As advanced and beautiful as games may be these days, it's good to know your history. With over three decades of videogame releases, there are hundreds of titles from yesteryear that still hold a ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Ristar is celebrating its 30-year anniversary today, February 16, ...

Dedicated Ristar fans are still holding out for a sequel 30 years later, especially after Sega acknowledged the game’s birthday on its socials. After years of thoroughly neglecting most of its older ...

But where Sega had gotten a big hit was Sonic. With Sonic and Tails, the 16-bit era was the perfect match. The hedgehog with attitude had exploded into a phenomenon that, if not rivaling Nintendo’s ...

Legend has it that when Yuji Naka and his pals on Sega’s Sonic Team were sketching out ideas for the character that would eventually become Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the first concepts involved a ...

Chris started gaming in the 8-bit era so writing game reviews seemed like a natural choice of activity to protect his brain from further atrophy during his final year in a psychiatric penitentiary.

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. All the way from 1995, SEGA’s Ristar is now available for Android and iOS devices. While I may have only been ...

In the 16-bit era it became apparent that you can base a platformer around virtually anything, from the red dot on the 7UP logo to an anthropomorphic shooting star. If you haven't already guessed, the ...

Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. But I am sure you are not here for a history lesson. The main question I am sure everyone is wondering is "how does the game play?" ...

The Sega Forever Collection just received a new addition – Ristar. While not as popular as Sonic, the game is a platformer made by the same team and published in 1995 for the Sega Genesis. While Sonic ...