The Sega CD's 22nd Birthday

I actually paid good money for one of these things. The two games I got with it were Night Trap and Sewer Shark.

Oddly enough, I never bought any of the really good games for the Sega CD like Lunar: Silver Star Story or Snatcher. I rented them from Blockbuster, which shows you how long ago that really was.

I remember, in those pre-internet days, having a sheet of paper with all of the time codes for Night Trap. I don't remember where I got it from, but it did help me beat the game.

Yes, once upon a time people that the nonsense above was some revolutionary stuff for console gaming. (Laserdisc games like Dragon's Lair and Space Ace has been around for more than a decade at that point.)

Speaking of Night Trap, I wonder if anybody working on that game seriously considered the name of the organization your character works for...

There wasn't a lot of support in terms of titles for the Sega CD. A lot of what was available wasn't all that great. Despite that I still have some nostalgia for the Sega CD. It sure didn't stop me from getting a Dreamcast or taking my friend's Saturn when he didn't want it anymore. But, I do remember feeling a bit burned after a little while of owning the Sega CD. I felt like a sucker.

My brother was an even bigger sucker. He bought the 32x. AFTER seeing my Sega CD.