Sonic X-treme was a platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute from 1994 until its cancellation in 1996. It was intended to be the first fully 3D Sonic the Hedgehog game and the first original Sonic game for the Sega Saturn (pictured). The game was conceived as a side- scrolling platform game for the Sega Genesis to succeed 1994's Sonic & Knuckles. Development shifted to the 32X and then the Saturn and Microsoft Windows, and the game was redesigned as a 3D platform game for the 1996 holiday season. The plan was disrupted by illness, company politics, and an unfavorable visit by Sega executives. In place of X-treme, Sega released a port of the Genesis game Sonic 3D Blast, but did not release an original 3D Sonic platform game until Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast in 1998. The cancellation is considered an important factor in the Saturn's commercial failure, as it left the system with no original platform game featuring Sega's mascot.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1814:

War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British forces during the Battle of Baltimore, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write "Defence of Fort McHenry", later used as the lyrics to the United States national anthem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key

1914:

World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grand_Couronn%C3%A9

1959:

The Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 (model pictured) impacted the Moon, becoming the first spacecraft to reach another celestial body. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_2

1971 :

The Attica Prison riot ended when New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller orders the storming of the prison, in which 38 die by gunfire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_2

2008:

Five bomb blasts took place in Delhi, India, killing at least 20 people as part of a series of attacks perpetrated by the Indian Mujahideen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Delhi_bombings

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cardsharp: (card games) A professional cheater at card games. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cardsharp

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