Genesis Does What Nintendon't
This Genesis Run and Gun was made by Treasure, and is a precursor to Cupheads gameplay.
Gunstar Heroes
The first popular Indie game, following a robot boy named Quote
Cave Story
Street Fighters iconic duo Ryu and Ken are what kind of character?
Shoto (Shotokan)
This Atari Console's controller had 3 main buttons, and bizarrely a numpad on the bottom
Atari Jaguar
Sega Saturn
SNES May have had Super Castlevania IV, but Genesis had this Europe travelling title.
Castlevania Bloodlines
A Metroidvania title, clearly leaning on the Metroid side, following a scientist who survives an explosion to find an alien world
Axiom Verge
Guile, Honda, Blanka and more, rely on this particular special move style over motion inputs
Charge Inputs
This consoles original controller design was apparently good to hold, but looked so stupid they changed it to mimic its previous consoles visual design.
Playstation 3
Sega thought this game should exist as their only T rated game in their mascots franchise
Genesis' answer to Fire Emblem, which later evolved into an ARPG series.
Shining Force
A western themed platformer with a minimalist art and shading style, gameplay similar to Mega Man
Gunman Clive
In Mortal Kombat, this character was rumored all because of a stat on the results screen that had nothing to do with any actual battles.
Ermac
This console, made by a normally computer based company, had a control that looked upside down with bizarre symbols for its 4 buttons.
Amiga CD-32
This game was the last of its series for 14 years until a soft reboot in 2019 exclusively on PS4.
Sakura Wars V: So Long My Love
This cult classic beat em up was often passed on in favor of Streets of Rage, but stands alone in its comic book style.
Comix Zone
Originally a disaster when it released in 2016, this Indie game claimed to have a procedurally generated universe
No Man's Sky
Super Smash Bros. original working title before it became Nintendo themed
Dragon King: The Fighting Game
The grandaddy of all consoles had a controller that only had 2 dials to turn, no control sticks, no buttons.
Magnavox Odyssey
This series was rejected from having a 4th title for almost 25 years all because a Sega higherup didn't think it was popular.
Streets of Rage
This dynamic duos games were a bizarre trip starring 2 alien rappers...Seriously.
Toejam & Earl
The first attempt by an indie dev to succeed Jet Set Radio, sadly crippled by being Multiplayer only.
Hover: Revolt of Gamers
Virtua Fighters Roster is very small but meticulously detailed. Who was the last character to be made for the original VF
Akira Yuki
A console controller that, while normally musical, was used to speedrun Divekick at GDQ one year
DK Bongos
This games reputation as a horrible, boring spinoff title was the result of Sega forcing a 3rd party dev to work on a console they weren't familiar with in a very short time limit.
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric