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It has been awhile since I did a Genesis collection update so here is everything I picked up since Mo Game Con in July. youtu.be/_KbAQssab9A?...

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on the Sega CD is not a good game, but I loved it because of my nostalgia for the show. I played on intermediate which has 7 episodes. You can play on expert for a few more, but you have to be much faster at the buttons. #JustBeatIt

Batman Returns on the Game Gear is very similar to the SMS port, but there are some differences like a health bar and choosing the range and strength of your batarang. This is probably the better game, but also more challenging. #JustBeatIt

Batman Returns on the SMS is a really solid game, but the 5th stage has some bs that brings it down a notch. This is one of the rare times I might like an SMS game over an NES game. #JustBeatIt

Live with Batman Returns on the Sega Master System! www.youtube.com/live/Cu-3qVp...

Rock Band Metal Track Pack has a really good set list, even though I wasn't familiar with a lot of the songs. The last song was absolutely brutal, even on hard. #JustBeatIt

My pickups from MO Game Con!

Power Rangers SPD is a very mediocre beatemup. Your moveset is extremely limited and the different types of levels aren't done very well. The Megazord is also super slow at attacking making those fights frustrating towards the end. #JustBeatIt

Streets of Rage on the Master System is actually pretty good. It still has the jank of most games on the system, but it looks and sounds great. It is probably the easiest port. I ended up with a 1CC the first time playing it. #JustBeatIt

Live with Streets of Rage on the Sega Master System! www.youtube.com/live/ZN_WmdP...

The Game Gear port of Streets of Rage 2 is much better than the first game and very similar to the Genesis port. There are only 6 stages, but most enemies and bosses are there. There is even a brand new boss that is basically the Predator. #JustBeatIt

The Game Gear port of Streets of Rage is pretty solid and a bit on the easy side. Throws and weapons make you almost untouchable against regular enemies and only the two girl boss was tough. There are also only 5 levels compared to the normal 8. #JustBeatIt

Another @cartridgeclub.bsky.social goes down! Lunar is finally finished. The game has beautiful graphics and great music, but it doesn't make we want to play more RPGs. I'm glad i played it, though. #JustBeatIt

Hercules was disappointing. I've heard great things about it, but the control and hit detection hold it back. The animation and music are fantastic so this game could have been amazing. #JustBeatIt

Live with Hercules on the PS1! www.youtube.com/live/wjAXAcK...

Find out what I got in this month's box from @videogamesmonthly.bsky.social ! youtu.be/t96G4PMjr4I?...

Contra Force has so much jank, but it isn't a bad game. There are a lot of good ideas and it might have been received better if it didn't have the Contra name. #JustBeatIt

Live with Contra Force on the NES! www.youtube.com/live/nLpktMw...

Android Assault is a fantastic shooter! Great graphics and a banging soundtrack keeps you wanting more. There is a pretty big difficulty spike for the last stage, but that is to be expected. #JustBeatIt

Come watch and see if I can finally take down Android Assault! www.youtube.com/live/2V-WVoa...

Chase H.Q. on the Gameboy is short, but frustrating due to losing control every time you hit a car and the hit detection isn't great. I had to use all four continues and still barely took out the last car. #JustBeatIt

Road 96 is a choice-driven adventure game where you help teenagers cross the border to escape the authoritarian nation of Petria. This game was very interesting and I could not put it down. #JustBeatIt

You picked them, I played them! See what I thought about some of the games that were recommended to me to play in 2026! youtu.be/s5tIvkFKzb0?...

I always enjoy old game show video games so I decided to play Jeopardy on the Gameboy. It is kind of slow, but it plays well overall. The game is kind of cheap because sometimes your opponent buzzes in, in a split second and you don't have time to read the question. #JustBeatIt

Star Fox is a really good remake. The game is beautiful and and controls very well. I took the hardest route to get the true ending. #JustBeatIt

Live with RBI Baseball 3 for this week's Genesis A to Z! www.youtube.com/live/Tok6bo2...

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a badass action platformer very similar to Ninja Gaiden or the Mega Man X games. This was recommended to me by Joe Zayas. #JustBeatIt

There won't be a @videogamesmonthly.bsky.social unboxing this month because the audio was messed up on the video. This is what they sent me.

Live with my first Sega CD game: Android Assault! www.youtube.com/live/kWof4mI...

GTA Vice City Stories takes place two years before VC and it was great to return to the area. VC is by far my favorite GTA game and this was just more of it and puts the events of that game in motion. #JustBeatIt

One of the coolest Father's Day gifts I've ever received: Super Daddio The Great House Quest! It's a game you can customize to put certain people and objects in for whoever the game is made for. #JustBeatIt

Mario VS Donkey Kong is a lot of fun. I loved Donkey Kong 94 on the Gameboy so it's cool that it spawned this series. #JustBeatIt

I'm a little late on this one, but my May @videogamesmonthly.bsky.social box is finally up! Check out what they sent me last month! youtu.be/RXpMZ0EvDGo?...

Space Shuttle Project is a unique and impressive looking game for the NES. It does get repetitive, but there is a nice difficulty curve and they do nice job slowly adding new elements to the missions. #JustBeatIt

Live with Space Shuttle Project on the NES! www.youtube.com/live/8XsVbkn...

Killer Instinct on the SNES is better than the Gameboy port, but still so hard. Eyedol is complete BS and easily took me the longest to beat. I tried Glacius at first but eventually settled on Cinder. #JustBeatIt

Killer Instinct is the @cartridgeclub.bsky.social game of the month and I started with the Gameboy port. Like most fighting games, I am terrible, but with unlimited continues, I could brute force my way through it. I tried out a few characters before finally settling on Glacius. #JustBeatIt

My 2026 Midwest Gaming Classic video is finally out! youtu.be/uGtf9v4RcBM?...

I had the urge to replay Breath of the Wild after a Switch copy came into the store. I really like the game, but I still have the same gripes about why I don't think it's a good Zelda game. #JustBeatIt

Live with more Star Wars: Racer on the N64! www.youtube.com/live/9uEvQm9...

The Force Unleashed was the @cartridgeclub.bsky.social game of the month and it was fun to revisit it. Unfortunately, I had to play the PS2 version because my 360 disc stopped reading halfway through. The PS2 version is the exact same as the Wii, which is how I originally played the game.

Live with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for Star Wars month! www.youtube.com/live/Wplqaz9...

It's Star Wars month so I am live with Episode 1: Racer! www.youtube.com/live/j-hW462...

Guitar Hero: Metallica is my least favorite in the series so far. The Metlalica songs were great, but most of the others I had never heard of before and they weren't that fun to play. #JustBeatIt

Live with Rastan Saga II for this week's Genesis A to Z! www.youtube.com/live/qcEkK9n...

Another @cartridgeclub.bsky.social game of the month is in the books! Okami was a really fun game. I started it for the first time in 2018 but never finished so I'm glad I stuck with it this time. I even did a no death run! #JustBeatIt

Find out what I got in this month's box from @videogamesmonthly.bsky.social ! youtu.be/j7R1yR89o1k?...

Ranger X is a badass run n gun game! There is a ton of action, gorgeous graphics, and a rocking soundtrack. #JustBeatIt

Live with Ranger X for this week's Genesis A to Z! www.youtube.com/live/BTeAmZD...

Lester the Unlikely is a pretty fun platformer that is very similar in style to the original Prince of Persia. This game gets a lot of hate, but it is undeserved. #JustBeatIt

Live with Rampart for this week's Genesis A to Z! www.youtube.com/live/4jnyAvh...