• Demolish Fist
Release Date: 2003 (Atomiswave / Dreamcast port)
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Demolish Fist is a 3D beat ’em up with combo-based combat, special attacks, and stage-based progression through enemy-filled environments.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously, each controlling a character on the same screen. Players fight through stages together, use combos and special attacks cooperatively, and take on enemies and bosses side by side.
• Trizeal
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Trizeal is a vertically scrolling shooter where players control a transforming spacecraft that can switch between three forms, each tied to different weapon types. The game features six stages with increasing difficulty, boss encounters, multiple screen modes, and unlockable modes that change gameplay conditions.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously, each controlling their own ship on the same screen. Both players progress through stages together, switch between weapon types independently, collect power-ups to upgrade their weapons, and fight enemies and bosses cooperatively.
• Death Crimson 2
Release Date: 1999
Genre: Light Gun Shooter
Players: 1–2
• Description - Death Crimson 2 is a light gun shooter that combines stage-based shooting sections with story sequences and movement-based adventure elements between missions.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together during the light gun stages, each controlling their own targeting cursor on the same screen. Players can also skip directly to the shooting sections, where both players fight through enemy encounters cooperatively.
• Castle Shikigami 2
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Castle Shikigami 2 is a vertical shoot ’em up built around character-specific attacks, close-range scoring mechanics, and stage-based progression with heavy bullet patterns.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously, each controlling a different character on the same screen. Both players fight through the stages together while using their own attacks, movement styles, and special abilities.
• Seven Mansions: Ghastly Smile
Release Date: 2001
Genre: Survival Horror
Players: 1–2
• Description - Seven Mansions: Ghastly Smile is a survival horror game where players explore a haunted mansion, solve puzzles, fight enemies, and progress through story-driven horror scenarios.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously, each controlling a character as they move through the mansions together. Players explore, fight enemies, and solve puzzles through the game. There is a fixed camera angle when both players are on the screen together, when they separate, it dynamically switches to first person splitscreen. Or you can set it to stay on first person so it’s not so disorienting.
• Centipede
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Shooter / Arcade
Players: 1–2
• Description - Centipede is a modernized 3D reimagining of the classic arcade shooter, updating the original formula with polygonal visuals, new enemy types, and expanded stage progression while keeping the core bug-blasting gameplay intact.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play in split-screen simultaneously, each controlling their own side of the playfield while fighting waves of enemies together. Both players survive and shoot independently while progressing through the game cooperatively.
• Sega Smash Pack
Release Date: 2001
Genre: Compilation
Players: 1–2
• Description - Sega Smash Pack is a compilation of Sega titles, primarily consisting of Genesis games, with a few co-op-compatible games included.
• Co-op Experience - The co-op content comes from Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage 2, and Virtua Cop 2. Each of those games can be played with two players simultaneously, depending on the selected title.
• Samba de Amigo
Release Date: 2000
Genre: Rhythm
Players: 1–2
• Description - Samba de Amigo is a rhythm game played with maraca controllers, built around matching musical prompts and timing-based input.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together in Couples Mode, where both players perform the song cooperatively and are expected to stay in sync. Both players follow the rhythm prompts together as part of a shared performance.
• Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits Vol. 2
Release Date: 2000
Genre: Arcade Compilation
Players: 1–4
• Description - Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation of classic arcade titles. The co-op content here comes from Gauntlet and Rampage.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play Gauntlet or Rampage together. In Gauntlet, players move through dungeons cooperatively while fighting enemies and collecting items. In Rampage, players control giant monsters and destroy cities together on the same screen.
• Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits Vol. 1
Release Date: 2000
Genre: Arcade Compilation
Players: 1–2
• Description - Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits Vol. 1 is a compilation of classic arcade games. The co-op content included here comes from Joust.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play Joust simultaneously on the same screen. Both players work together to survive enemy waves and clear stages cooperatively.
• Sonic Adventure
Release Date: 1999
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1–2 (limited support)
• Description - Sonic Adventure is a 3D platformer featuring multiple playable characters, large hub areas, and story-based stage progression.
• Co-op Experience - After completing a level, a second player can take control of Tails during replayed stages. The second player can assist Sonic by flying, attacking enemies, and moving around the stage, though the mode functions more like a support role than a full equal co-op mode.
• Star Wars Demolition
Release Date: 2000
Genre: Vehicular Combat
Players: 1–2
• Description - Star Wars Demolition is a vehicle combat game set in the Star Wars universe, where players drive and battle in armed vehicles across arena-style stages.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the game together, each controlling their own vehicle. Both players fight enemy vehicles cooperatively and progress through the game side by side.
• Charge ‘N Blast
Release Date: 2000
Genre: Shooter
Players: 1–2
• Description - Charge ‘N Blast is a third-person shooter where movement and aiming are separated, allowing players to dodge attacks while independently targeting enemies.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously, each controlling their own character. Movement is handled separately from aiming, with each player using a targeting cursor to attack enemies while navigating the same stages together.
• 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
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
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
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
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
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
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.