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The Sega Channel was an online game service developed by Sega for the Sega Genesis video game console, serving as a content delivery system. Launched on December 12, 1994, the Sega Channel was provided to the public by TCI and Time Warner Cable through cable television services by way of coaxial cable.
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03:19Once the game you want is highlighted, hit the start button on your control pad to move to the game's
03:23description screen.
03:25The game description screen will give you a brief description of the selected game as well as the option of
03:30downloading the game or help.
03:31To download the game into the adapter, simply highlight Game and press the Start button on your controller pad.
03:38Downloads usually take no more than 60 seconds.
03:40Then the game's title screen will appear and you are ready to play just as if you had gone to
03:45the store and bought or rented the game cartridge.
03:48Sega Channel means cool games.
03:50So let's take a look at just two of the hundreds of games in the Sega Channel library.
03:55Vector Man 1 and 2.
03:56By the year 2049, Earth has been turned into a toxic waste dump.
04:01Humankind has fled into space leaving behind an army of mechanized orbots to clean up the mess.
04:07But when the orbot leader Warhead goes haywire and starts a robot revolt, only a lonely sludge barge pilot named
04:14Vector Man can pull the plug.
04:16Vector Man 2 picks up on Vector Man's futuristic adventures immediately after the demise of his arch enemy Warhead.
04:22A routine sludge barge excursion is cut short when a mysterious missile critically damages Vector Man's ship.
04:29Vector Man escapes destruction and free falls back to Earth, landing on the outskirts of a seemingly abandoned research facility.
04:36As he begins to investigate the source of the missile, Vector Man discovers a mutant strain of insects that have
04:41begun to flourish in the research facility.
04:44Worse yet, the insects display destructive tendencies toward the planet and seem to be run by an unseen intelligence.
04:50Vector Man's mission is clear. Defeat the mutant insects and once again save the Earth from impending disaster.
04:57Vector Man now has even more ways to turn his mutant insect enemies into landfill.
05:02To battle as a scorpion, a giant dick or a rhino beetle.
05:05Or just do a ton of damage with a fireball, the boot blast or the overkill.
05:10Spare nothing. Shoot everything.
05:12With some of the best graphics and sound ever created for the Genesis, this game is loads of fun for
05:17all ages and skill levels.
05:19Remember, Sega Channel gives you unlimited play of over 70 games each month.
05:23Vector Man and Vector Man 2 are just two of hundreds of games featured on the channel.
05:28It's fun for the whole family and for one low monthly price, there's no better way to get video games.
05:34Value, variety and convenience, Sega Channel has it all.
05:37So if you're 18 or over, call your cable company now to get the ultimate virtual arcade right in your
05:43own home.
05:46This is the best way to get to the prom.
05:51And this is the best way to get video games.
05:53Sega Channel, over 70 hot games a month for your Genesis machine.
05:57No lines, no limits, no late fees. Just unlimited play on your TV.
06:01Sega Channel, less than $15 a month. Call your cable company now.
06:04Sega Channel, the only way to get it is to get it.
06:28So remember, Sega Channel has it all.
06:30Stepping your cable company now.
06:31After a while, we are the best way to get you to get it.
06:32And I thought you were too much.
06:32As a team, it will be the best way to get it.
06:33And again, I have a team.
08:23Our largest and most popular category is the arcade.
08:27These are usually action, adventure, or fighting games made popular at video game arcades.
08:33Arcade games include games like Sonic 3D Blast, Comic Zone, Vector Man, Earthworm Jam, and many more.
08:40The sports arena titles simulate live sporting events, everything from football games to golf and hockey.
08:47This group includes titles like PGA Tour Golf, World Championship Soccer 2, Boxing Legends of the Ring, and many more
08:54popular sports games.
08:57Wings and Wheels are flying or driving simulation games like Road Rash 3 and Urban Strike.
09:03The Think Tank is full of games that require strategy to win.
09:06These include board games like Monopoly, card games like Klondike, and extremely popular puzzle games like Columns.
09:14Family Room games are both entertaining and educational.
09:18They can develop problem solving and critical thinking skills.
09:21It's fun for the whole family to play and learn together with games like Marsupalami, Counting Cafe,
09:28Berenstain Bears Camping Adventure, and Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego.
09:32The dungeon has role-playing games like Phantasy Star and Shining Force.
09:37Special category games with themes that change monthly like Jurassic Clash, Dinosaur Games, or Sonic Mania,
09:44a category full of Sonic the Hedgehog games.
09:47The Game God is your TV guide to Sega Channel.
09:49This screen provides a listing of available games, instructions for using Sega Channel.
09:55Access to game rating information, gameplay assistance, phone numbers, and more.
10:00This is how you'll know what games are available to play.
10:05Now, let's take a look at how easily Sega Channel hooks up to your Sega Genesis machine.
10:11Here's how it works.
10:13Take the Sega Channel adapter provided by your cable company and plug it into your Sega Genesis.
10:19Turn on your Sega Genesis and the TV.
10:23Then up comes the Sega Channel splash screen.
10:30Then you'll see the Sega Channel logo on a field of stars.
10:34And then you'll get a menu of the game categories.
10:38Pick a category.
10:41Pick your game.
10:43Hit Downloads and bingo!
10:45You've got it!
10:48Just as if you had gone to the store and bought or rented the game.
10:55Sega Channel means cool games.
10:58So let's take a look at one of the hundreds of games in the Sega Channel library.
11:01The all-new Sonic 3D Blast.
11:03Sonic and his friends are off to visit the mysterious Flicky Island.
11:07According to the legend, the islands contain precious gems called Chaos Emeralds.
11:11Sonic enlists the help of the Flickies to find the gems.
11:16The evil Dr. Robotnik isn't far behind and is also after the Chaos Emeralds.
11:21Robotnik immediately starts setting up defenses and begins building the maniacal machines he loves so much.
11:26Without wasting any time, Robotnik captures Flickies from the Flicky dimension and begins turning them into robots.
11:33At last, exclaims Robotnik, I'll be free to find the Chaos Emeralds and rule the world.
11:38Help Sonic free the Flickies and stop Robotnik from finding the Chaos Emeralds first.
11:43Get ready for fast action and adventure as Sonic takes on his arch enemy in the most amazing 3D environment
11:48ever created for the Genesis.
11:50Remember, Sega Channel gives you unlimited play of over 70 games each month.
11:54But Sonic 3D Blast is just one of hundreds of games featured on the channel.
11:57All for your Sega Genesis.
11:59It's fun for the whole family and for one low monthly price less than $15, there's no better way to
12:04get video games.
12:05Value, variety and convenience, Sega Channel has it all.
12:08So parents, call your cable company now to get the ultimate virtual arcade right in your own home.
12:16This is the best way not to get your license on the first try.
12:22And this is the best way to get video games.
12:25Sega Channel, over 70 hot games a month for your Genesis machine.
12:28No lines, no limits, no late fees.
12:30Just unlimited play on your TV.
12:32Sega Channel, less than $15 a month.
12:34Call your cable company now.
12:35Sega Channel, the only way to get it is to get it.
12:37Sega Channel, we're going to go for it.
12:38OK, let's go.
12:48sophomores going through the game.
12:49We're going to set through the game.
12:57Euroble, over 40 million coming out.
12:59There's a few games in TV, it's nice to see.
12:59We're going to have the basic home of cassette Tinceptions.
13:00Okay, let's go.
14:07We'll have over 70 games a month for your Sega Genesis.
14:11Unlimited play 24 hours a day.
14:14The games change every two weeks, and there's a wide variety of games for everyone.
14:18You'll have a game library worth over $2,000 each month.
14:22Most games are full-play versions.
14:24Cheat codes, hints, and tips.
14:27Game guide and help screens in the info pit.
14:30Ratings for each game.
14:33Password for parents lockout feature.
14:35Great contests like Prizarama give you a chance to win cool stuff every month.
14:39Now let's take a look at the channel.
14:41Sega Channel only works with the Sega Genesis 16-bit video game console,
14:45and the Sega Channel adapter your cable system provides you.
14:49Okay, here's what the channel looks like.
14:52The first thing you'll see is the Sega Channel splice screen of Sonic the Hedgehog.
14:57Then you'll see the Sega Channel logo on a field of stars.
15:01The logo will appear there for a moment while the Sega Channel adapter tunes itself into Sega Channel.
15:08Once the adapter has found Sega Channel, the Now Playing menu will appear.
15:14Sega Channel games are accessed by using the Genesis control pad to move through a series of on-screen menus.
15:21The Now Playing menu lists all of the game categories such as arcade, sports arena, family room, wings and wheels,
15:31game information in the info pit,
15:33and great monthly contest categories like Prizarama.
15:37Just as you would play a video game, use the directional arrow on the Genesis control pad to move among
15:42the options on a given screen.
15:44By selecting a specific game category and pressing the Start key on the controller pad,
15:49you'll move to a screen listing all the games in that category currently available.
15:54In the same way you selected a game category off the Now Playing menu,
15:58you'll now pick a game from the game category you chose.
16:02Using the directional key, move up or down until the game you want to play is highlighted.
16:07Note arrows on the left side of the screen indicate that there are more games listed above or below.
16:12Once you highlight a particular game to play, the screen will give you helpful information about the game.
16:18In the upper right corner, you will find its rating.
16:21All games are rated and the maximum number of players.
16:25If the game is a Sega Channel exclusive, a Sega Channel exclusive logo will appear in the upper left corner.
16:32Once the game you want is highlighted, hit the Start button on your control pad to move to the game's
16:36description screen.
16:37The game description screen will give you a brief description of the selected game as well as the option of
16:42downloading the game or help.
16:44To download the game into the adapter, simply highlight Game and press the Start button on your controller pad.
16:51Downloads usually take no more than 60 seconds.
16:53Then the game's title screen will appear and you are ready to play just as if you had gone to
16:58the store and bought or rented the game cartridge.
17:02For one low monthly price less than $15, you gain instant access to an extensive video game library worth over
17:09$2,000 each month.
17:12For most games, playing time is unlimited and the games are full play versions, exactly like those you rent or
17:18buy on cartridge.
17:19Each month on Sega Channel's now playing menu, you'll find great game-based contests like Prizarama, where you can win
17:27cool prizes.
17:29The InfoPit has helpful game hints, tips, and cheat codes to improve your game play.
17:35The Sega Channel Game Guide lists the games on that week and provides game publishers' phone numbers for help with
17:42specific games.
17:43Parents can control their children's use of Sega Channel through its built-in Password for Parents feature, which box out
17:49games above a chosen rating level.
17:51This valuable feature allows parents to select the game ratings that are appropriate for their children, based on complexity, content,
17:58or theme.
18:00Password for Parents also allows parents to lock out the channel totally to control the amount of time their children
18:05are playing Sega Channel games.
18:08Parents can also use this screen to change the parental password.
18:12Every game receives a rating.
18:14Sega Channel has great activity-based learning games.
18:17These games entertain, teach, and challenge the whole family.
18:21Everyone will have fun playing the new Genesis versions of great games like Clue and Monopoly.
18:26Games like Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego are great ways to sharpen problem-solving skills and have fun chasing
18:33Carmen across time.
18:35Counting Cafe from Sesame Street is the perfect way for younger children to have a blast and pick up basic
18:41math skills.
18:42Help your cuddly blue friend, Grover.
18:45He's a waiter at the Counting Cafe.
18:47Every day, his favorite customer comes in to eat, and he can eat a lot.
18:51Grover's job is to take his order correctly, then fill the order by finding the food in the cafe.
18:56Counting Cafe from Sesame Street is a great way to have fun learning math.
19:03Marsupolami is a great game for younger children.
19:06Marsupolami and his friend Bonelli, the elephant, were captured by the notorious hunter Bring'em Back Alive,
19:11who thought they would be perfect to sell to the circus.
19:13They were caged and brought far from the jungle they loved.
19:16At last, a chance to escape.
19:18The adventure begins with their daring escape from the circus.
19:21Use Marsupolami's tail to fend off enemies and save Marsupolami's three kids caught by Bring'em Back Alive.
19:27Save them before it's too late.
19:30Remember, Sega Channel gives you unlimited play of over 70 games each month.
19:34Marsupolami, Counting Cafe, Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego, Clue, and Monopoly
19:38are just a few of the hundreds of great family games featured on Sega Channel,
19:42all for your Sega Genesis.
19:45It's fun for the whole family, and for one low monthly price less than $15,
19:49there's no better way to get video games.
19:51Value, variety, and convenience.
19:53Sega Channel has it all, so parents, call your cable company now
19:56to get the ultimate virtual arcade right in your own home.
20:03This is the best way to get sent to military school.
20:08And this is the best way to get video games.
20:10We dogged!
20:11Sega Channel, over 70 hot games a month for your Genesis machine.
20:14No lines, no limits, no late fees.
20:16Just unlimited play on your TV.
20:18Sega Channel, less than $15 a month.
20:20Call your cable company now.
20:21Sega Channel, the only way to get it is to get it.
20:53Sega Channel, the only way to get it is to get it.
21:02Sega Channel, the only way to get it is to get it.
21:03Sega Channel, the only way to get it.
21:33Welcome back to Sega Channel, the first interactive cable service offering unlimited on-demand play of over 70 games a
21:40month.
21:40Through your cable company, Sega Channel gives you the ability to play a wide variety of video games at home.
21:45All you need is a Sega Genesis and the Sega Channel adapter your cable company supplies.
21:50That's right. For less than $15 a month, you'll have an ever-changing video game library worth over $2,000
21:56a month.
21:57Sega Channel means cool games, family games, arcade games, educational and sports games for all interests and ages.
22:04Now, let's take a look at Earthworm Jim 2.
22:07In Earthworm Jim 2, Earthworm Jim is back in a bigger and more exciting adventure than ever before.
22:12He's enlisted his pal Snot to help him chase down Psycho and nab the woman of his dreams.
22:17Whether you've got skills of an annelid or the fight of a heifer, Earthworm Jim 2 will keep you on
22:23the edge of your seat laughing and ready for more.
22:25Don't be fooled by the wacky characters, this is not a game for someone who doesn't like to be challenged.
22:30Whether you're cowapulting a cow to destroy your enemies or climbing your way through the twisted mazes,
22:36Earthworm Jim 2 will have you kicking and screaming at your Genesis and begging for more all at the same
22:40time.
22:41With some of the most creative and wacky graphics around, Earthworm Jim 2 will have you hooked in no time.
22:48Sega Channel gives you unlimited play of over 70 different games each month.
22:52Earthworm Jim 2 is just one of hundreds of games featured on Sega Channel, all for your Sega Genesis.
22:58Now, let's take a closer look at the game categories and some of the games they include.
23:03Our largest and most popular category is the arcade.
23:06These are usually action, adventure, or fighting games made popular in video game arcades.
23:11Arcade games include games like Sonic 3D Blast, Comic Zone, Vector Man, Earthworm Jim, and many more.
23:19The sports arena titles simulate live sporting events, everything from football games to golf and hockey.
23:25This group includes titles like PGA Tour Golf, World Championship Soccer II, Boxing Legends of the Ring, and many more
23:33popular sports games.
23:35Wings and wheels are flying or driving simulation games like Road Rash 3 and Urban Strike.
23:41The think tank is full of games that require strategy to win.
23:45These include board games like Monopoly, card games like Klondike, and extremely popular puzzle games like Columns.
23:53Family room games are both entertaining and educational.
23:56They can develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
23:59It's fun for the whole family to play and learn together with games like Marsupolami, Counting Cafe, Berenstain Bears Camping
24:07Adventures, and Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego.
24:10The dungeon has role-playing games like Phantasy Star and Shining Force.
24:15Special category games with themes that change monthly like Jurassic Clash Dinosaur Games or Sonic Mania, a category full of
24:22Sonic the Hedgehog games.
24:25The Game Guide is your TV guide to Sega Channel.
24:28This screen provides a listing of available games, instructions for using Sega Channel, access to game rating information, gameplay assistance
24:37phone numbers, and more.
24:39This is how you'll know what games are available.
24:44Sega Channel, the first interactive cable service offering unlimited on-demand play of over 70 video games a month.
24:52Each month, Sega Channel gives you the ability to play a wide variety of video games at home.
24:57All you need is a Sega Genesis, and your cable company will supply a Sega Channel adapter.
25:02Once your cable company hooks you up to Sega Channel, you'll have over 70 games a month for your Sega
25:07Genesis.
25:09Unlimited play, 24 hours a day.
25:11The games change every two weeks, and there's a wide variety of games for everyone.
25:16You'll have a game library worth over $2,000 each month.
25:19Most games are full-play versions.
25:22Cheat codes, hints, and tips.
25:24Game guide and help screens in the info pit.
25:28Ratings for each game.
25:30Password for parents lockout feature.
25:32Great contests like Prizarama give you a chance to win cool stuff every month.
25:37Now, let's take a look at the channel.
25:40Sega Channel only works with the Sega Genesis 16-bit video game console,
25:44and the Sega Channel adapter your cable system provides.
25:49Here's what the channel looks like.
25:52The first thing you'll see is the Sega Channel splice screen of Sonic the Hedgehog.
25:57Then you'll see the Sega Channel logo on a field of stars.
26:00The logo will appear there for a moment while the adapter tunes in Sega Channel.
26:08Once the adapter finds the Sega Channel, the Now Playing menu will appear.
26:13Sega Channel games are accessed by using the Genesis control pad to move through a series of on-screen menus.
26:21The Now Playing menu lists all of the game categories such as arcade, sports arena, family room,
26:29wings and wheels, game information in the info pit, and great monthly contest categories like Prizarama.
26:36Just as you would play a video game, use the directional arrow on the Genesis control pad to move among
26:41the options on a given screen.
26:44By selecting a specific game category and pressing the Start key on the controller pad,
26:48you'll move to a screen listing all available games in that category.
26:54In the same way you selected a game category off the Now Playing menu, you'll now pick a game from
26:59the selected category.
27:02Use the directional key to move up or down until the game you want to play is highlighted.
27:07Note arrows on the left side of the screen indicates that there are more games listed above or below.
27:12Once you highlight a particular game to play, the screen will give you helpful information about the game.
27:17In the upper right corner, you will find its rating.
27:24If the game is a Sega Channel exclusive, a Sega Channel exclusive logo will appear in the upper left corner.
27:31Once the game you want is highlighted, hit the Start button on your control pad to move to the game's
27:36description screen.
27:37The game description screen will give you a brief description of the selected game,
27:41as well as the option of downloading the game or help.
27:44To download the game into the adapter, simply highlight Game and press the Start button on your controller pad.
27:51Downloads usually take no more than 60 seconds.
27:53Then the game's title screen will appear, and you are ready to play,
27:57just as if you had gone to the store and bought or rented the game cartridge.
28:01Sega Channel's fun for the whole family.
28:03And for one low monthly price less than $15, there's no better way to get video games.
28:08Value, variety, and convenience.
28:11Sega Channel has it all.
28:12So parents, call your cable company now to get the ultimate virtual arcade right in your own home.
28:23This is the best way to get your math homework done.
28:27And this is the best way to get video games.
28:29We dogged!
28:30Sega Channel, over 70 hot games a month for your Genesis machine.
28:33No lines, no limits, no late fees, just unlimited play on your TV.
28:37Sega Channel, less than $15 a month.
28:39Call your cable company now.
28:40Sega Channel, the only way to get it is to get it.
29:11Sega Channel, the only way to get it is to get it.
29:15Sega Channel, the only way to get it, is to get it.isi
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