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[TheMan]

Includes a number of Sega CD titles. NO SATURN

Partial list of games:
https://sega.jp/genesismini2/

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Cool. I'll buy this and never play it just like the first one.

 

[LQX]

A US release you can only buy from Amazon Japan, and it is overpriced. It's idiocy like this why most of their consoles failed.

 

[TheMan]

Cool. I'll buy this and never play it just like the first one.

Lol same. Similar story as the SNES mini although I played that one a bit more with my son.

 

[Captain Toad]

Sega really can't move on past the 90s.

 

[Surf Ninja]

A US release you can only buy from Amazon Japan, and it is overpriced. It's idiocy like this why most of their consoles failed.

That's a placeholder page. It will update with price/details for the US release.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Never played Alien Soldier. Had already moved my interest getting ready for PS1. But it's an awesome boss battle game going by videos.

Shining in the Darkness is a decent JRPG. The usual old school JRPG with blue text boxes, tons of random turn based fights. I dont remember it being a hard game except the final boss was tough (or perhaps my characters were underpowered). I remember leading up to the final fight you had to slog through a spiral tunnel of fights just to get to him.

Never played Lightening Force. By that time I stopped buying space shooters as they are awesome but shallow games. Played it on emulator when the net came about and it is sweet. Just dont expect a sequel called Darkening Force. LOL

 

[Jigsaah]

Can you play games you already have on this?

 

[SkylineRKR]

I barely used the SNES mini but the MD mini got a lot of playtime in fact. Even beat Revenge of Shinobi (with savescumming, no shame). But this... Sega CD is nice and all but i'm good.

 

[TheMan]

Can you play games you already have on this?

No this only plays roms. But, you can jailbreak it and add more roms.

 

[p_xavier]

Interesting that there's Mega Drive games. I guess you'll be able to choose the language and games that don't have a translation will be available in the settings when you change the language.

 

[The Pleasure]

Where's popful mail and the lunars?

 

[BusierDonkey]

God dammit...

 

[Ceadeus]

That might be cool collector stuff.

But I really wish Sega to dig into their dreamcast games too and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

One idea would be a dedicated page of dreamcast classics on Xbox live and gamepass.

 

[radewagon]

If one wishes to sail the high seas, a lot of these mini consoles are pretty amazing with great UI's. As long as you don't need unparalleled performance, their ease of use puts all those RPi's and Misters to shame.

 

[Spukc]

Cool. I'll buy this and never play it just like the first one.

story of my life

 

[Liamario]

Sega really can't move on past the 90s.

Can't move passed the mega-drive/genesis. Where the fuck are their Saturn/Dreamcast/arcade collections.

 

[The Pleasure]

Can't move passed the mega-drive/genesis. Where the fuck are their Saturn/Dreamcast/arcade collections.

They're coming. I cam feel it in my RADICAL bones!

 

[Quasicat]

That's a placeholder page. It will update with price/details for the US release.

$103 also looks like a placeholder. Have they announced the msrp on this?

 

[Davesky]

I’m fine sticking with my original Mega Drive connected to a CRT. After 20 years of poor emulation and pixelated garbage on modern displays, then rediscovering my love through real hardware again I can’t imagine playing it any other way. I’m intentionally playing in RF though so my opinion probably doesn’t amount to much..

 

[TexMex]

This was a fun novelty once, but I'm not going to have a pile of these either. Capped it at the SNES classic. Put all of this on the Switch Online app.

 

[TheBROgamer]

This was a fun novelty once, but I'm not going to have a pile of these either. Capped it at the SNES classic. Put all of this on the Switch Online app.

 

[TheBROgamer]

Can't move passed the mega-drive/genesis. Where the fuck are their Saturn/Dreamcast/arcade collections.

Those consoles require a lot more resources than the mega-drive/genesis.

TLDR: It's easier/cheaper

 

[Warnen]

Cool. I'll buy this and never play it just like the first one.

Truth

 

[RAIDEN1]

I still have my SNES mini connected but haven't completed ANY of the games I have on there....maybe Earthbound will be the exception one day......

 

[billthomas696969]

Sega really can't move on past the 90s.

This would be a much bigger deal (along with the original Genesis Mini) if Sega had done more to protect their IPs instead of whoring them out to whoever wanted to make a TV game console for $20 at Target over the last 20 years. You wanna know why Nintendo was so reluctant to let just anyone bring out their games in whatever format for a quick buck? Compare the reaction to something like this to the reaction the NES Classic got. I saw old high school classmates on social media who I didn't even know liked games like and share that announcement.

 

[Liamario]

Those consoles require a lot more resources than the mega-drive/genesis.

TLDR: It's easier/cheaper

They've milked the genesis dry. Only a fool would continue rebuying the same games.

 

[cireza]

I already have a MegaDrive and Mega-CD at home, I am good.

 

[TransTrender]

I have the first one of these and I never really played it since the controllers are absolute junk. Even the 6-button version was complete shit.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

From what I have read on twitter today (wario, nibel, and a few others) this is the link to pre-order the USA version of the Mini 2 in case anyone was confused by Japanese text on the US amazon page listing.

 

[The Pleasure]

They've milked the genesis dry. Only a fool would continue rebuying the same games.

There's sega cd games this time. Nobody bought a sega cd. I did own a jvc xeye though.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Yes! Genesis does....

 

[Isa]

Well I bit. Says Amazon Japan will handle the shipping with US Amazon it seems. Makes me wonder what the on board languages will be. Can't wait to see the rest of the titles, hope some great ones make it on there. I need Popful Mail and Lunar badly! Can't wait to go through Shining Force CD again. Also Rolling Thunder 2. I wonder if my other mini controllers will be compatible...

 

[EverydayBeast]

You can still play on original systems collectors are very worried about losing their hobby.

 

[DavJay]

Game list sucks but that is expected as the first mini already got 80 percent of the good genesis games. Hope some mortal kombat makes it in

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Game list sucks but that is expected as the first mini already got 80 percent of the good genesis games. Hope some mortal kombat makes it in

So true.

Unless someone is begging for some Sega CD games or they add in lots of solid games for the remaining games, the first mini will have much better games as a whole.

Genesis Mini

Genesis Mini coming September 19, 2019

genesismini.sega.com

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

The addition of Sega CD is long overdue and very welcome. I do hope Sega would make these titles available on the Switch online service.

 

[Daytonabot]

Game list sucks but that is expected as the first mini already got 80 percent of the good genesis games. Hope some mortal kombat makes it in

What does Mortal Kombat have to do with good games?

 

[Krathoon]

I wish they would actually put the cool, weird stuff on these. They could put hundreds of games on it. They just don't want to go through the licensing hassle.

 

[Deerock71]

Cool. I'll buy this and never play it just like the first one.

I've learned there are some things I'm okay with dealing with FOMO about.

 

[saturnalian]

Edit, wrong quote

 

[BlackTron]

I love the way the SNES and Genesis minis look next to each other.

That pretty much handles that though...no need for a mini of the console revision...what is the Genesis 3 next? C'mon already lol.

 

[Omali]

Dreamcast/Saturn mini ain't gonna happen folks, it's still too expensive to produce.

 

[01011001]

Cool. I'll buy this and never play it just like the first one.

the really good USB compatible controllers alone made it worth tho IMO... great for Retroarch on PC

 

[nikos]

FINALLY, OutRunners! I have been waiting for some kind of re-release of this forever. Not to mention OutRun and Super Hang-On. Preordering immediately.

Is Amazon Japan the only way to get this?

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Hopefully UK / EU announced next.

 

[lachesis]

I am most likely to buy one - but it depends on which "region". Last time, I bought Asian ver - because to me, it felt like best collection of games.
So yeah - will wait unti.all games are announced before I preorder any.

 

[ShirAhava]

I feel like I'm the only one who wanted this

Saturn mini was never happening and I don't give a rats ass about the Dreamcast

When it comes to SEGA.... Genesis, CD and Master System is where its at

I want a Master System mini next

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

I'm not sure if it's them being cheapasses or scammers not giving us 2 controllers again. Especially since Japan got 2 of those versions the first time around.

 

[cartman414]

Snatcher or bust.