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In 1989 Sega released a console called the "Genesis" in North America, following it's counterpart in Japan the "Master System" . It came out to compete with the already successful Nintendo Entertainment System console. and it actually did really good, at least in North America. By acquiring the rights to release games based on Disney Motion Pictures, Sega Developed many amazing games such as "Lion King", "World of illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse", "Quack Shot", and many others. But the one that made a bigger impression and even today is consider one of the top Genesis games of all time.  Aladdin  Is a beautiful game and very fun platformer. The Graphics , as in many of these Disney titles, are astonishing for the time, the colours and animations are excellent. The Backgrounds are very accurate and polished, representing all the different moments of the movie. The sound  is nothing new really, just what you w

REVIEW "CONTRA" (NES) Contra is one of the hardest games I have ever played, hands down. But it is also very enjoyable. The art in the game is surprisingly very pretty for the era, at least in it´s own way. The amazing Characters  Bill “Mad Dog” and Lance “Scorpion”  are compelling and even though they are based on characters from pop culture of the decade such as Stallone’s Rambo they feel original in their own way. The villain is quite memorable as well I enjoyed quite a bit the story, which I was surprised to find in such a short game. The gameplay fills responsive enough, but the craziness and speed of everything that is going on the screen made me tired at times, the 8 axis directional shooting was very much appreciated on the other hand, it gave more freedom and made it more strategic to find ways to actually damage the enemies. Endless enemy waves make it fun but also quite frustrating at certain times if you get shucked, the game seems to be