Feels kinda weird rating this so high, but like, there's nothing objectively wrong with it. It works great, even on modern operating systems (using the correct patches, of course) and it's got no missing content, licensed tracks aside. Speaking of, the music is obviously this version's downside. You get the choice between MIDI or FM Synth, and on modern hardware neither sounds great, but with the correct components from the era you could get fairly close to Genesis sound, but, as previously mentioned, the infamous MJ tracks have all been taken out and replaced for the prototype tracks. Personally, I like these just fine, although I still prefer the final tracks. Is there a reason to play this in the modern day? Not really, curiosity aside. If you own a modern PC, you have a million different ways to play this game that are gonna be infinitely better, so this moreso stands as an interesting relic of a bygone time, when porting a Genesis game was considered a good option.

Reviewed on Feb 24, 2024


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