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Cancelled Sega Saturn Games
This is a list of cancelled Sega Saturn video games. The Sega Saturn was a video game console by Sega. While Sega found success in its Sega Genesis in the early 1990s, the failure of the Sega CD and 32X hardware add-ons left them in need of moving on to new hardware. Concerned about the impending releases of Sony's first PlayStation console and Nintendo's N64, Sega rushed the Saturn to market in regions across late 1994 and 1995. While the platform performed moderately well with sales and third party support across 1995, particularly in Japan, momentum slowed in 1996 between the release of the Nintendo 64 and the cancellation of ''Sonic X-treme'', the Saturn's only planned mainline ''Sonic'' game at the time. With momentum stalled, many games announced from 1996 onward, particularly from E3 1996, were eventually cancelled outright, released for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and/or PC instead, or pushed back to launch on the Saturn's successor, the Dreamcast The is a home vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Saturn
The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the successful Sega Genesis. The Saturn has a dual- CPU architecture and eight processors. Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several ports of arcade games as well as original games. Development of the Saturn began in 1992, the same year Sega's groundbreaking 3D Model 1 arcade hardware debuted. The Saturn was designed around a new CPU from the Japanese electronics company Hitachi. Sega added another video display processor in early 1994 to better compete with Sony's forthcoming PlayStation. The Saturn was initially successful in Japan but failed to sell in large numbers in the United States, where it was hindered by a surprise May 1995 launch, four months before its scheduled release date. After the debut of the Ninte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trilobyte (company)
Trilobyte is a video game developer, computer game developer founded in December 1990 by Graeme Devine and Rob Landeros, best known for ''The 7th Guest'' and ''The 11th Hour (computer game), The 11th Hour'' games. The company was reformed in 2010 by co-founder Rob Landeros, with some of its original titles being re-released. History ''The 7th Guest'' ''The 7th Guest'' was one of the first computer games for CD-ROM. Most of the footage for the game was filmed with a United States dollar, US$35,000 budget, Super VHS cameras, and blue butcher paper as a background that would later be removed using chromakey to insert the actors in the game. In the game, the player must move around the map solving puzzles in a style similar to ''Myst''. Most of the puzzles in ''The 7th Guest'' were based on versions of real puzzles invented by people such as Max Bezzel. The 7th Guest was the first game to use full rendered 3D animation and navigation. For the time, it had state-of-the-art graphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actua Tennis
''Actua Sports'' is a sports video game series published by Gremlin Interactive which competed with Electronic Arts EA Sports label during the second half of the 1990s, until Gremlin was acquired by Infogrames. The term "Actua" is a (seemingly marketing-related) play on Sega's line of "Virtua" titled games, which included ''Virtua Fighter'', ''Virtua Racing'' and ''Virtua Striker''. The first game in the series was the 1995 milestone title, ''Actua Soccer'', which quickly became one of the most important titles for the company. It was later joined by the rebirth of the ''Premier Manager'' franchise and the club version of ''Actua Soccer''. In 1996, the first non-football game was released, '' Actua Golf'', followed by the sequels ''Actua Soccer 2'' in 1997, now endorsed by English international Alan Shearer and ''Premier Manager 98''. The third installment in the ''Actua Soccer'' series and the ''Ninety-Nine'' edition of ''Premier Manager'' followed in 1998, the year a new title d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascential
Ascential plc, formerly EMAP, is a British business-to-business media business specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History Richard Winfrey purchased the ''Spalding Guardian'' in 1887 and later purchased the ''Lynn News'' and the '' Peterborough Advertiser''; he also started the ''North Cambs Echo''. He became a Liberal politician and campaigner for agricultural rights and the papers were used to promote his political views in and around Spalding, Boston, Sleaford and Peterborough. During World War II Winfrey's newspaper interests began to be passed over to his son, Richard Pattinson Winfrey (1902–1985). In 1947, under the direction of 'Pat' Winfrey, the family's newspaper titles were consolidated to form the East Midland Allied Press (EMAP): this was achieved by the merger of the Northamptonshire Printing and Publishing Co., the Peterborough Advertiser Co., the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Saturn Magazine
''Sega Saturn Magazine'' was a monthly UK magazine covering the Sega Saturn, a home video game console. It held the official Saturn magazine license for the UK, and some issues included a demo CD created by Sega, ''Sega Flash'', which included playable games and game footage. In 1997, the magazine reported a readership of 30,140. The last issue, 37, was published in November 1998. History ''Sega Saturn Magazine'' was originally known as ''Sega Magazine,'' which launched in 1994 and covered the Sega consoles available at the time, including the Master System, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, 32X and Game Gear. In November 1995, it was relaunched as ''Sega Saturn Magazine'' and coverage of other Sega consoles was gradually reduced. In addition to reviews, previews, and demo discs, the magazine included interviews with developers about topics such as the development libraries that Sega was providing them with, and would routinely cover topics of interest only to hardcore gamers such as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actua Soccer 2
''Actua Soccer 2'' (''Fox Sports Soccer '99'' in North America) is a sports video game developed and published by Gremlin Interactive for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.Pixel Games UKannounced they would be rereleasing the game via Steam in October 2022. Reception The game received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. The game was a runner-up for "Coaster of the Year" at ''Computer Gaming World''s 1999 Premier Awards, which went to ''Trespasser In the law of tort, property, and criminal law a trespasser is a person who commits the act of trespassing on a property, that is, without the permission of the owner. Being present on land as a trespasser thereto creates liability in the tr ...''. The game sold 250,000 units. References {{reflist 1997 video games Association football video games Fox Interactive games Gremlin Interactive games PlayStation (console) games Video game sequels Windows games Video gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actua Ice Hockey
''Actua Sports'' is a sports video game series published by Gremlin Interactive which competed with Electronic Arts EA Sports label during the second half of the 1990s, until Gremlin was acquired by Infogrames. The term "Actua" is a (seemingly marketing-related) play on Sega's line of "Virtua" titled games, which included ''Virtua Fighter'', ''Virtua Racing'' and ''Virtua Striker''. The first game in the series was the 1995 milestone title, ''Actua Soccer'', which quickly became one of the most important titles for the company. It was later joined by the rebirth of the ''Premier Manager'' franchise and the club version of ''Actua Soccer''. In 1996, the first non-football game was released, '' Actua Golf'', followed by the sequels ''Actua Soccer 2'' in 1997, now endorsed by English international Alan Shearer and ''Premier Manager 98''. The third installment in the ''Actua Soccer'' series and the ''Ninety-Nine'' edition of ''Premier Manager'' followed in 1998, the year a new title d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gremlin Interactive
Gremlin Graphics Software Limited, later Gremlin Interactive Limited and ultimately Infogrames Studios Limited was a British software house based in Sheffield, working mostly in the home computer market. Like many software houses established in the 1980s, their primary market was the 8-bit range of computers such as the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64. The company was acquired by French video game publisher Infogrames in 1999, and was renamed Infogrames Studios in 2000. Infogrames Studios closed down in 2003. History The company, originally a computer store called Just Micro, was established as a software house in 1984 with the name Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd by Ian Stewart and Kevin Norburn with US Gold, US Gold's Geoff Brown owning 75% of the company until mid-1989. Gremlin's early success was based on games such as ''Wanted: Monty Mole'' for the ZX Spectrum and ''Thing on a Spring'' for the Commodore 64. In 1994, it was renamed as Gremlin I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actua Golf 2
''Actua Golf 2'' (''Fox Sports Golf '99'' in North America) is a sports video game developed and published by Gremlin Interactive for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. Development of the game was underway as of August 1997, and it was released in September 1997 in Europe, and in June 1998 in North America. A Sega Saturn version was planned, but eventually cancelled. Gameplay The Windows version of the game has eight golf courses, and the PlayStation version has six courses. Both versions include three real courses: The Oxfordshire, Carnoustie Links, and Kiawah Island Ocean Course. Both versions of the game use a traditional click-based method to perform golf moves. The Windows version also includes a method in which the movement of the computer mouse is used to simulate the golf club. The Windows version has several multiplayer options, including modem and LAN. Game modes include match play, skins, stroke play, four-ball, and foursome. The player can customize the golfer's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Tokai
Tokai Communications Corporation Inc (known as Vic Tokai Corporation until 2011) is a telecommunications company in Japan providing DSL services and network solutions. Its headquarters are in the in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. In North America, it is best known for its video games during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. In the US, they published games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Game Boy, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Nintendo 64, the Sega Genesis, the Sega CD, the Sega Saturn, and the PlayStation. History Vic Tokai was founded on as Yaizu Cable Vision Co, a CATV service provider. The following year, in 1978, it adopted the name of Vic Tokai. The "Vic" in Vic Tokai's name stood for Valuable Information & Communication. The "Tokai" part is the name of its then parent company, Tokai Corporation, a Japanese natural gas utility founded in 1950. Vic Tokai began selling data processing services and computer hardware in April 1982, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crack Dot Com
Crack dot Com was a computer game development company co-founded by ex-id Software programmer Dave Taylor, and Jonathan Clark. History Crack dot com started from home with a staff of just four people. Their first completed game, which had Internal Revenue Service agents as the enemies, was never released. The company released only one game, ''Abuse'', an MS-DOS scrolling platform shooter which sold over 80,000 copies worldwide. Based on a public source code release, ''Abuse'' was ported to a wide variety of platforms including Microsoft Windows, MacOS, AIX, SGI Irix, Amiga/AmigaOS, and Linux. Prior to the company's closing in October 1998, they were working on ''Golgotha'', a hybrid of first-person shooter and real-time strategy. Citing publisher interference in the creative design of ''Abuse'', Crack dot com opted not to accept any offers from publishers until the game was completed. The game was never finished and Crack dot com made the source and data for ''Golgotha'' (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Gaming Magazine
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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