- This article is about the Genesis version. For the NES version, see Action 52 (NES).
Action 52 is a multicart of 52 original games, developed by FarSight Technologies Inc. and published by Active Enterprises in 1993. It is considered to be of somewhat higher quality than the NES version, and contains more of a variety, introducing new game genres not previously presented in the NES version.
List of Games[]
- Go Bonkers!
- Darksyne
- Dyno Tennis
- Ooze
- Star Ball
- Sidewinder
- Daytona
- 15 Puzzle
- Sketch
- Star Duel
- Haunted Hill
- Alfredo
- Cheetahmen
- Skirmish
- Depth Charge
- Mind's Eye
- Alien Attack
- Billy Bob
- Sharks
- Knockout
- Intruder
- Echo
- Freeway
- Mousetrap
- Ninja
- Slalom
- Dauntless
- Force One
- Spidey
- Appleseed
- Skater
- Sunday Drive
- Star Evil
- Air Command
- Shootout
- Bombs Away
- Speed Boat
- Dedant
- G Fighter
- Man at Arms
- Norman
- Armor Battle
- Magic Bean
- Apache
- Paratrooper
- Sky Avenger
- Sharpshooter
- Meteor
- Black Hole
- The Boss
- 1st Video Game
- Challenge
Trivia[]
- The name of Norman (game 41) is a reference to General Norman Schwarzkopf.
- Game 51, which is a clone of Pong, is erroneously called "1st Video Game". In reality, Pong (released by Atari in November 1972) was only the first video game to become popular with a wide audience, and there were many video games preceding it, including Tennis (Magnavox, Sep. 1972), Computer Space (Atari, 1971), Spacewar! (MIT, 1962), Computer Tennis/Tennis for Two (William Higinbotham, 1958), Noughts and Crosses/OXO (A.S. Douglas, 1952), and the actual first video game, Draughts/Checkers (Christopher Strachey, 1951).[1][2]
- Game 52, Challenge, is an endurance test to see how long the player lasts in a random series of the highest levels of the other games. An ending for this was programmed, but appears to be inaccessible without hacking as the game crashes after beating one game/level.
- The game was also released in PAL regions, with different artwork and running at 15-20% slower speed, as it is not optimised for the Mega Drive. These versions interestingly do not mention Active Enterprises or FarSight Technologies anywhere on the cartridge or box art, making their publisher and country release unknown while also making out that these are bootleg copies of a game that wasn't licensed to begin with.
- In the PAL version of the game, Game 14 Skirmish is broken, only letting each player place 2 units before combat, making it impossible to finish a game as intended.
Gallery[]
- ↑ The First Video Game by Ahoy on YouTube
- ↑ First videogame – Guinness World Records