/vr/ - Retro Games

Shadow Blasters for the Genesis. Or Shiten Myooh (Myouou) in Japan.

Short but very sweet.

This was a very early Genesis game. I had the actual cartridge 20-something years ago - borrowed it from a neighborhood friend and never gave it back. But as a kid I never got very far and completely forgot about the game's existence. Many, many years later I stumbled upon the ROM in 2000-something and was pleasantly surprised.

This is a very early Genesis game, so the gameplay is very basic and NES-esque, which to me is absolutely fantastic. The graphics are decent, but the best thing about it is the selection of characters. The game is hard at first as you figure out what those peach-looking powerups do, but eventually the game is beatable using a single character. I've done it with the white-haired guy (easily the strongest), and I'm not even a great gamer.

Also, the final boss fight will surprise you.