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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
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider Makes Her Professional PlayStation Sega Saturn and PC Debut – November 14th, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
November 13th, 2020 Carl Williams Lara Croft made her debut in Tomb Raider and what a debut it was. This was the start of a franchise that is still going today. This game also represents the media savviness of, then, new to gaming Sony. Core Design, based in the United Kingdom at the time of development, were responsible for bringing […]
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Classic Sega Saturn Game Recreated in Unity Engine
November 14th, 2019 Carl Williams The Sega Saturn was one of those consoles that was lost in general. Many mistakes were made that led up to the launch of the Saturn, many mistakes that caused insurmountable trouble for the console. That did not stop companies such as Sega from releasing some interesting games for it. One title that many wished […]
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Unreleased Sega Saturn Game Sold on eBay Auction Service (Updated with New Information)
December 11th, 2017 Carl Williams It is not all that often that we get news that a Sega Saturn prototype has surfaced. Armed, an unreleased game by Point of View who was developing it for Interplay, is a 2D side scrolling action game. Everything seems to feature pre-rendered graphics (you either love the style or hate it), some parts are […]
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Armed, Unreleased Sega Saturn Game, is Unearthed
October 5th, 2017 Neil Reive Discovering long lost unreleased games from yesteryear is always fun, but can sometimes come with mixed emotions. The discovery of a working prototype of Armed, which was cancelled mid way through its development, is one of those instances when it comes with mixed emotions.
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Sega Saturn Policenauts English Fan Translation Released
October 7th, 2016 Carl Williams In issue #2 of our magazine we covered fan translations and digital comics. We of course placed artwork from Snatcher on the cover. In that issue was an exclusive interview with Artemio Urbina of Policenauts.net and featured Snatcher (among other digital comics and fan translations). Well, today I am proud to write up this article […]
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Project Blaze New Sega Saturn Homebrew Announced
July 24th, 2016 Carl Williams It has not been a full week or so since the Sega Saturn BIOS was compromised and we are already starting to see homebrew/independent developer’s show off new games. One of those new games is Project Blaze by Titan Game Studios. Fans of 2D side scrolling action platform titles will want to start paying attention. […]
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Decathlete Brings Sega Arcade Style Gaming to Decathlon Events on Sega Saturn – July 17th, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
July 16th, 2016 Carl Williams Sega were once known for their arcade games. This genre was what they used to battle Nintendo until Sonic was released on the Genesis. Even after the blue guy was released arcade ports were a strong category for Sega’s consoles. This was no more apparent than on their Saturn console. For the first time, Sega […]
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Sega Saturn Receives 2D Game Engine Called Jo Engine
July 9th, 2016 Carl Williams The Sega Saturn, a console loved by many that owned one and just as hated by independent developers alike. Sega had problems when they launched the Saturn, problems beyond the scope of this article. That has not stopped some developers from working on the complicated hardware and doing what they could. Take Jo Engine for […]
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Shining Wisdom Foregoes Franchise Standards on Sega Saturn – June 27th, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
June 26th, 2016 Carl Williams Shining Wisdom is an official part of the “Shining” series of titles. That is fact. In this release you are tasked with avenging your father’s image, defeating a great evil and setting the world right again. All in the day of an adventurer. The difference between Shining Wisdom and Shining the Holy Ark, Shining Force […]
