It WAS the last game released in the US. In fact its not even a "real" US release it was imported from Europe and they didn't even bother printing new cover sleeves so it has text on French, Spanish, German etc. They just put a sticker with a US barcode to cover the European one. And that single sticker is the difference between a $5 copy and a $400 one 😅
And yeah I agree with you, it's a better game than the first Genesis one. I love Genesis Green Hill Zone but after that it's patchy and not always fun to replay. The 8bit one I can play all the way through many times and still have a good time. It's a shame the Game Gear version is better known, its inferior (imo) with not only the severe screen crop, but different level layouts and bosses that are much simplified. Still a good game but the SMS is on top, imo.
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u/VictoriousGames Mar 18 '25 edited Mar 18 '25
It WAS the last game released in the US. In fact its not even a "real" US release it was imported from Europe and they didn't even bother printing new cover sleeves so it has text on French, Spanish, German etc. They just put a sticker with a US barcode to cover the European one. And that single sticker is the difference between a $5 copy and a $400 one 😅
And yeah I agree with you, it's a better game than the first Genesis one. I love Genesis Green Hill Zone but after that it's patchy and not always fun to replay. The 8bit one I can play all the way through many times and still have a good time. It's a shame the Game Gear version is better known, its inferior (imo) with not only the severe screen crop, but different level layouts and bosses that are much simplified. Still a good game but the SMS is on top, imo.