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SEGA / Sep 13, 2010
The evil tyrant Greedy holds the galaxy of Valdi under a reign of terror, spreading misery and darkness. But from the depths of space comes Ristar, a shining shooting star who is destined for greatness. Only his special powers can restore happiness to the solar system once again.
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7 user reviews
100% positive, 7 reviews
Ristar is a platformer that was released in 1995 and made by Sega of Japan. Right at the end of Sega Genesis life on oversaturated platformers market, so it didn't receive much recognition. They say that it might be done by Sonic Team people but most of devs in credits seem to be new. 16 Megabit ROM Power. It also had a Game Gear port. It's not on level of 16-bit brother but it had different level design here and...
106 found this helpful, 2018-01-04
I'm an older gamer going back to Atari 2600 and C-64, but I have never really played a lot of Sega games back in the day. My first Sega console in fact was the Dreamcast, and only one of my friends at the time even had a Genesis (Megadrive). It was an end of life release for the console, so I guess not many have played it until the re-releases. So, this release of Ristar is my first experience with the game. So far...
64 found this helpful, 2015-12-26
Really amazing to see such piece of history. A game that works as a DLC for this bundle: The SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics. Which is basically a legal emulation bundle. This game is originally from 1995. Very old. And: I'm happy to see it included on Steam. I have two main positives to say about that: The first cool positive: The ROM is included. Which is fantastic for the fans of emulation. We can boot it up...
10 found this helpful, 2022-07-03
Of all the platforming mascots forgotten in the 90s, Ristar probably receives the most respect, and it generally deserves it. It’s not just a colourful and enjoyable example of its genre; it’s even a little ahead of its time, feeling closer to a puzzle-platformer than the pure action of its contemporaries. It’s also more forgiving than similar games of its time, although some late-game obstacles and the...
6 found this helpful, 2021-05-13
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