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Here at Sega-16, we’re always looking for great new places to find Genesis games. There are tons of wonderful stores off the beaten path that are brimming with all sorts of 16-bit goodness. Our newest staff writer Tom Briggs has found one called Luna Video Games in his native San Diego, and all Segaphiles in the area need to check this place out! The latest installment of Genesis Around the World has all the details.
This month marks the first anniversary of our Reader Roundtable series. Each month, our staff and readers share their thoughts on the latest Genesis/Sega CD/32X games they’re playing. After twelve installments, there’s still plenty of 16-bit love to go around, so why not read the article and see what you might be missing?
When Ken Balthaser arrived at Sega, the Genesis had yet to be launched. As the company frantically geared up for its second stab at the American market, he quickly had to adjust to his new role as Head of Product Development, a role he held until 1995. During his tenure, he oversaw the releases of such controversial games as Fantasia, Buster Douglas “Knockout” Boxing, and Joe Montana II: Sports Talk Football.
Throughout its illustrious life span, the Sega Genesis made several innovations that had big impacts on the video game industry. From the Sega Channel to its pioneering ratings system, the effects this wonderful console had still reverberate today. One of the most controversial firsts involving the Genesis has to do with illegal ROM distribution. Long before the Internet was a part of every day life, people used bulletin board systems (BBS) to for their online needs. Sega’s famous court case against one such board in 1993 set a legal standard that has been used many times since, most famously against the peer-to-peer service Napster.
With the release of the Sega Genesis Collection on the Playstation 2 and PSP, Sega has brought us the largest Genesis compilation ever released on consoles. Sega-16 spoke to associate producer Stephen Frost about this exciting release and got some insight about how it came about and what the future holds. Want to know why Streets of Rage didn’t make the cut? Shining Force? How about the chances of another volume?