{"id":16958,"date":"2017-06-12T22:01:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T02:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=16958"},"modified":"2022-06-02T17:33:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T21:33:13","slug":"sega-visions-junejuly-1993","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/06\/12\/sega-visions-junejuly-1993\/","title":{"rendered":"Sega Visions (June\/July 1993)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16959\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_001-763x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"sega_visions_1993_june_july_001\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"raindrops-press-this\">Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FSega_Visions%2F1993-06_07&amp;twg_show=Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">Sega Visions (June\/July 1993)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sega Visions was more or less Sega&#8217;s answer to Nintendo Power. It was the official Sega magazine though I don&#8217;t recall seeing it on store shelves. It may have only been widely available as a subscription. Generally, you could get a free trial subscription by sending in a registration for a Sega product. In 1993 the Sega Genesis, Sega CD and Game Gear were being covered. The June\/July 1993 issue includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Say What?&#8230;Overheard at Sega<\/b> &#8211; Time Warner forms agreement with Sega to distribute Genesis games via cable; Genesis is number one selling toy for December 1992; new Sonic pinball game in development; Sega announces upcoming release of Aladdin on the Genesis; Valiant and Image &#8220;Deathmate&#8221; announced; and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Yo Sega!<\/b> &#8211; Questions and comments from readers about &#8220;blast processing&#8221;, Sonic 2 giveaway with Genesis, details about Conic, Tails and Robotnik, the Game Genie, Sega Genesis power draw, connecting a Game Gear to a TV, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Sega Game Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jurassic Park for Genesis<\/b> &#8211; A preview of the upcoming Jurassic Park game for the Genesis that is based on the, at the time, still upcoming movies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Making of Jurassic Park<\/b> &#8211; A look at all that went into making the game from learning about dinosaurs to creating animation sequences of animals that no longer exist to creating the backgrounds and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sneak Peeks<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Joe Montana&#8217;s NFL Football CD<\/b> &#8211; A football game with a behind the quarterback 3D view for the Sega CD.<\/li>\n<li><b>Mad Dog McRee CD<\/b> &#8211; A light gun game for the Sega CD based on the arcade game from American Laser Games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sega CD Software<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Terminator<\/b> &#8211; This CD enhanced action game is based on the original Terminator movie.<\/li>\n<li><b>Dracula<\/b> &#8211; This game is based on the Bram Stoker&#8217;s Dracula movie and includes digitized graphics, 3D effects and CD quality sound and music. Mostly the game plays as a side-scrolling beat-&#8217;em-up.<\/li>\n<li><b>Ecco the Dolphin<\/b> &#8211; There was also a cartridge version of this game but the CD version adds five new levels and some additions to the other levels as well. It also adds &#8220;3-D&#8221; stereo sound.<\/li>\n<li><b>Final Fight<\/b> &#8211; Another formerly cartridge only game that has some significant enhancements in the CD version, including a two-player simultaneous mode, new areas and stereo sound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/index.php\/2017\/06\/12\/sega-visions-junejuly-1993\/sega_visions_1993_june_july_004-2\/\" class=\"attachment wp-att-29126 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_004-763x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_004-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_004-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_004-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_004-1144x1536.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_004-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Just Review It Genesis<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Shining Force<\/b> &#8211; This is really a must play game for those who are fans of the Genesis and RPGs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cool SPOT<\/b> &#8211; While the advertising theme and character (7-Up&#8217;s Spot) seems odd, this platform game is one of the relatively few licensed games that are any good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jungle Strike<\/b> &#8211; The sequel to Desert Strike. The Strike series in general was an excellent series of overhead shooter games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mig 29 Fighter Pilot<\/b> &#8211; Not a bad simulator but I always though these kinds of games played better on the PC for a variety of reasons. More powerful hardware and better controller options come to mind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>F-15 Strike Eagle II<\/b> &#8211; The Genesis really did have some of the best sims of any game console. However, still better on a PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Puggsy<\/b> &#8211; A humorous side-scrolling platform game from Psygnosis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>B.O.B.<\/b> &#8211; A sci-fi themed platform game in which you play the role of an android that has crash-landed and must escape the planet he is on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Rocket Knight Adventures<\/b> &#8211; A platform action\/adventure game featuring a space age opossum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>R.B.I. &#8217;93<\/b> &#8211; The Genesis was known for its excellent sports games. This baseball game is one of those.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wrath of the Gods<\/b> &#8211; A PC port, this one seems very much like Populous.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Thomas the Tank Engine<\/b> &#8211; An educational game for the kids featuring Thomas and friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Just Review It Game Gear<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dracula<\/b> &#8211; The Game Gear version isn&#8217;t quite as impressive as the Sega CD version but it is a reasonable approximation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tengen World Cup Soccer<\/b> &#8211; A decent portable soccer game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hook<\/b> &#8211; The Game Gear does a reasonable job with this movie based platform game that was also released on the Genesis and Sega CD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeopardy<\/b> &#8211; Featuring a digitized Alex Trebec and over 400 categories, this is a pretty good home version of the game. The only downside is having to spell out answers with the D-Pad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>W.W.F. Steel Cage Challenge<\/b> &#8211; I don&#8217;t think this kind of game works particularly well on a small screen but it isn&#8217;t terrible and you have to give it nostalgia points if you are a WWF fan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Sega Visions Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sonic Comic<\/b> &#8211; A mini comic-book featuring Sonic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Game on Tap<\/b> &#8211; More on the new Sega Channel. The initial line-up of games is supposed to feature a constantly rotating line-up of games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Chakan and Green Dog: Behind the Scenes<\/b> &#8211; An interview with the creator of the Chakan comic book and the Chakan game producer. Likewise, there is a brief interview with the Greendog character creator and the Greendog game producer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sega Visionaries<\/b> &#8211; Hints, tips, codes, passwords, etc. for various games, including Road Rash 2, Toe Jam &amp; Earl, Chuck Rock, Joe Montana &#8217;93, Sonic 2, Greendog, Ecco the Dolphin, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Totally Sonic<\/b> &#8211; An overview of some of the many Sonic products available from trading cards and board games to kites and underwear and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Fast Takes<\/b> &#8211; Brief game reviews for LaRussa Baseball (Genesis), Hook (Genesis), King of the Monsters (Genesis), Bulls vs Blazers (Genesis), Toys (Genesis), Journey From Darkness: Strider Returns (Genesis), Paperboy (Game Gear), Pacific Theater of Operations (Genesis), Wolfchild (Genesis), Chester Cheetah (Genesis), Championship Bowling (Genesis), Blaster Master 2 (Genesis), Dracula (Genesis), Crash Dummies (Game Gear), and Arch Rivals (Game Gear).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Power Shopper<\/b> &#8211; A list of games, systems, and accessories available directly from Sega.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Incoming!<\/b> &#8211; A list of games being released over the coming months. A few of the titles listed include Chester Cheetah (Genesis), Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister 6 (Game Gear), Batman Returns (Sega CD), B.O.B. (Genesis), Crash Dummies (Game Gear), Spider-Man (Sega CD), Dracula (Genesis), Bart vs. World (Game GEar), and Terminator (Sega CD) but there are many more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_100-763x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_100-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_100-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_100-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_100-1144x1536.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_100-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sega_Visions_1993_June_July_100.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Sega Visions (June\/July 1993) Sega Visions was more or less Sega&#8217;s answer to Nintendo Power. It was the official Sega magazine though I don&#8217;t recall seeing it on store shelves. It may have only been widely available as a subscription. Generally, you could get a free trial subscription by sending in a registration for a Sega product. In 1993 the Sega Genesis, Sega CD and Game Gear were being covered. The June\/July 1993 issue includes: Say What?&#8230;Overheard at Sega &#8211; Time Warner forms agreement with Sega to distribute Genesis games via cable; Genesis is number one selling toy for December 1992; new Sonic pinball game in development; Sega announces upcoming release of Aladdin on the Genesis; Valiant and Image &#8220;Deathmate&#8221; announced; and more. Yo Sega! &#8211; Questions and comments from readers about &#8220;blast processing&#8221;, Sonic 2 giveaway with Genesis, details about Conic, Tails and Robotnik, the Game Genie, Sega Genesis power draw, connecting a Game Gear to a TV, and more. Sega Game Features Jurassic Park for Genesis &#8211; A preview of the upcoming Jurassic Park game for the Genesis that is based on the, at the time, still upcoming movies. The Making of Jurassic Park &#8211; A look [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,19],"tags":[754,773,1518,1522],"class_list":["post-16958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retro-games","category-sega-genesis","tag-game-gear","tag-genesis","tag-sega","tag-sega-genesis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}