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The player, as Donald, ventures through a variety of side-scrolling levels. Generally, each level is divided into an overland part and a dungeon, such as the Maharajah's palace or the temple in which the Great Duck Treasure resides. Although the player may choose any order to play the overland sections, various obstacles prevent the player from entering the dungeons out of order. In addition to this, some levels provide the player with vital clues which solve puzzles needed to progress in later sections. Once Donald has completed the overland section of an area, he may leave by calling his nephews' biplane, and will return to the dungeon entrance of that area if the player chooses to return. Donald is armed with a special gun that can shoot plungers, popcorn or bubble gum. Donald has unlimited plungers which can temporarily stun enemies (though bosses can still be damaged with plungers), and can collect popcorn and gum along the way or get the latter from Gyro Gearloose. Later in the game, the plunger is upgraded to act as a temporary platform to climb walls with and, when stuck to a passing bird, allows Donald to traverse longer distances. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Quad Challenge (USA)] File=/rom/QuadChallengeUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Quad Challenge (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Saddled on a high-performance all-terrain vehicle, you hear the roar of racing engines and scan the brutal dirt track ahead. The unforgiving clock counts down; THREE... strap helmet, TWO... rev it up, ONE... explode from the gate! Slam into high, and torque up to brain-warping speed! During tight cornering, cut hard, shift low, and fan the brakes. You'll feel huge racing tires claw for traction. Control four-wheel drift or you'll spin out. On straightways, you'll hit rises and go airborne. Throttle down to soften your landing. Challenge a computer-controlled rival, or compete head-to-head against your buddy. Choose from 9 twisting race tracks on practice mode. Choose from 4 vehicles, each with unique horsepower, handling, and acceleration features. Play the Circuit Championship, a 16 track password race to glory! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Rainbow Islands Extra] File=/rom/RainbowIslandsExtra.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Rainbow Islands Extra Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Rainbow Islands Extra (?????????? ?????) is a strange update to Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2, released by Taito for arcades in 1988 before being ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 exclusively in Japan. Although it offers a port of the original Rainbow Islands, the default option is the "extra" mode, in which all the cute and colourful enemies found in the original game are replaced with enemies found in Taito's shoot-'em-up series, Darius. The music in extra mode has also been replaced with tunes from that game. The rules are otherwise the same as in the original - create rainbows to defeat enemies and reach the top of the screen. The story for both modes is the same: Bubby's friends have been captured and turned into Bubble Dragons by Super Skull Monsta [sic], and Bubby needs to save them by destroying the Super Skull Monsta's minions with rainbows and collecting Little Diamonds to get Magical Mirrors needed to break the spell. Rainbow Islands Extra was only released in Japan. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Punisher, The (USA)] File=/rom/PunisherTheUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Punisher, The (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Join Frank Castle's crusade for justice and revenge in this port of the arcade beat 'em up. Based on the Marvel comic of the same name, you play as the cold blooded vigilante or his pal Nick Fury (from S.H.I.E.L.D.) with your mission being to tear through the many rackets and underground criminal hotspots to cripple the Kingpin's criminal empire, and finally take down the man himself and bring peace to New York. The game plays as a standard side-scrolling beat 'em up with your objective being to clear all stages of enemies by attacking them with your arsenal of attacks or whatever weapons you can find. Features single and 2-player cooperative gameplay. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pulseman] File=/rom/Pulseman.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pulseman Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The world is connected by a network of eight ultra computers and the self-conscious final computer "Saint Anne". In 1999, the young Doctor Yoshiyama has created an artificial intelligence in the ultra computer Amabilis in Japan, which became a "C-Life". He fell in love with the C-Life girl he had created, so he digitized himself on the computer to stay with her. Later, he combined his DNA with her program core, and their union resulted in the Half C-Life, half human boy called Pulseman. Pulseman's dual nature allows him to freely travel through the real world and cyberspace, and he can control electricity. In the year 2015, the mysterious Galaxy Gang led by Doc Waruyama starts a series of crimes across the world to conquer the galaxy. Pulseman uses his abilities to stop the evil ambition of Doc Waruyama. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Puggsy (USA)] File=/rom/PuggsyUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Puggsy (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Puggsy is a platform game with a combination of action and puzzle-solving elements. You control the the creature Puggsy, who has crash landed on an alien planet and had his spaceship stolen. Your goal is find the spaceship so you can get off the planet and return home. To do this, you will need to make your way from the start to the exit of numerous levels which take place in a variety of environments. Throughout each level are a variety of objects which you can pick up; on many of the levels you will need to figure out how to use the objects available to you in order to reach the exit. Some objects can be used (like a gun or keys), and objects may be thrown, moved around and stacked. Of course, each level will also have a variety of bad guys wandering about which will cost Puggsy one of his lives if he's caught. On your quest there will also be six evil guardians which will need to be defeated before you get your spaceship back! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Psycho Pinball (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It)] File=/rom/PsychoPinballEuropeEnFrDeEsIt.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Psycho Pinball (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Psycho Pinball is a 1994 pinball video game published and developed by Codemasters, released for the Sega Mega Drive in the United Kingdom, and MS-DOS personal computers in the United States and Europe. There are four differently themed tables; Wild West (American Old West), Trick or Treat (Halloween), The Abyss (Caribbean underwater), and finally Psycho (an amusement park). While the first three are regular tables, Psycho broke new ground; it is connected to the others by activating certain jumpers, then launching the ball into one of the tents, and the ball continues in the other table, returning to drop from the tent in Psycho when it drains. It is also the only one with a spring ball launcher and no multiball (presumably because of the potential for one of the balls to transition between tables). Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Prince of Persia (USA)] File=/rom/PrinceofPersiaUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Prince of Persia (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=The Grand Vizier Jaffar has thrown you into a dark dungeon and plans to marry the girl of your dreams in an hour. You're not going to let that happen are you? Try to escape from the dungeon, take out Jaffar's guards, find your way through the Sultan's palace and defeat Jaffar himself. Now go, you've got 60 minutes! Prince of Persia is a 2D platformer with run and jump gameplay. Your hero must avoid deadly traps, solve some simple puzzles and engage in sword fights with the guards. The player has an infinite amount of lives, but has to restart at the beginning of a level each time he dies, and must complete the game within an hour. An especially noteworthy aspect of the game is the very fluent animation of your character. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Primal Rage (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/PrimalRageUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Primal Rage (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=In Primal Rage, a meteor strike has devastated the Earth; technology has ceased to exist, civilization has been utterly reduced to rubble, and humans have regressed into tribes of Stone Age dwellers. Into this new radiation-scarred world, primitively referred to as "Urth", primordial rainforest has covered the land and numerous new species have evolved. Out of their ranks seven creatures emerge who wage war for control over the new world; they are torn between those who wish to keep peace on Urth, and those who attempt to plunge the world into further chaos for their own benefit. These creatures have otherworldly or supernatural abilities. The Primal Rage trading cards that were distributed along with the toyline presented each creature as a god of an aspect of nature, as in life and death, fire and ice. There are four of the good Virtuous Gods and three evil Destructive Gods. The character Sauron, God of Hunger, is marked as a "Virtuous Beast" despite the fact that his in-game ending displays an image of him devouring humans. In fact, the creatures eating humans is a basic part of the gameplay. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Predator 2 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/Predator2USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Predator 2 (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Players guide Lt. Mike Harrigan as he tracks the Predator through seven levels based on the film. Mike's primary concerns are the hostages held around the levels, and the legions of gang members out for blood. He also has to contend with the Predator, both as a boss at the end of each level, and as a time limit - if the player takes too long to rescue a hostage, the Predator will blast the hostage with his tri-laser. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Powerball (USA)] File=/rom/PowerballUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Powerball (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=In this game you take on the role of 1 out of 8 teams who represent various nations vying to become the Powerball champions. Powerball is a game consisting of a hybrid of sports such as American football, soccer and rugby. You play on an 100 yard field trying to score on the opposing team. Scoring consists of either running into your opponent's end zone holding the powerball for a touchdown or kicking the ball into your opponent's net to score a goal. Goals are worth 1 point, and touchdowns are worth 3 points. The game modes are 1 or 2 player exhibition play, and 1 or 2 player league play. League play allows you to use bonus points, and distribute them to your teammates to improve their statistics. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Power Drive (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,Pt)] File=/rom/PowerDriveEuropeEnFrDeEsPt.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Power Drive (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,Pt) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Burn through blizzards in Monte Carlo at midnight or race in the blistering desert heat of Kenya. Test your rally skills through the dense forests, dizzy mountain passes and icy frozen lakes of eight international courses! POWER DRIVE... drive it if you dare! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pitfall - The Mayan Adventure (USA)] File=/rom/Pitfall-TheMayanAdventureUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pitfall - The Mayan Adventure (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Harry Jr. I've been taken captive by the spirit of an evil Mayan warrior. Need help right away! Continue journey as planned - through the rain forests and mines, past the waterfalls and ruins. But be careful...the Mayan empire is filled with deadly traps and enemies. Think fast and move even faster. Hurry! Time is running out... - Pitfall Harry Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pit-Fighter (World)] File=/rom/Pit-FighterWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pit-Fighter (World) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=The player begins Pit-Fighter by choosing one of the three playable characters, who all have different moves, speed, and power. As many as three people can play at a time, but there will be extra opponents to fight during any of this game's 15... Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pirates! Gold (USA)] File=/rom/PiratesGoldUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pirates! Gold (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Pirates! is a single-player game. The player receives a letter of marque authorizing service as a privateer for Spain, the Dutch Republic, England, or France in the Caribbean. The player's loyalties may change over the course of the game; he may also hold rank with multiple countries and may turn to piracy at any time. Gameplay is open-ended; the player may choose to attack enemy ships or towns, hunt pirates, seek buried treasure, rescue long-lost family members, or even avoid violence altogether and seek to increase his wealth through trade. The game also has no predetermined end, although as time goes on, it becomes more difficult to recruit crew members. Also, as the player character ages, fighting becomes more difficult, and deteriorating health will eventually force the character into retirement. The game ends when the player retires, at which point he is given a position in his future life, from beggar to King's adviser, based on accumulated wealth, land, rank, marital status, and other accomplishments. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pirates of Dark Water, The (USA) (January 1994)] File=/rom/PiratesofDarkWaterTheUSAJanuary1994.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pirates of Dark Water, The (USA) (January 1994) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The Pirates of Dark Water is a side scrolling hack'n slash platformer with a few adventure elements. You take control of either Ren, Ioz or Tula who can jump, climb, attack and throw enemies. In most levels you are required to find keys to unlock doors and talk to NPCs who will give you hints. You will also find numerous useful items including throwing weapons, food to replenish your health, potions that have different effects such as temporary invincibility, money that is needed to pay certain NPCs and melons that can be fed to Niddler who will take you back to the map screen in turn. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Phelios (USA)] File=/rom/PheliosUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Phelios (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Find the Sword PHELIOS The gods are at war! Apollo, the sun deity, must move heaven, earth and the underworld to rescue Artemis, goddess of the moon. She's been taken by Typhon, ruler of the darkness. Galloping on Pegaus, his winged horse, Apollo slashes his way towards Artemis with the sword of light. Battle through 7 levels of monster-infested worlds. Grab extra powers from god's messenger to aid your quest. Then face your nemesis, terrible, taunting Typhon, to rescue Artemis - or perish! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [PierSolar] File=/rom/PierSolar.md Platform=Genesis Sort=PierSolar Year=2010 Genre=Sega Description=In the peaceful town of Reja there live three best friends: Hoston, Alina and Edessot. Young and curious, they want to go on a herb-seeking quest to help cure Hoston's father's illness. Little do they know ... it will be the beginning of their lifetime journey where they will learn the true meaning of friendship and the thrill of adventure. This journey will demand their courage and wisdom to solve a long-lost mystery while they face the forces of destruction dispatched by an evil man who is trying to change the world for his own good. Through this escapade, they will be reborn as great heroes to protect the universe from a mistaken purpose... Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Phantom 2040 (USA)] File=/rom/Phantom2040USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Phantom 2040 (USA) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Crime, smuggling and terrorism are escalating. The debase company, Maximum Inc., has invented biotechnology that is threatening to mess about with nature - causing animal extinction and ecosystem adulteration. Evil company owner, Rebicca Madison, would like to rule Metropia and the world. In comes Kit Walker, the 24th Phantom, following the proud but secret footsteps of his ancestors. This 18 year old has to fight his way to get things right, or end trying. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Phantasy Star IV (USA)] File=/rom/PhantasyStarIVUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Phantasy Star IV (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Launch into the biggest RPG ever on Genesis! This is the explosive magic-and-monster packed FINALE to the incredible Phantasy Star saga. An ancient, hideous Dark Force stalks the Algol star system. You, a young hunter, are destined to become Motavia's greatest warrior and strike the death-blow that destroys evil FOREVER! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Phantasy Star II (USA, Europe) (Rev A)] File=/rom/PhantasyStarIIUSAEuropeRevA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Phantasy Star II (USA, Europe) (Rev A) Year=1989 Genre=Sega Description=The time: Space Century 3240. The place: The Algol Star System. It began when King Lassic turned evil and let hordes of hideous, magical creatures run amok on the three planets. When her brother was killed, Alis vowed to avenge his death and put an end to Lassic forever. Join her in a journey across time and space to worlds where creatures speak...where magic and science combine to take you on the ultimate video quest. The battle system is turn-based, allowing the player to choose commands for up to four characters. Each of the eight characters has a different set of preferred weapons and armor, as well as techniques, suited to the character's job. The player must defeat enemies in the overworld and in dungeons to advance in the game. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Phantasy Star III - Generations of Doom] File=/rom/PhantasyStarIII-GenerationsofDoom.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Phantasy Star III - Generations of Doom Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=It's been a millennium since Laya's hordes battled Orakio's cyborg armies. And civilized man was almost destroyed. But the Dark Forces still remain. Conquer these monstrous mutations. Fight them with swords, knives, bows - even your wits. You live and die by them. Trek through 7 distant lands - some friendly, some not. Transform into an aerojet and fly over snow-capped mountains. Or become a submersible or aquaskimmer and cross vast oceans and raging rivers. Then find and fight your way through danger-laden dungeons. Embark on a journey so vast, it spans the lives of three generations. Begin with Maia, spirited away by a winged dragon on your wedding day. Experience one of our four endings that will surprise new and former Phantasy Star players alike. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [PGA Tour Golf III (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/PGATourGolfIIIUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=PGA Tour Golf III (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=The team at Polygames make some small improvements to the latest PGA title. It has a US setting in terms of the courses and players, unlike PGA European Tour, with 8 courses in total. Control is via the standard method of setting the shot up, then pressing the button once to start a swing, a second time to set the pace, and a third time to set draw/fade. Before taking a shot the club choice, direction and intended draw/fade (spin on the ball) are selected. You can play a 72-hole tournament against 60 other PGA pros, or practice the holes at your leisure. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [PGA Tour 96 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/PGATour96USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=PGA Tour 96 (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=PGA Tour 96 is a Sports game, developed by NuFX and published by Electronic Arts, which was released in Europe in 1995. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [PGA European Tour (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/PGAEuropeanTourUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=PGA European Tour (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Play a practice round, a 4 round tournament, or a skins challenge on any course. Plus 2 all-new games: The Canon SHOOT-OUT SERIES for a "quick fix" sudden death experience, and Matchplay for an 8-player elimination tournament over four 18 hole rounds. Multiple camera angles and real PGA European Tour pros preview each hole with helpful hints and spectacular fly-by views. The exclusive EA SPORTS Hole Browser lets you be the cameraman. Real Golf Action, including the Draw and Fade Meter, specialty shots, 10 different ball lies, instant replay, random pin placement, accurate ball physics, and a battery back-up, plus a unique 3D putting grid that rotates and really reads the green. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pele! (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/PeleUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pele! (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Pel?! is a soccer game that lets the player take control of soccer legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento (better known as Pel?, the games namesake). There are forty different international teams to choose from and the game has a two separate single player modes. In Practice the player chooses the teams and learns the basic fundamentals of the game. In Season, the player competes in an 18 game season in order to compete for the championship. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pebble Beach Golf Links (USA)] File=/rom/PebbleBeachGolfLinksUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pebble Beach Golf Links (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Eighteen of the most dramatic and toughest holes in golf. Five exciting golfing options: Practice, Stroke Play, Skins Game, Match Play, and Tournament Play versus 48 top golfers. In-depth Golf features: Caddie Advice, Instant Replays, Complete Shot, Leader Board, and Hole Fly-bys. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Paperboy 2 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/Paperboy2USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Paperboy 2 (USA, Europe) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=You're a paper boy. Get on your bicycle. Avoid obstacles on the road, such as dogs, cars, and basically everything you can imagine. Hell, some people shoot cannon balls at you! And you'd better be very sure to only throw papers at the right houses! (and at people, that's fun :) Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Paperboy (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/PaperboyUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Paperboy (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Hop on your bike for a free-wheeling ride up the avenues of not-so-typical suburbia. There are papers to be delivered, robbers to be foiled, and fame and fortune to be won as you brave the mean streets. Avoid motorcycles, tricycles, traffic, tires, gratings, curbs, dogs, skateboarders, breakdancers, bad guys, and other hazards as you deliver to your customers. Earn bonus points by hitting targets along the obstacle course at the end of your route. With superb animation and sound effects, Paperboy brings home all the thrills, spills, challenge, and excitement you loved in the arcades. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Panorama Cotton] File=/rom/PanoramaCotton.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Panorama Cotton Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Panorama Cotton is a 1994 shoot-'em-up for the Sega Mega Drive developed by Success and published by Sunsoft exclusively in Japan. It is the third game in the Cotton series of so-called "cute-'em-ups" for their unique visual style, and diverts from the gameplay of other Cotton titles. The release packaging included a promotional tea cup, which is now quite rare. Its method of gameplay would be reprised for the Dreamcast Rainbow Cotton. Willows are special types of candies in a world of witches and fairies. Fairy Queen Velvet starts saying things that don't make sense, and the fairy Silk realizes it is because of monsters who are burning Willows (a burnt one was found near the castle garden). The witch Cotton, who loves eating Willows, conveniently shows up, learns of this, and vows revenge. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pagemaster, The (USA)] File=/rom/PagemasterTheUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pagemaster, The (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=The Pagemaster was released in conjunction with the Macaulay Culkin part action/part cartoon feature film released in 1994. Guide your character through a selection of levels based around themed books, ranging from Horror to Adventure and Fantasy worlds. You can use magic and stomp enemies to death by jumping on their head. Enemies include bats, flying books, giant hands, ghosts, pirates and many more. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pac-Mania (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/Pac-ManiaUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pac-Mania (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Pac-Mania is a variation on the game Pac-Man. You need to guide Pac-Man around a maze and eat all of the dots on the board in order to proceed on to the next round. Numerous, multi-colored ghosts also roam the maze trying to stop you. If you eat one of the power pellets in the maze, the ghosts will temporarily turn blue and run from you. Pac-man can earn bonus points by eating the ghosts when they are in this state. The maze is now in 3-D and is larger than screen which will scroll to follow the action. To help get out of tight spots, Pac-Man now has the ability to jump. But be careful, because some of the ghosts have learned this trick as well and you could end up in a mid air collision! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pac-Man 2 - The New Adventures (USA)] File=/rom/Pac-Man2-TheNewAdventuresUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pac-Man 2 - The New Adventures (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=In Pac-Man 2, the player plays the role of an observer and assistant that follows Pac-Man as he sets out to accomplish various tasks. Pac-Man himself walks around in a cartoon world and interacts directly with the player, as well as with objects and other characters. The player cannot control Pac-Man directly, but instead can direct his attention in various directions, and is armed with a slingshot that can be used to strike certain objects, including Pac-Man himself. Pac-Man's mood varies throughout the game, usually in response to his environment or the player's actions, and generally his mood affects his actions and his willingness to cooperate with the player; the varieties of "bad" moods can at time compromise the player's ability to progress. There are a few instances, however, where Pac Man is required to be angry. Hitting objects with the slingshot can often get Pac-Man to look at that object and piece together parts of the puzzle he is currently trying to solve - for example, hitting a door may cause Pac-Man to go inside a house to discover a clue. But beware - a few objects when hit can also produce disastrous (and humorous) results. Hitting a trash can on a city street at the wrong time, for example, can cause a cat to jump out and attack Pac-Man. Throughout the game, Pac-Man is occasionally harassed by the four ghosts from the classic Pac-Man games. When this happens, Pac-Man is paralyzed by fear and eventually faints, unless the player gives him a power pellet. Then Pac-Man becomes Super Pac-Man for a brief time and flies around, eating the ghosts. In some cases, the ghosts may leave behind important objects. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Pac-Attack (USA)] File=/rom/Pac-AttackUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Pac-Attack (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=On a Tetris-like board the player drops blocks consisting of Ghosts, Blocks, Pac-Men, and one Fairy (if your Fairy Meter is full) to the ground. The objective is to not let the blocks overflow, let Pac-Man eat the ghosts, and make lines to shorten the amount of blocks on the board. When Pac-Man eats a ghost, the Fairy Meter goes up. Once full, a fairy will eventually be dropped. Once the fairy comes to a stop by landing on anything, it waves its wand and every ghost in the eight lines below it will disappear, often resulting in numerous lines being completed and simplifying the board. Once the fairy disappears, the score bonus is given, and gameplay continues. Pac-Attack can also be played in 2-player mode. Player 1 must eat Blinky, while Player 2 must eat Sue, the purple ghost from Pac-Mania. As players eat ghosts and complete lines, they will drop ghosts on their opponent's board, messing up their board and bringing them closer to the top. This game can even be played in puzzle mode. The object of this mode is to smash all 100 stages. If you get a Game Over, all the regular blocks appear with red crosses on them, while Blinky and Sue over backwards laughing silently. However, you can try the level again. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [OutRunners (USA)] File=/rom/OutRunnersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=OutRunners (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Unlike the original Out Run, some stages are accessible on more than one route combination. After the initial starting stage, the player has the option of either turning east or west. West leads through San Francisco, through the Easter Islands, into Asia and either into Africa or Europe. East goes through the Grand Canyon, South America or Niagara Falls, across the Atlantic Ocean, into Europe and either into Asia or Australia. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [OutRun 2019 (USA)] File=/rom/OutRun2019USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=OutRun 2019 (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=The basic Outrun game structure is reused in this, with the main difference being that a futuristic setting has been used. The circuits have some spectacular inclines, and the cars do nearly 700km/h. There are four different track sequences on offer, and your aim is to complete each section of track within the time limit. As in the original OutRun game, near the end of each stage there are forks in the road, allowing you to choose different routes within the track sequences. There are other cars on the road to avoid as well. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [OutRun (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/OutRunUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=OutRun (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=Barrel down the straightaway and bank your way into turns as you master the world's most challenging raceway. Race at top speed towards the finish line. Enjoy such realistic features as acceleration, lane changes, diversified terrain, sudden curves, and much more. Outrun is not just a test of who can drive the fastest, it's also a matter of who can plan the best race strategy and execute it flawlessly. Each race is different and demands a new strategy. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Outlander (USA)] File=/rom/OutlanderUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Outlander (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=The game's setting and style closely resemble the movie The Road Warrior ("Mad Max 2"). Your objective is to drive your car through the wasteland, trying to survive motorcycle gang members' attacks and to avoid running out of gas. The gameplay is a split of two genres: racing and side-scrolling. In the racing parts you have to destroy enemies like motorcycle gang members, gyro-copter captains, red trucks, etc. Your car has a machine-gun installed in its front, and if some guy drives along side of you, a little window pops up, allowing you to shoot them with your shotgun. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Out of this World (USA)] File=/rom/OutofthisWorldUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Out of this World (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=Prepare to leap past traditional computer entertainment, as Out Of This World brings the world of cinema to the action/adventure game. More than two years in development, Out Of This World's cinematic zooms, pans, close-ups and scaling create motion picture-style effects on your living room screen. Its amazing polygonal graphics system brings each character to life in fluid rotoscoped animation. And its digitized hand-painted backgrounds, new sound effects, and phenomenal music score created specifically for the 3DO system create the ultimate interactive, real-time experience. As a brilliant professor hurtled through space and time by a nuclear experiment gone wrong, you must overcome the monsters and deadly earthquakes that plague the alien landscape that surrounds you. It will take a keen blend of skill and wit to overcome the deadly enemies and obstacles that are ready to put an end to your adventure... and your life. So strap yourself into an easy chair and prepare to blast into a real-time odyssey of human vs. not-so-human nature! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Onslaught] File=/rom/Onslaught.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Onslaught Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The land of Gargore is a mass of warring kingdoms, containing 16 different cults, 16 different types of enemy troops and 8 types of locations. However, even the mightiest army fears a "Fanatic", a solitary warrior who lives to fight and conquer and is remembered according to the number of his victories and the greatness of his deeds. You are one such Fanatic, a magical warrior with the strength of an army and the might of a thousand men. Now is your chance to achieve fame and glory for yourself in the battle-scarred land of Gargore. Defeat the ravaging hordes of monsters, conquer the world and bring peace to the warring kingdoms. Good luck - it won't be easy! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Ooze, The (Japan, USA)] File=/rom/OozeTheJapanUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Ooze, The (Japan, USA) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=When Dr. Caine discovers his company's plan to release a deadly virus into the atmosphere, his boss exposes him to radioactive matter...transforming Dr. Caine into the Ooze! Now, just a puddle of toxic waste, The Ooze must slime through mazes and around obstacles as he seeks his revenge against the company! The Ooze can jab with a slimy punch, spew toxic spit, or just absorb enemies into his sloppy mass. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Olympic Summer Games (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/OlympicSummerGamesUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Olympic Summer Games (USA, Europe) Year=1996 Genre=Sega Description=Olympic Summer Games is the 16-bit official videogame of the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, the third and the last IOC official title to be released on the console. A typical button masher, includes 10 events (100m sprint, 110m hurdles, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, javelin, high jump, discus, skeet and archery) and 32 countries around the world compete in custom or full Olympics, or just practice. Two players can compete head to head in the sprinting events, and a total of eight can play in the same game. Three difficulty levels allow competitive events for both rookies to veterans in the genre. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/NormysBeachBabe-O-RamaUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Normy is one popular surfer, especially with the ladies on the beach, however one day a UFO appears and kidnaps all the ladies on the beach and it is up to Normy to travel to 29 different alien worlds to bring them back to Earth. The gameplay is a side-scrolling action game, controlling Normy and fighting off various bad guys scattered throughout the stage using weapons such as glove extending hammers or beaver mallets. There are also puzzles that need to be solved at times to advance on, various pitfalls and traps to avoid, and six different bosses to fight. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [No Escape (USA)] File=/rom/NoEscapeUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=No Escape (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Based on the 1994 movie of the same name starring Ray Liotta, the player takes control of Liotta's character, Capt. J.T. Robbins, whose only objective of the game is to escape an island. After shooting his commanding officer, Robbins is imprisoned and eventually sent to the island Absolom as a war criminal, from where there is no escape possible. To do this still, the player must explore the island with side-scrolling platform gameplay for clues, finding items and combining them to make weapons and traps. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing (USA)] File=/rom/NigelMansellsWorldChampionshipRacingUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing (USA) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Timing smiled on Gremlin with this licensed Formula 1 simulation, as Nigel's long quest for a championship had finally come good. The game was pitched somewhere in between a full-blown simulation like F1 GP and action games like Continental Circus. Only 12 cars were in each race, which could last from between 3 and 20 laps. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [NHL Hockey (USA)] File=/rom/NHLHockeyUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=NHL Hockey (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The game includes all of the 24 NHL teams and over 500 players, rated in over 15 skill categories. You can play the complete league season or create your own brand new league with up to 24 human participants. All the rough and tumble action of the sport is recreated from a top-down viewpoint. A full replay system is included. Digitized speech and organ music aim to bring authentic NHL arenas to life. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [NHL '94 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/NHL94USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=NHL '94 (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Over 25 NEW features in HOCKEY '94! 4-Way Play Support - Use the EA Sports 4-Way Play and NHL '94 becomes a 1, 2, 3 or 4 player game! Goalie Control - You control the double pad stacks and kick saves of all the greats. Penalty Shots and Shootout Mode - Take the hottest shooters and go head to head with the greatest goalies in the league. One Timers - New blistering slap shots make offense faster and more challenging. New Expansion Teams - Play with the Mighty Ducks or with the Florida Panthers. Music and Animations - Over 70 new pieces of organ music from arenas around the league. Plus new crowd and player animations! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [NHL 96 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/NHL96USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=NHL 96 (USA, Europe) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=The Puck Stops Here! Strap on your helmet and cinch up your skates because this is ice hockey, not nice hockey, a fast and furious all-out assault on your senses, where breakaways are met with bone-quaking body checks and the five hole looks more like a buttonhole. Skate faster, stop quicker, line it up and let it fly - this is the ultimate in breakneck, blistering sports action! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [New Horizons (USA)] File=/rom/NewHorizonsUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=New Horizons (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=In New Horizons, it is the early 16th century and the age of exploration and sea trade is underway. Players choose from any one of six adventurers (scenarios), each with their own distinctive but intertwining plot, to embark on a quest of sailing, seamanship and exploration. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [NBA Jam - Tournament Edition (World)] File=/rom/NBAJam-TournamentEditionWorld.md Platform=Genesis Sort=NBA Jam - Tournament Edition (World) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=NBA JAM Tournament Edition brings you more senses-shattering slam dunking excitement than ever! More than twice as many NBA superstars, more than double the secret characters, Hot Spots, Super Jam Power-Ups, battery back-up and - OH MY - nine all-new rim-rattling slam dunks plus all the original jams! NBA JAM Tournament Edition... it's on FIRE! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [NBA Hang Time (USA)] File=/rom/NBAHangTimeUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=NBA Hang Time (USA) Year=1996 Genre=Sega Description=NBA HangTime is a two-on-two hoops contest in the tradition of NBA Jam and NBA Jam T.E. Choose from 29 NBA teams and 145 professional stars with ratings based on the 1996-97 season, or create your own players and save them to battery. Customize your athlete's head, uniform, attributes, or name, and then build his ratings by winning games or correctly answering trivia questions. Sixteen different heads allow you to create offbeat characters such as aliens or clowns. Moves include alley oops, spin moves, double dunks, and team "fire" (players get hot after making three shots in a row). Up to four players can compete simultaneously in venues ranging from a rooftop and jungle arena to a harbor and city court. Enter in codes to unlock hidden characters, power-ups, and other bonuses. The game will also keep track of statistics such as points-per-game average, longest winning streak, most games played, and overall winning percentage. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [NBA Live 95 (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/NBALive95USAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=NBA Live 95 (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Open up the court and see what basketball's really like! With NBA Live '95's unique perspective on the action you get faster play, more opportunity for real tactics and a sense of realism that won't cost you the price of a season ticket. Real NBA teams and players! Full season and Playoff mode. NEW passing on the run increases game speed. NEW animations: behind-back passes, 2-player alley-oops, tip-in slams, collisions and intentional fouls. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mystical Fighter (USA)] File=/rom/MysticalFighterUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Mystical Fighter (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=A kabuki warrior steps into a time portal to go back to the Shogun dynasty to defeat the evil lord Kabuki. The game is basically a side-scrolling beat-em up game, with the player controlling the kabuki warrior. The player can deliver kicks and punches to hordes of enemy minions throughout each stage. Other moves at the the players disposal are jump kicks, the ability to lift enemies and throw them, and the ability to grab enemies and spin them like a tornado. The player can also use a special magic power that gets charged by picking up scrolls throughout the level. The player can also find life bar refills throughout a stage also. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mystic Defender (USA, Europe) (Rev A)] File=/rom/MysticDefenderUSAEuropeRevA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Mystic Defender (USA, Europe) (Rev A) Year=1989 Genre=Sega Description=Azuchi Castle - huge, terrifying, and out of reach! It's the den of the Devil's Disciple and the Emperor of Evil! It's also where the beautiful Alexandra is held prisoner, facing a deadly ordeal. Can you save her? You are Yamato, incredible warrior and possessor of Magic. Your journey writhes with danger. Monstrous centipedes and grotesque spiders, frogs, and larvae wait to clutch your body and chew on your head. Can you take it? Can you stay alive while battling Flying Goblins, Ghostly Bones, and the Six-Faced Phantom? Can you reach the maniac genius Zareth before he steals Alexandra's soul? Blast your enemies with Magic! Hurl Psycho and Sonic to boggle them. Scorch them with flame! Pound them to dust with Thunder Dragon! The Castle awaits. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mutant League Hockey (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/MutantLeagueHockeyUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Mutant League Hockey (USA, Europe) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Hockey with an attitude! It's mutated mayhem on the ice in the wildest, funniest, goriest game ever. 23 wild mutant teams and 23 unique arenas, each with bizarre obstacles like exploding mines and ice pits. Call nasty plays like exploding pucks and rocket packs. Set the level of gory action, then watch the body parts go flying. Unique rules like bribing refs, funny penalties, and 2-point bonus goals. Use wild weapons: axes, sledgehammers and chainsaws. Two types of nets - Standard and Battle (protected by spikes). Substitute tired goalies with the "Demon Net." Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mutant League Football (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/MutantLeagueFootballUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Mutant League Football (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=Anything can happen when the most awesome mutants battle to prove who rules the galactic gridiron. 16 vicious teams of aliens, robots, trolls, skeletons and super-humans. Set the "Death Index" from Rough, all the way up to Annihilation. Call wild plays or nasty audibles - when the QB throws a bomb, it's the real thing! Watch instant replays to see where the body parts land. Throw TNT at the halftime marching band. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [MUSHA - Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor (USA)] File=/rom/MUSHA-MetallicUniframeSuperHybridArmorUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=MUSHA - Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor (USA) Year=1990 Genre=Sega Description=Our Solar System is under siege from Dire 51 - the MUSHA Team is the only hope we've got! In the ultimate battle, you must blast the controlling intellicomputer Dire 51 and regain control of the planets. You'll earn special weapons like the Vanishing Buster, Blazing Beam, and Defensive Detonator. Change weapons fast, or you'll be blown to oblivion. Blazing features include 4 Mbit ROM, 7 levels, Weapon options and Selectable Firing Direction, Multiple Endings, and 16-bit graphics. On the MUSHA team, skill alone won't cut it, your existence depends on quick reflex and instinct! Do you have what it takes? Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (USA)] File=/rom/MuhammadAliHeavyweightBoxingUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (USA) Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=In career mode, the player can choose to fight as any of the game's 10 boxers. They start at rank 10 in the heavyweight division, and fight their way through all the others in order. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Ms. Pac-Man (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/Ms.Pac-ManUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Ms. Pac-Man (USA, Europe) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The gameplay of Ms. Pac-Man is largely identical to that of the original Pac-Man. The player gathers points by eating dots and avoiding ghosts (contact with one loses a life). Power-pellets or energizers change the ghosts, which reverse their course and can be eaten for bonus points. Fruit bonuses can be consumed for increasing point values, twice per level. As the levels increase, the speed and difficulty increase as well. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mortal Kombat Revelations] File=/rom/MortalKombatRevelations.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Mortal Kombat Revelations Year=2012 Genre=Sega Description=This is a hack of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for the Sega Genesis. It adds nearly all legit characters from Mortal Kombat 1, 2, and Trilogy, and adds additional characters that were not in the former Ultimate Mortal Kombat Trilogy Patch now giving you a total of 50 playable characters! It also adds backgrounds, new moves, combos, finishing moves, and missing audio samples are restored. It?s the ultimate Mortal Kombat hack done again! Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mortal Kombat II Unlimited] File=/rom/MortalKombatIIUnlimited.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Mortal Kombat II Unlimited Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Following his failure to defeat to Liu Kang in the first Mortal Kombat game, the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung begs his master, Shao Kahn, to spare his life. He tells Shao Kahn that the invitation for Mortal Kombat cannot be turned down, and if they hold it in Outworld, the Earthrealm warriors must attend. Kahn agrees to this plan, and even restores Tsung's youth. He then extends the invitation to Raiden, who gathers his warriors and takes them into Outworld. The new tournament is much more dangerous, as Shao Kahn has the home field advantage, and an Outworld victory will allow him to subdue Earthrealm. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mortal Kombat 3 (USA)] File=/rom/MortalKombat3USA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Mortal Kombat 3 (USA) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Fed up with continuous losses in tournament battle, Shao Kahn, who had lost to Liu Kang in the Outworld tournament, enacts a 10,000 year-old plan. He would have his Shadow Priests, led by Shang Tsung, revive his former Queen Sindel, who unexpectedly died at a young age. However, she wouldn't be revived in the Outworld. She would be resurrected in the Earthrealm. This would allow Shao Kahn to cross the boundary lines and reclaim his queen. When Sindel is reincarnated in Earthrealm, Shao Kahn reaches across the dimensions to reclaim her. As a consequence of his action, the Earthrealm becomes a part of the Outworld, instantly stripping billions of their souls. Only a few are spared, as Raiden protects their souls. He tells them that Shao Kahn must be stopped, but he cannot interfere; due to his status, he has no power in Outworld, and Earthrealm is partially merged with Outworld. Shao Kahn has unleashed extermination squads to roam throughout the Earthrealm and kill any survivors. Also, Raiden's protection only extends to the soul, not to the body, so his chosen warriors have to fight the extermination squads and repel Shao Kahn. Eventually with his final defeat, every human on Earthrealm comes back. Mortal Kombat 3 follows Mortal Kombat II and shares continuity with both Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy which were both updates of this game. The next new game in the series was Mortal Kombat 4. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mortal Kombat] File=/rom/MortalKombat.bin Platform=Genesis Sort=Mortal Kombat Year=1992 Genre=Sega Description=In Mortal Kombat, the player receives information concerning the backstories of the characters and their relationships with one another mainly in biographies that are displayed when the start button is not pressed, during attract mode in the title screen. These bios featured short videos of the characters taking their fighting stances and text informing the motives for each character to enter the tournament. The game takes place in a fantasy setting, with most of the game's events occurring on the fictional realms of the Mortal Kombat series. The original game is notably the only title in the series that features only one realm, that being Earthrealm. The tournament featured in the story actually takes place fully at Shang Tsung's Island, located somewhere on Earth, with seven of its locations serving as Kombat Zones. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Monster World IV (USA, Europe) (En,Ja) (Virtual Console)] File=/rom/MonsterWorldIVUSAEuropeEnJaVirtualConsole.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Monster World IV (USA, Europe) (En,Ja) (Virtual Console) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=In Mortal Kombat, the player receives information concerning the backstories of the characters and their relationships with one another mainly in biographies that are displayed when the start button is not pressed, during attract mode in the title screen. These bios featured short videos of the characters taking their fighting stances and text informing the motives for each character to enter the tournament. The game takes place in a fantasy setting, with most of the game's events occurring on the fictional realms of the Mortal Kombat series. The original game is notably the only title in the series that features only one realm, that being Earthrealm. The tournament featured in the story actually takes place fully at Shang Tsung's Island, located somewhere on Earth, with seven of its locations serving as Kombat Zones. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (USA)] File=/rom/MightyMorphinPowerRangersUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (USA) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a one-on-one competitive fighting game, featuring two different game modes: a Scenario Mode where the player competes against a series of CPU-controlled opponents, and a Battle Mode for two players. In the Scenario Mode, the matches consist of two segments: the player will fight against a regular-sized monster as one of the Rangers, and after the defeating the monster they will battle a giant version of it. Initially only the five original Rangers and the Megazord are available with the Green Ranger and Dragonzord being locked until they are defeated. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie (USA)] File=/rom/MightyMorphinPowerRangers-TheMovieUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie (USA) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up that can be played by up to two players, where the player can control both the Rangers themselves and their Zords (depending on the level). The game consists of six stages, with the first two stages and the final one covering events from the film, whereas Stage 3 to 5 are set before the events of the film and adapt key episodes from the TV show's second season (namely "White Light", "Ninja Encounter", and "Power Transfer"). The game's soundtrack, composed by Hikoshi Hashimoto, features hard rock arrangements of Ron Wasserman's original TV themes. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Midnight Resistance (USA)] File=/rom/MidnightResistanceUSA.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Midnight Resistance (USA) Year=1991 Genre=Sega Description=The player takes control of a commando who is out to rescue his kidnapped family, including his scientist grandfather who is being forced to create a weapon which will give the antagonist of the game, known only as "the Commissar", the power to take over the Earth. In the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version, the commando, known as Johnny Ford is on a solo mission to destroy the reign of the entity known as "The Crimson King" who kidnapped his family because Johnny's Father, Malcolm Ford created a serum which could make people immune to the addicting effects of drugs. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Micro Machines Turbo Tournament 96 (Europe) (v1.1) (J-Cart)] File=/rom/MicroMachinesTurboTournament96Europev1.1J-Cart.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Micro Machines Turbo Tournament 96 (Europe) (v1.1) (J-Cart) Year=1995 Genre=Sega Description=Micro Machines: Turbo Tournament 96 is a sequel to Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament, released exclusively on the Sega Mega Drive in Europe. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Micro Machines Military (Europe) (J-Cart)] File=/rom/MicroMachinesMilitaryEuropeJ-Cart.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Micro Machines Military (Europe) (J-Cart) Year=1996 Genre=Sega Description=Micro Machines Military is a Driving game, developed by Supersonic Software and published by Codemasters, which was released in Europe in 1996. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Micro Machines 2 - Turbo Tournament (Europe) (J-Cart)] File=/rom/MicroMachines2-TurboTournamentEuropeJ-Cart.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Micro Machines 2 - Turbo Tournament (Europe) (J-Cart) Year=1994 Genre=Sega Description=Micro Machines 2 is a Driving game, developed by Supersonic Software and published by Codemasters, which was released in Europe in 1994. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function [Micro Machines (USA, Europe)] File=/rom/MicroMachinesUSAEurope.md Platform=Genesis Sort=Micro Machines (USA, Europe) Year=1993 Genre=Sega Description=If you're bored of racing Formula 1 cars, rally cars or MotoGP bikes in their natural habitats, the Micro Machines series could be for you. It involves racing miniatures representing particular vehicle types across a particular terrain found around the house. The Sports Cars race on the desktop, 4x4s in the sandpit, Formula 1 cars on a snooker table, and so on. Dpad=Movement Start=Start, Pause A=A B=B C=C X=No Function Y=No Function Z=No Function