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Given the ever-decreasing availability of older games in major retail stores, the only choice a retro gamer has to rely on thrift and pawn shops. Those with experience in this area know well what it’s like to scour their neighborhoods and even make trips into other towns to see if the fishing is better. Most of the time, pickings are slim and the only thing taken home is a mounting sense of disappointment. Sometimes though, a gamer gets lucky and makes a great score.
Everyone has their own opinion about the 32X. Love it or hate it, it’s an important piece of Sega’s history. Always looking for the full story, Sega-16 recently interviewed Toshiyasu Morita, a technical director at Sega of America, who was involved with the development and release of the little mushroom. He also had a hand in such titles as Doom 32X and the Genesis classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
With the advent of online gaming and people’s sudden interest in slinging Wiimotes everywhere, multi-player gaming is bigger than ever. It’s always been around though, and the Genesis has an ample selection of games that can be enjoyed by two players. Sega-16 staff and readers had an ongoing conversation about which ones are the most notable, and their findings have morphed into a handy guide! Read the full article and feel free to contribute any one’s we might have missed!
Fans go to great lengths to show their love for a particular game or character, and what better way to do so than to fashion a custom-made costume? Cosplay is big among fans, and recently even staff writer Vince Thornburg got in on the act! Traveling to Ohayocon 2008 in downtown Columbus, Vince took on the persona of everyone’s favorite Sonic villain, Ivo Robotnik!
Fans of Revenge of Shinobi and the Streets of Rage series undoubtably point to the soundtracks of the Genesis classics as a big part of what made them so special. In fact, when you think about famous musical scores on Sega’s little black box, one name comes up more than any other: Yuzo Koshiro. He’s been behind some of gaming’s greatest music for over two decades, and he’s still going strong. Sega-16 managed to track him down recently for a quick interview, where he talked about his work on the Genesis and why Streets of Rage fans are going to be sad pandas for quite some time.