But where Sega had gotten a big hit was Sonic. With Sonic and Tails, the 16-bit era was the perfect match. The hedgehog with attitude had exploded into a phenomenon that, if not rivaling Nintendo’s ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Ristar is celebrating its 30-year anniversary today, February 16, ...

Legend has it that when Yuji Naka and his pals on Sega’s Sonic Team were sketching out ideas for the character that would eventually become Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the first concepts involved a ...

Dedicated Ristar fans are still holding out for a sequel 30 years later, especially after Sega acknowledged the game’s birthday on its socials. After years of thoroughly neglecting most of its older ...

In the 16-bit era it became apparent that you can base a platformer around virtually anything, from the red dot on the 7UP logo to an anthropomorphic shooting star. If you haven't already guessed, the ...

Well, now’s your chance to try the underappreciated Ristar, because it’s the latest game to join the Sega Forever lineup. For those who haven’t been keeping up, Sega Forever is a new mobile service ...

As advanced and beautiful as games may be these days, it's good to know your history. With over three decades of videogame releases, there are hundreds of titles from yesteryear that still hold a ...

Chris started gaming in the 8-bit era so writing game reviews seemed like a natural choice of activity to protect his brain from further atrophy during his final year in a psychiatric penitentiary.

The Sega Genesis is one of the most famous retro game consoles to be released in the 1990s. It put up a fight against the NES and even gave the SNES some serious competition. Part of this has to do ...

Ristar was a hero who almost wasn't. Born of the same minds that created Sonic the Hedgehog, this star-shaped adventurer inherited a game design originally meant for Sega's main mascot. Early plans ...