The Typing of the Dead, 1999: Perhaps one of the weirdest games ever to be released by SEGA, The Typing of the Dead was a reworking of The House of the Dead 2 swapping guns for keyboards to create an arcade take on the “teaches typing” genre. Gameplay rules introduced in SEGA Tetris went on to define future Tetris titles. The game was incredibly popular in Japan, quickly becoming one of the most commonly known versions of the game. Not to be confused with The Next Tetris, SEGA Tetris was a Japanese exclusive title executive produced by SEGA all-star Rikiya Nakagawa, producer of Die Hard Arcade, The House of the Dead and many other classic titles. SEGA Tetris, 1999: Like other WOW Entertainment titles of the time, SEGA Tetris released to NAOMI arcade hardware (1999) and the Dreamcast (2000).

Join us now for part two of our SEGA WOW retrospective, in which we take a look at the many games of WOW Entertainment. While WOW Entertainment can’t be pinned down to one iconic title, they more than made up for this with an amazing library of games! From sequels to classic franchises like The House of the Dead and Columns, to new franchises like SEGA GT and arcade oddities like The Typing of the Dead, a collaboration with Namco, and a dog walking simulator. But what of WOW Entertainment? Unlike Overworks, WOW managed to release a large number of games spanning different genres on different pieces of hardware. While Overworks existed for only a short span of time before merging with WOW Entertainment, this month has made it very clear that Skies of Arcadia made a major impact on SEGA fans. When SEGA WOW Month began, we took a look back at the games of SEGA’s Overworks.

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