Ep. 10: Helmet Special

Sega Mania Podcast

Happy Friday, Maniacs (Sorry, Tim)! The Sega Mania Podcast is back with more of what you love from the guys you tolerate. Well, less of them this time as it's a five-man pod. It's just a little Steve and Sam-less, it's still good, it's still good!

First up, we chat about the long-ago promised Game We Missed: M.U.S.H.A. This blistering vertical-scrolling shooter gets a proper going over by the lads, with a hefty inserted discussion on how expensive retro games are these days, and the most we've personally ever paid for one.

The rankings return with easily the worst batch yet, as we crowbar the following stinkers in somewhere near the bottom (and move on, as Rob would say): Kid Chameleon, Klax, TaleSpin, Road Rash II, Bart vs. The Space Mutants, and WWF Super Wrestlemania. Ok, so Klax and Road Rash II are alright.

Lastly, we have a listener question asking us what our favourite games ever are and why. If you want to ask us a question, please send them in to [e-mail]. Don't forget we have a Patreon too, where you can support us for a whole heap of cool rewards and listen to an exclusive 'Meet the Maniac' episode all about our beloved Rob Kirkup.

Here's the rankings list (pre-pod) that you can follow along with:

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2. Streets of Rage
3. Sonic the Hedgehog
4. Revenge of Shinobi
5. QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
6. ToeJam & Earl
7. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
8. Thunder Force IV
9. World of Illusion
10. Columns
11. Golden Axe
12. Alien Storm
13. Spider-Man vs The Kingpin
14. Road Rash
15. Strider
16. Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
17. Dick Tracy
18. World Cup Italia '90
19. Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
20. OutRun
21. Alien 3
22. Atomic Runner
23. Super Hang-on
24. ESWAT
25. The Terminator
26. Taz-Mania
27. Space Harrier II
28. Galaxy Force II
29. Decap Attack
30. Turrican
31. Splatterhouse 2
32. Batman
33. Super Thunder Blade
34. Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
35. Shadow of the Beast
36. Steel Talons