SEGA Vintage Collection
ToeJam & Earl Coming to XBLA/PSN in SEGA Vintage Collection
There were rumors swirling around a couple of months ago about ToeJam & Earl making their way to XBLA and PSN as part of an upcoming SEGA Vintage Collection. Today, those rumors have been officially confirmed. SEGA Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl will include the original classic, ToeJam & Earl, and its lesser known, but still wonderfully entertaining sequel, ToeJam & Earl in Pan...[Read More]
Caption Contest: SEGA Vintage Collections 1-4 (XBLA)
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to the winners! Streets of Rage: @Navarin. Golden Axe: @hestar69. Monster World: @aznxchunky. Alex Kidd & Co.: @ninjarturtle. Thanks for playing, and good luck next time! Every day this week, leading up to this contest, we’ve had the opportunity to review each of the recently released SEGA Vintage Collections on XBLA. First, and my favorite, was the Str...[Read More]
Review: SEGA Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co. (XBLA)
Of the four SEGA Vintage Collection packages, the Alex Kidd & Co. package is the only one that contains non-related titles. The Streets of Rage collection consists of Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, and Streets of Rage 3. The Golden Axe collection consists of Golden Axe, Golden Axe 2, and Golden Axe…3. The Monster World collection consists of Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in...[Read More]
Review: SEGA Vintage Collection: Monster World (XBLA)
I’ve always been a fan of fantasy style video games, and the Monster World series fits that mold very well. In the SEGA Vintage Collection: Monster World package, SEGA has given us three (arguably) great titles, one of which has long resisted the voyage to our shores from its native Japan. Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in Monster World, and Monster World IV provide consecutively bet...[Read More]
Review: SEGA Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (XBLA)
Two years before Streets of Rage introduced us to adventures atop astonishingly angry avenues and alleyways, Golden Axe brought us side-scrolling beat’em-up action in arcades and on the SEGA Genesis with a wonderfully fantastical presentation. SEGA, realizing that releasing a Streets of Rage Vintage Collection without releasing a Vintage Collection for its genre predecessor, Golden Axe, has&...[Read More]
Review: SEGA Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage (XBLA)
Ah, Streets of Rage. From the arcade to home consoles, Streets of Rage was always one of my first choice brawlers, along with Final Fight, Double Dragon, and all the rest. I have different memories of each, with each just as fond. The side-scrolling beat’em-up genre is classic, and an essential experience for any who wish to capture the experience of gaming in the arcade, 8-bit, and 16-bit e...[Read More]