Winner takes brawl: Sukeban Deka II & Mahjong Sengoku Jidai | Segaiden #052
502A slightly spicy episode this week due to some racy historical background behind one of the featured games. In defiance of stereotypes, it's not the game with a bunch of schoolgirls on cover.
This episode also contains a lie: It claims to be the final entry for 1987. This turns out not to be true! During production I realized I'd overlooked a few titles along the way, so next week ties a bow on 1987. Apologies for leading you astray.
Anyway, I wouldn't recommend either of these games to friends, but in the tradition of classic Video Game History, both of these games are actually pretty interesting despite not necessarily being something you'd want to play in 2023. Sukeban Deka II combines an obvious knockoff (it really wants to be the Kunio games) with a surprising knockoff (it also wants to be Portopia). And the mahjong game, well, it's mahjong. But it looks really nice! And it's also the one presentable member of a family of smut-mongers.
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Master System footage captured from U.S. carts running through a cart adapter on Sega Mark III hardware with FM Sound Unit and RGB bypass modification by iFixRetro. Most arcade and Light Phaser footage captured from MiSTer, with thanks to MiSTerAddOns. Video upscaled to 720 with xRGB Mini Framemeister. RGB cables courtesy of StoneAgeGamer.com and Allie Bellrose.