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The Dreamcast Version Of Dead Or Alive 2 Has Been Unofficially Remastered

Time Extension about 18 hours ago

Improved textures! New effects! Extra stages!Dead or Alive is a series which has deep ties with Sega hardware.The original arcade game from 1996 actually runs on Sega's Model 2 arcade board and got its first domestic port on the Sega Saturn. While it would …
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Sega's Turn-Based Strategy Sim 'The Hybrid Front' Is Getting An English Fan Translation

Time Extension about 2 days ago

The game was originally released for the Mega Drive back in 1994.Sega's Japan-exclusive turn-based strategy game The Hybrid Front is finally being translated into English, thanks to TheMajinZenki and the group of fan translators at Nebulous Translations.Or …
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The Sword Of Stone Is A New Narrative Adventure For Your Sega Game Gear

Time Extension about 2 days ago

It will be available to pre-order soon via the publisher 2Minds.If you've been looking for a reason to get your Sega Game Gear out of storage, then you may be in luck, as the publisher 2Minds has revealed that it will soon be accepting pre-orders for a new …
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Protect Me Knight And Royal Anapoko Academy Dev Is Working On A Mega Drive / Genesis JRPG

Time Extension about 2 days ago

Starring a "plump-bellied succubus".Royal Anapoko Academy and Protect Me Knight developer Makoto "Karu_gamo" Wada is working on a JRPG for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, entitled Archeon.Wada has been showing off the game's development on social media; the …
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Sega Saturn Is Getting A Fan-Made Remake Of Revenge Of Shinobi

Time Extension about 5 days ago

With better animation, larger levels and CD-quality music.The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis classic Revenge of Shinobi is getting a fan-made "remake" on the 32-bit Sega Saturn.Coded by Pigsy (the same person who is bringing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night t …
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The Original Version Of Columns For The HP-UX Has Just Been Found

Time Extension about 6 days ago

You can now see the true origins of the popular match-three game.Almost 35 years after it was originally made, the first-ever version of the popular match-three puzzle game Columns has finally been found and documented online.Most people will probably know …
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This Is What It's Like To Take Your Sega Saturn Online In 2024

Time Extension about 7 days ago

Getting online, '90s-style.These days, game consoles having online connectivity is a given, but back in the 1990s, it was very much a novelty.The Mega Drive and SNES both had online capabilities of some description thanks to extra accessories, as did the N …
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Flashback: How The Kindness Of Sega Saved Nvidia From Going Under

Time Extension about 8 days ago

"There was no reason for him to do it".Nvidia is one of the hottest tech firms of the current era and stands to benefit massively from the incredible interest in the world of AI – which relies on the powerful hardware produced by companies like Nvidia to …
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Feature: Virtuality Gave Us '90s VR - Now Its Legacy Is Being Celebrated In Its Home City Of Leicester

Time Extension about 8 days ago

"Virtuality was the world leader in VR at one point".Back in the early 1990s, a technological revolution was taking place in the English Midlands. Located on a rather nondescript industrial estate in a leafy Leicester suburb was a company poised to alter t …
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Sega's System 18 Arcade Board Is Getting An FPGA Core

Time Extension about 8 days ago

CPS3 core also in development.Sega's System 18 arcade board is getting an FPGA core courtesy of developer Jotego.The board – which made its debut in 1989 and is essentially an augmented System 16 – is unique in that it includes a Video Display Processo …
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Random: This Bulk Slash FAQ Has Been Puzzling Fans For Almost 20 Years

Time Extension about 9 days ago

"I'll let you figure out these yourself".Given we now have access to massive interactive 'wiki' pages and step-by-step walkthrough videos, there's little need for the traditional FAQ guide these days – but, once upon a time, these crudely formatted guide …
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PS1 Exclusive Crash Bandicoot Gets Ported To Sega Saturn

Time Extension about 9 days ago

"Bringing Crash Bandicoot to Sega's 32-bit console is quite a challenge".Modder and homebrew developer Frogbull has ported PS1-exclusive Crash Bandicoot to the Sega Saturn.If the name seems familiar, it's because Frogbull has previously ported Metal Gear S …
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Grand Theft Auto III Likely Wouldn't Exist Without The Sega Dreamcast

Time Extension about 12 days ago

Here's how Sega's console helped Rockstar find its groove.Back when Grand Theft Auto III was originally released for the PS2, it was a game-changer, popularizing the 3D open-world sandbox and putting its developer Rockstar North firmly on the map.But what …
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Did You Butcher Your Mega Drive / Genesis Carts To Overcome Sega's Physical Region Lock?

Time Extension about 13 days ago

It's time to own up.Region locking is effectively a thing of the past today, but back in the '90s, it was a very real headache for those of us who wanted to occasionally dabble in the world of grey imports.Companies like Nintendo, Sega and Sony employed re …
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Doom 64 Is Getting A Fanmade Port For The Sega Dreamcast

Time Extension about 14 days ago

The port is the work of the OpenLara N64 developer jnmartin84.In the past, we've seen unofficial ports of Doom to the Sega Dreamcast, in the form of nxDoom and Doom for the DC, but the same cannot be said for its 1997 N64 sequel DOOM 64.Fortunately, though …
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Missile Dancer Dev Announces 'Crystal Breaker' For Switch & Steam

Time Extension about 14 days ago

Crystal Breaker is yet another retro-style shmup from the Japanese developer.Fresh off releasing Missile Dancer 2, Terarin Games has announced it is already hard at work on its next retro-style shoot-em-up Crystal Breaker (thanks Gosokkyu for the spot!).Th …
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The Game Creation Kit 'Scorpion Engine' Adds Neo Geo Support

Time Extension about 15 days ago

The engine also supports Amiga, Amiga CD32, and Mega Drive / Genesis.If you happen to play a lot of new homebrew games, then you've probably come across at least one project over the last year that has been built using the Scorpion Engine.The popular video …
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Don't Hold Your Breath For Wii And GameCube Emulation On The iPhone App Store

Time Extension about 15 days ago

"Unfortunately, as of right now, it isn’t possible".Apple recently relaxed its stance on retro gaming emulators on its devices, and we've already seen some notable emulators come to the App Store, including the superb Delta Emulator, which covers systems …
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Fanmade Sonic 3 Remaster 'Angel Island Revisited' Now Playable On PlayStation Vita

Time Extension about 16 days ago

"Consider this a 'beta' release".The popular Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles fan remaster Angel Island Revisited has been ported to the PSVita, after almost three years of development.Angel Island Revisited, just to give you a bit of context, was origi …
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New Patch For Cave's Sega Saturn Racer 'High Velocity' Unlocks 4-Player Mode

Time Extension about 16 days ago

Four is better than two, right?Back in 1995, Cave – best known today for its bullet hell shmups – released a 3D racing game on the Sega Saturn entitled Touge King: The Spirits in Japan.It was released in North America the following year under the name …
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This Dedicated Fan Has Fixed A Much-Maligned 'Fist Of The North Star' Video Game

Time Extension about 16 days ago

"This should make the 'bad' original into a more enjoyable experience".Ever since its publication in 1983, Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) has had legions of fans, and its head-popping, post-apocalyptic formula is perfect …
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Comedy Central Announces Golden Axe Animated Series

Australian Retro Gamer about 16 days ago

In an exciting development for fans of animated entertainment and old school video games, Comedy Central has unveiled plans for a brand-new animated series based on Sega’s 1989 seminal side-scrolling beat’em up / hack’n slash video game, …
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CIBSunday: Sega Multi-Mega

Time Extension about 17 days ago

1994's most extravagant console?While Sega made plenty of odd hardware choices during the '90s, one particular product always fascinated me as a kid – the Multi-Mega.The moment I saw the first print advertisement for this all-in-one Mega Drive and Mega C …
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Sega TeraDrive Version Of Myst Forerunner 'The Manhole' Found And Preserved

Time Extension about 17 days ago

Developed by Rand and Robyn Miller.A hitherto unknown port of the 1988 adventure game The Manhole has been discovered and preserved, we can report.Created by Cyan, the company established by siblings Rand and Robyn Miller, the game was initially released o …
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New Book Aims To Celebrate Saturn, Sega's Beloved 32-Bit Console

Time Extension about 19 days ago

"Rediscover the magic of the Sega Saturn".The Sega Saturn has a special place in our hearts here at Time Extension.While it only sold a tenth the number of units the PlayStation managed, it is nonetheless home to some of the greatest games of its generatio …