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A Sega 32X attached to a Sega Genesis

The 32X is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console. Codenamed "Project Mars",[1] the 32X was designed to expand the power of the Genesis and serve as a holdover until the release of the Sega Saturn.[2] Independent of the Genesis, the 32X used its own ROM cartridges and had its own library of games. A total of 40 titles were produced worldwide, including six that required both the 32X and Sega CD add-ons, and ten that were released only in North America.

Unveiled at June 1994's Consumer Electronics Show, Sega presented the 32X as the "poor man's entry into 'next generation' games."[1] The product was originally conceived as an entirely new console by Sega of Japan and positioned as an inexpensive alternative for gamers into the 32-bit era, but at the suggestion of Sega of America research and development head Joe Miller, the console was converted into an add-on to the existing Genesis and made more powerful, with two 32-bit central processing unit chips and a 3D graphics processor.[1] Despite these changes, the console failed to attract either developers or consumers as the Sega Saturn had already been announced for release the next year.[1] In part because of this, and also to rush the 32X to market before the holiday season in 1994, the 32X suffered from a poor library of titles, including Genesis ports with improvements to the number of colors that appeared on screen.[2] Originally released at US$159, Sega dropped the price to $99 in only a few months and ultimately cleared the remaining inventory at $19.95.[1] 800,000 units were sold worldwide.[3]

The following list contains all of the games released for the 32X, as well as the games that required both the 32X and the CD. Games that were announced or reported to be in development for the 32X, but never released, are listed at the list of cancelled 32X games. Among the titles for the 32X were ports of arcade games Space Harrier and Star Wars Arcade, a sidescroller with a hummingbird as a main character in Kolibri, a 32X-exclusive game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series in Knuckles' Chaotix, and a version of Doom that was noted for its movement and game length issues when compared to other versions of the game. In a retrospective review of the console, Star Wars Arcade was considered the best game for the 32X by IGN for its co-operative play, soundtrack, and faithful reproduction of the experiences of Star Wars.[4]

Region code guide
Regions released Region description
JP (Japan) Japanese (NTSC-J) formatted release
NA (North America) North America and other NTSC territories, besides Japan
PAL PAL/SECAM territories: much of Europe, Australia, parts of Asia
BR (Brazil) NTSC-U release in Brazil (some systems may output PAL-M, but all games are NTSC-U)

Games

Title(s)
[5][6] 		Requires Sega CD?
[7] 		Developer(s) Publisher(s)
[5][6] 		Release date Ref(s)
JP
[5][6] 		NA PAL BR
After Burner Complete No Rutubo Games Sega January 13, 1995 January 1995 January 1995 Unreleased [8][9]
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire No
Sega Unreleased March 1996 Unreleased Unreleased [10]
BC Racers No Core Design Front Street Publishing Unreleased June 1995 Unreleased Unreleased [11]
Blackthorne No
Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil) 		Unreleased September 1995 Unreleased January 1996 [12]
Brutal: Above the Claw No GameTek GameTek Unreleased March 1995 Unreleased Unreleased [13]
Corpse Killer Yes Digital Pictures Digital Pictures Unreleased 1994 1994 Unreleased [14]
Cosmic Carnage No
Sega January 27, 1995 December 1994 February 1995 1995 [15][16]
Darxide No Frontier Developments Sega Unreleased Unreleased January 1996 Unreleased [17]
Doom No
Sega December 3, 1994 November 21, 1994 January 1995 1995 [18]
Fahrenheit Yes Sega Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil) 		Unreleased 1995 Unreleased 1995 [19][20]
FIFA Soccer 96 No
EA Sports Unreleased Unreleased November 1995 Unreleased [21]
Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples No Flashpoint Productions Sega February 24, 1995 January 1995 March 1995 May 1995 [22]
Knuckles' Chaotix No Sega Sega April 21, 1995 May 1995 June 1995 1995 [23]
Kolibri No Novotrade Sega Unreleased October 1995 November 17, 1995 January 1996 [24]
Metal Head No Sega Sega February 24, 1995 February 1995 April 1995 1995 [25][26]
Mortal Kombat II No Probe Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment May 19, 1995 March 1995 March 1995 1995 [27]
Motocross Championship No Artech Studios Sega Unreleased January 1995 March 1995 Unreleased [28][29]
NBA Jam Tournament Edition No Iguana Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment September 1, 1995 1995 June 1995 Unreleased [30]
NFL Quarterback Club No Iguana Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment July 14, 1995 1995 July 1995 Unreleased [31]
Night Trap Yes Digital Pictures Sega Unreleased January 1995 1995 Unreleased [32]
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure No
Activision Unreleased October 1995 Unreleased Unreleased [33]
Primal Rage No Probe Entertainment Sega Unreleased November 14, 1995 March 1996 Unreleased [34][35]
R.B.I. Baseball '95 No Time Warner Interactive Time Warner Interactive Unreleased 1995 Unreleased Unreleased [36]
Sangokushi IV No Sega Sega July 28, 1995 Unreleased Unreleased Unreleased [37]
Shadow Squadron
Stellar AssaultJP/EU 		No Sega Sega April 26, 1995 June 1995 June 1995 Unreleased [38][39]
Slam City with Scottie Pippen Yes Digital Pictures Digital Pictures Unreleased 1995 1995 Unreleased [40]
Space Harrier No Rutubo Games Sega December 3, 1994 January 1995 January 1995 Unreleased [8]
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Starship Bridge Simulator No
Interplay Unreleased 1995 Unreleased 1995 [41]
Star Wars Arcade No Sega InterActive Sega December 3, 1994 November 21, 1994 January 1995 March 1995 [42]
Supreme Warrior Yes Digital Pictures Digital Pictures Unreleased 1995 1995 Unreleased [43]
Surgical Strike Yes The Code Monkeys Sega Unreleased Unreleased Unreleased 1995 [44]
T-MEK No Bits Corporation Sega Unreleased 1995 October 1995 Unreleased [45]
Tempo No
Sega March 24, 1995 1995 Unreleased May 1995 [46]
Toughman Contest No
EA Sports Unreleased May 1995 June 1995 Unreleased [47]
Virtua Fighter No Sega-AM2 Sega October 20, 1995 October 10, 1995 November 30, 1995 Unreleased [48]
Virtua Racing Deluxe No Sega-AM2 Sega December 16, 1994 November 21, 1994 January 1995 March 1995 [49]
World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders No Blue Sky Software Sega Unreleased February 1996 Unreleased Unreleased [50]
WWF Raw No Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment September 1, 1995 1995 September 1995 Unreleased [51]
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game No Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment Unreleased November 1995 Unreleased Unreleased [52]
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000
MotherbaseEU 		No CSK Research Institute Sega July 14, 1995 June 1995 June 1995 Unreleased [53][54]

Cancelled games

Main article: List of cancelled 32X games

See also

References

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