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The TeraDrive is a Japan exclusive IBM-compatible PC that also features a built-in Mega Drive. You can click here to read more about it in our website’s hardware section. The computer was released in 1991 and for the longest time the only piece of TeraDrive exclusive gaming software was thought to be a game called Puzzle Construction. This is no longer the case as Archive.org user ZiggyTheHamster has found and dumped a port of Cyan’s The Manhole which was originally released in 1988 for the Mac and developed using HyperCard.
This TeraDrive port of The Manhole is based on the FM Towns version released in 1990. ZiggyTheHamster notes that the in-game action of this TeraDrive port appears to be powered by the PC itself, while the Mega Drive portion of the computer is powering the audio. This is basically a reverse of what Puzzle Construction does which uses the Mega Drive hardware for the in-game action.
In our latest video we decided to look at every Mega Drive port that started life as a NES original! You can watch the video in full via the embed below:
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In our latest YouTube video we take a look at the 1991 Game Gear port of the original Pac-Man. You can watch the full video via the embed below:
As a part of April Fool’s Day, this video was uploaded to our sister channel Pac-Manufactured. We actually swapped channel concepts so there’s also an equivalent Pac-Manufactured video available to watch on SEGADriven which is all about Fantasy Zone: The Maze. You can watch that by clicking here. However, if you want to keep track of all the latest SEGADriven videos then please subscribe to that channel as we upload a new video every week.
In our latest YouTube video we’re exploring the world of Amiga games that were ported to the Mega Drive. We take a look at 5 titles in particular and see how they stack up against their original versions:
We’ve got a lot of love for the history of Sonic fan games, and in our latest YouTube video we take a look at 5 nostalgic Sonic fan games that were doing something unique:
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We also have a huge amount of Sonic fan game coverage dating all the way back to the Sonic Amateur Games Expo 2012! Click here to view the entire playlist.
1991’s Asterix for the Master System is a game that is likely going to be shrugged off as “Euro trash” by a certain contingent of retro gamers (cough cough, Americans, cough cough) thanks to the franchise’s French origins. Licensed platformers also don’t have a great track record when it comes to quality, but what we’ve got here is an internally developed SEGA platformer from an era when the company were on a hot streak.
Released in 1989; Bomber Raid for the Master System is a vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up developed by Sanritsu and is infamous for being the final Master System game officially published by SEGA in Japan during the console’s lifespan. As a result of being a game that released in Japan, it also has a secret FM soundtrack that anyone in the PAL territories could never really access during the console’s original run, as those regions never received the FM Sound Unit or a version of the Master System where it’s built into the console itself.
In our latest YouTube video we return to the world of PS1 knock-offs and take a look at a blatant clone of Panzer Dragoon in the form of 1997’s Gamera 2000. Watch the full video via the embed below:
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We also have more videos on PS1 games that rip-off SEGA titles. Here’s a selection you can also explore if you’re interested:
SEGA are continuing their run of Apple Arcade exclusive titles with a brand new Puyo Puyo game that will release on April 4th 2024. Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop will be Apple Arcade exclusive and playable in both single player and multiplayer. You can check out the reveal trailer below:
The game is boasting 24 characters that will also introduce some brand new characters to the franchise. The game will also feature a brand new story and fully voiced characters. The overworld and characters are rendered in true 3D, whereas previous Puyo Puyo games have favoured a 2D art style.
Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop launches on April 4th 2024 exclusively for Apple Arcade.
A newly expanded version of Shin Megami Tensei V has been announced called Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. This new version of the JRPG will launch on June 21st 2024 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch. The game is being developed in-house at Atlus. You can check out the reveal trailer by clicking the embed below:
The original version of Shin Megami Tensei V launched back in November 2021. The new story line included in Vengeance is boasting new locations, demons and choices to make. The game is being published by both Atlus and SEGA.
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