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I wouldn't have any faith in Sega themselves trying to do this sort of thing for other old Genesis games. Sonic Mania, after all, was spearheaded by a fan-turned-professional who actually understands what makes Sonic great (something Sonic Team has clearly lost). Same thing with that great Wonder Boy remake. Made by someone who loved the old games, not by Sega. I'm sure in the right hands, many of these old franchises could be awesome again.

Perhaps my glasses are rosy lol but no, I played everything in that game, including the story mode. It was brutal but doable.

Mega Party Game$ was always my favorite, especially the ninja mode where you'd stack turtles as you lost games, trying not to fall. So many good times.

I love the reversible cover with the Genesis-esque box art

That is an ambitious month! I always hear good things about the GBA Klonoa games. I'd like to play them eventually. I can't believe there is anyone left that hasn't seen Finding Nemo lol. That movie came out on DVD right as my oldest niece was learning to talk. She couldn't say Philip, so I was Uncle Nemo for several years 

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is one of my all-time favorite shows. Both seasons are excellent, as is the follow up movie Solid State Society. I hope you enjoy it!

I had the hardest time with Alien Soldier until I looked up some tips online and read an in-depth explanation of the controls and abilities. Then everything clicked. It's still really hard but tons of fun too.

GX was super hard but it was a good, fair challenge. I don't feel that way about the original.

My son just got Sonic Mania Plus for his birthday, but that will be in the August recap ;) It does look really good.

Or, you know, at least when I duck into cover!

Go check Amazon. It's super cheap! (I saw it Target when getting my NES Classic and they're still asking $60 for it!)