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 [36 NA games (10 Exclusives), 27 PAL (2 Exclusives), 18 JP (1 exclusive), and 1 game exclusive to BR], including six that required both the 32X and Sega CD add-ons.[3]

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.[4]

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. 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][5]

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)
[3][6]		 Year released
[3][6]		 Requires Sega CD?
[3]		 Developer
 Publisher
 JP NA PAL BR Ref(s)
After Burner 1995 No Sega Sega Yes Yes Yes [7][8]
BC Racers 1995 No Core Design U.S. Gold Yes [9]
Blackthorne 1995 No Interplay Interplay
Tectoy (Brazil)		 Yes Yes [10][11]
Brutal: Above the Claw 1995 No GameTek GameTek Yes [12]
Corpse Killer 1994 Yes Digital Pictures Digital Pictures Yes Yes [13]
Cosmic Carnage (JP: Cyber Brawl) 1994 No Givro Sega Yes Yes Yes [14]
Darxide 1995 No Frontier Developments Sega Yes [15]
Doom 1994 No id Software Sega Yes Yes Yes [16]
Fahrenheit 1995 Yes Sega Studios Sega
Tectoy (Brazil)		 Yes [17][18]
FIFA Soccer 96 1995 No Extended Play Productions EA Sports Yes [19]
Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples 1994 No Flashpoint Productions Sega Yes Yes Yes [20]
Knuckles' Chaotix 1995 No Sonic Team Sega Yes Yes Yes [21]
Kolibri 1995 No Novotrade Sega Yes Yes [22][23]
Metal Head 1995 No Sega Sega Yes Yes Yes [24]
Mortal Kombat II 1995 No Probe Acclaim Entertainment Yes Yes Yes [25]
Motocross Championship 1995 No Artech Studios Sega Yes Yes [26]
NBA Jam Tournament Edition 1995 No Iguana Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment Yes Yes Yes [27]
NFL Quarterback Club 1995 No IGS Games Acclaim Entertainment Yes Yes Yes [28]
Night Trap 1994 Yes Digital Pictures Sega Yes Yes [29]
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure 1995 No Activision Activision Yes [30]
Primal Rage 1995 No Probe Time Warner Interactive Yes Yes [31]
R.B.I. Baseball '95 1995 No Time Warner Interactive Time Warner Interactive Yes [32]
Sangokushi IV 1995 No Koei Koei Yes [33]
Shadow Squadron (JP and PAL: Stellar Assault) 1995 No Sega Sega Yes Yes [34]
Slam City with Scottie Pippen 1995 Yes Digital Pictures Sega Yes Yes [35]
Space Harrier 1994 No Sega-AM2 Sega Yes Yes Yes [36]
Spider-Man: Web of Fire 1996 No BlueSky Software Sega Yes [37]
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator 1995 No Interplay Interplay Yes [38]
Star Wars Arcade 1994 No Sega Interactive Sega Yes Yes Yes [5]
Supreme Warrior 1995 Yes Digital Pictures Sega Yes Yes [39]
Surgical Strike 1995 Yes The Code Monkeys Tec Toy Yes [40]
T-MEK 1995 No Bits Studios Time Warner Interactive Yes Yes [41]
Tempo 1995 No Sega
Red Company		 Sega Yes Yes [42]
Toughman Contest 1995 No Visual Concepts Electronic Arts Yes Yes [43]
Virtua Fighter 1995 No Sega-AM2 Sega Yes Yes Yes [44]
Virtua Racing Deluxe 1994 No Sega-AM2 Sega Yes Yes Yes [45]
World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders 1995 No Blue Sky Software Sega Yes [46][47]
WWF Raw 1995 No Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment Yes Yes Yes [48]
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game 1995 No Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment Yes [49]
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 (EU: Motherbase/ JP: Parasquad) 1995 No CSK Research Institute Corp. Sega Yes Yes Yes [50]

Cancelled games
Title Reference
32 Xtreme [51]
NBA Action [52]
Primetime NFL Football [53]
Ratchet and Bolt [54]
Saban's VR Troopers [55]
SegaSonic the Hedgehog [56][57]
Virtua Hamster [58]
X-Men: Mind Games [59]

See also

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