Sega Classics Arcade Collection

Sega Classics Arcade Collection
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Compilation
Players: 1–2

Description - Sega Classics Arcade Collection is a compilation of Genesis games that includes titles like Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Columns, Revenge of Shinobi, and Super Monaco GP.

Co-op Experience - The co-op content here comes from Streets of Rage, which retains its original two-player simultaneous co-op. Two players fight through the game together on the same screen, moving side by side through stages and taking on enemies cooperatively. Golden Axe is only single player in this version for some reason.

Doom Resurrection

Doom Resurrection
Release Date: Homebrew / ROM Hack
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Doom Resurrection is an enhanced homebrew rebuild of Doom for the Sega 32X that adds major technical improvements, additional features, and expanded multiplayer options.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play in split-screen co-op on a single system, with each player controlling their own marine and exploring the same level together. Both players can move independently, fight enemies, collect weapons and keys, and progress through the campaign side by side.

NBA Jam: Tournament Edition

NBA Jam: Tournament Edition
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Sports / Arcade Basketball
Players: 1–2

Description - NBA Jam: Tournament Edition is a fast-paced arcade basketball game featuring two-on-two matches, exaggerated dunks, and the same core gameplay found in other home versions of NBA Jam.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play on the same team, with each player controlling one basketball player during the match. Players work together on offense and defense across full games against CPU teams.

WWF Raw

WWF Raw
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Wrestling
Players: 1–2

Description - WWF Raw is a wrestling game based on the WWF license, featuring a roster of recognizable wrestlers and arcade-style one-on-one or tag team matches.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play together in tag team matches, each controlling one wrestler on the same team. Players alternate in and out of the ring and work together to defeat the opposing team.

WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Wrestling / Arcade
Players: 1–2

Description - WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game is an arcade-style wrestling game with digitized wrestlers, exaggerated attacks, and fast-paced matches that lean more toward fighting game mechanics than wrestling simulation.

Co-op Experience - Two players can team up in tag team matches. Both players choose wrestlers and work together against an opposing team, tagging in and out during the match while trying to win the required falls before time runs out.

Tempest 2000

Tempest 2000
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Shoot ’em Up / Tube Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Tempest 2000 is a fast, stylish update to the arcade classic, built around blasting enemies while moving around geometric tube-like stages. It is simple in concept, but the visuals, speed, and soundtrack make it incredibly addictive.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play together and work through the stages side by side, helping cover enemies as the pace gets faster and more chaotic.

Sonic Jam

Sonic Jam
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Platformer / Compilation
Players: 1–2

Description - Sonic Jam is a compilation of the main Genesis Sonic games, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Sonic 3, and Sonic & Knuckles. It is mostly a collection release, but it still counts thanks to the co-op functionality built into some of the included games.

Co-op Experience - The co-op content comes from Sonic 2 and Sonic 3, where a second player can control Tails alongside Sonic. It is the same assist-style co-op from the Genesis versions.

Revolution X

Revolution X
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Revolution X is a weird arcade shooter built around rescuing Aerosmith from an oppressive futuristic regime. It is full of cheesy acting, ridiculous scenarios, and a lot of “so bad it’s good” energy that makes it more memorable than it is actually good.

Co-op Experience - Two players can move cursors around the screen and shoot through the campaign together, taking out enemies and blowing up scenery.

Rampage World Tour

Rampage World Tour
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Action / Arcade
Players: 1–2

Description - Rampage World Tour is an updated version of the classic arcade destruction game where players choose giant monsters and tear through cities one building at a time. It is simple, dumb fun with a lot of smashing, but it can start to feel repetitive if you play for too long.

Co-op Experience - Two players can team up and destroy cities together while swatting away military attacks and leveling everything in sight. It is easy to jump into and works best as a casual co-op game in shorter sessions.

Midway Presents Arcade’s Greatest Hits: The Arcade Collection 1

Midway Presents Arcade’s Greatest Hits: The Arcade Collection 1
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Arcade Compilation
Players: 1–2

Description - This Midway collection brings together several classic arcade games in one package. For co-op purposes, the main reason to include it is Joust, which remains one of the most recognizable multiplayer arcade games ever made.

Co-op Experience - The co-op content here is basically Joust, where two players can fly together and survive waves of enemies on the same screen.

Crimewave

Crimewave
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Vehicular Combat / Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Crimewave is an isometric vehicular combat game where players drive armed vehicles through urban stages while hunting down enemies. It has a fast arcade feel, even if the controls can be a little awkward.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play in split-screen and drive through the same stages together. It technically functions as co-op, though it can sometimes feel like both players are racing to destroy targets first rather than fully coordinating.

Crime Patrol (Unreleased)

Crime Patrol
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Full Motion Video / Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Crime Patrol is a full motion video shooter built around live-action police scenarios where players react to armed criminals appearing on screen. It is a very gimmicky mid-’90s style game and only exists on Saturn as a prototype.

Co-op Experience - Two players can work together by shooting threats as they appear and trying to survive each scene.

Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands

Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Platformer / Arcade Compilation
Players: 1–2

Description - This collection includes Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands, bringing two classic arcade games to the Sega Saturn. For co-op fans, the main attraction is Bubble Bobble, the single-screen action platformer built around trapping enemies in bubbles.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play through Bubble Bobble together just like the arcade version, working cooperatively to clear each stage and set up combos.

Area 51

Area 51
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Light Gun Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Area 51 is a home port of the arcade light gun shooter where players battle aliens and infected soldiers inside the famous military base. It leans heavily into cheesy live-action presentation, digitized enemies, and campy arcade sci-fi style.

Co-op Experience - Two players can shoot through the campaign together, covering the screen and reacting to enemies as they appear. The fun mostly comes from the fast arcade pacing, the cheesy presentation, and trying not to accidentally shoot civilians.

Amok

Amok
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Vehicular Combat / Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Amok is a sci-fi vehicular combat game where players pilot transformable machines through underwater and land-based missions. It has a darker futuristic style and mixes free-roaming combat with stage objectives, giving it a feel somewhat like an underwater version of Twisted Metal.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play in split-screen and work through the missions together while fighting enemy vehicles and completing objectives. The game is pretty difficult, so co-op helps make its chaotic and punishing stages a little more manageable.