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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a solitaire video game released for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] exclusively through the [[Sega Channel]] service in North America. It was never released physically, and the discontinuation of the Sega Channel meant that for years, little was known about its existence. The game was designed by noted video game programmer [[David Crane]]. | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a solitaire video game released for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] exclusively through the [[Sega Channel]] service in North America. It was never released physically, and the discontinuation of the Sega Channel meant that for years, little was known about its existence. The game was designed by noted video game programmer [[David Crane]]. | ||
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+ | In 2024, both this game and [[The Chessmaster (Mega Drive)|The Chessmaster]] were finally discovered and dumped online.{{ref|https://segabits.com/blog/2024/11/15/lost-sega-channel-exclusive-genesis-mega-drive-games-the-chessmaster-and-klondike-solitaire-discovered-and-dumped-online/}} | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
+ | [[File:Klondike MD US SC PCB.jpeg|thumb|right|260px|A development cartridge for ''{{PAGENAME}}''.]] | ||
''Klondike'' is a Mega Drive interpretation of the card game with the same name (being one the most widely played video games due to its inclusion in Microsoft's Windows operating system for decades). Other than having Sega Channel logos and a unique soundtrack, it is much the same game as found elsewhere. | ''Klondike'' is a Mega Drive interpretation of the card game with the same name (being one the most widely played video games due to its inclusion in Microsoft's Windows operating system for decades). Other than having Sega Channel logos and a unique soundtrack, it is much the same game as found elsewhere. | ||
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==Technical information== | ==Technical information== | ||
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===ROM dump status=== | ===ROM dump status=== | ||
{{romtable| | {{romtable| |
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Klondike is a solitaire video game released for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively through the Sega Channel service in North America. It was never released physically, and the discontinuation of the Sega Channel meant that for years, little was known about its existence. The game was designed by noted video game programmer David Crane.
In 2024, both this game and The Chessmaster were finally discovered and dumped online.[2]
Contents
Gameplay
Klondike is a Mega Drive interpretation of the card game with the same name (being one the most widely played video games due to its inclusion in Microsoft's Windows operating system for decades). Other than having Sega Channel logos and a unique soundtrack, it is much the same game as found elsewhere.
Production credits
- Developed by: Skyworks Studios
- Original compositions by: Mark Van Hecke
- Classical keyboard by: Kathy Crane
Technical information
- Main article: Klondike/Technical information.
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||
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External links
- Footage on YouTube (via the National Videogame Museum)
References
- 1 player games
- US Mega Drive games
- All US games
- US Sega Channel games
- EU Mega Drive games
- All EU games
- EU Sega Channel games
- Mega Drive games
- 1996 Mega Drive games
- All 1996 games
- Mega Drive table games
- All table games
- Download-only Mega Drive games
- All games
- Stubs
- Credits without reference
- Missing ROM hashes
- Undumped games
- Missing ROM dumps
- Old technical information