Sega Genesis Archives

SEGA and Nintendo revealed tonight that they have four more SEGA Genesis titles out tonight as part of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack The four games you're getting are The Revenge of Shinobi, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Landstalker, and Crusader of Centy All four of the classics in their own right from the late '80s[...]

Nintendo revealed that they are adding four more games to the SEGA Genesis for Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack, and there are some cool hits here The four games available for your library right now are Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition, Pulseman, Kid Chameleon, and Flicky All you need to do is download the latest[...]

Nintendo had a new content drop for Nintendo Switch Online as they have added four more SEGA Genesis games to the system For the month of December, you're getting Golden Axe II, Alien Storm, Columns, and Virtua Fighter 2 A couple of those games have been highly requested ever since the classic console was made[...]

SEGA has released a new trailer this morning revealing the full lineup of games coming to the SEGA Genesis Mini 2 this Fall The video shows off all 60 titles that will be included in this collection which will give you a variety of SEGA Genesis titles, SEGA CD titles, and some bonus games ranging[...]

A month and a half after being revealed in Japan, SEGA finally confirmed the release of the SEGA Genesis Mini 2 in North America Much like the Japanese version, this one includes a number of titles that were playable with the 6-Button Control Pad, as well as a number of titles from SEGA Saturn into[...]

Nintendo has added four more classic games to the SEGA Genesis library in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack today The company has slowly been adding in SNES and N64 games one by one recently, which is a bit odd as it's clear they're slowly stepping away from adding more in those libraries A[...]

Nintendo announced this evening that they have three more SEGA Genesis titles coming to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Like the Nintendo-based consoles on the subscription service, SEGA has slowly been giving Nintendo titles to add to the retro console for people to play in an ever-growing library (as long as they have the[...]

SEGA has released three new additions to the SEGA Genesis console Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, all of them live tonight The company has slowly been adding games to this collection, kind of at the same rate Nintendo has done in the past with the NES, SNES, and now N64 libraries Only this time[...]

SEGA and Lavair have come together for a new collaboration as they are releasing a special pair of shoes and hat related to the Mega Drive.

Independent video game publisher The Retro Room Games is releasing the old classic puzzle game Chip's Challenge on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive consoles! Preorders for this game began on July 8th and come in two options: just the cartridge, or with a box and manual added. Key art for the retro puzzle game[...]

Wanna hear something really trippy? Back in the '90s, SEGA was developing a VR game for the Genesis that was never released.

Some cool news for those of you still holding onto a SEGA Genesis as three new games have been given a cartridge release by RetroSouls and Sik This has been an ongoing thing with a couple of different publishers who like adding new titles to old-school consoles they grew up with Not really doing it[...]

One of the coolest items we've probably received all year came to us this month from SEGA as they sent us a SEGA Genesis Mini to review Back in the day, when it came to most video games you were one of two kids: a Nintendo kid or a SEGA kid I was a Nintendo[...]

Before SEGA releases the SEGA GEnesis Mini this fall, the company is looking for you, the fans, to tell them your Genesis story Basically, if the Genesis in any way was a pivotal part of your life, they would like to hear about it Whether you saved up a ton of money to buy one[...]

An item we had to try out this year at E3 2019 was the SEGA Genesis Mini, and we got our chance to do it during our appointment with the company After we wrote so many stories about this thing leading up to the reveal, plus all the game announcements the past few weeks, we[...]

The third round of SEGA Genesis Mini games has been announced, and the latest set of games brings in gems like Ghouls n' Ghosts, Golden Axe, and Street Fighter II. SEGA are revealing the full Genesis Mini library in batches of ten, with 40 games total releasing with the system. This batch of games includes: Beyond Oasis Ghouls n' Ghosts Alex Kidd[...]

SEGA has finally released details of what the Sega Genesis Mini will look like in North America, as well as the library of games it will come with For those of who you experienced the mini version that was released by AtGames a year and a half ago, this is an overall improvement as it[...]

The Genesis Mini will retail for $79.99 USD when it releases on September 19, 2019. The first 10 launch titles have been revealed on the Sega Genesis website, while the other 30 will be announced over the next few months: Sonic the Hedgehog Ecco the Dolphin Castlevania: Bloodlines Space Harrier 2 Shining Force Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine ToeJam & Earl Comix Zone Altered Beast Gunstar[...]

When the new Mega Sg console is eventually released, it's going to have a long-lost hidden SEGA Genesis gem included with it known as Hardcore Back in October 2018, we talked about a new retro console being made by Analogue, which will have multiple options for you to play old SEGA games in an HDTV/4K[...]

Have you ever been playing SEGA Genesis Classics on your Nintendo Switch and thought, "I wish I has a Genesis controller for this?" Dream no longer! The crew over at 8BitDo have created a retro controller that looks and plays almost exactly like a proper SEGA Genesis controller Technically, it's a remake of the six-button[...]

This is the company's version of the SEGA Genesis, boasting the ability to play 2,180 games from SEGA's library from the Genesis, Mega Drive, and Master System, all in HD along with wireless controllers The company made some fantastic Nintendo console versions with the Nt Mimi and the Super Nt, both for the NES and[...]

Some fun and interesting news out of Japan this morning at Sega announces they will be releasing their own mini version of the iconic MegaDrive (the Sega Genesis in North America) for the console's 30th Anniversary The MegaDrive Mini (which is the temporary name) will basically be their officially company-created version, but they didn't go[...]

Sega had always intended for their hedgehog mascot to appeal to Americans, but until today, we didn't know just what inspired the company to create the blue, mammalian speed-enthusiast. It turns out, our favorite hedehog has a pretty interesting secret origin that traces back to WWII.

But the majority of the time you hear about cartridge titles made for the NES or the SNES, with few people even taking a second glance at the Sega Genesis So for fans of the other side of the original console war, there's a new game on the horizon that you can pre-order right now[...]

AtGames announced today that they finally have a pre-order date for the Atari and Sega Genesis Flashback series that will be coming out later this year You can throw down your money for either or both systems on July 28th through Target, Best Buy, and GameStop In case you forgot what these fellow throwback systems had in[...]

The Sega Genesis Flashback is a new console from AtGames that features 85 built-in titles from the original Sega Genesis console, has been announced for release this September. In addition to the slew of built-in games, including the titles from the Sonic, Phantasy Star, Shining Force, and Mortal Kombat series, the console includes a cartridge port that[...]

So I'm not going to insult us all and pretend these are all here for your nostalgia fix, but the consoles used do include that Atari above, the Sega Genesis, and the NES, so they are a bit retro. Personally, I think the Genesis is the most car-like of the bunch What about you? #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1[...]

While the chip wasn't as fast as what was in the Sega Genesis, designer Masayuki Uemura created the console for visual and audio performance Uemura was smart in his design for the Super Famicom, as it looked similar to the original Famicom but with some enhancements The controller keeps the familiar cross D pad, but[...]