Play Ex-Ranza Online
Dodging neon bullet hell to a screeching synth soundtrack—your spread shot’s the only thing keeping you alive when the screen erupts in 16-bit chaos.
Ex-Ranza is that rare Genesis shooter you stumble on late at night while digging through ROMs—then suddenly it's 2 AM and you're still glued to the screen. It's got that perfect mix of Thunder Force's speed and Gradius' weapon upgrades, but with these wild neon explosions that make you wonder how they squeezed so much juice out of 16-bit hardware.
The first stage hits you with this synth-rock track that sounds like someone fed a Megadrive through a jet engine, and the enemies come at you in these hypnotic patterns—dodging feels impossible until it clicks. I died like six times before realizing the spread shot works better against the mid-boss than the laser (trust me on this).
It's tough but never cheap, the kind of game where losing makes you mutter "one more try" instead of throwing your controller. Honestly criminal that it got overshadowed by Sega's bigger franchises—this is the stuff retro collectors brag about finding.
Download Ex-Ranza ROM
You can download this ROM to play Ex-Ranza offline using an Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
