Sega Forever Collection - Ristar

 

Ristar is now the newest retro title to join the SEGA Forever Collection. This new version of the game is a free-to-play mobile game with ad support. You can remove the ads with a one-time in-app transaction of $1.99. They have added new features like cloud saves, leader boards, and controller support. The SEGA Forever Collection version of Ristar is available on Google Play for Android devices and also on the iOS App Store for iPad and iPhone. Ristar was originally released on the SEGA Genesis game console back in 1995.

The evil tyrant, Greedy, has taken over the galaxy of Valdi and so Ristar must step in and foil his plans. Ristar is a player-controlled shining, shooting star with very stretchy arms. You can use them to grab enemies and your surroundings alike to swing through the galaxy’s six planet levels. You can also use them to head-butt all the jerks dumb enough to get in your way! SEGA also has a trailer showing the gameplay in action, so here it is:

 

You can use the following link to download the Sega Forever Collection version of Ristar. Note that this link should take you to the correct store whether you open it from an Android or iOS device.

Download Ristar on Android/iOS

 

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You can check out the full press release below:


 

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SAN FRANCISCO, LONDON – August 10, 2017 – Get ready to grab your enemies… and head-butt them! Today Ristar, originally released in 1995 for the SEGA Genesis, joins the SEGA Forever collection as a free-to-play mobile title with ad support. Players can now download the game for free from the App Store for iPhone and iPad and Google Play Store for Android devices.

In Ristar, players explore six planet levels as a shining shooting star with stretchable arms, grabbing on to surroundings and enemies alike in an effort to topple Greedy, the evil tyrant who has taken ahold of the galaxy of Valdi.

With added features including leaderboards, cloud saves, controller support, and more, this official emulation of the unique side-scrolling platformer Ristar is the latest game to join SEGA Forever, a growing collection of classic SEGA titles from every console era that are available free-to-play (with ad support) for mobile devices. Additionally, players who wish to experience the games without ads can remove them for a one-time in app purchase priced at $1.99.

Download Ristar now*

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*this link will open the correct store, whether you are opening it from an iOS or Android device

 

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Michael Fontanini
Michael is a veteran gamer in his late 30s, who grew up around video games, with fond memories of the oldies like the NES, SNES, and N64 among others. He loves Nintendo, but also plays a lot of games on his PC. Michael also enjoys going for walks/bike rides, loves animals, and enjoys thunderstorms (and science in general). I love Nintendo but I also play a lot of game's on PC, many of which are on steam. My favorite Nintendo game's include Zelda, Metroid, and Smash Bros to name a few. On PC I love the Half-Life games, as well as most all of the Source Engine games just to name a few.