Mega Drive - XXVth Anniversary

On the occasion of its XXVth anniversary, Sega Japan opens its doors to deliver documents that have remained secret until now: construction plans for the machine, accessory designs, study projects, storyboards and more than thirty interviews. : Yu Suzuki (Super Hang-On, Space Harrier, Virtua Racing), Yuji Naka (Sonic the Hedgehog), Mitsushige Shiraiwa (Machine Designer)…

Released in Europe in 1990 and in Japan in 1988, Sega's Mega Drive left an indelible mark on the world of video games. The quality, diversity, inventiveness and creativity of its software library has upset the established order and will remain forever etched in the memory of players. On the occasion of its XXVth anniversary, for the first time in the world, Sega opens its doors to deliver exceptional documents that have remained secret until now: construction plans for the machine, design of accessories, study projects, Storyboards, conceptual illustrations of the brand's most cult games: Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage, Phantasy Star, Gunstar Heroes, Golden Axe, The Super Shinobi, Shining in the Darkness, etc.

This reference book also marks more than a decade of video game history through thirty interviews with developers, creators, designers, engineers, artists, legendary musicians who marked the genesis and history of the Mega Drive: Yu Suzuki (Super Hang-On, Space Harrier, Virtua Racing), Yuji Naka (Sonic the Hedgehog), Mitsushige Shiraiwa (Machine Designer)… and reinforces the slogan of a generation: Sega is stronger than you !

Characteristics :

Pagination: 336 pages (triptych included)

Format: 216*267 mm (same format as the N64 Anthology)

Cover: Cardboard, pentone color, selective varnish

Triptych: 16 (folding pages) to enjoy the visuals

Paper: High density, glossy, 135gr/m2

Contents :

30 interviews with the greatest actors of the Mega Drive era

Completely new design documents

A visual production never seen before!

A complete history of the machine

Foreword by David Perry, designer of Disney's Aladdin

16 triptychs (folding pages) to optimize the reading of documents

Rare and priceless illustrations