The splinter in my heart is Sonic, my highly attractive yet brutally abusive lover. He (and by direct extension, SEGA) have continually hurt me, when all I’ve wanted is for him to love me as he used. to in those early, tender years. I sincerely ask SEGA to either stop with the Sonic bullshit or I’m walking away. Forever.

When I think of a person that’s truly a fan of SEGA’s body of work, no one comes to mind before Terry “Valkor” Lewis, editor-in-chief of The Other View.  From the Genesis’ time to the present day, he’s stuck faithfully by SEGA’s side. Today, he’s here to talk Dreamcast as our week-long reflection continues. What [...]

As many games there are in the puzzle genre only a few of them can hold my attention. Lumines, Super Puzzle Fighter, and of course, Tetris, are among the few I care about, though once in a while I pull out the Dreamcast to replay one of my favorite – and one of the oddest [...]

Nothing quite melts away racial, religious, and socio-economic barriers like a memorial for an icon. There’s a camaraderie formed with others who share the same feeling of loss as you, which perhaps is made even tighter when there is joy sprinkled in amongst the sadness. You only have to take a look at the (ongoing!) [...]

Garou: Mark of the Wolves is heavily inspired by Street Fighter III, but it represents one of SNK’s finest 2D fighting game achievements.

What’s 10 in Hedgehog years? What’s 20? This year we were fortunate enough to witness two massively important SEGA console milestones: the anniversaries of the Genesis (20!) and Dreamcast (10!) consoles. There’s something entirely awesome about a beloved console celebrating its 20th anniversary, and having gamers who were there during those early days look back [...]

Ikaruga‘s console history is somewhat baffling. It first appeared on a system that suffered a premature death (Dreamcast), and then was ported to the decidedly non-hardcore “My First Console”  (Gamecube). Despite it’s dubious console track record, Ikaruga has a passionate base of hardcore shmup/shooter fans that are nutso-sick into the black vs. white color polarity [...]