February of 1999 marked the commercial debut of the Sega Smash Pack -
a collection of several classic Genesis titles for use with IBM PC and compatible systems.
Many in the Sega gaming community (myself included) were caught off guard by the fact that
it uses a Win9x port of the world-famous KGen emulation engine by Steve
Snake - which makes KGen the only "officially sanctioned" G/MD
emulator. This was a long time in building, and is a tribute to the Snake's doggedness.
This is one of the few times that a console emulator has been licensed by the company
whose product it emulates, so I encourage all of you to go out and show your support for
both Sega and the Snake by BUYING the Sega Smash Pack. Besides, Steve
could really use those king-sized royalty checks to fund future volumes of the Sega
Smash Pack - as well as the next-generation version of KGen,
which he's keeping under tight wraps....