Many people deride the 32X as an under-achieving add-on that never had a chance. That may be true, but there was definitely power there to exploit. How much power? Enough to go head on with the original Saturn version of Virtua Fighter! In the latest installment of our Side by Side series, we compare the two and show which one comes out on top. Miss it not!
Author: Ken Horowitz
Target Earth
Nothing’s better than piloting a big, bad mech, especially since it means that you get to blow things up without mercy. Dreamworks’ Target Earth was one of the first Genesis games to bring the experience home in such style, and spawned a string of sequels.
History of: Ecco the Dolphin
It’s not every day that you get to play a game as an aquatic mammal, and it’s actually more fun than it might sound. Ecco the Dolphin fans have known this for years, and appreciate the unique twist on the platformer genre the series represents. For more than a decade, gamers of all ages have been attracted to the series, and we’ve decided to honor it with the latest installment of our History of series. Enjoy!
Lost in the Arcade: Sega Games
With the incredible arcade pedigree it had, Sega left a bunch of its hits off its home consoles, titles that could have made the Sega CD and 32X true contenders. That is, of course, if the two add-ons could have handled them. The first installment in our Lost in the Arcade series looks at some of those games we feel would have been welcome at home during the 16-bit revolution. Check it out and see what could have been.
Rise and Fall of Full-Motion Video
They’ve been given quite a bad rap by gamers and to this day, and mere mention of them can still provoke anger and frustration among the Sega faithful. They are full-motion video games, and they are among the most disliked genres around. Why? What earned them the ire and wrath of gamers everywhere?