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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_X-treme>
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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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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cardsharp:
(card games) A professional cheater at card games.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cardsharp>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You shouldn't model your life about what you think that we think
is cool and what we're wearing and what we're saying and everything. Go
with yourself. Go with yourself.
--Fiona Apple
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fiona_Apple>
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