SEGA confirmed a November 8th release date for Sonic Frontiers with a new story trailer at Gamescom 2022. We get to see more gameplay of Sonic running at high speeds, collecting rings, grinding on rails, and targeting enemies to attack. Some new abilites you may notice are combat attacks, running alongside walls, and using the Cyloop to create a circle of light around objects to interact with them.
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GiGO Akihabara Arcade Building 4 is set to closer on September 25 at 8:00 pm local time in Tokyo, and if this building looks familiar to you that is because it was formerly SEGA World. Fortunately, three more GiGO Akihabara Arcade locations will remain after this one closes, but Building 4 not only housed a plethora of games, but also a cafe used for many collaborative events.
This Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble remake make look like an official SEGA release, but it’s just a fan project. It was originally released on the SEGA Game Gear in 1994 and is a side-scrolling platformer just like the previous Sonic games, but also follows Tails. Players can choose to control either Sonic or Tails through multiple zones, with each one consisting of three levels, with the last one containing a boss fight.
Sonic the Hedgehog superfan Barry Evans has spent the past three decades collecting items of SEGA’s blue hedgehog and it finally paid off. His collection of 3,050 items has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the ‘largest collection of Sonic the Hedgehog memorabilia’.
It’s official, the SEGA Genesis Mini 2 console is coming to North America on October 27 exclusively through Amazon. Pricing has not yet been announced, but the same console from Amazon Japan costs $103.80 USD with a $21.99 shipping fee. The console also comes bundled with a wired control pad, USB power adapter, power cable and an HDMI cable.
Sonic Frontiers is a 3D platformer and action-adventure game, but what if SEGA released it on the Genesis / Mega Drive back in the day? Wonder no more as a dedicated fan has created a 2D version of Sonic Frontiers that shows us just that and it even includes some of the new gameplay features in the upcoming 3D version.
It’s official, the SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2 console launches October 27th in Japan, priced at approximately $76 USD. Unlike its predecessor, the second-generation mini console boasts a Mega CD / SEGA CD add-on ($37) that comes bundled with a Sonic the Hedgehog CD disc. Some of the titles include: Virtua Racing, Bonanza Bros, Thunder Force IV, Magical Taruuto, and Fantasy Zone.
Set for release in Q4 2022, SEGA’s Sonic Frontiers will have players accelerating to new heights and experiencing the thrill of high velocity open-zone freedom, unlike any of the previous games. You’ll fight powerful enemies as you speed through the Starfall Islands, which includes landscapes filled with dense forests, overflowing waterfalls, sizzling deserts and more.
A Dreamcast Mini has long been rumored to be SEGA’s next console, and this ‘new project’ just might be it. The company made an announcement on Twitter that something will be revealed in Japan on June 3, 2022 at 8:00 pm JST. Hiroyuki Miyazaki and Yosuke Okunari will both take part in this live stream, but the chocolate SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis controller they posted is still a mystery.
Polymega SEGA Dreamcast support could be coming soon to the modular gaming console by Playmaji, which already offers backwards compatibility with several CD-based platforms, including PlayStation, Neo Geo, SEGA CD, SEGA Saturn, and more. Why isn’t Dreamcast already supported? Mainly because the console uses the GD-ROM format instead of traditional CD-ROM discs, as the media is completely different and require special drives to run.