E3
1996 (May 16-18) |
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The E3 1996 was one of the key shows for SEGA in the nineties.
SEGA's booth certainly was impressive
enough with roughly 40,000 square feet at their disposal.
One of the main happenings at the show was the 'shock announcement'
by Sony to drop their PSX price to $199. SEGA had little choice
but to follow suit. Naturally there also was the showcasing
one of the biggest cult games ever: Sonic X-treme
(of which playable material only recently surfaced). Apart
from that SEGA also unveiled their Netlink hardware and its
(browser) software and had NiGHTS prominently displayed, complete
with the new analogue pad.
SEGA also faced the tricky situation of not only supporting
the Saturn platform but also keeping their existing Genesis
(Megadrive) consumers happy. Genesis software on show included
Sonic Blast, Vectorman 2 and the (unreleased)
X-Women.
Overall it was one of the most interesting shows for SEGA
fans ever as the list of showcased games was simply HUGE and
included loads of games that never saw the light of day. See
the list below for what should be a pretty complete picture
of what was there.
SOFTWARE
ON SHOW |
Game |
System |
Developer/Publisher |
Alien Trilogy |
Saturn |
Probe / Acclaim |
Andretti Racing |
Saturn |
E.A. |
Angel |
Saturn |
Scavenger |
Aqua |
Saturn |
Scavenger |
Batman: The Arcade game (Batman Forever) |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
Battle Monsters |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
Bubsy 3D |
Saturn |
Accolade |
Bug too! |
Saturn |
Realtime / SEGA |
Buster Bros. Collection |
Saturn |
Capcom |
Command & Conquer |
Saturn |
Virgin Interactive |
Contra: Legacy of War |
Saturn |
Appaloosa / Konami |
Crow; City of Angels, the |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
Crypt Killer |
Saturn |
Konami |
Dark Helix |
Saturn |
Konami |
Dark Saviour |
Saturn |
Climax / SEGA |
Daytona USA (competition related) |
Arcade |
SEGA |
Deadly Skies (Saturn version on show?) |
Saturn |
Fun com / JVC |
Dead or Alive |
Saturn |
Tecmo |
Destruction Derby |
Saturn |
Perfect Entertainment |
Dragon Force |
Saturn |
Working Designs |
Dragon Heart |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
Duke Nukem 3D (announcement only) |
Saturn |
GT Interactive |
Exhumed |
Saturn |
Lobotomy / BMG |
Fox Hunt |
Saturn |
Capcom |
Golden Axe: The Duel |
Saturn |
SEGA |
Grid Runner |
Saturn |
Virgin Interactive |
Guardian Heroes |
Saturn |
Treasure / SEGA |
Gun Griffon |
Saturn |
Gamearts / SEGA |
Heart of Darkness |
Saturn |
Amazing Studios / SEGA |
Impact Racing (Saturn version on show?) |
Saturn |
Fun com / JVC |
Independence Day |
Saturn |
Fox Interactive |
Into the Shadows |
Saturn |
Scavenger |
Iron & Blood |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
Iron Man X/O Manowar |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
Iron Storm |
Saturn |
Working Designs |
Kumite |
Saturn |
Konami |
Legacy of Kain |
Saturn |
Crystal Dynamics / BMG |
Legend of Oasis |
Saturn |
Ancient / SEGA |
Lethal Enforcers 1&2 |
Saturn |
Konami |
Madden NFL '97 |
Saturn |
EA Sports |
Magic Knight Rayearth |
Saturn |
Working Designs |
Magic: The Gathering |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
Major Damage |
Saturn |
Capcom |
Marvel Super Heroes |
Saturn |
Capcom |
Mr Bones |
Saturn |
SEGA |
Mudkicker |
Saturn |
Scavenger |
Myth Adventures (aka: Herc's Adventures) |
Saturn |
Lucasarts |
NBA Jam Extreme |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
NFL Full contact |
Saturn |
Konami |
NFL Quarterback Club '97 |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
NiGHTS into Dreams (+pad) |
Saturn |
Sonic Team / SEGA |
Panzer Dragoon Zwei |
Saturn |
SEGA |
PGA Tour '97 |
Saturn |
EA Sports |
Policenauts |
Saturn |
Konami |
Project Overkill |
Saturn |
Konami |
Raw Persuit (Saturn version on show?) |
Saturn |
JVC |
Rayman 2 (aka: Rayman designer) |
Saturn |
Ubisoft |
Sacred Pools, the |
Saturn |
EA Sports |
Shining Wisdom |
Saturn |
Working Designs |
Sonic Blast |
Game Gear |
SEGA |
Sonic Blast |
Genesis |
SEGA |
Sonic the Fighters |
Arcade |
SEGA |
Sonic X-treme |
Saturn |
SEGA |
Soviet Strike |
Saturn |
E.A. |
Space Jam |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
Spearhead |
Saturn |
Scavenger |
Spider |
Saturn |
BMG |
Star Fighter |
Saturn |
Studio 3DO / Acclaim |
Street Racer |
Saturn |
Vivid Image / Ubisoft |
Super Street Fighter Alpha 2 |
Saturn |
Capcom |
Tank |
Saturn |
BMG |
Tarantula |
Saturn |
Scavenger |
Tecmo Stackers |
Saturn |
Tecmo |
Tomb Raider |
Saturn |
Core Design / Eidos |
Vectorman 2 |
Genesis |
SEGA |
Virtua Cop |
PC |
SEGA |
Virtua Cop 2 |
Saturn |
AM2 / SEGA |
Virtua Fighter |
PC |
SEGA |
Virtua Fighter 3 |
Arcade |
AM2 / SEGA |
Virtua Fighter animation |
Game Gear |
SEGA |
Virtua Fighter animation (Virtua
Fighter 2) |
Genesis |
SEGA |
Virtua Fighter Kids |
Saturn |
SEGA |
Virtual-On Cyber Troopers |
Arcade |
SEGA |
Waterworld |
Saturn |
Ocean |
Werewolf: The Apocalypse |
Saturn |
Capcom |
Wet Corpse |
Saturn |
Vic Tokai |
Wipeout |
Saturn |
Perfect Entertainment |
World Series Baseball |
Genesis |
SEGA |
Worldwide Soccer 2 (aka: WWS '97) |
Saturn |
SEGA |
WWF: In your house |
Saturn |
Acclaim |
X-perts |
Genesis |
SEGA |
X-women |
Genesis |
SEGA |
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