Around 2 hours 15 minutes to "beat" using save states. Save states are legit in this version since they are built into this compilation. I realised late that Blaze was probably the character I used originally as she is much faster. Normally I dont allow Save state cheating but this version lets you save anywhere, so I allowed it and counted is as a game beaten on my compilation games section of the Games Beaten list. The main reason for playing through this was practice to beat the original Streets Of Rage again.
This was basically a practice run to refresh my memory. I will post up a legit run of the Genesis version shortly. I beat this game decades ago on the Sega CD. That port is identical to the Genesis version, but I never beat that rom. I didnt have capture capabilities until 2017 so there is around 1000 completed games that never got captured.
For the Genesis version I should have a legit playthrough, tutorial and review up once I complete it.
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