Trepanned Jam
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I repost stuff that I think is neat. Usually something Sega related.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Deep Fear is often presented as a Resident Evil clone (which it probably is). However, the game was already in development in 1995, more than three years before its release (and a year before Capcom's game) – an unusually long time for a game produced in the 1990s.
In the second half of the 1990s, Rieko Kodama had the strange privilege of working on both the last Saturn game to be released in the US—Magic Knight Rayearth—and the last Saturn game to be released in Europe—Deep Fear.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Deep Fear is often presented as a Resident Evil clone (which it probably is). However, the game was already in development in 1995, more than three years before its release (and a year before Capcom's game) – an unusually long time for a game produced in the 1990s.
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Ghost in the Shell / Print ad / SCEI / 1997
December 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Ghost in the Shell / Print ad / SCEI / 1997
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So that's where the SNES CD Play Station Dev Kit went.
Successful trip to the Sac Gamers Expo today!!! I saw the SNES CD add-on prototype in person, played a few unreleased prototype PS1 games, and did a bunch of retro game shopping.
And a 2-hour PS1 making-of panel retrospective!
And a 2-hour PS1 making-of panel retrospective!
December 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
So that's where the SNES CD Play Station Dev Kit went.
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still thinking what it will be like if konami revived tengai makyou series like suikoden
December 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
still thinking what it will be like if konami revived tengai makyou series like suikoden
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Development cartridge of the unreleased Virtual Boy game Tekkō Muteki! Gagaga-in / 鉄鋼無敵! ガガガイン, AKA Invincible Iron Man Gagaga-In, via former Hudson Soft graphic designer Rurabou. Note the Eigting logo in the bottom right corner.
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December 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Development cartridge of the unreleased Virtual Boy game Tekkō Muteki! Gagaga-in / 鉄鋼無敵! ガガガイン, AKA Invincible Iron Man Gagaga-In, via former Hudson Soft graphic designer Rurabou. Note the Eigting logo in the bottom right corner.
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Cammy illustration by Kinu Nishimura, for a tie-in novelization.
December 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Cammy illustration by Kinu Nishimura, for a tie-in novelization.
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I've been known to source new data on obscure games. The Book of Watermarks is different. It's an obscurantist work of fiction. As extensive as my analysis may be, I can't bring myself to put in words what makes it so, nor can I comment on the reason why. shorturl.at/OAUcQ
April 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I've been known to source new data on obscure games. The Book of Watermarks is different. It's an obscurantist work of fiction. As extensive as my analysis may be, I can't bring myself to put in words what makes it so, nor can I comment on the reason why. shorturl.at/OAUcQ
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Sonic the Fighters character designer Masahiro Sugiyama explains that he snuck Honey the Cat into the game late in development without director Hiroshi Kataoka’s knowledge, but then they ran out of time. 1/3
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December 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Sonic the Fighters character designer Masahiro Sugiyama explains that he snuck Honey the Cat into the game late in development without director Hiroshi Kataoka’s knowledge, but then they ran out of time. 1/3
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Dreams Dreams is a nice song with some... lyrics. To be fair to translator Wornell Jones, interpreting songwriter Tomoko Sasaki's intent while also matching the melody was an impossible task.
But what was Sasaki really trying to say? The answer may be right here on the old NiGHTS website. 🧵1/3
But what was Sasaki really trying to say? The answer may be right here on the old NiGHTS website. 🧵1/3
The words of DREAMS DREAMS
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December 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Dreams Dreams is a nice song with some... lyrics. To be fair to translator Wornell Jones, interpreting songwriter Tomoko Sasaki's intent while also matching the melody was an impossible task.
But what was Sasaki really trying to say? The answer may be right here on the old NiGHTS website. 🧵1/3
But what was Sasaki really trying to say? The answer may be right here on the old NiGHTS website. 🧵1/3
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I worked at Scientific-Atlanta from 1994 until they were divested by Cisco in 2015. Around the launch of the SEGA Channel, they handed out these glow-in-the-dark Frisbees to us. They were probably part of a marketing effort encouraging our customers to launch the channel with our equipment.
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I worked at Scientific-Atlanta from 1994 until they were divested by Cisco in 2015. Around the launch of the SEGA Channel, they handed out these glow-in-the-dark Frisbees to us. They were probably part of a marketing effort encouraging our customers to launch the channel with our equipment.
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The artwork of #MetalGearSolid used for advertising the North American release on #GameBoyColor. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied. No clue on the artist, any info let me know!
December 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The artwork of #MetalGearSolid used for advertising the North American release on #GameBoyColor. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied. No clue on the artist, any info let me know!
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It's the 19th century and Gulliver Toscani battles Spain whose king seeks to conquer the world in Kuusou Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy, an RPG for the Sega Saturn by Hudson Soft
This 1996 ad credits Toyoo Ashida for the characters and Dragonball's Akira Toriyama with mecha designs for the game!
This 1996 ad credits Toyoo Ashida for the characters and Dragonball's Akira Toriyama with mecha designs for the game!
December 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's the 19th century and Gulliver Toscani battles Spain whose king seeks to conquer the world in Kuusou Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy, an RPG for the Sega Saturn by Hudson Soft
This 1996 ad credits Toyoo Ashida for the characters and Dragonball's Akira Toriyama with mecha designs for the game!
This 1996 ad credits Toyoo Ashida for the characters and Dragonball's Akira Toriyama with mecha designs for the game!
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Earlier this year, former Konami sound designer Yuji Takenouchi was able to get the names of staff who worked on Frogger from a senior colleague. Unfortunately, we still don't know who did the graphics. x.com/TECHNOuchi/s...
December 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Earlier this year, former Konami sound designer Yuji Takenouchi was able to get the names of staff who worked on Frogger from a senior colleague. Unfortunately, we still don't know who did the graphics. x.com/TECHNOuchi/s...
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This like at least in my top five of "Lost Sega Stuff I'd Like to See Resurface" alongside "more Sega of America fiscal year reports" and "literally all the source codes for all their games especially Sega Saturn stuff"
Surprise, we preserved Sega Channel
Like all of Sega Channel
Like all of Sega Channel
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This like at least in my top five of "Lost Sega Stuff I'd Like to See Resurface" alongside "more Sega of America fiscal year reports" and "literally all the source codes for all their games especially Sega Saturn stuff"
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As part of our project to preserve the history of Sega Channel, we have recovered OVER 100 new Sega Channel ROMs, including the legendary lost game Garfield: Caught in the Act - The Lost Levels.
Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/
Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As part of our project to preserve the history of Sega Channel, we have recovered OVER 100 new Sega Channel ROMs, including the legendary lost game Garfield: Caught in the Act - The Lost Levels.
Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/
Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/
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Metal Gear Solid / Print ad / Konami / 1996
December 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Metal Gear Solid / Print ad / Konami / 1996
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When we were talking with Craig Stitt about all the canceled games at STI over the years, he said something like "Man I can't believe out of all those projects, The Ooze was the one that shipped"
The Ooze, an eccentric late era Genesis title from Sega Technical Institute where you control a large pile of goop. (by @damiano.bsky.social) www.hardcoregaming101.net/ooze-the/
December 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
When we were talking with Craig Stitt about all the canceled games at STI over the years, he said something like "Man I can't believe out of all those projects, The Ooze was the one that shipped"
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Ai design sketches, for Neo Geo Battle Coliseum.
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Ai design sketches, for Neo Geo Battle Coliseum.
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Spooky eyes stare out from this 1994 ad for Shining Force II, a tactical RPG for the Sega Genesis
It also shares a spot on the page with Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya for the Sega Game Gear which is the sequel to Shining Force Gaiden which took place 20 years after Shining Force!
It also shares a spot on the page with Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya for the Sega Game Gear which is the sequel to Shining Force Gaiden which took place 20 years after Shining Force!
December 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Spooky eyes stare out from this 1994 ad for Shining Force II, a tactical RPG for the Sega Genesis
It also shares a spot on the page with Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya for the Sega Game Gear which is the sequel to Shining Force Gaiden which took place 20 years after Shining Force!
It also shares a spot on the page with Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya for the Sega Game Gear which is the sequel to Shining Force Gaiden which took place 20 years after Shining Force!
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While I'm complaining about Working Designs, I'm reminded of this. The "Translation Notes" page from the "Shining Wisdom" manual tells us that Working Designs can't tell the difference between Sonic Team and Sonic! Software Planning, despite them allegedly working with Sonic! Software Planning.
November 2, 2023 at 6:10 PM
While I'm complaining about Working Designs, I'm reminded of this. The "Translation Notes" page from the "Shining Wisdom" manual tells us that Working Designs can't tell the difference between Sonic Team and Sonic! Software Planning, despite them allegedly working with Sonic! Software Planning.
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Willy Wombat, the Japan-exclusive Saturn 3D platformer from Hudson and Westone, already had English voices ... but now, thanks to Exxistance's new patch, the menus and on-screen choices are translated, too! Get the details here:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/12/05/e...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn
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#sega #saturn #segasaturn
English Improvement Patch Makes Willy Wombat More Accessible Than Ever
An English Improvement patch for the Sega Saturn exclusive 3D platformer Willy Wombat released today! Download the patch here. While Willy Wombat has long been considered playable with little to no…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Willy Wombat, the Japan-exclusive Saturn 3D platformer from Hudson and Westone, already had English voices ... but now, thanks to Exxistance's new patch, the menus and on-screen choices are translated, too! Get the details here:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/12/05/e...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/12/05/e...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn
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In the game 'Formula One World Championship - Beyond the Limit' for the SEGA Mega CD, the Donington Park Circuit features billboards of Sonic and Tails around the track. At the time, SEGA sponsored the track in real life.
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In the game 'Formula One World Championship - Beyond the Limit' for the SEGA Mega CD, the Donington Park Circuit features billboards of Sonic and Tails around the track. At the time, SEGA sponsored the track in real life.