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| + | At a press event the day before Winter CES 1995, [[Tom Kalinske]] claimed, on stage, that [[Sega of America]] could not port ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' to Pentium-class PCs{{magref|gamefan|0303|106}}. Four months later, a port of the more advanced ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' was on show at E3, heralding what would be the start of Sega publshing older Mega Drive, Mega-CD (and later Saturn) titles to the platform. | ||
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| Date: 1995-05-11 – 1995-05-13 |
| Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States |
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo 1995 (E3 1995) was the first E3 event to take place.
E3 came into existence following the gaming industry's growing dissatisfaction with CES. While CES was happy to host gaming companies, preferential treatment was given to electronics giants, with video games relegated to outside tents away from the main hall. With the industry becoming larger and more elaborate with each passing year, a decision was made to run a gaming-specific convention in the spring. The major players still attended Winter CES 1995 (in January 1995), but big plans (namely the US launches of the Sega Saturn and PlayStation were not publicly discussed), and combined with the rainy weather that year, made for a less exciting atmosphere than in previous CES conventions.
CES was a bi-annual event at this point in time, and 1995 would be the year its "summer" expo would be pulled due to declining visitor numbers. E3 could be a considered a replacement for this, as gaming companies typically had products to show (or at least announce) in anticipation of the following Christmas season.
E3 1995 is infamous as it marks the surprise US launch of the Sega Saturn, and an immediate scramble to reduce the console's price to compete with the PlayStation, which announced a $299 price tag just hours later. Meanwhile much of the show itself contined to be dominated by the Sega 32X, which the Saturn would make obsolete.
Contents
- 1 Games featured
- 1.1 Saturn
- 1.1.1 Sega
- 1.1.2 Acclaim Entertainment
- 1.1.3 Accolade
- 1.1.4 Activision
- 1.1.5 Capcom
- 1.1.6 Crystal Dynamics
- 1.1.7 Data East
- 1.1.8 Digital Pictures
- 1.1.9 Electronic Arts
- 1.1.10 Interplay
- 1.1.11 JVC
- 1.1.12 Konami
- 1.1.13 Maxis
- 1.1.14 Namco
- 1.1.15 Ocean Software
- 1.1.16 Philips
- 1.1.17 Playmates Interactive Entertainment
- 1.1.18 Scavenger
- 1.1.19 Time Warner Interactive
- 1.1.20 Ubi Soft
- 1.1.21 Viacom New Media
- 1.1.22 Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- 1.1.23 Williams Entertainment
- 1.1.24 Unsorted
- 1.2 32X
- 1.3 Mega Drive
- 1.3.1 Sega
- 1.3.2 Acclaim Entertainment
- 1.3.3 Accolade
- 1.3.4 American Softworks
- 1.3.5 Disney
- 1.3.6 Hi-Tech Expressions
- 1.3.7 Interplay
- 1.3.8 Konami
- 1.3.9 Namco
- 1.3.10 Ocean Software
- 1.3.11 Parker Brothers
- 1.3.12 Playmates Interactive Entertainment
- 1.3.13 Time Warner Interactive
- 1.3.14 U.S. Gold
- 1.3.15 Viacom New Media
- 1.3.16 Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- 1.3.17 Williams Entertainment
- 1.3.18 Unsorted
- 1.4 Mega-CD
- 1.5 Mega-CD 32X
- 1.6 Game Gear
- 1.7 Windows PC
- 1.8 Arcade
- 1.1 Saturn
- 2 Floor plan
- 3 Magazine articles
- 4 References
Games featured
Saturn
While the console had been out in Japan since November 1994, very few Sega Saturns were on show at Winter CES 1995 in January. This time, the Saturn was positioned front and centre of Sega's marketing, not least because of its unexpected release date on the first day of E3 itself.
While Sega had plenty of playable games on show (as many were finished and were now available at retail), far fewer third-party games were available to play as Western developers were (until that point) expecting the console's release in September. Many Saturn games were announced (or appeared in promotional material) but were not strictly visible on the show floor.
Sega
- Sega Saturn
- Astal[1] (playable)
- Black Fire[2][3]
- Bug![4][2] (playable)
- Clockwork Knight[2] (playable)
- Daytona USA[2]
- Free Runner[5][6]
- Ghen War[2][3]
- Gran Chaser[7][2] (playable)
- Grand Slam Baseball[5][3]
- NBA Action[5][6]
- NHL All-Star Hockey[8][2]
- Panzer Dragoon[2][1]
- Pebble Beach Golf Links[2]
- Prime Time NFL Football Starring Deion Sanders[5][2]
- Riglordsaga[9][2] (playable)
- Shin Shinobi Den[2][10]
- Victory Goal[2]
- Virtua Cop[5][11][2]
- Virtua Fighter 2[5][2]
- Virtua Fighter Remix[5][12]
Acclaim Entertainment
- Alien Trilogy[13][14]
- Batman Forever[15][1]
- Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball[16]
- Judge Dredd[16]
- Myst[17]
- NBA Jam: Tournament Edition[13][18]
- NFL Quarterback Club '96[16]
- Revolution X[16]
- Robotica: Cybernation Revolt[1]
- WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game[16]
Accolade
Activision
Capcom
- Fox Hunt[19]
- Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge[19]
- Sid & Al's Incredible Toons[19][16]
- Street Fighter Legends[19][15]
- Street Fighter: The Movie[20][15] (playable; Ryu and Cammy only[19])
- Street Fighter II: The Interactive Movie[19]
- X-Men: Children of the Atom[19][15]
Crystal Dynamics
- 3D Baseball[21][16]
- Blazing Dragons[21][9]
- Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain[9][22]
- Gex[21]
- The Horde[23][22]
- Off-World Interceptor[21][3]
- Slam 'n Jam 95[8]
- Solar Eclipse[21][11] (playable)
Data East
- Creature Shock[19][24]
- Dark Legend[19][24]
- Dark Sun[19][22]
- Defcon 5[19][22]
- Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend[19]
Digital Pictures
Electronic Arts
- FIFA Soccer 96[25][8]
- Madden NFL 96[25][22]
- Magic Carpet[21][22]
- PGA Tour Golf '96[7]
- Road Rash[21][22]
- Shredfest[25]
- Viewpoint[25][14]
- Wing Commander III[21][22]
Interplay
JVC
- Center Ring Boxing[21][22]
- Mission: Deadly Skies[21][24]
- Screaming Wheels[21]
- Split Realities[21][22]
- Varuna's Forces[21]
Konami
Maxis
Namco
Ocean Software
Philips
Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Scavenger
Time Warner Interactive
Ubi Soft
Viacom New Media
Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- The 11th Hour[30][24]
- Blade Runner[30]
- Converse Hardcore Hoops[30][24]
- Hyper 3D Pinball[24][27]
- Spot Goes to Hollywood[30][15]
Williams Entertainment
Unsorted
- Congo[5]
- Corpse Killer
- Cyberwar
- Darknet
- Double Switch
- Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom
- Earthworm Jim 2
- Endorfun[26]
- Gender Wars
- Kingdom of Magic
- The Lawnmower Man 2
- Lobo
- Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors[20]
- Prize Fighter
- Quarterback Attack
- Return of the...
- Ridge Racer ??
- Rise 2: Ressurection
- Shellshock
- S.T.O.R.M.
- Supreme Warrior 2
- Theme Park
- Thunderhawk 2
- XS: Shield Up
32X
Having pushed the system at Winter CES 1995, few new 32X games were announced or shown at E3, with many just being updated demos of what had been seen at the earlier event (although some had been released within the four month gap). Many of these would be cancelled or moved to the Saturn in the months that followed.
Sega
- 32 Xtreme[32][33]
- Kolibri[32][20][8]
- NBA Action[34]
- Prime Time NFL Football Starring Deion Sanders[35][34]
- Ratchet and Bolt[32][20]
- Shadow Squadron[32]
- Spider-Man: Web of Fire[32][20][35]
- Virtua Fighter[32][11]
- Virtua Hamster[32][20]
- World Series Baseball[35][34]
- X-Men[32][20][15]
Acclaim Entertainment
Activision
GameTek
Interplay
Scavenger
Time Warner Interactive
Ubi Soft
U.S. Gold
Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Unsorted
Mega Drive
Similarly to the 32X, Sega's Mega Drive lineup was very similar to Winter CES 1995, its stand-out new title being Vectorman. Much of the gaming press were starting to write off 16-bit formats, but the likes of Earthworm Jim 2 and Mortal Kombat 3 continued to draw interest.
Sega
- The Adventures of Batman & Robin[38]
- Comix Zone[39][40] (playable)
- Garfield: Caught in the Act[23][40]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie[40]
- Nightmare Circus[41][34] (playable)
- The Ooze[40][34]
- Vectorman[13][40] (playable)
- VR Troopers[40][34]
- X-Perts[13][34]
Acclaim Entertainment
- Batman Forever[42]
- Cutthroat Island[13][16]
- Foreman For Real[13][16]
- Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball[13]
- Judge Dredd[16]
- NFL Quarterback Club '96[16]
- Revolution X[13][28] (playable)
- Venom - Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety[13]
Accolade
- Barkley Shut Up and Jam 2[20][16]
- Beyond Zero Tolerance[20][16]
- HardBall '95[16]
- Jack Nicklaus Golf '95[20][16]
American Softworks
Disney
Hi-Tech Expressions
Interplay
Konami
Namco
Ocean Software
Parker Brothers
Playmates Interactive Entertainment
- Earthworm Jim 2[4][43] (playable)
- ExoSquad[27]
- Mutant Chronicles[27]
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time[27]
Time Warner Interactive
U.S. Gold
- Head-On Soccer[27] (playable)
- Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures[27]
- Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings[27]
- Skeleton Krew[27] (playable)
Viacom New Media
Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Williams Entertainment
- Mortal Kombat 3[45][43] (two levels playable[46])
Unsorted
Mega-CD
The Mega-CD offerings at the show were almost identical to Winter CES 1995, as both Sega and third-parties began moving development to the Saturn.
Sega
- The Adventures of Batman & Robin[32][35]
- Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side[32]
- Fahrenheit[35]
- Myst[35]
- Surgical Strike[35]
- Wild Woody[32][35]
- Wirehead[32][34]
Absolute Entertainment
American Laser Games
Electronic Arts
Hudson Soft
Parker Brothers
Rocket Science Games
- Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm[34]
- Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine[34]
- Wing Nuts[34]
Spectrum Holobyte
Working Designs
Unsorted
Mega-CD 32X
While several Mega-CD 32X games had been announced at Winter CES 1995, almost all of them had been cancelled in favour of the Saturn. Only Sega was talking about the platform at E3, and only in the context of games that had already been announced.
Sega
Game Gear
Game Gear development was passed its peak in May 1995, but many companies were still happy to support the platform, particularly THQ which after striking a deal with Electronic Arts, announced a wave of handheld ports of older console titles.
Sega
- The Adventures of Batman & Robin[35][34]
- Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales[34]
- Chicago Syndicate[34]
- Garfield: Caught in the Act[42][35]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie[35][34]
- VR Troopers[35][34]
- X-Men: Mojo World[34]
Acclaim Entertainment
- Batman Forever[42][16]
- Cutthroat Island[16]
- Foreman For Real[16]
- Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball[16]
- Judge Dredd[16]
- NFL Quarterback Club '96[16]
THQ
- FIFA Soccer '96[47]
- Jungle Strike[47]
- Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City[47][44]
- NHL 96
- PGA European Tour[47]
- Super Return of the Jedi[47][44]
- Urban Strike[39]
Time Warner Interactive
U.S. Gold
Viacom New Media
Williams Entertainment
Unsorted
Windows PC
At a press event the day before Winter CES 1995, Tom Kalinske claimed, on stage, that Sega of America could not port Sonic the Hedgehog to Pentium-class PCs[48]. Four months later, a port of the more advanced Sonic the Hedgehog CD was on show at E3, heralding what would be the start of Sega publshing older Mega Drive, Mega-CD (and later Saturn) titles to the platform.
Arcade
Floor plan
South hall
West hall
Magazine articles
- Main article: E3 1995/Magazine articles.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 21
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1995" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 78
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 19
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 56
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 8
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gamers, "Juli 1995" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 54
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 66
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 65
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 67
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 22
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 63
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 10
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 10
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 64
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
- ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 Gamers, "Juli 1995" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 56
- ↑ Press release: 1995-05-10: ACCLAIM OBTAINS RIGHTS TO 'MYST' FOR SEGA SATURN
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 13
- ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 12
- ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 9
- ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 14
- ↑ 22.00 22.01 22.02 22.03 22.04 22.05 22.06 22.07 22.08 22.09 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 Gamers, "Juli 1995" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 57
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 68
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 15
- ↑ 26.00 26.01 26.02 26.03 26.04 26.05 26.06 26.07 26.08 26.09 26.10 26.11 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 11
- ↑ 27.00 27.01 27.02 27.03 27.04 27.05 27.06 27.07 27.08 27.09 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15 27.16 27.17 27.18 27.19 27.20 27.21 27.22 27.23 27.24 27.25 27.26 27.27 27.28 27.29 Gamers, "Juli 1995" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 58
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-09), page 7
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 20
- ↑ 30.00 30.01 30.02 30.03 30.04 30.05 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.09 30.10 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 16
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-09), page 8
- ↑ 32.00 32.01 32.02 32.03 32.04 32.05 32.06 32.07 32.08 32.09 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ 34.00 34.01 34.02 34.03 34.04 34.05 34.06 34.07 34.08 34.09 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 Gamers, "Juli 1995" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 55
- ↑ 35.00 35.01 35.02 35.03 35.04 35.05 35.06 35.07 35.08 35.09 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1995" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 77
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 25
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 21
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 26
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 71
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1995" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 76
- ↑ GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 37
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 69
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 70
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 18
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 18
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 106