Category Archives: Sega Genesis

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War takes you behind the scenes of North Ambria’s final days

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Lavon Samuel Davis

Author’s Note: I actually wrote this in its entirely in August 2023 and didn’t realize I never actually published it until now. I was sure I published it but apparently not. I decided not to update this to reflect the … Continue reading →

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Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Movie (2022)

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Lavon Samuel Davis

    We knew it was coming for two years and like the first one, it exceeded expectations. When I say “exceeded”, I mean this is the highest-grossing video game movie EVER. Although the movie hit theaters on April 8, … Continue reading →

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Have you played one or more games from any of these longtime RPG series?

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Lavon Samuel Davis

    When most people think of longtime RPG Series, Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest series are usually what comes to mind for most people. Initially two separate companies, Squaresoft and Enix merged in 2000. By then, Squaresoft had … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (1991, Sega Genesis)

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  The game that started it all. Originally released on the Sega Genesis/Master System back in 1991, the original Sonic The Hedgehog has been ported to later video game systems usually bundled with other Sega Titles. The 2007 remake Sonic … Continue reading →

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Review: Sonic The Hedgehog 1: The Movie (2020)

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Just 7 months ago, video game fans were treated to this:   The immediate backlash from Sonic’s appearance in the first trailer hit Paramount Pictures–and Sega–so HARD, they pushed back the movie’s release by 3 months to redesign the … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Sonic The Hedgehog: Remember the TWO TV Shows from 1993?

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Yes, I said TWO. This is the first and longer of the two. It held its own and like the just revealed Sonic The Hedgehog Movie, it didn’t take itself too seriously. Unlike the other TV series, this one … Continue reading →

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The first trailer for the live action Sonic The Hedgehog Movie (2020) is now released!

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  …And it confirmed one thing for long time Sonic fans: It may be so bad, it’s good. Here’s the trailer for those who may not have seen it yet:   …To be fair, it’s being dubbed an Action Comedy. … Continue reading →

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AtGames releasing another Classic Sega Genesis Console [UPDATE 7/28/2017]

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Lavon Samuel Davis

UPDATE 7/28/2017: In a scathing first-look review, Gamespot is telling consumers not to buy AtGames’ Sega Genesis Flashback. Read the article for details but one thing I overlooked is the fact that like the console they released last year, this … Continue reading →

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Retro Gaming: Sequels that outshined the originals

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Lavon Samuel Davis

Here we are with the first of many posts this summer on retro games I have played. This post will focus on video game sequels that quickly made folks forget about the original game. I’ll say this now: Putting this … Continue reading →

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This summer, we’re going WAY Back

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Lavon Samuel Davis

I broke the news on FantasyAnime first but every week, I will highlight games I played between 1988 and 2002. That’s the same span of time I was in grade school, actually. Anyway, I have two reasons for doing this. … Continue reading →

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