Digital Comics: A Forgotten Genre

[Melf]

When Sega-16 launched two years ago, we kicked off our Genesis coverage with a feature on graphic adventures, also known as digital comics. It was incomplete, and we vowed to one day finish it up, but little things like family and jobs got in the way (Pheh...reality). But finally, after all this time, it's been updated and refined. The genre isn't a big one when it comes to Sega's 16-bit console, but what's there is surprisingly good, and you owe it to yourself to read Digital Comics: A Forgotten Genre (http://www.sega-16.com/forum/../Digital%20Comics%20-%20Forgotten%20Genre.htm) to see why these games deserve to be played and enjoyed.

[Genesisdoes]

another adventure game for genesis is Cosmic Spacehead. The game also had some platforming elements too.

[ThunderForce]

I want to get Space Adventure really bad for its storyline. It might cost a lot of money, but oh well.

[Melf]

another adventure game for genesis is Cosmic Spacehead. The game also had some platforming elements too.

...but is it a graphic adventure, like those in the article. It's a whole separate genre that is mostly menu-driven and with little platforming or action sequences. Snatcher has some action parts, but the bulk of the game is played through the menu.

[Genesisdoes]

Well Spacehead is menu driven in the town parts, copying the LucasArts system with pick up, use, look, ect.

[Joe Redifer]

Surely this will be listed among the Genre Spotlights section or whatever it is called? I think this article is worthy. Definitely good reading!


EDIT: Oops, I forgot about the Japanese games that would have to be included in a full "genre spotlight". Games like that one game. Not Sakura Taisen. The other one. It has an anime chick in it. That should narrow it down as not too many Japanese games feature anime-style characters. But this chick would wear a leopard-print bikini at all times (of course) and be very possessive about a human male teenager and he was a real horndog, can't score, but refuses to do the possessive hot bikini-clad chick with blue hair who can fly.

[David J.]

I think I saw Space Adventure, a loose copy at that for $10 an hour away. I'm not 100% positive tho.

[Flash1087]

I thought something about this article looked familiar!

Good job, though.

[Joe Redifer]

So Space Adventure Cobra is expensive these days? I bought it at Electronics Boutique brand new for about $30 I think, maybe less. I only bought it because I was hurting BAD for a new game. I never finished it. I haven't booted it up in years.

[ThunderForce]

So Space Adventure Cobra is expensive these days? I bought it at Electronics Boutique brand new for about $30 I think, maybe less. I only bought it because I was hurting BAD for a new game. I never finished it. I haven't booted it up in years.

I'll take it if you don't want it!

No really!

[j_factor]

Surely this will be listed among the Genre Spotlights section or whatever it is called? I think this article is worthy. Definitely good reading!


EDIT: Oops, I forgot about the Japanese games that would have to be included in a full "genre spotlight". Games like that one game. Not Sakura Taisen. The other one. It has an anime chick in it. That should narrow it down as not too many Japanese games feature anime-style characters. But this chick would wear a leopard-print bikini at all times (of course) and be very possessive about a human male teenager and he was a real horndog, can't score, but refuses to do the possessive hot bikini-clad chick with blue hair who can fly.

Urusei Yatsura. I used to watch that show religiously.