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Nintendo fans have long had their share of texts about their favorite company, and now Segaphiles finally have one of their own. Told from the perspective of then-CEO Tom Kalinske and his team, Console Wars tells the tale of how the upstart Sega managed to finally end Nintendo’s industry dominance.
Starting as an illustrator working on the Genesis, Sega CD, and PICO, Kristen Harvey found herself doing many different tasks, like managing other artists and even designing Sega of America’s first website. The journey between these two fields was a long and engaging one, and Harvey found herself wearing many hats along the way.
April’s a slow month, as winter finally gets lost and lets spring back in the house. With sunshine and green grass, people tend to neglect their poor video games for trivial things like fresh air and exercise. That’s OK; the games will still be there when they get back. Our staff and readers have been playing some gems this month, in between bouts of the need for this thing called “outside.” Read on and see what we’ve been up to!
The fighting game craze of the early ’90s was huge, and not all the games made it overseas on all consoles. For instance, while SNES owners got to play Power Instinct, Sega Genesis fans were forced to import. Were they missing much, given the wealth of available options? Well, if you’re just looking for a new fighter to play around with, then this one might well be worth tracking down.
Sega’s famous hedgehog has appeared on many consoles, including the short-lived (but awesome) Neo Geo Pocket Color. Essentially a celebration of all the stages that made the Genesis Sonic games so much fun, it works quite well on the little machine and is a worthy addition to any game library.
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