Fatman on the Sega Genesis yɛ saa weird, janky platformers a ɔkwan bi so no ɔbata wo ho no mu biako. Wobɔ sɛ saa ɔbran ketewa a ɔyɛ chunky a ɔde birikisi adom tu no, nanso sɛ wode ne mu duru yɛ wo su pɛ a, controls no te nka ankasa sɛ ɛyɛ abotɔyam. Atamfo a wɔyɛ nwonwa yi ahyɛ level ahorow no ma —ebinom te sɛ nam a wɔnantew, afoforo te sɛ traffic cones a wɔwɔ nkate —na ade no nyinaa wɔ saa classic "Dɛn na na wɔredwen ho?" 90s a ɛyɛ fɛ.

Nanso, ɛnyɛ mmerɛw. Mfitiaseɛ no, wobɛwu pii, dodoɔ no ara firi sɛ wobɛbu ahuruhuruw a ɛnteɛ anaasɛ atamfoɔ a wɔrepue afiri baabiara no abɔ wo soboɔ. Nanso biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛyɛ nwonwa a mfaso wɔ so sɛ awiei koraa no wɔde nnadewa abɔ ɔfã a ɛyɛ den wɔ mmɔden dumien akyi. Nnwom no nyaa saa genesis synth nnyigyei a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no, na pixel art no yɛ nea ɛkɔ akyiri ara kwa a ɛbɛma woasusuw sɛnea ɛpiapiaa ne nyinaa kɔɔ cartridge mu no ho.

Sɛ wonyinii a na wowɔ Genesis a, eyi yɛ nostalgia akwantu. Sɛ woanyɛ saa a, ɛda so ara yɛ anigye (na ɛyɛ abasamtu) peek into retro gaming’s rough edges. Kɛkɛ ntow wo controller no.