Sega Arcade Power! - The System 16, 18, & 32 Series

Big compilation of over an hour of Sega arcade goodness. We look at the System 16, System 18, and System 32.
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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. I used mostly MAME for this capture.
2. Fantasy Zone II DX The Tears of Opa Opa was released as a stand alone cab in Japan.
3. The System 16 hit the arcade nearly 3 years before Capcom's CPS and nearly 5 years before the Neo Geo.
4. I often wonder what the Genesis would have been like had its VDP been more like the System 16. That sprite scaling could have made a world of difference.
5. There were more System 16 titles than I covered here. More sports, puzzle, and Japanese-centric material.
6. Most of System 18 games are 3 and 4 player co-op.
7. Most System 18 games still have no modern console versions.
8. Laser Ghost had an energy gun that put you in mind of the Ghostbusters proton glider. I'm surprised Sega didn't get sued.
9. Despite being nothing like the arcade, Outrunners on the Genesis actually has a decent soundtrack. I use it here in the closing segment.
10. Outrunners is one of my favorite racing games ever. I first saw it at a summer camping retreat when I was 18. I dumped many credits into it that weekend.
11. I mentioned multiplayer numerous times during the System 32 segment because most of these games had it and the entire balance of the gameplay was designed around it. The more people you have often leads to a much better experience.
12. I always thought the Sega CD would have been a great place for many of the System 32 games. There would indeed have been a lot of concessions and cutbacks, but I feel many would have still been well worth the effort. Especially since the Sega CD had so few games that really showed off its scaling features.

[@tommyzorera]

You know, I can finally explain it: What you do best over other KZbinrs is actually show off the games of the era in meaningful way. The correct amount of captured footage, the right amount of silence so we can hear the games.

[@radbuster4403]

Finally started a playthrough of Dragon Force 2 on the Steam Deck OLED, such a great way to play the Sega Saturn. Anyways, just wanted to say Merry XMas and Happy Holidays to Sega Lord X and all the Sega fans out there!

[@SegaLordX]

You too bro. Thanks for the comment.

[@temjin44]

SLX just went through my childhood. Literally lived in the Arcades. 😊

[@olly6412]

I really love sega’s arcade games along with snk and capcom.

[@BobbyHo2022]

The arcades in the 80s and 90s were good times. I dont have much memories of the arcades in the 2000s and beyond.

[@nicktronson2977]

I have memories of arcades in the 2010's, 2020's and 50's and 60's and 1800's.@@BobbyHo2022

[@iansmith8783]

love the badass sega animations in the outro!

[@shaunallingham1863]

Thanks for the hard work and the content you put out. As an old school Sega fan I really enjoy these. Merry Christmas.

[@SegaLordX]

Really appreciate the kindness. Thank you.

[@starstarstar4643]

Sega should have released all of their system 32 games on the Neo Geo in the mid 90s and had Sammy do the publishing and/or development, a console where sprites were embraced in a rising "polygon or bust" era

[@VOAN]

Sammy was a Pachinko machine company is the reason why. Also I doubt the NeoGeo would be able to run all Sega System 32 games as it hardly was able to handle polygon games. The NeoGeo Hyper 64 maybe but the install base for that was very small. Also a few of the Sega System 32 games which support more than 2 players won't be possible as the NeoGeo couldn't support more than 2-players.

[@starstarstar4643]

​@@VOAN Sammy published viewpoint on the neo geo in 1992 and sega genesis in 1994, which is why I specifically brought up Sammy (SegaSammy), and yeah it would be graphical scale backs but not many, and still would be worthy ports..and the system 32 didn't have polygon games, just sprite pixel games

[@MaxAbramson3]

Most of these System 24 and 32 games would've worked just fine on the Sega CD. It still chaps my hide that SEGA demanded $300 for what they'd been promosing since 1987--the arcade experience at home--but we STILL didn't have it by 1994 even though the hardware was in front of us. That--more than any other single issue--is what killed SEGA for millions of game enthusiasts!

[@Sinn0100]

Merry Christmas my friend to you and your family! Bro, I didn't know there was a second Phantasy Zone II release! It looks fantastic and I love Opa Opa's litter feet hanging out. With all the craziness on screen I bet they get whacked often.

[@SegaLordX]

Same to you! Happy new year too.

[@Sinn0100]

@@SegaLordX :)

[@ventura3600]

I wish I lived in a reality where Sega, instead of developing the Sega CD and 32X, had introduced an upgrade for the Mega Drive in its mid-life cycle, incorporating a NEC V60 and CD to pay homage to its System 32 board.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Sega is the ultimate "coulda woulda shoulda" story.

[@Gorilla_Jones]

I loved my SegaCD. 🤷🏻 How old are you guys?

[@the.real.Deano.]

I mean a mid cycle upgrade is basically what the 32x was except an end of life cycle, fighting against the cd and Saturn. It was always decent hardware and decent games, just always released either too early or too late competing against themselves.

[@DP12321]

​@@the.real.Deano.The 32X was sent to die because of Sega of Japan screwing over Sega of America. It should have never been a thing.

[@AppliedCryogenics]

I bet there were factions within Sega that didn't want their home systems to compete too closely with their arcade systems.

[@TheRetroMartin]

Some good stuff here. On the bright side at least the arcade Shinobi and Alien Syndrome got an emulated home release on the ps3/360 and acquivalent Megadrive/Genesis collections (later ones dropped them) along with a few other arcade ports like Tip Top and Altered Beast! Didnt know about Aurail, looks mint. Maybe if we are lucky an indie dev might attempt a Megadrive port one day!

[@Killbomb]

Thanks for the quality content throughout the year. Merry Christmas, sir.

[@mikec3260]

As always, a great overview of the history!

[@SegaLordX]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Oysterblade84]

Loved watching these the first time and i'm gonna love the hour-long marathon. Thanks Sega Lord X.

[@barryklinedinst6233]

Merry Christmas Sega Lord X. I'm an old gamer. I'm 61. So Sega was doing great with the Genesis and saturn . Of course the Dreamcast when I was young. What a great time it was to be a gamer. I had Turbo graphics 16 a NES and a Genesis when they were all there was . The guy at gamestop used to say here's the guy with all 3 consoles. Then came Sony and Microsoft. And that killed Sega pretty much. Now it looks like they are doing what us fans wanted for years. Bringing back old games. Let's hope they don't blow it

[@SegaLordX]

Happy holiday my friend. I hope Sega gets it right this coming year, myself.

[@perlichtman1562]

Thanks for putting this together - I knew about most of the console titles but the arcade releases were almost all new to me. I completely agree with you about 2024: here’s hoping Sega understands the expectations they’ve created, give the titles TLC and avoid microtransactions. Also, I’m really looking forward to ReFantazio.

[@greenEYEDdj]

Arcade boards were so big.

[@honotron]

This video was an xmas day treat for me 😁

[@benfrancois7856]

I want a sega nostalgic memory is worth a lot

[@NickTaylor-Phantom-Works2]

One of only 3 channels where i hit like every single time, on every upload.

[@ShanGamer1981]

Lots of titles never knew of! Thanks Sega Lord and merry Christmas!

[@SegaLordX]

No problem! Have a great holiday.

[@waxknucklebearingjuice5592]

I never even owned a system till Nintendo 64 , these videos are great man.

[@mich722]

You started out on a great console at least. Mario 64 is one of my favourite games.

[@popeyedoyle6360]

what did you do til than?

[@yenk82]

I've played Spider-Man the Videogame back in summer 1994 with other two friends, it was a very good game, really colorful, well animated and funny

[@mercster]

Great retrospective. Merry Christmas, sir. Hope you and yours are well during this holiday season. SEEEEEEEEEEEEEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[@skins4thewin]

Whoa.... If Aurail was just the 1st Person stuff, I bet it would have been a bona-fide hit in the Arcade at the time!

[@eppskevin]

That outro though… MAD dope

[@skins4thewin]

I wonder if it was Michael's idea to have him rescue children in his game 😅

[@guve25]

Apparently I grew up during the System 18 hey day. Great time.

[@BobbyHo2022]

Sega arcade games in the 80s and 90s along w the release of the Sega Genesis were magical times for me. Sad how they got outmatched by Sony.

[@gamebriz4163]

Insanity that SEGA never ported some of these games to the Saturn, such a shame.

[@starstarstar4643]

They could have even branded the games as something like "Sega Arcade Series" with a discounted price, maybe even 2 games on one disc...it would have boosted Saturn sales for sure

[@Seb66]

Merci Christmas my friend 🎉 Long live to you!

[@ge0ne0]

This video is a great example of why emulation should always be legal and allowed. We have many incredible arcade classics that have been lost to history. These games have inspired generations of developers and were a piece of the foundation that made video game creation what is today. Without emulation many of these games would be unplayable and lost forever.

[@kbutseriouslywhatsthisonmyuser]

Isn’t emulation already legal tho? Or are you talking about how to get the roms?

[@philosophyoftrucking]

Awesome arcade legacy.

[@SpaceHCowboy]

Happy Holidays to you Sega Lord!!

[@SegaLordX]

Same to you!

[@sheppo]

Those elephants in outrunners were travelling at 200kph!

[@Vitor-fb4rh]

Brilliant video, thank you.

[@mjdf122]

8 16 32 64 128 bits the good old days

[@EhHold]

I was always baffled why Sega didn’t port many of these games to the Sega CD instead of the FMV trash and whatnot.

[@Sinasi08]

Merry Christmas Sega Lord X 🎉

[@SegaLordX]

And you. Hope your holiday is great.

[@Shannon-ul5re]

What a great review, the games for the system 18 and 32 boards look amazing, I really wish sega had stuck with there sprite power of the sega Saturn instead of getting court up in all of the 3D race.. they clearly knew the power that was needed to bring 3D to the console and it wasn’t there yet and design a 2d power house that really wasn’t used in the way of the system 32. I would have been all over those games.

[@skins4thewin]

Merry Xmas everyone!!

[@SegaLordX]

Have a good one.

[@DerivitivFilms]

Dark Edge is the grandmother of all Namco style Anime Fighters like Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, One Piece Burning Blood, My Hero One's Justice, and the Dragonball games.

[@cubeflinger]

Merry Christmas Mr X

[@rafaelraad555]

37:57 good ol 1980’s ❤

[@Bowen_Landry]

Thank for the vid, and Merry Christmas sir

[@SegaLordX]

Happy holidays!

[@denraimei32]

I really hope to see Altered Beast as a Genesis Mini Mark V port.

[@projectmayhem6898]

Thanks!

[@SegaLordX]

You bet!

[@ArchLightning001]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[@madson-web]

Most of these early arcade games that has a home version looks and plays more similar to the Arcades on the SMS

[@stephenschenider4007]

Merry Christmas brother god bless.

[@SegaLordX]

Same to you!

[@TurboXray]

the first versions of system-16 arcade boards might have had a lot of colors, but you ONLY had 7 colors per tile 8x8. That's pretty low! It might have a lot of palettes, but you're limited to just 7 colors per tile... that's what gives the games a unique look. Sprites had more colors tho (14 colors per hardware sprite). IIRC, I think later model rev B boards boosted this limit to 15 colors per tile (same as the Genesis).

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

Sega should have gone the Neo Geo way with the system 16, 18 and 32 with the Mega Drive being the more affordable option.

[@TurboXray]

@@Adamtendo_player_1 It's difficult to know what Sega's expectations where back them. Remember, before the MD took off in North America and Europe, Sega wasn't that successful as Nintendo in the market (at the time of the MD development). It's known what they expected for life expectancy for the system - because that probably would have played more into it's capabilities if they had thought it was going to last longer and go head to head with newer systems. Highsight is always 20/20. They could have made the full 12bit color palette available to the MD (the DACs are there). NEC could have made the full 32k color palette available too (the DACs are also there for it). Lot's of things they could have done.

[@scorponicdragonm.p.t.]

I was just playing through a scenario in my head where Sega won the console war and not Nintendo. I wonder where we would be as far as gaming goes today?

[@EmperorMegas]

'Fantasy Zone II' on the Master System is a Top 3 of all time favorite of mine. It's better than the original in every way IMO. The stages look better. The songs are awesome. The multiple zones in each stage is great. The story is better and ending is bittersweet, there are bills in addition to just coins (which float down like actual paper)... It's just such an awesome sequel.

[@videogameobsession]

I did enjoy Sega MVP Baseball, but it's a good example of just how impressive SNK's Neo•Geo games were for their time. Take MVP, from 1989, and compare it to Baseball Stars Professional, on the Neo•Geo, released only a year later. Not only was it leagues ahead of most arcade games of its time, in terms of huge animated players, highly detailed face pics for every player, awesome stereo music, and tons of CD quality digitized speech, but getting games like that for a home system (in 1990) was simply amazing. Though it did take away a little of my hype for the SNES. :) MERRY CHRISTMAS, guys!

[@DJTwenty2020]

Stellar work!

[@magiccardmaker3588]

One day I want to be able to code on the Sega Genesis so that I can port these games over to it.

[@PaladinDusty]

I was a Nintendo kid at home, but I was a Sega kid in the arcade.

[@MaxAbramson3]

Slipstream and Daytona USA could've and shouldve been brought home to the Genesis. They would've been 40 meg carts, but could still couldve been big sellers.

[@chrissymc886]

Waldo was originally a British creation and was always called Wally. It was only in the US they changed the name to Waldo, no idea why. I know you have the name Wally over there thanks to Wally West of The Flash fame.

[@dexocube]

I love Sega.

[@Yeahhhhthisisgood]

The GOAT SLX

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks for the compliment. Happy holidays.

[@travissawatzky5205]

"Steaming pile of unicorn shit" omgosh bahahaha

[@TurboXray]

Okay, but Riot City did get a home port.. on the PC-Engine. Crest of the Wolf / Riot Zone.

[@SegaLordX]

Not the same game. Lots of changes there. Reimagining if anything.

[@TurboXray]

@@SegaLordXStill a port tho. Just a remix. And the arcade graphics they were changing/updating.. are in the ISO data tracks of the game (i.e. the original graphic assets).

[@WooMaster777]

16:56 Riot City... WHOA!!! Didn't this game get a port to the TurboGrafx 16? A.K.A. Riot Zone.

[@elodvezer1790]

that Spiderman exclusive sounds like a Native Indian dying in old western movies 😅🤫👹

[@Boogie_the_cat]

9:41 Dynamite Dux is my legal crack. It's so cute, i should hate it, but all the enemies are so bonkers, and i like ducks and beating up animals. It's a liitle clown🤡car🚗 but i love it anyways.

[@darthv72]

There is a home port of Riot City... its called Riot Zone for the TurboGrafx 16

[@SegaLordX]

I don't really consider that a port since its been heavily modified.

[@darthv72]

@SegaLordX well... you mention both eswat and shadow dancer as having been ported with changes. Why not riot city as well? It falls in line as a home conversion from an arcade original.

[@SegaLordX]

Because on the Master System/home computers those games are largely the same, the visuals are just cut way back due to technology. Riot Zone was taken and purposely changed in terms of art and layout to barely resemble the original arcade.

[@FloridaEbikes]

Yup

[@MikeD7734]

Back before Snes. I asked my parents for a Sega Genesis. They Got me a Sega Master System😢 I was like 8? I was born in 1982. MAN, I wanted it sooo Bad. I still have No physical copys of a cartidge on Sms..

[@terrorizer77]

Sega should bring the original arcade version into the 16bit system Instead of downgrading it.

[@Monty-or9sb]

Always found it strange the kids in Moonwalker say Micheal! And not Thank You!

[@Thor-Orion]

13:50 so you play as Rugal Bernstein in this game?!

[@michaellurie9138]

Sweet!

[@dhall888]

33:20 16 bit boys to men???

[@ZEROCOOLLTV]

I remember that Michael Jackson Moonwalker Arcade game but I can't find any emulation or rom for it?

[@SebasHCG]

SEGA ruled the Arcade world ! 68000 & Z80 not many people knows the games on the System 18, 24 & 32, not many ports. then no word on the System 24 ? then no word on Crack Down or Scramble Spirit :(

[@philwalkercounselling]

I'll never forget being so disappointed when I got Wonderboy in monster lair for my megadrive for a birthday having loved Wonderboy in monsterland on SMS. It was so easy and just seemed a crappy platform shooter.

[@caseyhayes4590]

Is the Sonic arcade game fun to play in emulation with an analog controller? I actually don't have one, only have the Saturn USB pad for playing classic games.

[@SegaLordX]

You can only play it properly with a trackball.

[@grgmj1980]

Those Spider Man enemy screams are annoying. Total game killer

[@johncraw8572]

Awesomeness video please do more thanks ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SegaLordX]

Thank you! Will do!

[@sweetamiao]

For some reason system 16 games never look like it has over 4000 colors on screen. Most of times they are even less colorful than snes games. It almost looks like if megadrive can have 128 on screen it can match how system 16 games look like....

[@247videogame]

👍😎

[@jeffgoodnough9704]

Dynamite Dux was similarly not my favorite... every timing, and the overall rhythm, just felt off. Merry Christmas, SLX!

[@SegaLordX]

Yup. Weird ass game. Happy Christmas!

[@philwalkercounselling]

Although I know it's a different feel I thought the SMS Shinobi was amazing. I can see why megadrive skipped it tbh to give us something new and different with revenge of Shinobi.

[@jasonlee7816]

C64 Shinobi seem or was an amazing 8-bit port (version)

[@caseyhayes4590]

Does anyone know how these boards compare to Neo Geo MVS technically?

[@SegaLordX]

System 16 and 18 are close to MVS but not quite as capable. System 32 blows it out the water and is much more powerful.

[@gondorianslayer4250]

can they run doom?

[@Jank77]

❤❤❤❤

[@loganholmberg2295]

👍👍

[@MarquisDeSang]

System 16 mini anyone?

[@BobbyHo2022]

Now we got super strong hardware compare to these days and im not interested. 😂

[@AIexanderthefake]

I think lol 😂

[@NightlifeSux]

first

[@Zeitgeistmusic997]

@13:43 no.... Just no. The walking animation is sickening. Those Japanese folks didn't understand street fighting but most things don't start off well. I guess they learned from that and the second attempt, streets of rage, was much better

[@waxknucklebearingjuice5592]

Drunk af at 8 pm at a bar by myself on Christmas eve.... at least there's new Sega lord.

[@Skelfi]

lol

[@analog_ape]

1 hour from SLX on Sega arcade hardware? Thanks for the Christmas gift, homie!

[@halfling_barista]

Loved this supercut. This helps me appreciate the Mega Drive/Genesis' initial market positioning with Sega's arcade ports, along with the thinking behind the Saturn's initial design. Altered Beast and Golden Axe are forever ingrained with my early days with the Genesis. I know I played Revenge of Death Adder in the arcade once or twice, but I didn't realize what an awesome looking game it was. What a unique look the System 32 games had!

[@samghost13]

That is something i want to build in the future! I am now building a nice all AMD custom Watercooled PC but the next project is Arcade Hardware for sure! Thank you for your passion and dedication to Sega! Let's Rock!

[@Thrashman138]

SLX just dropping a magical Christmas present on us. No big deal.

[@cedric1138]

I did electronics when I left school and that system 16 board blows my mind 🤯

[@NerdyScubaDiver]

Absolutely loved the Jurassic Park game. Many a parents' dollar was spent.

[@dhall888]

For sure on that

[@spencerstevens2175]

Every time you would walk by that machine the urge to spend your parents money would be uncontrollable

[@davidt3563]

Those were the days!