To the right, to the left, in utter darkness, the twentieth century draws to a close.
If injustice runs rampant in the west, we'll run in and crush it to smithereens.
If evil throws its weight around in the east, we'll tap its shoulder and ask it to stop.
In the Heisei period, there are three stars that shine with brilliance and radiance:
We are the proud... Flower Detective Trio!

... it's kinda funny, how after the Team Rocket Trio borrowed so much from Time Bokan's villain trios, that the first Time Bokan trio after the introduction of Pokemon borrowed a little something from Team Rocket!

May 31, 2025, 8:27 AM

Yawackhary

Sheet:
Mobo & Robo

@JeraldAnimator23 Nope. These are the originals.

The Genesis version was a cutdown port of the game missing stages, features and graphical effects as well as a bad translation and depending on version, censorship. The graphics were redrawn looking "flatter". Even the music has a bug losing the instruments on the Bonanza Brothers Duty song over time. Sega outsourced this one to ITL who usually do Taito ports that are cut down with missing stages/characters/features. Sadly it is also the most well known version...

Outside of the arcade original, the Sharp X68000 and PC Engine versions are pretty good with the former looking pretty close to the arcade. The PS2 version in Sega Classics Collection is also a good version.

May 31, 2025, 8:08 AM

Yawackhary

Game:
Sega Ages: Phantasy Star Generation 2 (JPN)

@Doc Yep, it was Japan only. I believe there were plans for the Phantasy Star remakes to be released as a compilation in the US but it never happened. Besides the reception of the remakes in general caused Sega to change to the emulation/port approach with M2 with the Fantasy Zone II remake bundled in with some of the games being the last thing in the line.

The only thing out of the PS2 Sega Ages line that came out in the US and Europe on the console was Sega Classics Collection. A collection of some of the remakes with Alien Syndrome had to be dropped in PAL regions due to Germany. It was also the first time that Tant-R and Ichinant-R were translated too.

Eventually the Galaxy Force II port and the Fantasy Zone II remake were released further down the line on the 3DS but that's another story.

May 31, 2025, 7:40 AM

The21zonz

Game:
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

This video game changed my life /hj

May 31, 2025, 7:24 AM

Jefoi

Sheet:
Credits

eh plenty of things in this game can be questioned, not just Lincoln, there are so many odd and off choices that I am amazed this game even exist

May 31, 2025, 7:15 AM

Doc von Schmeltwick

Game:
TKO: Titanic Kungfubot Offensive

These robots look suspiciously like they were made by Dr. Eggman.

May 31, 2025, 7:09 AM

Doc von Schmeltwick

Game:
Sega Ages: Phantasy Star Generation 2 (JPN)

Pretty sure this was Japan-only, unfortunately. In America at least, Sony was anal about not releasing any non-3D games. Of course, that still was their most successful era.

May 31, 2025, 7:06 AM

bucko

Game:
Air Zonk

it's nice seeing more sprites uploaded, i love this game and its sequel

May 31, 2025, 7:05 AM

Doc von Schmeltwick

Sheet:
Omega

@Sammy Because even for a single sprite, it's high-quality.

May 31, 2025, 6:53 AM

Jayman357

Sheet:
Travelling Merchant

I know Spat Exists But in my Eye This is The Main Antagonist of the Game