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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.
Mark Cerny, aside from being an arcade legend, was also the founder and head of the Sega Technical Institute, a domestic development group at Sega that released such innovative titles as Comix Zone and The Ooze. Oh, and it was responsible for a little game called Sonic The Hedgehog 2.
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.