13 posts tagged “sega”

Oh mein Gott. Ich will Schmerzensgeld vom Tagesanzeiger. Da klicke ich voller Freude auf den Link ((schliesslich ist ja bald Tokyo Game Show)), das wäre die Konsolen-Sensation des Jahres:

Sega Vision heisst das neue Gerät. Gamer dürften allerdings ein wenig enttäuscht sein. Die portable Hardware ist keine Spielkonsole für unterwegs, sondern laut PC Welt nur ein Personal Media Player, mit dem man Musik hören und Videos und TV anschauen kann.

Die angebliche neue Konsole ((2009)) Sega Vision ist sehr sehr wahrscheinlich eine alte Ente von theregister.co.uk, die Copy-Paste von der PC Welt und weiteren Seiten aufgenommen wurde. Es geht weiter...

Bis heute ist Sega aktiv im Geschäft mit Spielautomaten (Arcade). Klassiker sind Soul Calibur, Sega Rallye oder The House of the Dead.
...

Nach dem Mega Drive produzierte Sega einige Flops, im Jahr 1999 eröffnete Sega mit der Dreamcast den Kampf um die neue Konsolengeneration. Die Konkurrenten Nintendo (Nintendo 64) und Sony (Playstation 1) folgten bald
mit ihren Geräten.

Nein, nein, nein. Ein Fehler in jedem Satz.

Quelle: http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/digital/games/Sega-spielt-wieder-mit/story/22947406

Böse Vermutung:Wikipedia-Einträge zu Sega und aktuelles Gerücht zu einem Artikel verwurstelt ?

(( Sonst lese ich Artikel auf tagi.ch übrigens ganz gerne. Die Beiträge sind wie bei 20min.ch aktuell und eine gute Ergänzung zu nzz.ch ))

It's all discussed in "Foreign Video Game Unlawful Assembly 2K8" ((what a title; ))...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170048

PS: Also, Nintendo in bad company ((no, not Kelloggs)) this year in the top 100 brands list...

http://kotaku.com/5052115/nintendo-make-top-100-brands-list

...and Prope / Yuji Naka working on a new game with Sega support...

http://prope.sega.jp/

Yet another ranking list with Nintendo at the top ((Nintendo Kyoto, that is)):

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9459&Itemid=2

It's a bit sad to see Sega all they way back at 44. Hope they can make some ground in the coming months ((where's a great Sonic game, Sega, it's about time...)).

I don't play a lot of football games, but this one actually looks more and more interesting due to the Wii controls...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=238549

Due out in Europe soon ((a few weeks away from release)).

PS: Things are indeed looking better for Konami and Capcom this year than for Sega-Sammy. The shares are taking another hit after further restructuring announcements from the company...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=6460:JP

Expect a huge loss for this fiscal year. I had hoped this was actually priced in better in the stock price already...

Only in Japan...

* News from Sega ((yes, it's real: http://eod.sega.jp/ ))

ENGLISH OF THE DEAD (DS/Sega/spring ‘08)

* Action game where you defeat hordes of zombies with the ‘power of English’
* Zombies attack with Japanese, you have to write the English translation on the screen
* 6 stages
* Training, Auto Listening modes

* Language DVD ((?))

Enjoy these funny video game ads...

Atari Pole Position ((USA, great 80s galore))

Sega Shenmue ((USA, Nozomi NAOMI not included ))

Sega Dreamcast Soccer Ad ((Europe))

Some people may remember the huge Sega Trocadero game center in London ((RIP)) back in Sega's heydays in the early 90s. The complex featured BattleTech/Mechwarrior pods where you controlled robots in teams ((as well as Alien World, where you were escorted through movie props, funny)).

I think these battle stations in the 'Virtual World' section are closed down together with the entire Trocadero center, at least the Sega section was gone for good the last time I was in London a few years ago. At least some of the early models seem to be based on Amiga hardware...

http://www.amigau.com/aig/battletech.html

((I don't remember which pod models were used in London, this is too long ago ; ))

Arcade games key advantage with today's advanded home game consoles remain walk-in cabinets with specialized controls, one example being pods with seats where the player is completely surrounded by the game environment.

Finally, robot pods with projector screens make ((at least one)) comeback in Japanese game centers with a new Gundam adventure. Four Pods on each side...

http://www.gundam-kizuna.jp/game/index.html

and

http://www.gundam-kizuna.jp/location/index.html

This Banpresto/Namco arcade machine sounds and looks like great fun. I guess its release will remain Japan only...

If you don't know ((or never played)) Shenmue, one of the greatest videogames of all times, this will probably mean nothing to you. But if you do, this is a really great indoor painting...

 
To learn about the Shenmue video game series on Sega Dreamcast, visit these sites...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenmue and http://www.angelfire.com/az2/shenmue/

http://www.shenmue.com/  ((Remains of the official Sega website))

Below is my ((again totally subjective)) list of the 10 greatest arcade game developers. As you may notice, I prefer the classic arcade games from Japan ((minus most of the Beat'em Up genre)).

On with the goods list. The first 5 companies unfortunately no longer exist in their previous form:

1. TOAPLAN
 Tatsujin/Truxxon, Flying Shark and Batsugun ((and many more)). For more on TOAPLAN and classic shoot'em upm games, see my earlier two posts.

2. IREM
Hammerin' Harry, R-Type and In the Hunt (take note before saying the last one, a submarine shooter, looks like Metal Slug. In the Hunt was released 3 years before the first Metal Slug appeared)).
IREM still makes a few good games for home consoles, such as the under appreciated ((difficult title for gaijin ; )) http://www.zettai-zetsumei.com/zz2/index.html , an earthquake survival simulation.

3. DATA EAST
Robocop, Chelnov and Side Pocket ((this is a bit tricky, since Data East also published many games, but didn't develop them internally))

4. SNK
Ghost Pilots, Last Resort, Ikari Warriors/Guerilla Wars and Metal Slug series ((I'm not into Beat'em Ups, otherwise you could list a ton of these games for SNK here)). SNK was reborn as SNK Playmore later on and continues to work on some of their classic franchises.

5. 'OLD' ATARI ((till around 1984))
The only Western company to make my list, but for their old games only, which reappear in various retro collections. Later, the new arcade division Atari/Tengen dropped the ball. Similarly, I could have listed NINTENDO here for their early arcade games such as Donkey Kong, but Atari produced more arcade titles.

That's it for the bankrupt or closed companies. Luckily, the following companies 6. - 10. still exist, or in case of CAVE continue where TOAPLAN left off. Of course, times changed and - again with the exception of CAVE - these companies don't focus on arcade games so much because of the changing market. But they re-release old classics from time to time and some of them still release some arcade titles...

6. KONAMI
Gradius, Green Beret, Hyper Olympics...the list goes on and on.

7. CAVE
Trigger Fingers :)
((and all other TOAPLAN offsprings such as Gazelle and other 'newer' 2D Shooter developers such as G-REV))

8. 'OLD' SEGA ((till around 2000/2001))
Out Run, Afterburner and Sega Daytona ((1994)) - and there are so many more I can't list them all. Basically everything Sega AM2 ever produced: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega-AM2 
((before Dreamcast died and the company reorganized most of its internal AM studios...))

9. CAPCOM
Especially all games designed by Mr. Okamoto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshiki_Okamoto such as 1942 and the Makaimura/ Ghost n' Ghoblins series and offsprings...

10. NAMCO
Older games like Ms. Pacman, but also Pole Position and later on Soul Calibur

The list above is random and not in order. I consider all ten companies/development houses to be really great. If I had to pick three 'winners' from the list above, it would probably be these three...

- Yu Suzuki's and most other Sega AM-2 department games

- Yoshiki Okamoto's games

- Toaplan's 2D classic shooting games

If you don't have time to collect old games in its original form ((which is a pity)), I can recommend three ways to experience classic arcade games on newer home consoles:

- 'Redone' classic shooters such as R-Type Final (PS2) or Gradius V (also for PS 2) or Last Hope (Dreamcast)

- Anthologies such as Metal Slug Anthology (PS2 or Wii), some games are also downloadable for all new consoles.

- Mixed 'Classic' collections for home consoles. Capcom has issued a few good ones, so has Sega. Such collections continue to be published. For example, a new 'Konami Arcade Classics' collection will be released in autumn 2007: http://ds.ign.com/articles/740/740892p1.html ((this time for the highly popular Nintendo DS...))

PS: Lists always make it difficult, since some good companies are left in the cold. For example, I also like games from companies such as Treasure, but they haven't been around long enough in the earlier days of video gaming ((read: the 80s)) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Co._Ltd . Be sure to pick up Treaure's excellent shooter 'Ikaruga'  if you have time. Similarly, I didn't list 'one-hit' arcade wonder companies such as Seibu Kaihatsu Inc. ((early Raiden series...)) or Westone ((Wonderboy...)).
Also note that this list focuses on ((classic)) arcade game developers, not electronic gaming in general.

Pixels learning to move:

http://www.xtimeline.com/entertainment/The-History-of-Video-Games

(( I hate these Beta tags on websites, especially when I'm working on something similar. It's like a Virus :) ))

Wanted to point out Mr. Baers contributons again. His contributions are often ignored compared to Atari/Mr. Bushnell, especially regarding the origins of Pong:

((Nice video, he hasn't lost his humor..see the beginning of the interview))

Too many articles completely forget the Magnavox and just mention the Pong arcade:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey

( ( I especially like the Jaguar entry in the video:...Roarrr ! I'm the last from Atari !!! Yes, dear reader, you just learned one thing: This blogger will never ever grow up ))

PS: More angry videogame nerd videos here. Warning: Very strong language :)
http://www.cinemassacre.com/Movies/Nes_Nerd_videos.html

PPS: If you are more into current gaming, the incredibly shrinking E3 2007 conference literally starts any minute. You can find interesting coverage here...

English: http://e307.joystiq.com/

German (news blog on a personal level, nicely written) : http://www.joergspielt.de/archives/category/e3-2007/