Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A playthrough of Sega's 1993 license-based action-platformer for the Sega Genesis, Jurassic Park.
I played both campaigns for this video. Grant's game begins at 0:34, and the raptor's begins at 26:58.
Jurassic Park was one of those crazy pop-culture phenoms that had a seemingly endless reach, a fact that's made abundantly clear by the sheer volume of video games that were made to cash in on the hype. Between 1993 and 1994, there were no fewer than twelve (!) officially licensed JP games released for the dedicated gaming platforms.
The first Genesis game wasn't the best of them, but it was arguably the best known and most beloved of the bunch. Sega spent an ungodly sum promoting it, it was plastered across magazine covers and store displays everywhere you went, it was virtually impossible to find in-stock copies at the video store that summer, and it sat on the best-seller lists for months. Everything about it was just so damned cool. 90s cool. Sega cool.
I mean, how awesome was it when you turned the game on for the first time and the T. Rex roared "SEGA!" at you? It also didn't hurt that the dinosaurs looked like the ones in the movie. What I remember the most about the excitement surrounding the game, though, was that it let you play as the raptor. Who would want to be Dr. Grant when you could maul and eat people as a leathery, prehistoric wrecking ball on legs? (Not that Grant was a bad choice. The raptor didn't get a rocket launcher!)
The game being split into two campaigns was a fun and innovative touch (though it seems obvious in hindsight that it was an attempt to stretch things out), and the nonstop violence was proof that Sega knew their audience well. It was light on content and heavy on jank, but Jurassic Park for the Genesis was the right game at the right time, and in its moment, it was a true superstar.
How many of you guys loved this one back then?
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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A playthrough of Sega's 1993 license-based action-platformer for the Sega Genesis, Jurassic Park.
I played both campaigns for this video. Grant's game begins at 0:34, and the raptor's begins at 26:58.
Jurassic Park was one of those crazy pop-culture phenoms that had a seemingly endless reach, a fact that's made abundantly clear by the sheer volume of video games that were made to cash in on the hype. Between 1993 and 1994, there were no fewer than twelve (!) officially licensed JP games released for the dedicated gaming platforms.
The first Genesis game wasn't the best of them, but it was arguably the best known and most beloved of the bunch. Sega spent an ungodly sum promoting it, it was plastered across magazine covers and store displays everywhere you went, it was virtually impossible to find in-stock copies at the video store that summer, and it sat on the best-seller lists for months. Everything about it was just so damned cool. 90s cool. Sega cool.
I mean, how awesome was it when you turned the game on for the first time and the T. Rex roared "SEGA!" at you? It also didn't hurt that the dinosaurs looked like the ones in the movie. What I remember the most about the excitement surrounding the game, though, was that it let you play as the raptor. Who would want to be Dr. Grant when you could maul and eat people as a leathery, prehistoric wrecking ball on legs? (Not that Grant was a bad choice. The raptor didn't get a rocket launcher!)
The game being split into two campaigns was a fun and innovative touch (though it seems obvious in hindsight that it was an attempt to stretch things out), and the nonstop violence was proof that Sega knew their audience well. It was light on content and heavy on jank, but Jurassic Park for the Genesis was the right game at the right time, and in its moment, it was a true superstar.
How many of you guys loved this one back then?
_____________
No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
NintendoComplete (nintendocomplete.com/) punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games!
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A playthrough of Nintendos 1998 JRPG for the Nintendo Game Boy, Pokémon Blue Version.
Played on the Super Game Boy.
This is the first part of a two-part playthrough, showing from the beginning up through the raid on Team Rockets HQ in Celadon City. Part two can be found at https://youtu.be/n3r6_kMDOV8
After developing a string of small but well-received games throughout the early 90s, including a couple of collaborations with Nintendo, Game Freak finally hit the big leagues with the release of Pokémon. The initial Japanese releases of Pokémon Red and Green were slow to pick up steam, but once that train got going, there was no turning back. They, along with Blue (which took the place of Green for the international releases) ultimately went on to become the foundation of an unreasonably huge media empire and a long-running series of video games, and the franchise yanked a very tired Game Boy back from the brink of death in the late 90s.
I was sixteen in 1998, so I remember the Pokémon craze well, but I had no interest in a game so firmly aimed at the kid crowd. But now, playing it as an adult decades later, its not hard to see what made people fall in love with Pokémon. Its a quality, mechanically complex JRPG thats wrapped up in a respectfully accessible, kid-friendly presentation, and the innovative use of the Game Boys link cable functionality gives the experience a long pair of legs.
I wish that I hadnt outright dismissed it as a baby game back in 1998, because this is a lot of fun. If you enjoy RPGs, Id suggest giving it a try. Theres a lot of engaging stuff lurking beneath the hyperactive schoolyard anime vibe.
If youd prefer a more exotic Pokémon game:
Pokémon Tetris for the Pokémon Mini
https://youtu.be/Gl9cvsIe4xU
Learn With Pokémon: Typing Adventure for the Nintendo DS
https://youtu.be/-VDgSVlRpBk
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