Blog From The Bench

#06: Pit Fighter (Genesis)

Why it Made the Cut: Why are you laughing? Perhaps you have never played this game? Pit Fighter on the Genesis was antiquated through and through. The graphics were terrible, the sound atrocious, and the story was cheesy. But man did I have fun with this cartridge! As did everyone who I played it with. I can't explain why this game is so great, but it is. It's like explaining why I like garlic bread. I just do.

Props: For advanced players, the real joy of this game came at the penultimate battle, when your foes were two "Chainmen," a couple of giant lumbering lugs. Their go-to move was a running headbutt, and if you could time it right, you'd be able to get launched across the screen. My friends and I would have distance challenges. Funny, how we couldn't get prom dates though.

Poops: Stick only with the console edition. The arcade game is neither fun or easy.