Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Foreword by Tony Barnes

Preface

Introduction

Bill Willis, Sonic the Hedgehog 2-Stand by Me

Rieko Kodama, Altered Beast-The "Genesis" of the Arcade Port

John Fulbright, Shadowrun-Rolling the Natural 20 on Genesis

Jonathan Miller, Chakan: The Forever Man-When the Genesis Got Dark¿

Louis Castle, Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun-D&D's Only Genesis Adventure

Michael McNally, Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday-When Buck Rogers Met the Genesis

Don Traeger, Haunting Starring Polterguy-Something Different, Something Creative

Jeffry Nauman, General Chaos-Softball and Strategy

Kevin McGrath and Don Traeger, The Immortal-Action-izing the Adventure Genre and Sega's First Fatality¿

David Warhol, Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama-The Strip That Got Stripped on Genesis, But Not Forgotten

Zack Manko, Lethal Wedding-A Vow of Awesomeness

Kevin McGrath, Populous-A Port to Remember

Barbara Michalec, Ren & Stimpy: Stimpy's Invention-Find 1M of Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy¿

John Pedigo, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie-From Mullet to Morphin

Mark Flitman, Virtual Bart-Drop the Glasses, Keep the Gameplay

David Perry, Earthworm Jim-Doug's Big Break, David Breaks Shiny New Ground

Jonathan Miller, Spider-Man-Fake It and Make It

Jonathan Miller, X-Men 2: Clone Wars-Xavier's Dream Realized on Genesis

Chris Shrigley, Ex-Mutants-Welcome to the States¿

Barbara Michalec, Jeff Jonas and John Fulbright, Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote-An Animated "Blast" and an Administrative Nightmare

Erik Kiss, Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?-A Quarter Past or a Quarter After?

Dan Kitchen, Goofy's Hysterical History Tour-A Night at the Museum

Chris Shrigley, Gargoyles-Goliath in the Dark Room¿

Barbara Michalec, Ariel the Little Mermaid-Big Girls Don't Cry-They Code¿

Louis Castle, The Lion King-King of the 16-Bit Jungle

David Perry, Aladdin-A Whole New World on the Genesis

Tony Barnes, Jungle Strike-64 Bytes and a Prayer for the Dying

Tony Barnes, Urban Strike-Strike of the Jedi

Lee Actor and Don Traeger, PGA Tour Golf-A Piece of the EA Sports Foundation

Dave Warfield, Coach K College Basketball-The First College Try

Michael Brook, NFL 98-The End of an Era

Perry Rodgers, Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball-A Grand Slam of Perspective

Amory Wong, NBA Live 95-When Hockey Met the Hardwood¿

Chris Taylor and Kevin Pickell, Triple Play '96-Third Name's a Charm

Dave Warfield, Skitchin'-A Bitchin' Ride

Lee Actor, Hard Drivin'-Through the Loop and Cow¿

Scott Berfield, Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing-Sega's First Real Knockout

Craig Broadbooks, ESPN National Hockey Night-The Original Sony FaceOff

Michael Brook, NHL 95-Following Greatness

Lee Actor, Pit-Fighter-Smaller Fighters, Still Big Time Fun

David Leitch, Primal Rage-Probe's Other Bloody Port

Jeff Peters, Mortal Kombat 3-Creating a Perfect Port

Jason Weesner, Mark Botta, Jeff Jonas and Barbara Michalec, Vectorman-BlueSky's Overtime Epic

Afterword by Ken Horowitz

Conclusion

Index

Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports.

Prior to the arrival of the Sega Genesis, video games were still largely considered ""kid stuff,"" but with a far more mature and eclectic range of titles, and an understanding of what gamers wanted, Sega and its Genesis/Mega Drive console began to shift the expectations for what gaming could be. Never scared to innovate, Sega's impact on the industry continues to this day through the games they originally developed and the technology their consoles pushed into the mainstream.
Featuring interviews with the creators of over 40 games on the Sega Genesis console including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Altered Beast, Aladdin, Earthworm Jim and NHL 95, this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the influential, iconic, and sometimes forgotten games on Sega's most important contribution to the game industry. The interviewees reveal the challenges of working with mega publishers, the uncertainties of public reception, and the creative processes that produced some of the 16-bit era's classic titles.