Last Bronx

Last Bronx
Developer(s)Sega AM3
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Akinobu Abe
Producer(s)Yoshirō Akata
Designer(s)Shinichi Nakagawa
Platform(s)Arcade, Saturn, Windows, PlayStation 2
ReleaseArcade
Sega Saturn
  • JP: August 1, 1997
  • NA: October 20, 1997[3]
  • EU: October 23, 1997
Windows
  • NA: February 19, 1998[4]
  • JP: February 27, 1998
  • EU: 1998
PlayStation 2
  • JP: June 29, 2006
(as part of Sega Ages Vol. 24)
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSega Model 2

Last Bronx[a] is a 1996 3D fighting video game developed by Sega AM3 on the Sega Model 2 mainboard.[5] It was released in Japanese and American arcades before home versions were produced in for the contemporary Sega Saturn and Windows systems in 1997. Set in a crime-ridden Tokyo, the game follows rival street gangs who take part in a weapon fighting tournament.[6] Last Bronx became a big hit in Japan,[6] and it was soon novelized and serialized into comics and radio drama, and a year later Takashi Shimizu directed the direct-to-video live-action movie. On June 29, 2006, Sega released Last Bronx on PlayStation 2 as a tenth anniversary celebration.

  1. ^ "Protos: Last Bronx". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 94. Ziff Davis. May 1997. p. 36.
  2. ^ "Interview: Last Bronx". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 21. Emap International Limited. July 1997. pp. 44–47.
  3. ^ "Sega Ships New Fighter". Game Informer. October 20, 1997. Archived from the original on January 21, 1998. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "News for February 19, 1998". Online Gaming Review. February 19, 1998. Archived from the original on December 4, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
    "February 19, 1998: Some new releases in stores: ...Last Bronx...from Sega Entertainment..."
  5. ^ "AM3 Unleash Bronx Cheer". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 15. Emap International Limited. January 1997. p. 12.
  6. ^ a b "Last Bronx: A forgotten classic from Sega that ended up on Page 3". Retronauts. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2024-08-29.


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