Episode 202 - Ristar

Episode 202 - Ristar

From Retro Wars by Daniel Carroll

March 13, 2026 · 1h 20m · Episode 203

About this episode

This episode discusses the game Ristar, its development by Sonic Team, and its unique gameplay mechanics.

Ristar the Sonic killer, well that was what he was called at the time. Surprisingly this game was only released on the mega drive and game gear with no other sequels. Made by the Sonic Team, this was a very different game where one little star needs to go out to save his father....by headbutting his enemies. This week, I am joined by Matt aka Stormaggedon You can follow me on the following socials: Twitter: @retrowarsuk Instagram: retro_wars_podcast Tiktok: @retrowarsuk Come join the smut squad in our discord at https://discord.gg/xwS47FPfgt Please give the show a 5 star review to help it get shown to others. If you want to help the show financially, you can do at www.patreon.com/retrowars 5% of the Patreon will go to the charity, Get Well Gamers. They are a UK charity who provides children's wards in 150 hospitals with consoles and games for the children to play. Their website can be found here - https://getwellgamers.org.uk/ If you would like to donate any games you can find out how to do this here - https://getwellgamers.org.uk/donate/donate-games/ Follow our artists - Slowspeed run's new channel - Doodle Lounge at https://www.youtube.com/c/SlowSpeedrun

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Carroll

Guest: Matt

Topics covered

  • Ristar
  • Sonic Team
  • video games
  • charity
  • gaming history

Keywords

  • Ristar
  • Sonic Team
  • Mega Drive
  • Game Gear
  • video games
  • charity
  • Get Well Gamers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sonic Team, Get Well Gamers, Doodle Lounge

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