You're not logged in! Sort it out. Sign In | Register | Lost Password?

Author Archive

Prope Announce Family Fishing for Wii

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Yuji Naka’s Prope studio have just revealed a new fishing game for the Wii appropriately named Family Fishing. The game’s main focus is obviously fishing, but you are given free reign to explore the resort using different vehicles. There also appears to be a new fishing rod peripheral available to use with the game.

A vast quantity of screenshots can be viewed over at Eurogamer via this link.

The game is to be published by Namco Bandai and not SEGA and is due for release August 4th 2011 in Japan. There’s currently no word on a Western release.

[Source: Eurogamer and Andriasang]

Video Spotlight: Me Playing Sonic at 6 Years Old

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Here’s a nice little oddity for you all! I’ve recently been backing up old VHS home videos and found this little clip of me playing Sonic the Hedgehog in the arcade at 6 years old. Check it out:

Yuji Naka’s Prope Studio Release Prope Discoverer for iOS

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

In a post on Yuji Naka’s twitter today, the legendary programmer of Sonic the Hedgehog revealed Prope Discoverer for iOS devices. The game uses the Unreal Engine and looks remarkably similar to Epic Citadel; a tech demo for iOS that also uses the engine. Check out some screenshots below:


The premise of the game is to discover hidden cards to give you access to different portions of the castle. It can be downloaded from the UK app store now for £1.79.

[Source: Yuji Naka’s Twitter]

Feature: SEGADriven and Emerald Coast Interview Takashi Iizuka and Yuji Naka

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

I still can’t believe I’m writing these words. Myself and Phil “Vger” Sims actually interviewed Takashi Iizuka and Yuji Naka! 2 of our heroes!

Click here to be taken straight to the interview!

Massive thanks to both Iizuka-san and Naka-san for taking time out of their busy schedule to answer questions from 2 crazy fanboys! An extra special ‘thank you’ also goes to Svend Joscelyne for organising this for us. We are forever in your debt!

Feature: Summer of Sonic 2011 Round-Up

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Another year, another Summer of Sonic. Except this time, you cannot fob it off so lightly. This year’s SoS was THE SoS. Julien-K? Jun Senoue? Takashi Iizuka? YUJI NAKA!?!? It literally had everything a Sonic fan could want.

But how about a little insight from the perspective of member of staff? Well look no more!

Click here to be taken straight to the feature!

Fan Scene: Sonic Origins 2 Released

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

It’s the 20th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog! You know what that means? A complete, 8-bit Sonic fan game!

Darkleo over at the Sonic Fan Games HQ forums has released Sonic Origins 2; a Sonic fan game that features more than 20 levels and is completely based on the Sonic games released for the SEGA Master System. Take a look at some screens below:

To download this fantastic little game built on pure nostalgia follow this link. Happy 20th anniversary Sonic!

[Source: SFGHQ Forums]

Video Spotlight: Aliens – Colonial Marines Is Not Dead!

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

SEGA have revealed a new teaser for Aliens: Colonial Marines; the FPS from Gearbox that’s been in development since 2006. The game is due for release in January 2012 and is confirmed for show at E3 2011 which takes place in Los Angeles this month. Check out the teaser below:

[Source: SEGA Blogs]

Review: Thor – God of Thunder

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Movie games are a right old mixed bag, aren’t they? For every Spider-Man 2 there’s a hundred Enter the Matrix’s. But they’re so tempting! I mean, who doesn’t want to play one of their favourite action movies?

So here comes along Thor: God of Thunder. Marvel video games tend to be better than most but does Thor hammer this one home? Click here to find out in our full review!

Guest Feature: Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 8-Bit Retrospective

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

The wonderously cheerful Helen Doherty is at it again with a charming little retrospective on the Game Gear/Master System versions of Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2.

You can go straight to the feature via this link or by selecting the ‘Features’ section from the menu to my left.

Happy reading!

Guardian Heroes Coming to XBLA

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Treasure’s classic side-scrolling brawler Guardian Heroes is coming to X-Box Live Arcade this autumn. SEGA are re-releasing the Saturn title with their love-it-or-hate-it smoothed graphics option seen often in their Mega Drive collections. New game modes and online co-op is also confirmed.

SEGA executive Haruki Satomi released this comment, “Ever since we began to make SEGA’s classic Dreamcast and the Mega Drive titles available for modern systems, the fan response has been overwhelming – and the demand for their favorite games has been pouring in. Players have been clamoring for this treasured favorite from the Saturn days, and we cannot wait to show them what we have got for them.”

Hopefully this re-release will pave the way for other SEGA Saturn games to come to XBLA and hopefully Playstation Network. Fingers crossed!

[Source: Eurogamer]

SEGADriven is proud affiliates with the following websites:

- Astro Museum
- Dreamcast Live
- Emerald Coast
- MegaDrive.me
- Project Phoenix Productions
- Radio SEGA
- Saturday Morning Sonic
- SEGA Retro
- Sonic HQ
- Sonic Paradise
- The Dreamcast Junkyard
- The Pal Mega-CD Library
- The SEGA Lounge
- The Sonic Stadium
SEGADriven and its original content are copyrighted to their respective authors. Media related directly to SEGA is copyrighted to its respective authors. Any comments on SEGA-related materials do not represent SEGA themselves. All rights reserved 2008-2026.