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The Sega Genesis version of Action 52 was directed by a young Jay Phillip Obernolte, who would later succeed Paul Cook as a Republican member of California's House of Representatives on January 3, 2021.
City of Big Bear Lake official biography for Obernolte's time on the City Council as Mayor, including description of him founding FarSight Studios:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140415120336/http://www.citybigbearlake.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=302%3Ajay-p-obernolte-biography&catid=45&Itemid=57
FarSight Studios website listing for Action 52:
http://farsightstudios.com/portfolio/1993-action-52/
Action 52 Genesis longplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsg2n6TvKYM
https://web.archive.org/web/20140415120336/http://www.citybigbearlake.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=302%3Ajay-p-obernolte-biography&catid=45&Itemid=57
FarSight Studios website listing for Action 52:
http://farsightstudios.com/portfolio/1993-action-52/
Action 52 Genesis longplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsg2n6TvKYM
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In the Genesis version, during the game "Sunday Drive", the single repeating road sign in the game claims that "Segaville" is at the next exit.
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A SNES version of the game was planned for release in October of 1993, but was cancelled, most likely due to the game's poor reception.
The Miami Herald (July 12, 1993) (page 98 in the newspaper):
https://archive.org/details/the-miami-herald-mon-jul-12-1993_202006
Advertising sheet:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070609132538/https://atarihq.com/tsr/special/active2.html
https://archive.org/details/the-miami-herald-mon-jul-12-1993_202006
Advertising sheet:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070609132538/https://atarihq.com/tsr/special/active2.html
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