Platform – Sega Mega Drive – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Sega Mega Drive – 1992

On March 31, 2018September 4, 2018 By Wingnut

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the inevitable sequel to the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. Once again it was well received by critics and went on to become 2nd best selling Mega Drive game of all time, beaten only by its predecessor. The plot is pretty much the same as […]

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf – Sega Mega Drive (1992) & Commodore Amiga (1993)

On June 5, 2017September 9, 2018 By Wingnut

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf was released in the first half of 1992, a year after Operation Desert Storm had ended and with the Middle East still fresh in mind. The plot involves a Middle Eastern despot invading a small Emirate and trying to gain weapons of mass destruction. […]

Sonic The Hedgehog – Sega Mega Drive – 1991

On April 28, 2016September 4, 2018 By Wingnut

In the early days of consoles, manufacturers decided it would be a good idea to have a video game character as a company mascot. Not becoming a console owner until the Playstation 2, I had assumed Nintendo’s Mario and Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog had always been rivals. I later discovered […]