tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3688524370780116815.post1404753957724523787..comments2024-03-27T19:54:49.672-07:00Comments on From the Memory Bank: My History with Video Games: Mr. Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484164836853219496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3688524370780116815.post-87940110018531647602015-06-10T05:04:47.043-07:002015-06-10T05:04:47.043-07:00Well, Sega was an arcade company at heart, and its...Well, Sega was an arcade company at heart, and its consoles were built with those sensibilities in mind. I'd even suggest that there's a correlation between the fall of arcades and Sega's exit from the console scene. <br /><br />Maybe those fancy game journalists will one day explore such a possibility. You know--right after they figure out what an "SG-1000" is.Mr. Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484164836853219496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3688524370780116815.post-64173547303851182002015-06-09T08:38:52.337-07:002015-06-09T08:38:52.337-07:00The game does seem to be functionally the same as ...The game does seem to be functionally the same as Castle Excellent/Castlequest. I really do enjoy those old action-puzzlers like this one and others like Solomon's Key. <br /><br />Sega sure does have a strange history when it comes to consoles, doesn't it? They seemed like such a powerhouse in the mid-90s, but in hindsight I think the MegaDrive/Genesis was really their only major success. Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.com