Streets of Rage

Here's the thirteenth game I've beaten from the Genesis project, and the first one done co-op. Keith shares a co-beating credit with me here, and while I'll leave the door open for him to post his own opinions on this game, or at least comment on this one, I can say pretty confidently that he was as flabbergasted by the lag-laden clunky controls as I've been on every single Genesis game to date.

Like at least half of the Genesis project games played so far, this one was a side-scrolling beat-em-up. It was notable for little more than its utterly anticlimactic ending. There were eight stages and the first six stages ended with boss fights. The seventh and eighth stages did not. There was no final boss. We finished the eighth level and credits rolled. A quick glance at an online walkthrough indicates that this wasn't supposed to happen, and there was indeed supposed to be a final boss. But we can both assure you, there was no final boss. Blame the emulator, blame the game, blame the walkthrough. I have no idea.

Ecco the Dolphin
Arrow Flash
Alien Storm
DecapAttack
Comix Zone
Streets of Rage
Chakan: The Forever Man
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Columns III
Columns
Crack Down
Altered Beast
Bonanza Brothers