Following on from our look at Aussie made NES games, the Made In Australia series dives straight into the 16-bit era this time around, starting with Sega’s Mega Drive. The Mega Drive was an instant hit for Sega – it had a headstart on Nintendo’s 16-bit offering and it never looked back.
With a pedigree in arcade gaming, Sega’s 16-bit machine wasn’t short on awesome arcade conversions. Who could forget their first play on Golden Axe? It was like (Ed: almost) having the arcade machine in your bedroom! With sleek looks and a plethora of crtically acclaimed games, the Mega Drive went from strength to strength and smashed all kinds of sales records across the globe. Australian coders also jumped on the 16-bit development bandwagon (Ed: especially Beam Software!) and created a handful of Mega Drive games – some more well known than others. Do you remember playing any of these?
NBA All Star Challenge (1991) – Beam Software
George Foreman’s K.O. Boxing (1992) – Beam Software
Blades of Vengeance (1993) – Beam Software
Tom & Jerry: Frantic Antics (1993) – Beam Software
Radical Rex (1994) – Beam Software
True Lies (1994) – Beam Software
Australian Rugby League (1995) – Dreamtime Interactive (in conjunction with I-Space Interactive)
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In the next Made In Australia feature, we will look at Super Nintendo games that were made down under. Till then, play hard and have fun!