A new book on the Sega Genesis is slated for publication in June 2014, and it’s shaping up to be a most fitting homage to Sega’s flagship console. Over 300 pages of hardware designs, never-before-seen concept art and exclusive developer interviews promise to make this the must-have tome for Genesis fans everywhere.
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Reader Roundtable Vol. 94
Put down that turkey leg! You can’t eat your Thanksgiving dinner until you’ve given thanks for some of the truly good things in life: Genesis games! This year, forget football and gather the family around the Genesis instead. Or, why not have the best of both worlds and play some Genesis football games! Seriously, there’s no better time to introduce your family to some great retro gaming.
Steel Talons
Quite a few of Atari’s polygonal arcade hits found their way to the Genesis, surprising many. Most were competent facsimiles of their coin-op siblings, but only so much could be done with software. The Genesis was simply not made to run advanced polygonal games, and while it may not reflect as much in the visuals, it certainly does in the framerate and gameplay.
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