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The four Bible games for Sega’s wonder console are a mysterious enclave within the Genesis library. There really aren’t any other titles like them for the system.but is that a good thing or a bad thing? Most gamers think they’re either only good for a laugh or they’re pathetic pieces of trash that should be burned immediately.
It took some doing, but we’ve compiled perhaps the most comprehensive glossary of shmup terms around. Thanks to Bulletmagnet over at the Shmups forum for providing the bulk of the definitions.
Sega was all set to jump into the virtual reality arena with a headset of its own, but the project was quietly put down. All that remains are some videos from the 1993 summer Consumer Electronics Show to illustrate what might have been. Sega-16 takes a deep look at Sega’s efforts on the VR front in the article Sega VR: Great Idea or Wishful Thinking, as well as the efforts of other hardware makers of the time.
Capitalizing on the market strength of the Genesis console, the Sega Channel seemed to be a no brainer for Sega. Millions of gamers were expected to come flocking to not only the service but the console as well, giving the House of Hedgehog a steady stream of new users with which to further cement and expand their market share. It didn’t quite work out though.
Long before Xbox Live and even the Sega Channel, another company attempted to bring gamers together over the phone. Catapult’s Xband was a moderately successful method of doing so, and the story behind it is an interesting one. Read the full article for all the details.