This video has been posted all over the place now, but I just can't not post this here. The Sega logo at the start of every Mega Drive game was possibly one of the main reasons the Sega brand became so well known. You ask any casual gamer who was raised in the 16-bit era, and they'll likely tell you they used to have "a Sega" rather than "a Mega Drive". Well this video has 143 different game intros of the Sega logo, even some from the Mega CD, 32X and Game Gear.
Almost all of them do something unique with it, ranging from tech demo like special effects to the game's main star interacting with it (with the best example being Vectorman, which actually let you control the character, jumping and shooting at it for as long as you please) and even some unique screams of the brand name (such as the Jurassic Park one with a T-Rex growling 'SEGUUUAHH!"). Some games even had more than one that would play at random each time you switch on the system (For example: Eternal Champions and Bonkers). These didn't just come from Sega's own games either, as all the third parties joined in on the trend too, giving the Mega Drive versions of multi format games something unique over the Super Nintendo or Amiga versions. This was in the days before consoles would have their own specific logo which would play every time you turn on the system. It's a real shame this individuality was lost to slapping a flat logo that sits on the screen for a few seconds with all the copyright details. Enjoy this wonderful display of what made Sega special in the early 90's.
Oh, and just in case there's a game within the video that you can't quite name, InfiniteContinues, the creator of the video has posted a entire list of the games featured.
P.S: There is also a website called Whip Ass Gaming who did a whole collection of animated GIFs of the Sega logos(many with the sounds too) which can be viewed HERE. Funnily enough both are called "The Sega Logo Project". How great (Sega Fanboy) minds think alike =)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Sega Fanart showcase: Ristar
Considering Ristar only had the one game on the Mega Drive, there sure is a lot of nice fan art of the character floating around on DeviantArt (a majority of them are coming from one artist, mind you). The game itself was one of the true gems from Sega's 16-bit days, and one of the best platformers from that era.Ristar by ~Izaart
More after the jump.
Ristar- Wallpaper by ~darkburraki
Ristar- Adahan by ~darkburraki
Ristar by ~OnePieceOfSHiTaKE
Ristar in the Mist by *wonchop
Saturday, October 13, 2007
'Sega Gals' Capsule Figures
As many who know me may well know, I'm one of those sad gits that has a room littered with not only games, but toys of said games. I posted an article at the Dreamcast Junkyard a while back about a few of the Sega related ones I have, but just today I got four new ones sent through the post, as much as I have been trying to A) sell any figures I don't want anymore and B) stop buying the darn things because I'm running out of space. I couldn't resist these one though.
These are four of the 'Sega gals' series of little Capsule Toy figure type things. There is about 12 of them in total to collect, and this guy on Ebay had the lot of them, but to be honest I didn't recognize some of them because I don't play many RPG's (or any RPG's, for that matter), so I just bidded on the ones I know well. There was also one of Sarah from Virtua Fighter that I was gonna have but I got outbid on it, and the Golden Axe one was kind of tempting but it wasn't anything special. These were my four favorites.
Them's blobs are dirty little sods..
The first one I assembled was Arle from Puyo Puyo (see the Art Showcase a few posts down). Now I knew these things were going to be small but this was not quite what I was expecting! Arle is only about 9cm tall, but was also the easiest to put together with only a few parts. A good likeness but slightly disappointing because it really is very small.
Up down up down chu chu chu!
Ulala however, is much taller, bigger figure. These things are clearly made to be in proportion seeing as Arle is only supposed to be a kid (at least until Puyo Puyo 4 she was, anyway). Ulala was also the most complex to assemble. with loads of fiddly little bits like the microphone and those rocket packs that sit on her back, but it defiantly looks like the space reporter we all know and love. Very nice.
The 2nd biggest was Honey (although I still refer to her as Candy as that was her name in the western version of Fighting Vipers I grew up playing), which is also a very good likeness and is very nicely made, although the model i got was a little under painted on one part of the skirt (you can't see it without being really close up though) and some black mark on her left boob. Hmm. There was also a rather worrying underwear only version of this model, which didn't leave much to the imagination. I may be sad, but I'm not that sad.
If you don't recognize this one I honestly don't blame as the game she starred in wasn't released outside Japan. This is Arsha from the Mega Drive game Monster World VI, the last in the Wonder Boy/Monster World series. I can't say I own this game but I've played it a lot via emulation and there's a very nice Sega Ages collection of the entire series on import for the Playstation 2 if you wanna grab it.This character is also a kid so it's figure is pretty small (but still not as small as the Arle one), and is probably the simplest design of the lot. It only really looks any good from a certain angle unfortunately, otherwise you can't really see her properly as she is rather leaned forward. maybe I didn't assemble it right. It's not bad but probably my least favorite out of the ones I got.
Just for the fun of it, here's some comparison photos of the capsule toys next to some of my other Sega toys..
Shit, leg it!
These are four of the 'Sega gals' series of little Capsule Toy figure type things. There is about 12 of them in total to collect, and this guy on Ebay had the lot of them, but to be honest I didn't recognize some of them because I don't play many RPG's (or any RPG's, for that matter), so I just bidded on the ones I know well. There was also one of Sarah from Virtua Fighter that I was gonna have but I got outbid on it, and the Golden Axe one was kind of tempting but it wasn't anything special. These were my four favorites.
More after the jump!
Being capsule toys, they naturally arrived in capsules (well, two of them did, the other two were just bubble wrapped), and of course knowing what these little Japanese toys are like, they were in a dozen pieces in a bag, waiting to be put together. One of the bags decided to explode across the room when I opened it so I ended up spending a good few minutes searching the room for Honey's limbs!
Them's blobs are dirty little sods..
The first one I assembled was Arle from Puyo Puyo (see the Art Showcase a few posts down). Now I knew these things were going to be small but this was not quite what I was expecting! Arle is only about 9cm tall, but was also the easiest to put together with only a few parts. A good likeness but slightly disappointing because it really is very small.
Up down up down chu chu chu!
Ulala however, is much taller, bigger figure. These things are clearly made to be in proportion seeing as Arle is only supposed to be a kid (at least until Puyo Puyo 4 she was, anyway). Ulala was also the most complex to assemble. with loads of fiddly little bits like the microphone and those rocket packs that sit on her back, but it defiantly looks like the space reporter we all know and love. Very nice.
The 2nd biggest was Honey (although I still refer to her as Candy as that was her name in the western version of Fighting Vipers I grew up playing), which is also a very good likeness and is very nicely made, although the model i got was a little under painted on one part of the skirt (you can't see it without being really close up though) and some black mark on her left boob. Hmm. There was also a rather worrying underwear only version of this model, which didn't leave much to the imagination. I may be sad, but I'm not that sad.
If you don't recognize this one I honestly don't blame as the game she starred in wasn't released outside Japan. This is Arsha from the Mega Drive game Monster World VI, the last in the Wonder Boy/Monster World series. I can't say I own this game but I've played it a lot via emulation and there's a very nice Sega Ages collection of the entire series on import for the Playstation 2 if you wanna grab it.This character is also a kid so it's figure is pretty small (but still not as small as the Arle one), and is probably the simplest design of the lot. It only really looks any good from a certain angle unfortunately, otherwise you can't really see her properly as she is rather leaned forward. maybe I didn't assemble it right. It's not bad but probably my least favorite out of the ones I got.
Just for the fun of it, here's some comparison photos of the capsule toys next to some of my other Sega toys..
Shit, leg it!
Friday, October 5, 2007
Sega Fanart showcase: Alex Kidd
This week I'm gonna look into fan art of Alex Kidd, the Ex-Sega mascot and Master System favorite. Give us a new Alex Kidd game Sega! You know, if you're not too busy.Alex In The Sun by ~igrec
Alex Kidd: Petit Copter by ~UpaUpa
Alex Kidd by *illeoh
Alex Kidd 2005 by *Sarumaru
Alex Kidd by ~lordwong
Antonis and Alex by ~devilove
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