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Sega was working hard during the 16-Bit era. For the first time they were either on top, or near the top, of the video game market. Nintendo was no longer the juggernaut they once were. While they still held a lot of power with gamers and retailers, their hold was loosening. Sega was able to […]
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Sega Unleashes Shining Force onto Sega Genesis – July 30th, 1993 – Today in Gaming History
July 29th, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Genesis, News, Sega 
Tags: climax, role playing game, rpg, sega, shining force, turn based strategy 
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Sega Bundle Stars Package Gives Gamers Choices
July 21st, 2016 Carl Williams Sega, a company that many of us simply wish was still around in the console world, is alive in the digital/3rd party world. At least they have not forgotten their roots is a saying you may hear a lot with regard to Sega. The problem is, they kind of have. That is a discussion for […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: 16-bit, Bundle Stars, dynamite headdy, genesis, Golden Axe, mix and match, phantasy star, pick and match, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega, shining force No Comments »
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 […]
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Six Traditional Strategy Role Playing Games on Android
November 7th, 2015 Carl Williams Okay, I am a retro gamer from the old days. I have been playing since the days of Pong into the Atari 2600 era through to today. When the crash happened I just thought it was a resetting of the industry- it kind of was. During my younger years I was a huge fan of […]
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Shining Force CD Slashes onto Sega CD – March 22nd, 1994 -Today in History
March 22nd, 2014 Carl Williams Shining Force is one of those series that Sega really dropped the ball with. The whole “Shining” series probably became too diluted and convoluted for Sega to keep up with anyhow. So they dropped it like a hot potato. Unfortunately this really was one of the series, along with Phantasy Star, that Sega could have […]
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Posted in Console, Game Gear, Genesis, News, Portables, Sega, Sega CD Tags: fantasy, role playing game, sega, shining force, shining force cd, strategy, turn based No Comments »
Update: Shining Empire Developer Upset Over Poor Kickstarter Standings
March 10th, 2014 Carl Williams Arcade County, developer behind the, soon to be repeatedly, failing online strategy title, Shining Empire, is somewhat upset over poor response from fans using Kickstarter’s platform. One reason for these adverse feelings is that getting word out about the game is tough and it is causing failure at getting funded.
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: arcade county, independent developer, kickstarter, mmo, rpg, shining empire, shining force, strategy, texas No Comments » Shining Empire On Kickstarter Again, For the Final Attempt
March 8th, 2014 Carl Williams As reported earlier, Shining Empire is a Shining Force inspired online MMO strategy title- originally titled Shining Force Online but Sega stopped that. Arcade County, the developer behind Shining Empire, has brought Shining Empire back to Kickstarter for one final attempt at funding the project.
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: arcade county, kickstarter, massively mulitplayer online, mmo, sega, shining empire, shining force, strategy 1 Comment » Shining Empire Fails Kickstarter Funding, Vows to Try Again
February 8th, 2014 Carl Williams Shining Empire, the online strategy title that Sega forced to change their name (originally Shining Force Online) has just failed their initial Kickstarter attempt less than 24 hours ago. According to the latest update, they will be returning to Kickstarter with a gameplay video, additional materials and more. Why wasn’t this done in the FIRST […]
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Posted in News Tags: arcade county, bisexual, carl williams, citizen, colored, dallas, gay, kickstarter, lesbian, people, race, retro, retro gaming, retro gaming magazine, role playing game, rpg, sega, shining empire, shining force, steam, strategy, texas, town, triverse, turn based, windows No Comments » Shining Empire Hits Kickstarter After Sega Sized Roadblock Steps In
January 9th, 2014 Carl Williams Originally planned to be Shining Force Online, Shining Empire has survived a cease and desist from Sega (some fan games are okay, others are a huge no-no). Arcade County, based in Texas, are moving forward with their game, slightly changed of course, which will hit Steam and Windows later this year (hopefully). Right now though, […]
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