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[sixteen-bit]

Among the numerous modem peripherals for Genesis / Mega Drive that either made it out, or did not, was AT&T's Edge 16.

Edge 16 was announced at Summer CES 1993 and playable at Winter CES 1994, before being scrapped. The XB∀ND (Catapult Entertainment XBAND modem & service) was similar in concept to Edge 16. Genesis XBAND came out in late 1994, SNES version in mid 1995.

Imagine that tower of power.

 

[Gunstarheroes]

Among the numerous modem peripherals for Genesis / Mega Drive that either made it out, or did not, was AT&T's Edge 16.

Edge 16 was announced at Summer CES 1993 and playable at Winter CES 1994, before being scrapped. The XB∀ND (Catapult Entertainment XBAND modem & service) was similar in concept to Edge 16. Genesis XBAND came out in late 1994, SNES version in mid 1995.

So that is what the cards for Ballz would have looked like! I wonder if those characters are on the cart (i'm assuming they are)

Also, i did a finis a video on our favorite unloved beat-em up, Alien Storm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzTYQdQ1Qak

 

[blast processed]

Hey guys. I just finished a pet project of mine. It's a 4.5 hour megamix of 100 Sega Genesis songs, but with the following twists:

1. Every track is from a different composer.
2. Every track is from a different series/franchise.

As you can imagine, it took quite a bit of work to finally get a complete list that fulfilled both criteria while still being good. I also wanted to feature a maximum breadth of compositional style and genre representation. I believe I've succeeded! I've been working on this for nearly a month now.

Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm575GQT7fQ

Tracklist:

1. Adventures of Batman and Robin – Dark Studio -- Jesper Kyd 0:00
2. Ah! Harimanada – Young Noble's Slap -- Hirofumi Murasaki, Morihiko Akiyama, Masayuki Nagao 6:51
3. Alien Soldier -- Blacksheep -- Norio Hanzawa, Mitsuru Yaida 8:49
4. Alisia Dragoon – Nobiyuki Aoshima, Mamoru Ishimoda, Yoko Sonoda, Mariko Sato, Fumihito Kasatani 11:35
5. Battle Mania Daiginjou – Private Eye -- Fumito Tamayana, Yasuyuki Hamada, Yoko Suzuki, Shigenori Masuko 15:25
6. Battletech -- Track 3 -- Keith Arem 17:03
7. Battletoads & Double Dragon – On da Missile -- David Wise 18:38
8. Beavis and Butt-head – Rap B -- Marc Baril, Paul Wilkinson 20:25
9. Beyond Oasis – Vessel -- Yuzo Koshiro 22:03
10. Bio-Hazard Battle – Stage 7 -- Kenichiro Isoda 24:52
11. Blades of Vengeance – Volcano -- Marshall Parker, Ian Eccles Smith 27:21
12. Blaster Master 2 -- Level 7 -- Tony Williams 30:49
13. Boxing Legends of the Ring – Undiscovered Champion -- Mark Ganus, Dean Morell 34:49
14. Burning Force – Bay Yard(1st Day)-- Kaeru Taniguchi 37:29
15. Castlevania Bloodlines – Calling from Heaven -- Michiru Yamane, Atsushi Fujio, Osamu Kasai 39:18
16. Combat Cars – Credits -- John Carehag 41:54
17. Comix Zone – Feed My Disease -- Howard Drossin 45:33
18. Dahna: Megami Tanjou – Level 1-1 -- T’s Music 48:30
19. Dangerous Seed -- Level 3 boss -- Yoshiki Nishimura, Akihito Hayashi, Shimokyaaa, Totsukurzwell 50:44
20. Dino Land -- Title theme -- Ichiro Sada 52:25
21. Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition – End of quarter -- Miki Higashino 55:54
22. Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden -- BGM 7 -- Shinji Amagishi, Asshi, Yokoyanma 57:18
23. Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes 2 – Underground cave -- Mieko Ishikawa, Atsushi Shirakawa 58:25
24. Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun -- Lavapit Wander -- Paul S. Mudra, Frank Klepacki, Dwight Kenichi Okahara 1:01:04
25. Dyna Brothers 2 – Last Tears -- Masami Yitsuse 1:03:53
26. Ecco the Dolphin – Opening theme -- Spencer Nilsen, Brian Coburn, Andras Magyari 1:07:20
27. El Viento – High Sky -- Motoi Sakuraba, Ryota Furuya 1:11:40
28. Elemental Master -- Until the End of the Earth -- Toshiharu Yamanishi, Naosuke Arai 1:14:02
29. Eternal Champions – Character bios -- Joe Delia 1:18:15
30. FIFA 98: Road to World Cup – Main menu -- Eric Swanson 1:21:05
31. Flashback – Diary -- Jean Baudlot, Fabrice Visserot 1:23:30
32. Flink – Matthias Steinwachs, arr. David Lowe, Philip Morris, Martin Walker 1:26:01
33. Galaxy Force 2 – Alone Fighter -- Keisuke Tsukahara, arr. Masanori Hikichi 1:29:36
34. Gods – High score -- John Foxx and Richard Joseph, arr. Jason Page 1:33:19
35. Growl -- Green Land -- Yasuhisa Watanabe 1:37:22
36. High Seas Havoc -- Cheer Up! -- Emi Shimizu, Masaaki Iwasaki 1:39:13
37. The Hybrid Front – Sakurabe Fight BGM 2 -- Naofumi Hataya, Junko Shiratsu, Sachio Ogawa 1:41:06
38. The Immortal – Spores -- Rob Hubbard, Michael Bartlow 1:43:45
39. Kid Chameleon – Pyramid area -- Mark Miller 1:45:19
40. Landstalker – A Ballad for Princess Loria -- Motoaki Takenouchi 1:47:54
41. Langrisser 2 – No Surrender -- Noriyuki Iwadare, Isao Mizoguchi, Dougen Shibuya 1:49:19
42. The Lawnmower Man – Introduction -- Allister Brimble, arr. Peter Hennig 1:52:07
43. Lemmings -- Keep Your Hair On, Mr. Lemming -- Tim Wright and Brian Johnston, arr. Hirohiko Takayama and Hiroshi Tsukamoto 1:55:07
44. Lethal Enforcers 2: Gun Fighters – Level 31 & 3-4 -- Yuuichi Sakakura, Tsuyoshi Sekito 1:57:34
45. Light Crusader – Grave Matters -- Aki Hata, Katsuhiko Suzuki 1:59:51
46. Lost World Jurassic Park – Isla Sorna Site 2 -- Attila Heger 2:02:47
47. Lotus 2: RECS – Track #4 -- Patrick Phelan 2:05:19
48. Master of Monsters -- Standing in the White Fortress -- Hayato Matsuo, Hitoshi Sakimoto 2:08:17
49. Mega Man: The Wily Wars – Wily Tower 4 -- Kinuyo Yamashita 2:12:10
50. Mega Turrican – Air Combat -- Chris Huelsbeck 2:15:01
51. Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators – Slime World -- Tommy Tallarico 2:16:51
52. Monster World 4 – Heart of Icegrave -- Jin Watanabe 2:19:15
53. Mortal Kombat 3 – Streets -- Dan Forden, arr. Chris Braymen, Roy Wilkins 2:21:31
54. MUSHA – For the Love of... -- Toshiaki Sakoda 2:23:12
55. NBA Live 96 – Title theme -- Traz Damji 2:26:20
56. NHL 97 – Main menu -- David Whittaker, Mark Chosak 2:29:35
57. Nightmare Circus – Sub-boss -- Kurt Harland, Jim Hedges, Andy Armer 2:31:28
58. No Escape – Level 1 -- Shahid Ahmad, Andy Taylor 2:34:09
59. Outrun 2019 – Victorious -- Shigeki Sako 2:36:47
60. Panorama Cotton – Cotton Road -- Kenichi Hirata 2:40:19
61. Phantasy Star 4 – Laughter -- Izuho Numata, Masaki Nakagaki 2:41:20
62. The Pirates of Dark Water – Deck of the Maelstrom -- Rick Fox 2:45:49
63. Power Drive – Race BGM 5 -- Kevin Bruce, James Bagley 2:49:45
64. Psyoblade – Introduction -- Kazunori Hasegawa and Shigeru Tomita, arr. Hiroto Kanno 2:54:03
65. Pulseman – Stereo Protect -- Junichi Masuda 2:57:23
66. Puyo Puyo – Final boss -- Masanobu Tsukamoto, Akiyoshi Nagao 3:01:30
67. Risky Woods – Boss -- Jose Antonio Martin Tello, arr. Jason A.S.Whitely 3:03:40
68. Ristar – Ice Scream -- Tomoko Sasaki, Hiroshi Kubota, Junya Kozakai 3:07:41
69. Road Rash 3 – Italy -- Don Veca 3:10:16
70. Rolling Thunder 2 -- Hopeless Mission -- Ayako Saso, arr. Hiromi Sabano 3:13:25
71. Sangokushi Retsuden: Ransei no Eiyuu Tachi -- Introduction -- Unknown composer 3:15:45
72. Saturday Night Slam Masters – El Stingray -- Masaki Izutani, Toshio Kajino, Syun Nishigaki 3:18:10
73. Second Samurai – Prehistoric stage 1 -- Matt Furniss 3:20:22
74. Shadow Blasters -- Level 1 & 3 -- Songdong Kim, Masaya Takayama 3:23:35
75. Shining in the Darkness – Searching for Princess Claire -- Masahiko Yoshimura 3:27:19
76. Skeleton Krew – Stage 3 -- Nathan McCree 3:31:05
77. Skitchin’ – Smog Dog -- Jeff van Dyck 3:34:28
78. Sonic 3D Blast – Rusty Ruin Zone Act 1 -- Jun Senoue, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Seirou Okamoto, Masaru Setsumaru 3:38:01
79. Splatterhouse 3 – Cannibal boss intro -- Eiko Karieda, Masakatsu Maekawa 3:39:55
80. Star Cruiser – Main theme -- Toshiya Yamanaka 3:41:15
81. Stargate – Pyramids -- Steve Collett, Andrew Brock 3:45:03
82. Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition – Credits -- Yoko Shimomura and Isao Abe, arr. Tatsuya Nishimura, Tadashi Joukagi 3:48:02
83. Super Fantasy Zone – Water Melody -- Naoki Kodaka 3:50:17
84. Super Hang-On – Winning Run -- Katsuhiro Hayashi, Koichi Namiki, Sachio Ogawa 3:53:04
85. Sword of Vermilion – Village shop -- Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Yasuhiro Takagi 3:56:23
86. Target Earth -- Ending -- Takayuki Suzuki 3:57:21
87. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist – Sewer Surfin' -- Masahiro Ikihiro, You Takamine, Kaori Kinouchi, Hideto Inoue, Kozo Nakamura 4:00:01
88. Time Trax – Title screen -- Tim Follin 4:02:01
89. Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron – Lewanda's Love -- John Baker 4:06:42
90. Triple Play 96 – Title screen -- Michael J. Sokyrka 4:09:23
91. Trampoline Terror -- Final boss -- Unknown composer 4:10:45
92. Valis – Flash of Sword -- Shinobu Ogawa, arr. Minoru Yuasa, Hiroaki Kai 4:11:52
93. Vapor Trail – Bloody Road -- Arr. Shogo Sakai, Naoki Matamura, Daisuke Inoue 4:14:01
94. Vectorman – Options menu -- Jon Holland 4:17:45
95. Venom & Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety – Stage clear -- Suddi Raval 4:20:01
96. Warrior of Rome 2 -- Track 20 -- Unknown composer 4:21:30
97. Whip Rush – Level 1 -- Toshiko Tasaki 4:25:07
98. Wimbledon Championship Tennis – Main menu -- Crush-X 4:28:06
99. Zero Wing – New Day for Me -- Tatsuya Uemura, Toshiaki Tomisawa, Masahiro Yuge 4:29:26
100. Zoop – High score -- Bobby Scumaci, Mark Davis, Brian Schmidt 4:32:34


Tell me what you think. This was a real labor of love on my part.

This is amazing, great job! I've bookmarked this so I can have this on in the background at home. I love the Genesis sound, thanks!

Edit: For those that don't visit the main Gaming Thread, here is a link to the Game Gear Appreciation Thread

 

[robot]

I remember trying the Edge 16 at CES. It might've been the same year Sega VR had a huge presence, but my memory is hazy. And the Sonic the Hedgehog arcade was there iirc.

 

[StevieWhite]

Can't thank IrishNinja and Seven Devils enough for suggesting Fatal Labyrinth. It's a lot of fun, even if it is simplistic. I think what's great about it is that it's BALANCED. It's not as complex as other roguelikes, but it's challenging without being overbearing. Probably going to do a feature on it on my site; I'll share when finished.

Also, the "gold only buys you a better funeral" mechanic is hilarious.

 

[ResidentDante]

Imagine that tower of power.

It's like Sega looked at it and went for the 32X idea.

 

[Cody_D165]

Tell me what you think. This was a real labor of love on my part.

looooove this <3

 

[sixteen-bit]

Lightening force

https://instagram.com/p/-BcSaSR7G2/

 

[Jonneh3003]

I've posted about this pickup a few times but i've just uploaded my video for my Sega CD find including Snatcher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-LKf30IkYg&feature=youtu.be

 

[blast processed]

Lightening force

https://instagram.com/p/-BcSaSR7G2/

When my Gamecube dies I plan on making it a tissue holder.

 

[IrishNinja]

Hey guys. I just finished a pet project of mine. It's a 4.5 hour megamix of 100 Sega Genesis songs, but with the following twists:

this is awesome, man! thorough too...gonna go through it soon, at a glance you covered most of the major bases though!

Imagine that tower of power.

it's inevitable

Can't thank IrishNinja and Seven Devils enough for suggesting Fatal Labyrinth. It's a lot of fun, even if it is simplistic. I think what's great about it is that it's BALANCED. It's not as complex as other roguelikes, but it's challenging without being overbearing. Probably going to do a feature on it on my site; I'll share when finished.

Also, the "gold only buys you a better funeral" mechanic is hilarious.

it really is, haha - glad you dug it man! i go back to it constantly, totally beat it once (on a rental no less) but shit took hours as i recall

Lightening force

https://instagram.com/p/-BcSaSR7G2/

y tho

 

[blast processed]

Just ordered Dynamite Headdy. I'm expecting good graphics, an ok soundtrack & weird off-the-wall gameplay.

 

[AaronMT86]

Anyone purchase high quality replacement cartridge sticker game labels online? Where from? I have a couple used games I would like to replace their labels.

 

[IrishNinja]

Just ordered Dynamite Headdy. I'm expecting good graphics, an ok soundtrack & weird off-the-wall gameplay.

good expectations, youll find these & more! honestly i found the US one tough, didn't get far but wanna revisit it

 

[Beartruck]

So my wife found a model 2 sega cd with a bunch of games at a garage sale for $20. Awesome! Less awesomely, the fuse is blown. Anyone know where I can get replacements?

 

[StevieWhite]

Guys, I finished my piece on Fatal Labyrinth. Thanks again for the suggestion! This really was a joy to cover. A lot of interesting history. If you can't find a cart, you can get this badboy on Steam for about 3 clams. I also think it made its way into Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. Can't speak to the emulation quality though.

Direct link to the video:

https://youtu.be/OEKIhXECZns

Only real drawback is the lack of saving. This is a good game to spend three hours and a sixpack of beer on, though.

 

[Khaz]

Guys, I finished my piece on Fatal Labyrinth.

As far as I can tell, Fatal Labyrinth is one of the first roguelikes released for a game console. In fact, I can’t think of any console roguelikes that predate it. [UPDATE – I am told that there is no way this is THE first roguelike released for a home console. At bare minimum, Cloudy Mountain for the Intellivision and Gateway to Apshai for Colecovision precede it. Let no one say that I have spread misinformation!]

A very obvious anterior rogue-like for consoles would be its predecessor Dragon Crystal for the Master System and Game Gear.

 

[StevieWhite]

A very obvious anterior rogue-like for consoles would be its predecessor Dragon Crystal for the Master System and Game Gear.

Post updated! Thanks for the info!

 

[IrishNinja]

A very obvious anterior rogue-like for consoles would be its predecessor Dragon Crystal for the Master System and Game Gear.

really, that one came before?

 

[dreamcastmaster]

really, that one came before?

Yes, it was originally a game for the Mega Modem download service. Dragon Crystal was released later for the Game Geear and then ported to the Master System.

 

[StevieWhite]

Looks like they may have had a roughly contemporaneous release. This is a good excuse to play Dragon Crystal and do some more reseaech...

 

[Khaz]

Oh yes, they seem to have been released at the same time. But comparing both versions, and how some mechanics are missing from the Master System (like death by overeating, the password system...) I assumed it was programmed first.

 

[Gunstarheroes]

Oh yes, they seem to have been released at the same time. But comparing both versions, and how some mechanics are missing from the Master System (like death by overeating, the password system...) I assumed it was programmed first.

Was the Master System port a Brazil/PAL only thing?

 

[Khaz]

Was the Master System port a Brazil/PAL only thing?

It was a Western thing, I don't know if it was available in North America. The Game Gear version was also released in Japan.

 

[Dicer]

Dat dust.

j/k.

Nice pick up. Loved that game. I remember the Genesis version running better.

I gutted and cleaned it..sorry not Sega related

 

[Teknoman]

I kinda want a light up keyboard. Have one of those Diablo 3 mice that fades in and out with red light.

 

[Dicer]

I kinda want a light up keyboard. Have one of those Diablo 3 mice that fades in and out with red light.

This thing is old (got it when CompUSA was still a thing) but I love the action on it...

Anyway back to Genny, lol

I played Twinkle Tale the other day, idk if it's worth the import, but it was pretty decent, nice music for a Genny title too.

 

[Valcrist0]

Hey guys. I just finished a pet project of mine. It's a 4.5 hour megamix of 100 Sega Genesis songs, but with the following twists:

1. Every track is from a different composer.
2. Every track is from a different series/franchise.

As you can imagine, it took quite a bit of work to finally get a complete list that fulfilled both criteria while still being good. I also wanted to feature a maximum breadth of compositional style and genre representation. I believe I've succeeded! I've been working on this for nearly a month now.

Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm575GQT7fQ

Tracklist:

{snipped for size}


Tell me what you think. This was a real labor of love on my part.

Dude this is amazing! Bookmarked, liked, shared etc. This made working on the pool a pleasure.

 

[MikeMyers]

I got the Genesis 6-pack and while I can use left and right to move to which game I wanna play, the start button flat out does not work. I tried it on THREE different controllers and it didnt work.

Help?

 

[Teknoman]

Cross posting from the Sega CD thread: Has anyone had any issues with the Stone Age Gamer Ultra CD backup cart and needing to be constantly formatted?

 

[IrishNinja]

Cross posting from the Sega CD thread: Has anyone had any issues with the Stone Age Gamer Ultra CD backup cart and needing to be constantly formatted?

ive not heard of that issue - you might need to send it back, man!

 

[StevieWhite]

For the past few days I've been using a 32X hooked up to a CDX. I have had no issues, but I know the official line was always that the two should not be used together. Does anybody know why?

 

[ResidentDante]

For the past few days I've been using a 32X hooked up to a CDX. I have had no issues, but I know the official line was always that the two should not be used together. Does anybody know why?

Wasn't that purely because it doesn't stand safely in the cartridge slot and could potentially damage the port with movement. Technically it works fine though.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

I got the Genesis 6-pack and while I can use left and right to move to which game I wanna play, the start button flat out does not work. I tried it on THREE different controllers and it didnt work.

Help?

Are all three of those controllers six-button ones? If so, you might have to hold the Mode button down as you boot up the system.

 

[KDash31987]

I have the 6-Pak, and it works perfectly fine with the original and Genesis 3 six button controllers. Does Start work in other games? Maybe it's a controller port issue.

The only game I've ever had issues with a six button controller in was Ms. Pac-Man. I can start the game and all, but the d-pad seems to not always work right for some reason in that game.

 

[Teknoman]

ive not heard of that issue - you might need to send it back, man!

Posted a support message ( bought it last year in July though) so hopefully they get back soon. Man, sucks to have my cart and scart to yuv converter go out at the same time.


Speaking of which, anyone not use the ac adapter that comes with the scart to yuv? Dunno if I've always had a defective converter or if it was a power issue that eventually made it malfunction.

 

[oneida]

hi guyyysss

when I come home for thanksgiving i'm picking up my wii, i got a big fat SD card and i am planning on spending $50-$60 on Wii Virtual Console. I am planning on picking up lots of genesis games and I'm interested in your input.

here's what i already have on Wii VC

• Gleylancer
• Sonic 1
• Pulseman
• MUSHA

already have MWIV, streets of rage 1-3, toejam&earl 1&2 and revenge of shinobi via M2's amazing SVC games

here's what I'm considering

• Phantasy Star
• Phantasy Star II
• Phantasy Star IV
• Shining Force
• Shining Force II
• Sonic 3
• Sonic & Knuckles

Anything I should seriously consider? here's a list of VC games

also, how is Sword of Vermilion?

 

[blast processed]

I don't have time to look at the list, but based on the above I would pick Shining Force 2 and Phantasy Star IV. Also there is someone on the Buy/Sell thread that sells E-shop cards at a discount. The savings might be enough the you could pick more games up. I'll take a look when I get home.

 

[Shadow Hog]

Also there is someone on the Buy/Sell thread that sells E-shop cards at a discount. The savings might be enough the you could pick more games up. I'll take a look when I get home.

eShop cards are useless for getting Wii Shopping Channel credit.

 

[blast processed]

You're right. I got the cards mixed up in my head. I have no excuse.

My game suggestion still stands.

 

[MikeMyers]

Are all three of those controllers six-button ones? If so, you might have to hold the Mode button down as you boot up the system.

3 buttons. 2 Genesis controllers and 1 Mega Drive controller.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

I don't have time to look at the list, but based on the above I would pick Shining Force 2 and Phantasy Star IV.

Seconded.

 

[oneida]

im definitely at least getting all the phantasy star games, except 3. now that im done with my yakuza series run, phantasy star is next. except 3.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

3 buttons. 2 Genesis controllers and 1 Mega Drive controller.

If it only happens with this cart, I'd put it down to dirty contacts that need to be cleaned or that there is something wrong with it. Is this system connected to a 32X? If so, try running it direct to the base console instead. You could also try just having one controller plugged in when you boot up. I have no other ideas beyond that.

 

[Teknoman]

You know, even with PS and PSII having remakes on PS2 (lol), I think I actually like the original music and graphics better? The PS2 remakes have more of a...flash/cheap mobile game look to them? Maybe its just me.

I still need to actually play some version of PS to completion though.

Also I want this sticker:

 

[eXistor]

Tell me what you think. This was a real labor of love on my part.

This is great. I just put this on loop in the gamestore where I work. I wonder if people'll recognize some music. Good stuff man.

 

[StevieWhite]

Wasn't that purely because it doesn't stand safely in the cartridge slot and could potentially damage the port with movement. Technically it works fine though.

That makes sense - I think I've heard that before.

 

[IrishNinja]

Just got the 3rd element thing in Beyond Oasis last night - man, that game can be a little rough! Stoopid mages shooting at me while I'm jumping platforms...

 

[blast processed]

Just got the 3rd element thing in Beyond Oasis last night - man, that game can be a little rough! Stoopid mages shooting at me while I'm jumping platforms...

Yes, eff that. I actually stopped at that point & haven't touched it in awhile.

On a side note, I finally got Elemental Master and Hellfire both complete. Will enjoy both this weekend.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yes, eff that. I actually stopped at that point & haven't touched it in awhile.

On a side note, I finally got Elemental Master and Hellfire both complete. Will enjoy both this weekend.

Elemental Master has such a good soundtrack. Fun game too, lol.

Hellfire is Toaplan so I imagine it's quality, but it's not my cup of tea