The Video Game History Foundation has recently recovered over 140 game files (ROMs) from the old Sega Channel service. This includes games that were only available through the service and were previously considered lost, as well as never-before-seen early versions of games.
Launched in 1994, Sega Channel was a pioneering digital game service that delivered new games and content to players’ consoles via cable TV through a subscription. Though it ended in 1998, many believed its exclusive games were lost forever.
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I was so bummed when the Sega Channel faded away, but thankfully the Video Game History Foundation stepped in to save it! They teamed up with Michael Shorrock, who used to be in charge of programming for the Channel, and a fellow Sega enthusiast who’d actually managed to collect a bunch of the old backup tapes. Together, they’re working to share the complete story of the Sega Channel, which is awesome!
Thanks to this project, 144 classic game ROMs have been saved, and a digital library has been created featuring notes and presentations from the original Sega Channel creator, David Shorrock. These materials offer a behind-the-scenes look at the service, as well as details about a planned follow-up called Express Games. You can also watch a documentary about Sega Channel, titled ‘Don’t Just Watch TV: The Secrets of Sega Channel,’ on YouTube.
The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) obtained a collection of game ROMs, including rare prototypes and unreleased titles. This included a unique web browser for the Sega Genesis and previously unreleased versions of games originally made for Sega Channel, such as expanded versions of ‘Garfield: Caught in the Act’ and ‘The Flintstones.’ VGHF explains that these games started as cancelled projects before being adapted for exclusive release through Sega Channel.
The files also contain original Sega Channel versions of games, including Super Street Fighter II, which had content cut to meet file size restrictions. Some games were even split in half, requiring a password to unlock the full experience. These split versions, along with early playable demos of games like Earthworm Jim and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, have also been saved.
The Video Game History Foundation reports that their recovery project has digitally preserved nearly all Sega Channel games. They believe this accomplishment means they now have backup copies of every unique Sega Genesis game ever released in the US.
Preserving Sega Channel is a recent achievement for the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF), which has had a successful year. Earlier, they launched a free online library with over 30,000 files spanning 50 years of video game history, available to researchers, historians, and fans. In August, the VGHF also announced it now owns the rights to digitally archive every issue of Computer Entertainer, a pioneering video game magazine.
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