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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.

Features, Genre Spotlight

Genre Spotlight: Run-‘N-Gun Fiesta

January 9, 2009 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

Lots of bullets and lots of enemies to kill – those are the two defining elements of this classic genre that’s amply represented on the Genesis. We’ve put all the available games into one handy article, so read on and see what’s available!

Features, Genre Spotlight

Genre Spotlight: RPG Round-Up

January 8, 2009 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

The response to our Genre Spotlight articles has been tremendous. I’m glad that everyone appreciates the effort and love that goes into each of them, and I hope to eventually have one for each genre (including platformers!). In the meantime, why not sate your fix with our latest installment, the RPG Round Up? You know you want to.

Editorials, Features

Sega Bowl: 2009 Fiesta Bowl

January 7, 2009 by Alex Burr 0 comments

It’s college bowl season, and Sega-16 is right in the action with coverage. We’ve run simulations of each game on Genesis hardware, and we’ll be comparing our results to the actual games! What? You want in on it too? Well all right then! Check out the Fiesta Bowl article and see how it holds up to the game itself.

Features, Reader Roundtable

Reader Roundtable Vol. 37

December 30, 2008 by Sega-16 Staff & Readers 0 comments

We’re taking New Year’s Day off, but we’ll be back on Friday with the first review of 2009. That being said, there’s still some business with 2008 to take care of, and Sega-16 is closing the year out with one last installment of our Reader Roundtable series. See what our staff, readers, and forum members played in December in the full article and happy new year!