Saying Goodbye to the Genesis and Game Gear - VectorMan 2 and Sonic Blast | Gaming Through the Years

With the final Genesis and Game Gear games in this series, we truly reach the end of the 16-bit era of gaming.

Time codes:
0:00 - SEGA's Legacy Circa 1996
2:44 - VectorMan 2: The Basics
5:29 - VectorMan 2: One Step Forward, Another One Back
9:44 - VectorMan 2: Reception & Legacy
11:34 - The Many Canceled VectorMan 3s
14:29 - What VectorMan Represents Today
15:31 - Sonic Blast: The Basics
17:46 - Sonic Blast: Graphics & Difficulty
20:36 - Sonic Blast's Master System Port
21:45 - Sonic Blast: Yeah, It's Pretty Bad
23:19 - Here's to You, Genesis

Endcard Artwork by OcaRockaRina (Twitter)

VectorMan, VectorMan 2 © 1995, 1996 SEGA, BlueSky Studios
Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Gems Collection © 1992, 2005 SEGA, Sonic Team
Sonic 3D Blast © 1996 SEGA, Sonic Team, Traveller's Tales
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection © 2009 SEGA, Backbone Entertainment
SEGA Genesis Mini II © 2022 SEGA

Featuring Music by:
Jon Holland, Kojiro Mikusa

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