Features – Page 98

Interview: Yuzo Koshiro (Composer)

February 5, 2008 by Ken Horowitz 4 comments

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.

Stories from the Book of Genesis Vol. 20

February 1, 2008 by Zebbe 0 comments

Chances are, if you own a 32X you’ve went through your fair share of problems to get the darn thing hooked up. Imagine what it was like for those who purchased an incomplete system or one from another region. The extra cables, adapters, and metal shielding (did anyone actually even use those?) was enough to make many gamers pass the 32X over in favor of the shiny new 32-bit consoles. Some however, had faith and pushed on, eventually getting their little mushrooms to finally work.

Features, Reader Roundtable

Reader Roundtable Vol. 26

January 29, 2008 by Sega-16 Staff & Readers 0 comments

It’s time again for our monthly get together, where Sega-16 staff and readers tell the world what they’ve been playing during the month. Volume twenty-six of our Reader Roundtable is sure to offer a few obscure titles, as well as the favorites everyone loves to play. Check out the full article and see if there’s a title you missed!

Features, Interviews

Interview: Tom Byrne (SOA Third Party Tester)

January 25, 2008 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

It’s always interesting to get a close look at the inner workings of Sega during its heyday. We’ve spoken to management before, but there’s always plenty more going on behind the scenes that the suits won’t reveal. A great source for this juicy info can be found among game testers, the worker ants of most software publishers. Known as “Game Analysts” at Sega, testers saw all kinds of interesting things happen during the Genesis era, and Sega-16 recently spoke to Tom Byrne, a third party tester during the early ’90s. A big fan of strategy titles, Mr. Byrne gave us some great details on the quality control process for third party titles, and he shares his experiences in our latest interview.

Double Take, Features

Double Take: Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin

January 22, 2008 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

Sometimes, a game that doesn’t look like much ends up playing a pivitol role in history. You wouldn’t think that Sega’s Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin would fit that mold, given that it never really seemed to set the world on fire. Underneath it all though, was a concentrated effort to do the character justice and be true to his roots. The result was a game that set a blueprint for future titles, and it remains one of the more faithful super heroes titles of the era. Sega-16 takes a deeper look at the importance of Spider-Man’s Genesis debut in the latest installment of Double Take. Read on, true believer!