text: Samus Aran takes on Space Pirates and Metroid aliens on the planet Zebes in what is a 2D platrform/action/adventure game of epic proportions! Explore the planet as you try to uncover its secrets, picking up powerful weapons and equipment along the way which will allow you to explore even the most seemingly unreachable and hostile locations as well as to take on anything or anyone you may encounter along the way!
  - Beautifully atmospheric music and sounds
  - Detailed and lush enviroments, with plenty of secrets to be discovered throughout
  - Varied gameplay with challenging bosses
  - Some of the advanced skills/moves (e.g. wall and dash jumps) are hard to pull off unless you practice them a fair amount
  - Its a little difficult to keep track of all the secrets you've found; unless you have a great memory you might need to do some backtracking!
  - Metroid Series [Various]
  - Castlevania Series [Various]
  - Legend of Zelda Series [Various]
  Ristar is a lesser known platformer of the time, revolving round a simple storyline of Ristar having to save the galaxy from an evil space pirate who has taken control of the leaders of each planet in that galaxy... in order to save them Ristar (a small star-shaped character) has to travel from planet to planet using an alternative approach of defeating his enemies of basically grabbing them and slamming himself into them, using this technique to also navigate through the levels which vary in theme greatly from ice planets, lava planets, high-tech planets to even musical planets!
  [A refreshingly different style of platforming for the time, this was a great alternative to the Sonic series, although its popularity was limited by it being released late on in the Megadrive's/Genesis' lifespan as well as, well, not being Sonic!]
  - Beautiful graphics and melodies which suit the levels perfectly
  - A large variety of worlds, bosses and secrets to discover throughout, plenty to keep you interested
  - Smart and intuitive controls
  - Boss battles can be very frustrating at times
  - Can get fairly challenging later on with what are a limited amount of continues and lives
  - Dynamite Heady [Megadrive/Genesis]
  - Sonic The Hedgehog Series [Megadrive/Genesis]
  Play as Little Mac as you take on the best of the best boxers from around the world in this alternative arcade style boxing game! Use all your skills and technique to outwit your opponents and counter their attacks as quickly as possible to become the World Champion, but be careful not to lose else you will have to fight your way back up through the ranks again! Each opponent has their own techniques and styles, including a few special moves which if not handled properly will leave you down for the count! Think fast and don't forget to join the Nintendo Fanclub!
  - The challenge varies greatly from each fight, requiring careful tactics and skills to beat your opponents