List of 32X games

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.

A Sega 32X attached to a Sega Genesis

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.[2][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][7]		 Requires Sega CD?
[8]		 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 1995 [9]
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire No
Sega — 1996 —
BC Racers No Core Design Front Street Publishing — June 1995 — [10]
Blackthorne No
Sega
Tectoy (Brazil)		 — September 1995 — 1996 [11]
Brutal: Above the Claw No GameTek GameTek — 1995 — [12]
Corpse Killer Yes Digital Pictures Digital Pictures — 1994 1994 [13]
Cosmic Carnage No
Sega January 27, 1995 1994 1994 [14]
Darxide No Frontier Developments Sega — — January 1996 [15]
Doom No id Software Sega December 3, 1994 November 21, 1994 1994 [16]
Fahrenheit Yes Sega Sega
Tectoy (Brazil)		 — 1995 — [17][18]
FIFA Soccer 96 No
EA Sports — — 1995 [19]
Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples No Flashpoint Productions Sega February 24, 1995 1994 1994 [20]
Knuckles' Chaotix No Sega Sega April 21, 1995 1995 1995 [21]
Kolibri No Novotrade Sega — 1995 1995 [22][23]
Metal Head No Sega Sega February 24, 1995 1995 1995 [24]
Mortal Kombat II No Probe Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment May 19, 1995 1995 1995 [25]
Motocross Championship No Artech Studios Sega — 1995 1995 [26]
NBA Jam Tournament Edition No Iguana Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment September 1, 1995 1995 1995 [27]
NFL Quarterback Club No Iguana Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment July 14, 1995 1995 1995 [28]
Night Trap Yes Digital Pictures Sega — 1994 1994 [29]
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure No
Activision — 1995 — [30]
Primal Rage No Probe Entertainment Time Warner Interactive — 1995 1995 [31]
R.B.I. Baseball '95 No Time Warner Interactive Time Warner Interactive — 1995 — [32]
Sangokushi IV No Sega Koei July 28, 1995 — — [33]
Shadow Squadron
Stellar AssaultJP/EU		 No Sega Sega April 26, 1995 1995 1995 [34]
Slam City with Scottie Pippen Yes Digital Pictures Digital Pictures — 1995 1995 [35]
Space Harrier No Rutubo Games Sega December 3, 1994 1994 1994 [36]
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Starship Bridge Simulator No
Interplay — 1995 — [37]
Star Wars Arcade No Sega InterActive Sega
LucasArts		 December 3, 1994 November 21, 1994 December 2, 1994 [4]
Supreme Warrior Yes Digital Pictures Digital Pictures — 1995 1995 [38]
Surgical Strike Yes The Code Monkeys Sega — — — 1995 [39]
T-MEK No Bits Corporation Time Warner Interactive — 1995 October 1995 [40]
Tempo No
Sega March 24, 1995 1995 — May 1995 [41]
Toughman Contest No
EA Sports — 1995 1995 [42]
Virtua Fighter No Sega-AM2 Sega October 20, 1995 October 10, 1995 November 30, 1995 [43]
Virtua Racing Deluxe No Sega-AM2 Sega December 16, 1994 1994 1994 [44]
World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders No Blue Sky Software Sega — 1995 — [45][46]
WWF Raw No Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment September 1, 1995 1995 1995 [47]
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game No Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment — November 1995 — [48]
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000
MotherbaseEU		 No CSK Research Institute Sega July 14, 1995 June 1995 1995 [49]

Cancelled games
Main article: List of cancelled 32X games

See also

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