Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Have you ever stopped and wondered who the best 3rd party developers and publishers were on the Sega Genesis? In this episode, we take a shot at answering that question.
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Opening "Sega" jingle is from Astal for the Sega Saturn.
Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.
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By: Jan Neves
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Intro by Evan S.
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Outro Animation by Kevin Bhall
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Episode Notes:
1. There is an important distinction between developer and publisher. I considered both when choosing this list.
2. Even though I chose EA as my number 1, they still had a lot of bad games on the Genesis. Under their banner, trash like Sword of Sodan and Dark Castle were published.
3. Acclaim grew exponentially during the 16-bit era. They purchased many studios and licensed many IPs. It's no wonder they got themselves into trouble not long after.
4. Konami was one of the best gaming companies ever during the 80s and 90s. Great game after great game. It's amazing they have dropped so far in the years since.
5. Sunsoft was a strong developer when they did their games in house, but really took a dive when they started publishing other developer's titles. I understand wanting to expand but their choice in who to support was quite disappointing.
6. Namco was initially set to support Sega and its Saturn in 1994. Upon seeing the hardware, they immediately balked and threw their weight behind Sony.
7. Wolf Team was sold to Namco in 2003 and renamed Namco Tales Studio. They developed a number of RPGs in the Tales line before being merged into Bandai Namco. There is little left of the original Telenet developer.
Have you ever stopped and wondered who the best 3rd party developers and publishers were on the Sega Genesis? In this episode, we take a shot at answering that question.
I'm now on Patreon! Help support the channel.
patreon.com/segalordx
Check out my Sega Lord X merchandise page!
segalordx.threadless.com
If you would like to support the channel directly:
paypal.me/segalordx
Head over to Facebook to hear me ramble about various things:
facebook.com/segalordx
I'm now on Twitter!
twitter.com/Sega_Lord_X
Opening "Sega" jingle is from Astal for the Sega Saturn.
Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.
SLX Logo
By: Jan Neves
YouTube Page - youtube.com/user/Jan3d
Intro by Evan S.
portfolio.tsestudios.com
Outro Animation by Kevin Bhall
YouTube Page - youtube.com/user/NIGH11
Episode Notes:
1. There is an important distinction between developer and publisher. I considered both when choosing this list.
2. Even though I chose EA as my number 1, they still had a lot of bad games on the Genesis. Under their banner, trash like Sword of Sodan and Dark Castle were published.
3. Acclaim grew exponentially during the 16-bit era. They purchased many studios and licensed many IPs. It's no wonder they got themselves into trouble not long after.
4. Konami was one of the best gaming companies ever during the 80s and 90s. Great game after great game. It's amazing they have dropped so far in the years since.
5. Sunsoft was a strong developer when they did their games in house, but really took a dive when they started publishing other developer's titles. I understand wanting to expand but their choice in who to support was quite disappointing.
6. Namco was initially set to support Sega and its Saturn in 1994. Upon seeing the hardware, they immediately balked and threw their weight behind Sony.
7. Wolf Team was sold to Namco in 2003 and renamed Namco Tales Studio. They developed a number of RPGs in the Tales line before being merged into Bandai Namco. There is little left of the original Telenet developer.
