Author: Ken Horowitz

Features, Interviews

Interview: David Javelosa (Multimedia Studio Sound Director)

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During first half of the ’90s, Sega was a growing company that poured lots of cash into research and development. At the forefront of this investment was its initiative to create one of the most modern audio studios in the industry, and to do so it assembled one of the best teams in the business. Alongside Brian Coburn and Spencer Nilsen, Sega also brought aboard David Javelosa as sound director. An experienced composer and musician, Javelosa quickly went to work, and the Sega Multimedia Studio crafted the audio for such CD hits as Jurassic Park. Sega-16 had a chance to chat with Mr. Javelosa about his time at Sega, and our Q&A session is something you won’t want to miss!

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Features, Retrospectives

Sega-16 Year 04 Retrospective

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Today marks our fourth anniversary, and it’s amazing that Sega-16 has been around for four years already. That’s a lifetime when it comes to websites, and I’m very proud to see how the site has grown. Most importantly I’m amazed at the incredible response that it continues to generate around gaming community, and most recently, the industry itself. All of our accomplishments of the last year have been detailed in our Year Four Retrospective, so please read up on us and continue to enjoy the site. Thanks for all your support, and we hope to keep giving you the best articles about Sega’s golden era!

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Sega CD Reviews

Hook (CD)

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The story of Peter Pan has been around for over a century, and while everyone knows the classic Disney rendition, many have tried to put 1991’s “sequel” Hook out of their minds. Love it or hate it, it was a huge hit, telling the story of a grown up Peter who must return to Never Never Land to rescue his children from Captain Hook. In typical summer blockbuster fashion, it received a video game for several consoles. Sega fans had their hopes raised for the Sega CD version, expecting all kinds of goodness. Instead, they got the Genesis game with a CD soundtrack.

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Genesis Reviews

Magical Taruruuto-Kun

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Paltformers were a major staple of the Genesis gamer’s diet during its run, and as often happens when something gets really popular, you can indeed have too much of a good thing. Case in point: Magical Taruruuto-Kun, a anime-based game that relied on its license and blatant cuteness more than its gameplay, and the result was a bland affair that was only magical at putting people to sleep.

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Double Take, Features

Double Take: Thunder Force III

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If you ask a Genesis fan which shooter they’re most partial to, most of them will likely mention one of the Thunder Force games. Better known than probably any other series in the genre, the three titles released on Sega’s little black box have become the stuff of legend. Most would argue that the fourth game, confusingly (and incorrectly) renamed Lightening Force in the U.S., is the best, but there are those with a soft spot for the epic third installment. The latest installment of Double Take looks back at Techno Soft’s masterpiece and recalls fond memories of the great times playing it.

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