Tag: SEGA
Terrorists stocking up on old SEGA equipment to aid their reign of death
Extremely serious world event blog the New York Times is carrying a quite ludicrous quote claiming that potential terrorists, including bodyguards for Osama bin Laden, were using SEGA cartridges to make detonators for bombs.
Here’s the quote. I’ve put the relevant bit in bold, as it’s only a very small bit and it’s not particularly relevant…
Sega unveils the AMP musical robot
Oh, for the good old days – when Sega ruled the console world with a black box and a blue hedgehog. These days, it seems to think robots are the future – and right now, the AMP robot…
Old school arcade action for free on your phone from Sega and Greystripe
Mobile advertising company Greystripe has signed a deal with Sega to offer downloads of three classic games to your mobile for nothing…
Glu Mobile dusts Sega's Virtua Fighter off from the attic, offers as a mobile game port in June
Glu Mobile’s ongoing partnership with Sega looks set to bring a huge drawcard to the mobile gaming platform, with the ‘ancient’ 1993 Virtua Fighter getting some spiffy new graphics for the upcoming Java port.
It’s due to hit Europe in June, according to Pocket Gamer. Sadly, I don’t think it’ll quite compare to the Sega Saturn version, but at least it’ll be fun to walk down memory lane with Akira Yuki and Pai Chan….
Apple hails "incredible reaction" to iPhone SDK
Apple has announced that over 100,000 iPhone developers have downloaded the Software Development Kit since it was announced last week.
Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, said that the reaction of developers to the SDK “has been incredible”, adding that over one million people watched the launch video at Apple’s web site…
Apple reveals gaming plans – Monkey Ball and Spore spearheading iPhone games push
Shown off last night at the iPhone SDK unveiling, here’s a look at SEGA’s legendary Monkey Ball running on iPhone. And running really bloody well by the looks of it.
Monkey Ball uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to detect movements, so, just like in the Wii version, you’ll be able to steer your little monkey around by moving your hands from side to side.
Rez HD finally coming to Xbox Live this Wednesday
If you’re a bit old, like SEGA and remember all the Good Old Days of gaming, you’ve more than likely been hitting F5 on the internet for months, waiting for news about Rez HD’s launch date to arrive.
The game’s a bit of a legend. A fierce dance music soundtrack backs the shooting action, with exploding enemies erupting in more sound. And it all starts throbbing the further you get into it, entrancing anyone who happens to be within viewing distance of the TV. It has a happy place in the hearts of most Dreamcast fans, even though it later came out on PlayStation2…
VIDEO: Reporting from the show floor at ATEI 2008
In case you don’t know, ATEI is a massive trade show for the arcade and amusement world. It’s mainly for businessmen to go to and do serious business, but there’s one very good reason everyone should register and attend – loads of arcade machines all set to freeplay!
So I went. And did a video. It’s a bit long, but you get to see lots of people having fun playing new games, including SEGA’s ultra-odd floor-based-TV game UFO Stomper.
Here are the edited highlights:
Man invented the Nintendo Wii eight years ago, in his underpants, using a Dreamcast
This footage is, allegedly, of an ex-Midway developer. Using his Dreamcast, his glorious, beautiful Dreamcast, he pretty much designed and built a control system identical to that which now powers the Nintendo Wii’s little motion sensitive remote. Only this was built back in the year 2000, when Nintendo was a distant third place in the console race thanks to no one really being that bothered about the N64 and its Gamecube still a distant dream that wouldn’t flop onto European shelves until 2002.
Here is some actual, visual proof – as if more was needed! – that Dreamcast was way ahead of its time and a misunderstood victim that deserved so much better:
PS3 is irrelevant – PS2 will carry on for another three years at least
SEGA’s American boss Simon Jeffrey has highlighted the importance of Sony’s world-beating PS2, by suggesting the console will hang around for years – and deserves more support from big name games.
“This generation of hardware will have longer legs than any…
