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The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis has never been short on amazing shoot 'em ups, and remarkably its library of games continues to grow even more impressive as time goes on, with the emergence of exciting homebrew projects from fans with a passion for the console. A great case in point is ZPF — a...

When Nintendo released Star Fox – the first game to be powered by the Super FX chip – it was inevitable that its big rival Sega would follow suit with its own in-cart hardware. The Sega Virtua Processor was the company's answer, and, like Super FX, it was a DSP which augmented the processing...

It's funny what your brain chooses to remember and what it decides to forget. For example, I can't remember what I ate for lunch yesterday, but I can recall with pinpoint accuracy the fact that it was reported in an early issue of EDGE magazine that the Mega Drive port of Virtua Racing caused...

Description: This is a simple patch for Dick Tracy on Sega Genesis which increases movement and jump speed. Compatible with Dick Tracy Arcade Compatible with Dick Tracy SRAM Patching details can be found in the readme file. ROM / ISO Information: Database match: Dick Tracy (World) Database...

ZPF's Kickstarter campaign went live earlier today, giving people a chance to pick up a physical copy of the promising Mega Drive / Genesis shoot 'em up. And it has already smashed its £11,852 goal in only 19 minutes. The campaign offers a bunch of rewards for backing, with the cheapest option...

Description: This is a patch for the USA version of El Viento that makes many improvements to one of the greatest games of all time. Dozens of graphical glitches alleviated (only visible on real systems) Script rewritten/retranslated Dual-language feature added Font changed Text reformatted to...

Genesis pulled the wraps off a new racing-spec version of its Vision Gran Turismo concept car, the "X Gran Racer", today at the Busan International Mobility Show (BIMOS) in Busan, South Korea. Based on the earlier X Gran Berlinetta Concept, this new design is part of the company's Magma...

Description: This patch fixes some NPCs and objects misplaced plus some other fixes, in the game indentified by No-Intro as: Wonder Boy in Monster World (USA, Europe) Ver. 1.00 This patch is a small fix for the hidden shop keeper at Purapril. He is placed 4 pixels underground hiding his legs...

Description: This is a set of .ips patches to demonstrate various Herzog Zwei hacks. The purpose of these patches are primarily to test the Eisfrei Herzog Zwei ROM editor which can be downloaded here. - http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/523/ .ips files included: Herzog Zwei (UE) - Alternate...

Description: This patch allows you to view character sprites in a new 'Kind Viewer' mode on the Options menu, in a similar fashion to the BK II Beta. Screenshots:

Update [Thu 18th Jul, 2024 16:30 BST]: Yuzo Koshiro's new Genesis / Mega Drive shmup Earthion is set to make a non-playable appearance at Bit Summit this weekend in Kyoto, Japan, as part of the SuperDeluxe Games booth. So, to kick things off, Koshiro has shared a new sneak peek of more of the...

Game Description: Phantasy Star II: Shilka's Adventure is an adventure game for the Sega Genesis. Translation Description: This is a translation patch for the Mega Drive Sega Net game entitled "Phantasy Star II: Shilka's Adventure". It sports a variable-width font engine with kerning and, as...

Description: Shiva is back as a playable character in Streets of Rage 2. This time, he returns with his signature moves and introduces new ones. Additionally, the ability to run has been incorporated for both Shiva and Blaze Fielding. Shiva's move list: Forward + Forward + Punch = Final Crash...

Description: The hack made the available characters reach 7 and did not change any content of the game. Screenshots:

Description: This patch changes all the colors of the game Lion King for the Mega Drive. The objective was to fix some shading and change the crazy colors used here which never pleased me. Screenshots:

Description: Support for the CD audio music with the Sega CD addon via Mode 1 feature. This hack is designed to work with the audio tracks from the PC version of this game. Works on: Real hardware RetroArch (Genesis Plus GX core) BlastEM (Nightly builds) ares Boots but doesn't work on Kega...

Something very orange is coming to the Black Forest, as Korean manufacturer Genesis has launched its new Track Taxi Nordschleife program. It's the latest part of the company's development of a "Magma" performance line that we've already seen previewed on a handful of concept cars but which will...

Description: This is a simple patch that adds a double jump in Toki - Going Ape Spit on Sega Genesis. How it works: Toki is allowed to double jump before reaching the peak of his first jump for extended height. Patch works for both players Screenshots:

The news that the Mega Drive is to get its own version of Capcom's Final Fight was welcomed by the Sega community a while back; developer Mauro Xavier's Final Fight MD project aims to give the console the most authentic port possible – even more so than the Sega CD version. Xavier has been...

Description: Sonic 2 with Knuckles is a ROM hack of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. This ROM hack aims to be a gameplay enhancement of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, including features and mechanics from Sonic 3 & Knuckles, as well as some original features. The core additions of this ROM hack are the following...