Hamster box

Virtua Hamster was to be an action/puzzle cartridge-based game for Sega's short-lived Genesis 32x Platform.

Eric Quakenbush designed and produced this fast paced 3D maze game while at Sega of America. Several unique characters were created for the game which sparked licensing interest. Unfortunately, Sega discontinued the 32X platform before production could be completed.

Skuttle

Chip

The elusive robot, Skuttle.

An early sketch of Chip, the heroic skateboard ridin' hamster.

Chip

Max

Chip the hamster from the
high-res demo of the game.

Max the mole rendered in polygons.

All images and product names are copyrights or trademarks of Sega Of America, Inc.

copyright Quakenbush Design


Character Sketches by illustrator Matt Crane
Chip
Thorn
Armadillo
Kangaroo Rat
PackRat
Mole

game POV
Game play concept
Maze Sketch

Screen Shots from the Alpha cartridge
Start Screen
2 Player, player on top is passing the packrat
1 Player mode
1 Player Jumping and passing the Mole
Character bio
Character bio