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Features, Hacks & Homebrews

Hacks & Homebrews: Unofficial Ports

Over the years, many would-be programmers have tinkered with the Genesis in a myriad of ways. Game hacks are common, and today’s scene even has completely new games on the horizon. Along with the common stuff, there are some efforts that deserve closer examination, including some unofficial ports of several games from the SNES (and even one from the Playstation!). Sega-1 6 contributor Sebastian Sponsel takes a closer look at these in the latest installment of Hacks & Homebrews. Read the full article for more information.

Genesis Reviews

True Lies

The Governator was the consumate action stars, and before his mind turned to politics, he gave us such classics as the first two Terminator films, Predator, Commando, and a James Cameron vehicle called True Lies. Setting espionage against a backdrop of explosions and empty bullet casings, the movie was great popcorn fun, something that seems to easily lend itself to a run-‘n-gun game.

Editorials, Features

Sega Bowl: 2009 Fiesta Bowl

It’s college bowl season, and Sega-16 is right in the action with coverage. We’ve run simulations of each game on Genesis hardware, and we’ll be comparing our results to the actual games! What? You want in on it too? Well all right then! Check out the Fiesta Bowl article and see how it holds up to the game itself.