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Clockwork Knight 2 is a great example of the advancement of 2D side scrolling action games. This genre ruled on 16-bit consoles and was criminally ignored in subsequent generations. Sega did try to cover these bases on their Saturn console, at least early on, before abandoning it themselves. This could be part of the problem […]
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Clockwork Knight 2 Continues Toy Battles on Sega Saturn – January 2nd, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
January 2nd, 2021 
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Prerendered Blastathon Vectorman Makes Sega Genesis Debut – October 24th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
October 24th, 2020 Carl Williams Vectorman was one of the better uses of prerendered computer graphics in games. Sure, Nintendo did it with the Donkey Kong Country franchise but that was, well, on the Super Nintendo. Sega needed something to brag about in this genre and Vectorman was it. I find it hard to ignore but there is a strong […]
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Streets of Rage – Left in 16-bit
September 3rd, 2018 Carl Williams Recently it was announced that Streets of Rage 4 is coming. Lizardcube are the developers behind this 20+ year separating entry in the popular 16-bit brawler franchise that helped push Sega forward against Nintendo. Sega of the 16-bit era was like no Sega since – not even the 32-bit era that followed closely the demise […]
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Donald Steps His Game Up in Quackshot – December 19th, 1991 – Today in Video Game History
December 19th, 2015 Carl Williams Quackshot Starring Donald Duck was one of his few singles outings in gaming. Okay, Nintendo was riding high on the success of Ducktales thanks to Capcom. Great. What did Sega have for their fans though? Remember, this is a good year before Sonic would make his debut and save Sega. Sega was savvy at licensing […]
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Smurfs La La La La La PlayStation – December 14th, 1999 – Today in Video Game History
December 14th, 2014 Carl Williams The Smurfs started out as a comic strip series in 1958 in Belgium. They then worked their way into a full blown series based around their adventures. Originally they played a secondary role in a fantasy style adventure set in the medieval times of Europe. As time went on, the Smurfs earned their own series. […]
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New Game: Candlelight is 2.5D Side Scrolling Action Platform Awesomeness
October 29th, 2014 Carl Williams Anyone that knows me knows I am into 2.5D side scrolling games from the likes of Astal and Clockwork Knight on the Sega Saturn to the reboot of Castle of Illusion or Swordigo. If it is 2.5D side scrolling action, role playing, adventuring, I will at least give it a chance. This is the reason […]
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TiH
March 11th, 2014 Carl Williams We have been doing these historical articles for years on various sites that we have worked on, here, we collect the articles in one convenient place. Have a favorite? Have a game that we should cover when it comes time? Let us know via that contact form above. As this list grows, we will eventually […]
