Talk:Sega Channel

what years?

i swore the sega channel started somewhere in 1994. -It did. Unfortunately it never came to my area in time. I was in 4th/5th grade begging my mother to call the cable company every month to find out about it but it never came for me.

Ah, the memories. I won first prize (not grand, unfortunately) in a Road Rash contest and got a t-shirt. -Unknownwarrior33 18:08, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

felt like mentioning that i live in the UK and we had sega channel in our home. years ago now. so it wasn't just an american thing. i don't really know how to present this information within the article so just thought i'd mention it here. - a person, 2:53am, 20th January 2007 (GMT)

A couple things...

Right now the article implies the Genesis was discontinued in 1995. That should be corrected, and also, a list of the 12 exclusives the Sega Channel got would be cool.

-Alien Soldier

-Mega Man: The Wily Wars

-Pulse Man

-Golden Axe 3

-Donald Duck in Maui Mallard

-Mr. Nutz

-International Rugby Body Count

-Blood Shot/Battle Frenzy

-Hurricanes

-Power Drive

-Nightmare Circus

-Sonic Eraser

Though I agree wikipedia isn't a directory, this is pretty valuable information.--SexyKick 20:40, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

That part would need sourcing. Also, "Sonic Eraser" isn't a Sega Channel title, it's a Sega Meganet title. Also, what would be a better way to phrase it? It was "officially supported" until 1997, yes, but in essence Sega pulled all of their focus off of Genesis in 1995 after Nakayama's decision. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 21:19, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

I know Sega-16's article mentions The Wily Wars, but past that, I don't know. I can take a shot at editing the current statement re: discontinuation.--SexyKick 21:41, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw that too. I wasn't really looking to make a list, per se, but made mention of a couple, including Alien Soldier, which I used an image for. The thing is, though, they're not "Sega Channel" exclusives - they're regional exclusives. Unlike Meganet, Sega Channel's releases were all launched on cartridge, but some weren't released in North America but were on the NA Sega Channel, like Wily Wars and Pulseman. It's also worth noting Sega Channel wasn't a North American exclusive service; even Sega's official website, in an archive, said as much. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 22:06, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Sega Channel/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Taylor Trescott (talk · contribs) 14:37, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

I'll review this. Looks interesting. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 14:37, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Cool, sounds good. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 03:32, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

• I've seen some images that show the Sega Channel logo (like this). I'm guessing they scanned the peripheral. Anyway, consider replacing the b&w one.
  • I'll see what I can do there. I'll likely just over upload it over the B&W one since it's fair use and replace it that way. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 13:57, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
• "April of 1993" - see WP:MONTH
  • Done. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 13:57, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
• "June of 1994" again, WP:MONTH
  • Done. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 13:57, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
• "At its peak, Sega Channel had over 250,000 subscribers" Do we know the time of this peak?
  • Not really; I haven't found any detail too specific. We know it has to be before March 1997 from the GameSpot article, but nothing I've been able to find has had any definitive date or time range on that. It's been surprisingly hard just to find reliable sources on this at all. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 13:57, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
• "found that kids" I've been told that "kids" is too colloquial for an encyclopedia. Consider replacing it with "children" or something.
  • Done. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 13:57, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
• "however, Sega had anticipated having over one million subscribers by the end of its first year, and had been made available to over 20 million households." This reads kind of awkwardly. I think you should change "and had been made available" to "had made the service available".
  • Used your wording. Thanks. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 13:57, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Overall, this is a pretty strong article. Nice work! On hold. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 16:54, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

• Thank you. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 13:57, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

• Promoted to GA. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 22:25, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

"Sega Pat"

Is that guy really called Sega Pat? What's the source? Popcornfud (talk) 20:17, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

@Popcornfud: It's in the linked issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, issue 71. In the picture with the mascot, it says "Sega Pat and Sega Channel are SM&TM of Sega". Red Phoenix ^talk 20:45, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Red Phoenix, thanks. That's funny. Popcornfud (talk) 20:50, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Never let it be said Sega wasn't quirky and creative at their height. Red Phoenix ^talk 20:52, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Sources

At one point, I tossed around the idea of creating an article about Sega Channel's exclusive content. But my research found that most wasn't so much "service exclusive" as much as it was "region exclusive", and I never found much beyond what's said in the article already. So I've scrapped that idea. But it does look like I may have dug up some sources not used in the article, so I thought I'd list them here in case they can be of use. At the very least they could be used to source some more region exclusive examples, if anyone finds it beneficial. I can go either way.

1. https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/11/the-sega-channel?page=1
2. https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/03/never-forget-the-90s-gave-us-the-sega-channel-a-final-obituary - demos
3. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-04-28-9302080600-story.html Premise - region only games
4. https://kotaku.com/the-sega-channel-blew-my-ten-year-old-mind-1792825606 Power Drive
5. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-08-08-9408080197-story.html Previews

Sergecross73 msg me 15:25, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

@Sergecross73: Nice. I will definitely have to have a look when I can find the time. Red Phoenix ^talk 15:28, 22 July 2021 (UTC)