In a 1992 interview with Sega Visions, Johnson stated that the characters ToeJam and Earl evolved as reflections of his and Voorsanger's personalities.

Sega started off licensing and producing primarily " full motion video " games similar to earlier Laserdisc games, that were initially praised by reviewers ( for example: Gamepro's " SWAT PRO " magazine initially gave Sewer Shark a perfect score, then later re-reviewed it with a much lower score as their feelings toward the system changed )

IGN praised the Virtual Console release, giving it a 9 out of 10, and claimed it was the best of the original trilogy of Sonic games for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, stating " Sonic 1 we called impressive.

" Robert Workman from GameZone praised the game for sticking to its Sega roots ; he stated " Crazy Taxi isn ’ t just a nostalgic trip, but also a wondrous stress reliever and an all-around entertaining game.

The reviewer praised the sound for being simple yet very effective, saying that it " is the ultimate compliment to pay a video game score " and comparing it to other Sega Master System titles such as Alex Kidd.

1up praised the new dimension of gameplay over the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games, by having a second character, but criticized how this also slowed down gameplay.

Destructoid praised the comic series, especially the earlier issues during the 1990s, for adding more backstory and character interaction than was presented in the Sonic video games for the Sega Genesis.

Sega Saturn Magazine found " the characters a bit tacky and the characters largely derivative " but praised the game's artificial intelligence and variety of game modes.

The European version of the Sega Mega Drive port was the source for " All your base are belong to us ", an Internet meme which plays off of the poorly translated English in the game's introduction.

To choose the game's original characters, Sega held a biweekly ' focus group ' made up of all ages, where a list of archetype characters ( pirate, ninja, etc.

" In 2012, Complex also featured it on the list of the 25 Sega franchises they would like to see revisited, as " the game's cast of female assassins, beastmen and gladiators was so offbeat, it made them more awesome.

When the arcade game Mortal Kombat was ported for home release on the Mega Drive and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo decided to censor the game's gore, but Sega kept the content in the game, via a code entered at the start screen ( A, B, A, C, A, B, B ).

The game's accompanying music was composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, who had previously composed soundtracks for other Sega games and was part of Sega's official band at the time, the S. S. T.

Music video games are distinct from purely audio games ( e. g. the 1997 Sega Saturn release Real Sound: Kaze no Regret ) in that they feature a visual feedback, to lead the player through the game's soundtrack, although eidetic music games can fall under both categories.

The European release of the Mega Drive and the Windows PC versions of the game included the Sega Tunes: Comix Zone soundtrack, which contains ' enhanced ' music taken from the game's soundtrack and played by a full rock band with vocals named ' Roadkill ' ( the main character's pet rat, as well as a playable item ; see above ).

Composed by award winning composer James Hannigan, music group Visual Music Incorporated, and Digital Anvil's musician Andrew Sega, it includes a bonus DVD that contains the game's alternative introduction movies, concept art, scripts, and deleted content.

Kid Dracula is also a hidden selectable character in the game's sequel, Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius: forever with me, which is the PlayStation and Sega Saturn version of the Super Famicom game, Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius.

In early 2003, Kirby initiated a lawsuit against Sega corporation for allegedly stealing her Lady Miss Kier persona and using it as the basis of a character named Ulala in the video game Space Channel 5, after she had declined their invitation to participate in the game's development.

The game's predecessor, Dynamite Deka, was released in Europe and North America for arcades and the Sega Saturn with a Die Hard licence, titled Die Hard Arcade.

After the game's initial release, it was added alongside Sega GT 2002 onto a single disc and bundled with new Xbox systems.

Shortly after the game's release, Sega moved from free online servers used to play the game to a pay model causing a tremendous shrinkage in the player base.

However, a month before the game's release date, Sega was able to secure rights for Many Styles.

In March 1996, Sega of Japan representatives, including CEO Nakayama Hayao went over to STI's headquarters to check up on the game's progress.

The game's cancellation led to the overworking, and ultimate disbandment, of Sega Technical Institute.

On July 5, 1996, Sega released Nights into Dreams ... for their Saturn console in Japan ; bundled with it was the Saturn 3D control pad which featured an analog pad intended to give the player more fluid control over that game's flight-based gameplay.

In the winter of 2000, Ubisoft released the game's successor, POD: Speedzone ( also known as POD 2: Multiplayer Online ), available for the Sega Dreamcast console.

The game's soundtrack, all consisting of punk rock, was prepared by both " branches " of Sega: a Japanese team had 12 songs composed and produced in-house, while an American team arranged a deal with the Fat Wreck Chords label to license 9 songs from the bands Consumed, Zero Down, No Use for a Name, Mad Caddies, and Rise Against.

After the release of the original Tomb Raider, which had debuted on the Sega Saturn platform ahead of the PlayStation version ( they had been developed simultaneously ) Sony Computer Entertainment recognised the game's popularity and the potential mass appeal of future Tomb Raider titles.

Sega consists of the game's developers while Yuki Chan / Genki appear as strange cartoon characters.

The game's Sega Saturn port appears exactly like the original MS-DOS release.

Sega then released the game for the Game Gear in 1992 in Europe under the game's original title and in Japan under the title Monster World II: Dragon no Wana.

* The Sega Toylet, an interactive urinal, uses urine as a control method ; pressure sensors in the bowl translate the flow of urine into on-screen action.

Phantasy Star Online ( PSO ) is a series of online multiplayer action RPG video games released by Sega.

In addition to inspiring numerous clones, this game inspired an unofficial sequel by Sega in 1991 called Ribbit which featured improved graphics and simultaneous two-player action.

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World is a side-scrolling action game produced by Sega that was originally released for the Master System in and later re-released for the Wii Virtual Console in.

Sega, however, ran into a minor roadblock with the popularity of fighting games with advanced controls, because its controller only featured three action buttons.

The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis control pad has an eight-direction d-pad ( referred to by Sega as the D Button, short for directional button ), a start button and three action buttons.

The Japanese Sega Saturn control pad was based on the Mega Drive ( Genesis ) 6-button controller and has a D-pad and nine buttons: six action buttons ( A, B, C, X, Y & Z ), a start button and two shoulder buttons.

Legal action was taken against Golden China by Nintendo for importing copied games in 1995 ; however, as these clones have been in South Africa for many years, and readily available at reputable stores, such action seems to have had little impact, and Nintendo and Sega seem to have otherwise shown little consideration for piracy in South Africa.

Sega's Sakura Wars, released for the Sega Saturn in 1996, combined tactical RPG combat with dating sim and visual novel elements, introducing a real-time branching choice system where, during an event or conversation, the player must choose an action or dialogue choice within a time limit, or not to respond at all within that time.

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, released in Japan as, is an action game developed and published by Sega for the Mega Drive / Genesis console that was released in 1993.

In August 1991 Sega also announced that it was bringing legal action against RazorSoft for unauthorized use of Sega's " trademarks, copyrgights and logos ," and a breach of contract.

3D Ballz is a two player 3D action fighting game for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, the Super NES ( SNES ) and the 3DO.

ToeJam & Earl is an action video game developed by Johnson Voorsanger Productions and published by Sega for the Mega Drive video game console.

Beyond Oasis, known in Japan as and in Europe as The Story of Thor: A Successor of The Light, is a action role playing video game developed by Ancient and published by Sega for the Mega Drive / Genesis console.

Magic Knight Rayearth is an action / adventure video game that was made and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn.

Deception is an action game with RPG elements, resembling the FMV genre of games, particularly Sega CD such as Night Trap and Double Switch.

Spartan: Total Warrior is a spin-off action game of the Total War series, developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Sega.

Cyberia is a science fiction action adventure video game originally released for MS-DOS in January 1994, and released two years later on the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and 3DO consoles.

Similar to most action games on the Sega Genesis ( known as the Sega Mega Drive outside of North America ), the plot in Alisia Dragoon is simple and short.

The release for the SNES and Sega Genesis / Megadrive releases were platforming action games that are identical to each other, but have a few alterations depending on the version.