Ex-Sega Dev Shares Cancelled Mega Drive Games Archive

Former Sega of America developer Ken Rose, who worked at the Sega Technical Institute during the Mega Drive era, has shared floppy discs of material from unreleased 1990s projects via gaming history site The Hidden Palace. The cache includes screenshots, source code and design documents for cancelled games such as Segapede, Jester, and an undeveloped title starring Sonic the Hedgehog's companion Tails. The material came out of a feature interview in which Rose discussed his time working within Sega's STI team during the Genesis/Mega Drive's heyday.

Former Sega of America developer Ken Rose, who worked at the Sega Technical Institute during the Mega Drive era, has shared floppy discs of material from unreleased 1990s projects via gaming history site The Hidden Palace. The cache includes screenshots, source code and design documents for cancelled games such as Segapede, Jester, and an undeveloped title starring Sonic the Hedgehog's companion Tails. The material came out of a feature interview in which Rose discussed his time working within Sega's STI team during the Genesis/Mega Drive's heyday.

Originally reported 3 November 2026. Read the full story with all the details on timeextension.com

Ex-Sega Dev Shares Cancelled Mega Drive Games Archive
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