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Hacks & Homebrews: Sonic Hacks

March 12, 2009 by Sebastian Sponsel 0 comments

Sonic The Hedgehog has inspired many things, including lots of questionable merchandise. One thing that has been particularly interesting to watch develop has been the efforts of ROM hackers who have taken the games in the series and made an innumerable amount of changes to them. From merely swapping characters to creating entirely new games with the engines, these would-be developers are out to give Sonic Team a run for its money. We’ve rounded up some of the more impressive efforts in the newest installment of our Hacks & Homebrews series. Read up and enjoy the games!

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Hacks & Homebrews: Unofficial Ports

January 14, 2009 by Sebastian Sponsel 0 comments

Over the years, many would-be programmers have tinkered with the Genesis in a myriad of ways. Game hacks are common, and today’s scene even has completely new games on the horizon. Along with the common stuff, there are some efforts that deserve closer examination, including some unofficial ports of several games from the SNES (and even one from the Playstation!). Sega-1 6 contributor Sebastian Sponsel takes a closer look at these in the latest installment of Hacks & Homebrews. Read the full article for more information.

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Hacks & Homebrews: Streets of Rage Remake

January 2, 2007 by Ken Horowitz 2 comments

fter so many years of waiting in vain for Sega to get off its keister and give us some more Streets of Rage, some of the more dedicated fans over at Bombergames have taken matters into their own hands. This week they released Streets of Rage Remake, a new vision of the series that includes moves, characters, bosses, and levels from all three games (with enhanced visuals and remixed music) as well as new enemies, weapons, vehicles and areas! It’s everything a fan of Sega’s famous beat-’em-ups could ever want, and we have a full article on this incredible release in the latest installment of Hacks & Homebrews. Miss it not!

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Hacks & Homebrews: Top Fighter 2000-MK VIII

December 12, 2006 by Nick Gibson 0 comments

Hacks & Homebrews returns today with a look at a fighter that not only surprises, but impresses. Cyclops, Goku, Muhammad Ali (you heard me), Michael Jordan, and even Ryu all battle it out against a few Neo Geo stalwarts. This is no flickering, bug-filled hack job friends. This one actually plays and sounds better than a few released fighters on the Genesis. Read the full article to get all the details.

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Hacks & Homebrews: Tinkering with the Genesis

September 30, 2005 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

Even after all these years, people are still exploring the potential of the Genesis. There’s a budding homebrew community, and some of the results are very promising. Sega-16 takes a look at some of these efforts in the latest installment of Hacks & Homebrews, and believe me, you’ll be surprised at some of the things going on.