List of 32X games

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A Sega 32X attached to a Sega Genesis

This is a complete list of all 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, as well as 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 minor improvements such as 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]

Contents

There were 40 [lower-alpha 1] games produced worldwide, including six that required both the 32X and the Sega CD add-ons, and ten that were only released in North America, as well as only one released exclusively for Brazil. 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.

Region code guide
Regions releasedRegion 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)
[4] [5] 		Requires Sega CD?
[6] 		Developer(s)Publisher(s)
[4] [5] 		Release dateRef(s)
JP
[4] [5] 		NAPALBR
After Burner Complete NoRutubo Games Sega January 13, 1995January 1995January 1995Unreleased [7] [8]
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire No Sega UnreleasedMarch 1996UnreleasedUnreleased [9]
BC Racers No Core Design Front Street PublishingUnreleasedJune 1995UnreleasedUnreleased [10]
Blackthorne No Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		UnreleasedSeptember 1995UnreleasedJanuary 1996 [11]
Brutal: Above the Claw No GameTek GameTekUnreleasedMarch 1995UnreleasedUnreleased [12]
Corpse Killer Yes Digital Pictures Digital PicturesUnreleased19941994Unreleased [13]
Cosmic Carnage No Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		January 27, 1995December 1994February 19951995 [14] [15]
Darxide No Frontier Developments Sega UnreleasedUnreleasedJanuary 1996Unreleased [16]
Doom NoSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		December 3, 1994November 21, 1994January 19951995 [17]
Fahrenheit Yes Sega Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		Unreleased1995Unreleased1995 [18] [19]
FIFA Soccer 96 No EA Sports UnreleasedUnreleasedNovember 1995Unreleased [20]
Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples No Flashpoint Productions Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		February 24, 1995January 1995March 19951995 [21]
Knuckles' Chaotix No Sega Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		April 21, 1995April 1995June 23, 19951995 [22]
Kolibri No Novotrade Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		UnreleasedOctober 1995November 17, 1995January 1996 [23]
Metal Head No Sega Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		February 24, 1995February 1995April 19951995 [24] [25]
Mortal Kombat II No Probe Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment
Tec Toy (Brazil)		May 19, 1995March 1995March 19951995 [26]
Motocross Championship No Artech Studios Sega UnreleasedJanuary 1995March 1995Unreleased [27] [28]
NBA Jam Tournament Edition No Iguana Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment September 1, 19951995June 1995Unreleased [29]
NFL Quarterback Club No Iguana Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment July 14, 19951995July 1995Unreleased [30]
Night Trap Yes Digital Pictures Sega UnreleasedJanuary 19951995Unreleased [31]
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure NoActivisionUnreleasedOctober 1995UnreleasedUnreleased [32]
Primal Rage No Probe Entertainment Sega UnreleasedNovember 14, 1995March 1996Unreleased [33] [34]
R.B.I. Baseball '95 No Time Warner Interactive Time Warner InteractiveUnreleased1995UnreleasedUnreleased [35]
Sangokushi IV No Sega Koei July 28, 1995UnreleasedUnreleasedUnreleased [36]
Shadow Squadron NA
Stellar AssaultJP/EU		No Sega SegaApril 26, 1995June 1995June 1995Unreleased [37] [38]
Slam City with Scottie Pippen Yes Digital Pictures Digital PicturesUnreleased19951995Unreleased [39]
Space Harrier NoRutubo Games Sega December 3, 1994January 1995January 1995Unreleased [7]
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Starship Bridge Simulator NoInterplay
Tec Toy (Brazil)		Unreleased1995Unreleased1995 [40]
Star Wars Arcade NoSega InterActive Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		December 3, 1994November 21, 1994January 1995March 1995 [41]
Supreme Warrior Yes Digital Pictures Digital PicturesUnreleased19951995Unreleased [42]
Surgical Strike Yes The Code Monkeys Tec Toy UnreleasedUnreleasedUnreleased1995 [43]
T-MEK No Bits Corporation Sega Unreleased1995October 1995Unreleased [44]
Tempo NoSega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		March 24, 19951995Unreleased1995 [45]
Toughman Contest No
 EA Sports UnreleasedMay 1995June 1995Unreleased [46]
Virtua Fighter No Sega-AM2 Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		October 20, 1995October 10, 1995November 30, 19951995 [47]
Virtua Racing Deluxe No Sega-AM2 Sega
Tec Toy (Brazil)		December 16, 1994November 21, 1994January 1995March 1995 [48]
World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders No Blue Sky Software Sega UnreleasedFebruary 1996UnreleasedUnreleased [49]
WWF Raw No Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment September 1, 19951995September 1995Unreleased [50]
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game No Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment UnreleasedNovember 1995UnreleasedUnreleased [51]
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 NA
MotherbasePAL
ParasquadJP		No CSK Research Institute Sega July 14, 1995June 1995June 1995Unreleased [52] [53]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This number is always up to date by this script

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