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Gaming History You Should Know – Sonic Xtreme September 13, 2014

Posted by Maniac in Gaming History You Should Know, Uncategorized.
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I’ve always been interested in exactly what events transpire for developers to create a completed game. I know game development is a difficult and time consuming process, but in the end it all works out. This is one of the times when things REALLY did not work out.

After the release of Sonic and Knuckles on the Genesis, Sega was riding high on their chief mascot. He had a Saturday morning cartoon on ABC for goodness sakes! Have you ever noticed there was never really a true Sonic The Hedgehog game released for the Sega Saturn? Well there was a game that Sega had in development for the Saturn and they wanted to have it out for the Christmas Season called Sonic Xtreme, but it sadly never saw the light of day.

So why did this game never get released? YouTube User miiyouandmii2 tried to find out and created a very well researched video series on the ill fated game’s development for his series, From Concept to Console. If you’re a gaming history buff like me or a fan of the blue hedgehog you owe it to yourself to give the series a look!

Nintendo Live @ The Treehouse Full Presentation September 13, 2014

Posted by Maniac in Game News.
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Yesterday, Nintendo did an epic live webcast from their top secret translation division, The Treehouse.  This eight hour show contains previews for some highly anticipated Nintendo games expected to come out on the Wii U and 3DS by Christmas.  In it you can check out some exclusive previews of games like Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, NES Remix Ultimate,  Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, and Fantasy Life.  The show culminates in an epic preview of Super Smash Bros on the 3DS.  If you have even the slightest interest in ANY of these games, you need to watch this show, as their previews are pretty in depth, and the show’s hosts are great to watch.

If you’re interested in a few major announcements from the event, you’d be happy to know Nintendo is planning to release a 3DS demo for Super Smash Bros on September 19th, although they said that Club Nintendo members who achieved Platinum Status last year should get emailed early access codes.  The reality of this has been contested, as plenty of people are complaining they have not gotten their codes yet.   Mega Man VII is out now on the Wii U Virtual Console.