New Sega Genesis Game coming this Spring

[bapenguin]

Sega Genesis, the best console system ever, will be getting a new game (http://www.gamingsteve.com/archives/2006/01/sega_genesis_li_1.php) this coming spring. It's been 8 years since the last official Genesis game was released, but that didn't stop San Diego developer Super Fighting Team from releasing a brand new game for Sega's beloved system.

Beggar Prince (http://www.beggarprince.com/) tells the story of Steven, a bored prince who decides to escape his castle dressed as a beggar to experience life among the commoners. Of course with the prince gone the evil Minister usurps control of the throne and now Steven is barred from re-entering his own castle. Thus begins Steven's adventure of who must prove his identity and retake the throne.
Unfortunately the game is retailing for $46. I do still have my Genesis....tempting...very temping.

[amusedtoe]

Someone apparently found a giant box of blank carts SEGA threw out and has too much time on their hands. :p

[Blade]

It doesn't even look that impressive. Most ROM teams like this release their products for free.

[TheKeck]

Too bad my mom sold my Sega for 5 bucks while I was at college. :(

[Kelegacy]

NO! Best system ever was the SNES. Get it right.

Edit: Damn, this game actually DOES look interesting. Right up my alley. But I wonder why they just didn't release it on the GBA or DS. It would fit perfectly into that library.

[Heretic Machine]

NO! Best system ever was the SNES. Get it right.

...Oh god, the great war isn't over!

[TheKeck]

NO! Best system ever was the SNES. Get it right.

I was a TOTAL Sega kid, and would fight that war to the death, BUT..... I do currently have a SNES, so I guess I better just be neutral.

[swiftdraw]

I like my Sega and SNES, but SNES is my favorite console. But the Genesis has Gunstar Heros, one of my all time favorite games ever.

[Rakael]

I was a Sega child until I got my SNES, then I became a true gamer and realized that you can easily have enough love for two systems.

[Kefkataran]

I'm with Kelegacy here. I was the neighborhood SNES junkie, no doubt. Rented a Genesis a couple times and was never impressed.

[Somefool]

Buying a Genesis is one of my bigger regrets ever. I coulda used that money on so many candy bars. :(

[Paranoia]

Bleh...the Genesis/Megadrive had horrible audio.

[agentgray]

It doesn't even look that impressive. Most ROM teams like this release their products for free.
This is a port of a Japanese game from '96 I think. All they've done is translate it.

[bgivnin]

I have to agree with Kefka and Kelegacy. I have a SNES (still do!) with a TON of RPG and adventure games (that system is what got me into RPG's, actually). There wasn't much on the Genesis that I liked even after I bought it.

I still dream fondly of my time(s) with Shadowrun, Super Metroid, FF2, FF3, Secret of Mana, Seventh Saga and more. :)

[Mozgus]

Bleh...the Genesis/Megadrive had horrible audio.
The Sonic series, X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Vectorman series, Ristar, and the Streets of Rage series would all like to have a word with you. I have MP3's I personally recorded, that I'd love to share with you.

So this is just a translation of a 1996 taiwan RPG then? It's not technically a new game. And it makes me wonder, is there not already a fan translation for it on the net? I thought virtually every classic RPG had been fan-translated.

[mightbe]

I have no clue why they don't just sell a ROM download for a handfull of dollars.

I guess it's not like they're making genesis games for the money though.

Dammit. My Nomad (http://www.computercloset.org/SegaNomad.htm) just heard this and now it's begging for new catridge love. I'll just have to beat it till it bleeds.

[Rirath]

I owned both systems, loved both systems... but the SNES was the clear winner. Still, it wouldn't have been the same without Sonic, Altered Beast, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Kid Chameleon, Alex Kidd, and so on.

No way am I spending nearly $50 on a Genesis game, however.

[mightbe]

The Sonic series, X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Vectorman series, Ristar, and the Streets of Rage series would all like to have a word with you. I have MP3's I personally recorded, that I'd love to share with you.

Amen to that. The Genesis had some amazing music for its titles. The quality of the sound effects was rather poor in comparison to the SNES titles, as I recall. I do believe that had something to do with the memory restrictions on the genesis.

[Paranoia]

The Sonic series, X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Vectorman series, Ristar, and the Streets of Rage series would all like to have a word with you. I have MP3's I personally recorded, that I'd love to share with you.


I tell you what, go set up a SNES & a Genesis side by side. Try play Super Street Fighter 2, and then try to convince me that the Genesis version doesn't have horrible audio.

[Chandler]

SNES had better RPGs, adventure, action, side scrollers, wrestling, fighters, etc.

Genesis had better sports.

Even though Sega had blood in mortal kombat, I got to say that sound was atrocious.

[bapenguin]

Chuck Norris said the Sega Genesis is the best console ever, and if you disagree with him he'll roundhouse kick your head. ;)

[amusedtoe]

NO! Best system ever was the SNES. Get it right.

Edit: Damn, this game actually DOES look interesting. Right up my alley. But I wonder why they just didn't release it on the GBA or DS. It would fit perfectly into that library.

Because then they would have to pay licensing fees.

[The Continental]

I like my Sega and SNES, but SNES is my favorite console. But the Genesis has Gunstar Heros, one of my all time favorite games ever.

I don't think a more accurate statement has ever been printed on this site.

[Mozgus]

I tell you what, go set up a SNES & a Genesis side by side. Try play Super Street Fighter 2, and then try to convince me that the Genesis version doesn't have horrible audio.
You're going to ignore my numerous examples because genesis got one shoddy port?

When it came right down to it, Genesis excelled at rock and techno music, and SNES was best at piano and orchestra.

Now stop being a fanboy. I am still offering those mp3's to all who think the Genesis had poor music quality.

Also, go talk to Jesper Kyd if you think it sucks. He knows the Genesis audio chip better then anyone. His Subterrania soundtrack broke all it's limits. He's often replying to people on his forums.

http://www.jesperkyd.com/

Edit: Hell, here's some examples anyway. These are completely unedited, unfiltered digital recordings from a Genesis emulator:

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~cblair21/steve/1.mp3
http://studentpages.scad.edu/~cblair21/steve/2.mp3

I can't think of any SNES games that could do half of the audio effects present in these tracks.

[cppcrusader]

Has it seriously only been 8 years? It feels longer than that. Well, that would put the last game around 98, so I guess that is right. Oh well, doesn't matter, on the playground I was on the Nintendo side of the fence throwing rocks at the Sega kids.

[Odyzen]

i donated all my old consoles ages ago, genesis, snes, nes, jaguar, etc. If i knew that someone would go out and make a game for it this many years ago... no i still wouldn't have kept them this long. Kelegacy has the right idea, with so little bits it should've went on the gba and it would also allow for more improvements. Interesting news though.

[TheKeck]

Chuck Norris said the Sega Genesis is the best console ever, and if you disagree with him he'll roundhouse kick your head. ;)

Conversation over. ;)

[Shodan2020]

Too bad my mom sold my Sega for 5 bucks while I was at college. :(

Oh, for shame!

[amusedtoe]

Chuck Norris said the Sega Genesis is the best console ever, and if you disagree with him he'll roundhouse kick your head. ;)

Then he'd take your now battered head and use it to throw you into a tree!

[miah]

SNES had better RPGs, adventure, action, side scrollers, wrestling, fighters, etc.

Genesis had better sports.

Even though Sega had blood in mortal kombat, I got to say that sound was atrocious.


Genesis had some great RPG's too.. The Phantasy Star series was awesome.. Had a great strategy game too (Warsong), and plenty of other RPG's.. Its been a while since I played many of these though, and they seem to be harder to find than the SNES games..

[Kelegacy]

Genesis had some great RPG's too.. The Phantasy Star series was awesome.. Had a great strategy game too (Warsong), and plenty of other RPG's.. Its been a while since I played many of these though, and they seem to be harder to find than the SNES games..
And you can get the Phantasy Star collection (not sure of which games) on the GBA now. I need to pick that up, i missed them on the Genesis.

My Sega consoles--and I have owned every one except the Master and 32X add-on--always played second fiddle to the other systems I owned. Genesis/Sega CD < SNES. Saturn < Playstation/N64. Dreamcast < Playstation 2. They were all good systems (except the Saturn stinker) but didn't offer what I really craved in the game department, or in high enough quantities. Some gems will always be on my "best of" list, like Landstalker, but Sega always paled a bit in comparison to my other systems, unfortunately.

Sorta how Microsoft's Xbox systems are for me today, oddly enough. Maybe they ARE Sega reincarnated. Hmm.

[Drinking_Buddy]

Maybe if somebody comes up with a new Ecco: The Dolphin game, I'll find my old Gensis.

[Hagetaka]

I still play my sega from time to time... Streets of Rage and Vertorman rocks my socks.

/Anyone rememebr Shaq-Fu? ahahah... hahah.

[Dirty Harry]

Man shinobi was probally my favorite sega game ever.

[Crabby]

You're going to ignore my numerous examples because genesis got one shoddy port?

When it came right down to it, Genesis excelled at rock and techno music, and SNES was best at piano and orchestra.

Now stop being a fanboy. I am still offering those mp3's to all who think the Genesis had poor music quality.

Also, go talk to Jesper Kyd if you think it sucks. He knows the Genesis audio chip better then anyone. His Subterrania soundtrack broke all it's limits. He's often replying to people on his forums.

http://www.jesperkyd.com/

Edit: Hell, here's some examples anyway. These are completely unedited, unfiltered digital recordings from a Genesis emulator:

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~cblair21/steve/1.mp3
http://studentpages.scad.edu/~cblair21/steve/2.mp3

I can't think of any SNES games that could do half of the audio effects present in these tracks.


Flashback could probably give the first one a run for its money.

[EternalGamer]

The Genesis had the single best adventure game ever created: Landstalkers. And yes, you heard me right, better than ANY Zelda game.

Dan

[jeffbax]

Sega does what Nintendon't, bitches :cool:

[AversionFX]

I think the game actually looks pretty decent. Story seems original, at least. Combat looks like it would/could get really frustrating as it's always 1vsX enemies.

[cjrizzo]

Sega does what Nintendon't, bitches :cool:

Nintendo is what Genesisn't!

[LilEvilFish]

To be this good takes AGES, to be this good takes SEGA

MEGA DRIVE for life yo!

[Nimos]

How about a new game for Dreamcast ??? It will have a better chance for making some profit...

[Mozgus]

How about a new game for Dreamcast ??? It will have a better chance for making some profit...
Dreamcast still gets a new game every 2-3 months.

[Ravenlock]

...Oh god, the great war isn't over!

Of course it is. Nintendo declared victory the day Sega started making games for Nintendo systems instead of its own.

As someone who was originally on the SNES side of the great war, I was pleased by this result, even if the death of the Dreamcast was a sad, sad day for gaming.