Sega Channel menu demo cartridge #374, "November, Old Image" [Sega Genesis cartridge] [restricted], est. November 1993

Item

Identifier: SHORROCK-GAMES-SCDEMO-MENU.374

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection includes digitized copies of paperwork, audio and video cassettes, disks, and game data from Michael Shorrock's work for Sega Channel from 1993–1997. Shorrock's papers primarily deal with programming research and user studies for Sega Channel, as well as samples of promotional and sales materials.

Dates

Issued: est. November 1993

Creator

Sega of America (Publisher, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The Video Game History Foundation has been given permission by Michael Shorrock to reproduce material in this collection. The intellectual property rights for these materials remains with their respective owners.

The Video Game History Foundation currently does not provide access to game data and system ROMs through our library. Data from these items in this collection has been donated to Gaming Alexandria.

Biographical / Historical

This menu demo, believed to be from November 1993, is the earliest known build of the Sega Channel system software. This build is missing even the most basic features seen in later prototypes such as submenus, scrolling text, and the opening splash screen with Sonic the Hedgehog. This build also features an early Sega Channel logo using the initials "SC" rather than a television icon or the "Sega Pat" mascot.