Underplayed Gems

DarXide (1996)

DarXide cover
Platforms
SEGA 32X
Where to get it
My Abandonware
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A brief, technical exercise that feels like an experimental demo rather than a complete game.

1990snicheobscuretechnical showcaseretrounpolishedlinear

About

Released in 1996 for the SEGA 32X, *DarXide* is a title developed specifically for that console's dual-disc architecture. The game represents an early software release utilizing the system's unique hardware capabilities during its brief lifespan.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.