[Meat Miracle]

Black Squirrel, on 19 May 2015 - 02:17 PM, said:

But how much of that is speculation?

(seriously I don't know - I can't read Japanese. Lots of Saturn speculation though)


I never really doubted it myself btw

Open up a Megadrive and the board will be marked as IC BD M5. A Master System is similarly labelled as IC BD M4 Jr (except for PAL units, which are labelled Power Base). If that does not cement it, I don't know what else could.

That magazine prototype shot looks like an artists impression to me, especially considering how similar it looks to what is labelled as the Super Famicom (aka SNES) next to it.

[nineko]

Black Squirrel, on 10 June 2015 - 05:25 AM, said:

This means, although the company was not always directly involved, there is a "Sega" game on every Nintendo home video game console

That's neat indeed! Out of curiosity, I tried to look at the "non-sega" category on Sega Retro, and I didn't see any SNES game. Which Sega games are available for that console?

[Black Squirrel]

Columns

it was a limited release for the Super Famicom but it still counts.

[nineko]

Thank you

[Meat Miracle]

Anyone knows what manufacturer does the "S" code stand for in serials? I've only seen those used for the Mega Jet, and certain refurbished Saturns (some retrofitted as devkits) and Game Gears. However, from 1996 the refurbished units also had the code "AC" that stands for Sega Logistics Service (who started operation in 1995 according to their website). The "S" code was used up to at least 1997 for Saturns however.

This post has been edited by Meat Miracle: 23 June 2015 - 03:52 PM

[JaxTH]

Nothing really important, but I just wanted to share: I walked to the local burger place today and on the way back I saw a VMU case next to a trash can. The box was black.

[doc eggfan]

New TV Series Mr. Robot uses a distinct font for its opening title.

Black Squirrel, on 18 June 2015 - 03:11 PM, said:

Columns

it was a limited release for the Super Famicom but it still counts.

Do we know if it got a physical release? I've never seen one, which leads me to suspect it might have been a Satellaview download.

[ICEknight]

Just found this in one of the Bonanza Bros flyers in the wiki:


What's going on here? Is he looking for clues or something?

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[DigitalDuck]

He's checking himself out in the mirror.

He has that sprite in-game, it's his idle animation.

[ICEknight]

Oh, never knew that. False alarm, then.

[Black Squirrel]

French speakers needed:

https://fr.wikipedia...%C3%A9visator_2
between 1993 and 1994 there was a two hour programming block on French television called "Télévisator 2". In between airing cartoons there was video game news and reviews.

There are bits uploaded to YouTube but I can't make much sense of them - most are incomplete and aren't dated. My initial plan was just to extract review scores for Sega Retro, but then I saw footage of a prototype Land of Illusion calling itself "Mickey Mouse II". And if they're filming preview copies... well there's a chance of seeing Sonic the Hedgehog prototype footage too.

I think it warrants some investigation. Someone must be interested.

[PicklePower]

Someone posted pictures of a Dreamcast SDK on /r/dreamcast. Not sure if any of the pictures there are better than the ones already on Sega Retro.

[Meat Miracle]

PicklePower, on 13 July 2015 - 12:29 PM, said:

Someone posted pictures of a Dreamcast SDK on /r/dreamcast. Not sure if any of the pictures there are better than the ones already on Sega Retro.

Oh wow, until now I never realized it, but the power and reset buttons on the Dreamcast devkit are re-used Saturn buttons.