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With a talented staff and no shortage of great games and hardware to cover, Sega Visions had the potential to rival Nintendo Power in size and quality. Unfortunately, it was forever denied prominence due to internal feuding and politics at Sega. Still, it was the only official U.S. magazine ever released by Sega, and it lasted for more than half a decade.
For years now, many gamers have wondered what Sega’s plans are concerning their back catalogue of games. We’ve seen a few brands rise from their graves, like OutRun and Ecco the Dolphin, but there’s growing concern about the future of two of their premier RPG series: The Shining games and Phantasy Star. Where are they going? Will we ever see new entries in the classic style?
Although not widely acclaimed, The Adventures of Batman & Robin for the Sega CD bears one memorable distinction: over 16 minutes of exclusive animated cut scenes that many feel constitute a “lost episode” of sorts. Lucky for you, Sega-16 has them all for your enjoyment, as well as some neat info on their history and development.
Farmed out to several developers, the Mickey Mouse titles don’t constitute a franchise per se, as none of the games are related in any sense. Moreover, the only thing any of them have in common is the fact that they all star Mickey. This is perhaps the main reason for the varying levels of quality we find among them. Regardless, these are all games worthy of mention. Thus, in honor of Mickey Mouse’s 76th birthday, Sega-16 looks back on all of his adventures in 16-bit.
This month marks the tenth anniversary of the Nomad’s release! Sure, we all love it, but it turned out to be, how can I put this…”less” than was expected. Join Sega-16 as we take a look at why it was destined to failure from the start.