I must confess that, despite my love for Sega and platform games and all things big and glorious, I have quite a soft spot for indie games, especially of the $free.99 variety. Therefore, I was already sold when a friend brought up Runman: Race Around the World as a title worth checking out. The game, [...]

It’s been a while since Sega released a batch of Mega Drive/Genesis games on Steam. For those looking to play some Genesis titles on their computers with a little bit more legality on their side, Sega’s preparing a batch of 11 games for launch… sometime. While no specific date was given for their release, these [...]

I know that we just celebrated Sonic’s 19th, but the guys over at Sonic Paradox are preparing for a 20th birthday celebration! What is “Project 20?” Check out this press release from the Sonic Paradox administrators after the break.

Spotted by a reader over at Kotaku, one of many Original The Characters Do Not Steal used in strange places. Better yams than pickles?

Game Gear was one of the largest portable systems ever released in the market, causing many people in the early ’90s to look like they grew a massive tumor in their leg. All that size helped in enabling the system to run Nintendo 64 games (and also making it even more unwieldy!) The above video [...]

In an episode where he also pays tribute to NBA Jam, comedian Daniel Tosh showcased a speed run of Emerald Hill Zone last night on Tosh.0, his stand-up/web video show on Comedy Central. After he shows the video, Tosh is inspired to do a speed run himself… in real life. Does he have Super Sonic [...]

So the Internet’s worst kept secret is finally out – the Sonic the Hedgehog game series has gone through yet another voice recasting. Gone are the docile tones of Jason Griffith and Amy Palant as Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles “Tails” Prower. So just who is going to voice the most famous hedgehog in the [...]

Community member “MajorDump” recently uploaded this video, a 3D recreation of the Doomsday Zone.  The animation, models and sound design are all top notch.  You have to be some kind of asshole to not like this video.  It runs a little long, but I don’t really care.  Shit’s incredible.

If you were a fan of Sega in the late 90s to early 2000s, odds are you at least spent some time visiting PlanetDreamcast, a GameSpy site dedicated to the Sega console which had news, reviews and features for reading. PlanetDreamcast is also known as the starting grounds of community websites such as Shadow of [...]

Every so often a hack of a Sonic game will come along where there’s just a minor change to gameplay mechanics, but a whole new, enjoyable game is made from the result: Sonic 1 Return to the Origin, Sonic 3D: No Flickies, Sonic 1: Bouncy Edition, etc. Then, friends, there are times when a minor [...]