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August means that summer is raging along with no end in sight to the hot and sticky weather. What’s the best way to escape those nasty temperatures? To stay inside, of course! Who needs things like nature and sunlight when there are so many great Genesis games to play? Our latest installment of Reader Roundtable reveals what everyone at Sega-16 is playing to beat the heat!
Though no one knew it at the time, the key to Sega’s success in the mid ’90s was its stellar marketing. As the first company to directly challenge Nintendo, the upstart company launched a massive advertising blitz that almost brought the giant to its knees, eventually snatching away its hardware dominance. Interestingly enough, all of it was very close to never happening at all, and the results obtained were far beyond even Sega’s own ambitious expectations. Read the full history of the Genesis’ promotional history in our latest feature Marketing the Genesis: Sega’s Advertising 1989-1996.
We have an interview with the creator of Bubsy, Mike Berlyn. Mr. Berlyn chatted with us recently about all things bobcat-related, including its sequels and the effect of Super Mario 64 on the franchise. It’s a great read, so check it out.
The quality of Spencer Nilsen’s Ecco the Dolphini scores is undeniable. Haunting yet inviting, they soothe and offer the perfect picture of what life under the sea must sound like. Many of the tracks from both games were released on a single CD entitled Ecco: Songs of Time, and Sega-16 staff editor Ben Galway has all the details on why it’s such a great piece to own.
Yuzo Koshiro’s masterful tunes for Streets of Rage 2 have long been held as the best in the series, and so great was the demand for them that they were released separately. We put the collection through its paces in our full review.