List of 32X games explained

The 32X is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console. Codenamed "Project Mars", the 32X was designed to expand the power of the Genesis and serve as a holdover until the release of the Sega Saturn.[1] Independent of the Genesis, the 32X used its own ROM cartridges and had its own library of games, as well as two 32-bit central processing unit chips and a 3D graphics processor. Despite these changes, the console failed to attract either developers or consumers as the Sega Saturn had already been announced for release the next year. In part because of this, and also to rush the 32X to market before the holiday season in 1994, the 32X suffered from a poor library of titles, including Genesis ports with minor improvements such as the number of colors that appeared on screen. Originally released at US$159, Sega dropped the price to $99 in only a few months and ultimately cleared the remaining inventory at $19.95.[2] 800,000 units were sold worldwide.[3]

There were games produced worldwide, including six that required both the 32X and the Sega CD add-ons, and ten that were only released in North America, as well as only one released exclusively for Brazil. Games that were announced or reported to be in development for the 32X, but never released, are listed at the list of cancelled 32X games.

Region code guide
Regions releasedRegion description
JP (Japan)Japanese (NTSC-J) formatted release
NA (North America)North America and other NTSC territories, besides Japan
PALPAL/SECAM territories: much of Europe, Australia, parts of Asia
BR (Brazil)NTSC-U release in Brazil (some systems may output PAL-M, but all games are NTSC-U)

Games

Title(s)
[4] [5] 		Requires Sega CD?
[6] 		Developer(s)Publisher(s)
Release dateRef(s)
JP
NAPALBR
After Burner CompleteNoRutubo GamesSega[7] [8]
NoSega[9]
BC RacersNoCore DesignFront Street Publishing[10]
BlackthorneNoSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[11]
Brutal: Above the ClawNoGameTekGameTek[12]
Corpse KillerYesDigital PicturesDigital Pictures[13]
Cosmic CarnageNoSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[14] [15]
DarxideNoFrontier DevelopmentsSega[16]
DoomNoSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[17]
FahrenheitYesSegaSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[18] [19]
FIFA Soccer 96NoEA Sports[20]
NoFlashpoint ProductionsSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[21]
Knuckles' ChaotixNoSegaSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[22]
KolibriNoNovotradeSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[23]
Metal HeadNoSegaSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[24] [25]
Mortal Kombat IINoProbe EntertainmentAcclaim Entertainment
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[26]
Motocross ChampionshipNoArtech StudiosSega[27] [28]
NBA Jam Tournament EditionNoIguana EntertainmentAcclaim Entertainment[29]
NFL Quarterback ClubNoIguana EntertainmentAcclaim Entertainment[30]
Night TrapYesDigital PicturesSega[31]
NoActivision[32]
Primal RageNoProbe EntertainmentSega[33] [34]
R.B.I. Baseball '95NoTime Warner InteractiveTime Warner Interactive[35]
Sangokushi IVNoSegaKoei[36]
Shadow SquadronNA
Stellar AssaultJP/EU		NoSegaSega[37] [38]
Slam City with Scottie PippenYesDigital PicturesDigital Pictures[39]
Space HarrierNoRutubo GamesSega
NoInterplay
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[40]
Star Wars ArcadeNoSega InterActiveSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[41]
Supreme WarriorYesDigital PicturesDigital Pictures[42]
Surgical StrikeYesThe Code MonkeysTec Toy[43]
T-MEKNoBits CorporationSega[44]
TempoNoSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[45]
Toughman ContestNoEA Sports[46]
Virtua FighterNoSega-AM2Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[47]
Virtua Racing DeluxeNoSega-AM2Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		[48]
World Series Baseball Starring Deion SandersNoBlue Sky SoftwareSega[49]
WWF RawNoSculptured SoftwareAcclaim Entertainment[50]
NoSculptured SoftwareAcclaim Entertainment[51]
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000NA
MotherbasePAL
ParasquadJP		NoCSK Research InstituteSega[52] [53]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buchanan, Levi. 32X Follies. IGN. 2008-10-24. 2013-05-25. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417080118/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/10/24/32x-follies. 2016-04-17.
  2. Book: Kent, Steven L. . Steven L. Kent . The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World . limited . 2001 . Prima Publishing . Roseville, California . 0-7615-3643-4 . 493–496.
  3. Book: Stuart, Keith . Sega Mega Drive Collected Works . 2014 . Finally with regards the launch of the 32X Shinobu Toyoda of Sega of America recalls, "We had an inventory problem. Behind the scenes, Nakayama wanted us to sell a million units in the US in the first year. Kalinske and I said we could only sell 600,000. We shook hands on a compromise - 800,000. At the end of the year we had managed to shift 600,000 as estimated, so ended up with 200,000 units in our warehouse, which we had to sell to retailers at a steep discount to get rid of the inventory." . Read-Only Memory . 9780957576810.
  4. Web site: Software List (Released by Sega) . セガ 製品情報サイト . Sega . May 15, 2023 . ja . April 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424145334/https://www.sega.jp/history/hard/super32x/software.html . live .
  5. Web site: Software List (Released by Soft Licensees) . セガ 製品情報サイト . Sega . May 15, 2023 . ja . April 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418111323/https://www.sega.jp/history/hard/super32x/software_l.html . live .
  6. Web site: Games for the Sega Genesis 32X CD. Allgame. 2013-05-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114111117/http://www.allgame.com/platform.php?id=43&tab=games. 2014-11-14.
  7. Next Generation Finals. Next Generation. 2. Imagine Media. February 1995. 93.
  8. March 1995. Mega Drive 32X Review: After Burner. Mean Machines Sega. EMAP. 29. 88–89.
  9. Web site: Spider-Man: Web of Fire  - Sega 32X. IGN. 2013-05-25. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130710084327/http://www.ign.com/games/spider-man-web-of-fire/32x-5677. 2013-07-10.
  10. ProReview: BC Racers. GamePro. 72. IDG. July 1995. 48.
  11. August 1995 . Blackthorne 32X Preview . . DieHard Gamer's Club . 3 . 8 . 54.
  12. February 1995. Front Page. Game Players. GP Publications. 11.
  13. Web site: Corpse Killer  - Sega 32X. IGN. 2013-05-24. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819075245/http://www.ign.com/games/corpse-killer/32x-7711. 2012-08-19.
  14. Fact-Files - Sega 32X - Cosmic Carnage. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 66. Sendai Publishing. January 1995. 228–229. 2023-06-07. 2023-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20230607114252/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:EGM_US_066.pdf&page=228. live.
  15. Swan. Gus. Merrett. Steve. 32X Review - Cosmic Carnage. Mean Machines Sega. 28. EMAP. February 1995. 74–75.
  16. February 1996. 32X Review - Darxide. Mean Machines Sega. EMAP. 72–73.
  17. Web site: Doom 32X Review. 6 December 2008 . IGN. 2013-05-24. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050727/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/06/doom-32x-review. 2014-02-23.
  18. Web site: Fahrenheit  - Sega 32X. IGN. 2013-05-24. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914232307/http://www.ign.com/games/fahrenheit/32x-7712. 2015-09-14.
  19. Web site: Fahrenheit. UGO Networks. ConsoleCity. 2018-02-26. 2018-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227094502/http://www.consolecity.com/games/action-game_info/game_id-44339.html. live.
  20. Web site: FIFA Soccer 96  - Sega 32X. IGN. 2013-05-24. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130415230730/http://www.ign.com/games/fifa-soccer-96/32x-498231. 2013-04-15.
  21. March 1995. Mega Drive 32X Review: Golf Magazine 36 Great Holes. Mean Machines Sega. EMAP. 29. 78–79.
  22. Web site: Knuckles Chaotix Review. 26 March 2008 . IGN. 2013-05-24. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111005254/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/03/26/knuckles-chaotix-review. 2013-11-11.
  23. Lomas. Ed. CVG Review - 32X - Kolibri. Computer and Video Games. 169. Future Publishing. December 1995. 28–29. 2023-06-09. 2023-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609112800/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:CVG_UK_169.pdf&page=28. live.
  24. Fact-Files - 32X - Metal Head. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 67. Sendai Publishing. February 1995. 136–137. 2023-06-09. 2023-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609061950/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:EGM_US_067.pdf&page=136. live.
  25. Merrett. Steve. Patterson. Mark. CVG Review - 32X - Metal Head. Computer and Video Games. 160. Future Publishing. March 1995. 90–91. 2023-06-09. 2023-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609061951/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:CVG_UK_160.pdf&page=90. live.
  26. Fact Files. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 68. Sendai Publications. March 1995. 122.
  27. Team EGM - Motocross Championship. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 66. Sendai Publishing. January 1995. 206. 2023-06-07. 2023-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20230607114252/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:EGM_US_066.pdf&page=228. live.
  28. March 1995. Mega Drive 32X Review - Motocross Championship. Sega Magazine. EMAP. 15. 86.
  29. August 1995. Mega Drive 32X Review: NBA Jam Tournament Edition. Mean Machines Sega. EMAP. 34. 82–83.
  30. August 1995. Mega Drive 32X Preview: NFL Quarterback Club. Mean Machines Sega. EMAP. 31. 34–35.
  31. Next Generation Premiere Issue 1995. Next Generation. 1. Imagine Media. January 1995. 50.
  32. ProReview: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure. GamePro. 76. IDG. November 1995. 66.
  33. Web site: Egan. Tracy . Time Warner Interactive's Hit Arcade Title, 'Primal Rage' Available For The First Time on Home Video-Game and Monitor Computer Systems. PR Newswire. . August 25, 1995. 2020-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809205204/https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_1995-08-25:_TIME_WARNER_INTERACTIVE'S_HIT_ARCADE_TITLE,_'PRIMAL_RAGE(TM)'_AVAILABLE_FOR_THE_FIRST_TIME_ON_HOME_VIDEO-GAME_AND_COMPUTER_SYSTEMS. 2020-08-09. live.
  34. Steve. Marcus. 32X Review - Primal Rage. Mean Machines Sega. 41. EMAP. March 1996. 86–87.
  35. Web site: R.B.I. Baseball '95  - Sega 32X. IGN. 2013-05-24. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130414013205/http://www.ign.com/games/rbi-baseball-95/32x-7718. 2013-04-14.
  36. 1995 . New Games Cross Review: 三國志IV . Weekly Famicom Tsūshin . 346 . 33 . .
  37. ProReview: Shadow Squadron. GamePro. 72. IDG. July 1995. 46.
  38. Gus. Steve. 32X Review - Stellar Assault. Mean Machines Sega. 33. EMAP. July 1995. 74–75.
  39. Web site: Slam City with Scottie Pippen  - Sega 32X. IGN. 2013-05-25. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315210714/http://www.ign.com/games/slam-city-with-scottie-pippen/32x-6790. 2014-03-15.
  40. Web site: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy  - Sega 32X. IGN. 2013-05-25. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150829181056/http://www.ign.com/games/star-trek-starfleet-academy/32x-6852. 2015-08-29.
  41. January 1995. Star Wars Arcade Review. Electronic Gaming Monthly. Sendai Publishing. 66. 40. 2023-06-07. 2018-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007040332/https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8d/EGM_US_066.pdf. live.
  42. Web site: Supreme Warrior  - Sega 32X. IGN. 2013-05-25. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220213921/http://www.ign.com/games/supreme-warrior/32x-7720. 2013-12-20.
  43. Web site: Surgical Strike. ConsoleCity. UGO Networks. 2013-06-18. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225800/http://www.consolecity.com/games/action-game_info/game_id-42515.html. 2013-12-02.
  44. 32X Preview - T-MEK. Mean Machines Sega. 36. EMAP. October 1995. 46–47.
  45. Web site: Tempo Review. 18 November 2008 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625144811/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/18/tempo-review. 2016-06-25. 2013-05-24. IGN.
  46. June 1995 . Toughman Contest . . DieHard Gamer's Club . 3 . 6 . 111.
  47. Web site: Virtua Fighter Review. 24 November 2008 . IGN. 2013-05-24. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302225958/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/24/virtua-fighter-review. 2014-03-02.
  48. Web site: Virtua Racing Deluxe Review. 12 November 2008 . IGN. 2013-05-25. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625144817/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/12/virtua-racing-deluxe-review. 2016-06-25.
  49. March 1996. World Series Baseball. GamePro. 80. IDG. 78.
  50. Web site: WWF Raw  - Sega 32X. IGN. 2013-05-31. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130130081132/http://www.ign.com/games/wwf-raw/32x-5683. 2013-01-30.
  51. ProReview: WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game. GamePro. 77. IDG. December 1995. 82.
  52. ProReview: Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000. GamePro. 82. IDG. July 1995. 46.
  53. July 1995. Motherbase. Mean Machines Sega. EMAP. 70–71. 0967-9014.

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