Features – Page 109

Interview: PBC Productions (Creators of Captain S Series)

June 8, 2007 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

Nintendo fans had a blast in the late ’80s and early ’90s watching Captain N the Game Master. An average guy being warped into his favorite video games was a great concept, and Sega fans were left out. No more! PBC Productions, a New York-based film group, has spoofed the famous Nintendo series with one of their own. Called The New Adventures of Captain S, it features perhaps the biggest Sega Genesis fan in the world facing off against the evil NES and his Game Genie overlord. The series also spoofs other ’90s series, like Saved By the Bell, and is just great fun to watch. Sega-16 recently spoke with PBC head Chad Williams and Captain S himself Brett Vanderbrook about their wonderful series.

Features, MEGA Bites

MEGA Bites Vol. 02

June 5, 2007 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

Be it the newest Sega Megaton or just some random tidbit of news, MEGA Bites is there! This month, we report on using wireless Genesis controllers on your Wii, a great Amazon bargain for Genesis fans, the latest in Genesis emulation, and yet another new Sonic game. You know you want to read this! Well, you’re at least considering it, so check out the full article and see what’s up in the land of 16-bit!

Features, Reader Roundtable

Reader Roundtable Vol. 18

May 29, 2007 by Sega-16 Staff & Readers 0 comments

Summer’s officially here, so why not spend all your free time in front of your Genesis? Who needs the beach and sunshine? Not the faithful! When there are so many great games to play, you can always take comfort in the knowledge that the Sun does indeed rise tomorrow when you weigh your options! To that end, our readers have chimed in with all the latest info on what they’ve been playing this month. You know you’re curious, so grab a chair and some lemonade, and read the eighteenth installment of our ever-popular Reader Roundtable feature!

Features, Interviews

Interview: Brian Coburn (SOA Composer & Sound Designer)

May 22, 2007 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

Sega has had many in-house composers over the years, but it was definitely at its prime during the Genesis era with the Sega Multimedia Studio. A crack team of sound designers and musicians, the studio was privy to the most modern equipment available, and it was responsible for scoring many Sega CD titles, like Ecco the Dolphin. Sega-16 recently sat for a bit with Brian Coburn, one of the many talented people who worked at the Multimedia Studio. A veteran of the music industry, Corburn went to great lengths to capture the sounds he needed, even almost getting bitten by an alligator while working on Jurassic Park CD!

Behind the Design, Features

Behind the Design: Jurassic Park

May 18, 2007 by Ken Horowitz 2 comments

With a dedicated team of a dozen animators, artists, and designers, developer BlueSky Software set out to create a game that could match the hugely popular license it bore. For more than a year it toiled and sweated, until they were done, and what it produced went on to become a massive hit. So successful was the Genesis version of Jurassic Park that it spawned a franchise.