However, ports can only take you so far and as a result, Sega was quick to look at their amusement division for what to bring out next, while the rest of the team were beavering away at some new content and in amongst this new wave of Sega, was an unassuming title called Super Monkey Ball.įresh from the arcades, the game combined the moreish-ness of a simple, marble like puzzle game with frustratingly addictive and increasingly difficult stages to contend with. Titles from the Dreamcast made the jump over with stuff like Shenmue II, Rez and Sonic Adventure making new homes on the other consoles. Of course, by doing this, it meant that classic franchises could be enjoyed without exclusivity acting as a barrier. This was both a troubling time and one that was filled with a modicum of hope, as while Sega fans were smarting from the lack of continuing exclusive sixth gen support, the company would have the opportunity to reach people who had already moved favour of the shinier Xbox, PS2 or GameCube. After fighting the good fight with the Dreamcast, the company finally called time on their eighteen-year long console crusade and had instead, moved to becoming the software company it is now. Octoin PS5 / Reviews tagged 1 / 2 / Ball / deluxe / Monkey / Super / yakuza by GrizzĢ001 was one hell of a year for Sega as many will know.
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