Wow… Retro gaming is becoming a massive market. Coming off the heels of Nintendo’s “Classic NES” announcement last week Sega is jumping back into console gaming as well. Sega will release the Sega Mega Drive, in the coming months.
The Classic NES and the Sega Mega Drive are totally different. The Classic NES will release 30 built in games, have HDMI connection and allow you to use old controllers. The Mega Drive, however will boast a whopping 80 games, have a wireless controller, but not be HDMI compatible.
As cool as the nearly double amount of games are, it seems that unlike the NES, where I love and would often play close to all of the games, Sega’s system has a large number of throw away titles. Its seems more like the old 100 in 1 game cartridges that the original NES had.
| Alien Storm | Kid Chameleon | Jack’s Pea | Checker |
| Altered Beast | Phantasy Star 2 | Jewel Magic | Hexagonos |
| Arrow Flash | Phantasy Star 3 | Curling 2010 | Whack-A-Wolf |
| Bonanza Bros. | Ristar | Plumbing Contest | Mirror Mirror |
| Chakan: The Forever Man | Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi | Wall-Breaking | Panic Lift |
| Columns | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master | Bubble Master | Black Sheep |
| Columns III | Sonic & Knuckles | Break a Fireline | Flash Memory |
| ComixZone | Sonic Spinball | Mahjong Solitaire | Brain Switch |
| Crack Down | Sonic the Hedgehog | Warehouse Keeper | Mega Brain Switch |
| DecapAttack | Sonic the Hedgehog II | Chess | Hidden Agenda |
| Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine | Sonic 3D Blast | Memory | Dominant Amber |
| ESWAT: City Under Siege | Sword of Varmilion | Snake | Hide and Seek |
| Eternal Champions | The Ooze | Air Hockey | Jura Formula |
| Fatal Labyrinth | Vectorman | Spider | Lost World Sudoku |
| Flicky | Vectorman II | Naval Power | Meatloaf Rotation |
| Gain Ground | Mortal Kombat I | Mr. Balls | Mya Master Mind |
| Golden Axe | Mortal Kombat II | Cannon | Skeleton Scale |
| Golden Axe II | Mortal Kombat III | Fight or Lose | T-Rex Memory Match |
| Golden Axe III | Adventure in the Park | Bottle Taps Race | Yawning Triceratops |
| Jewel Master | Cross the road | Bomber |
One thing that the Mega Drive does have on its competition is the ability to play old cartridges, this is AMAZING sadly not all because of the limited technological capabilities. Sega is also releasing a handheld version. All of this to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their mascot Sonic.
No word yet as to the actual release date or North American prices… so stay tuned for updates as the come!
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