Sega Mega Drive mini - UK/ Europe launch 04 Oct 2019

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Victor Mildew » Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:41 pm

It was, my parents got it for me on launch day. I played the hell out of it and found virtual racing deluxe a bit dissapointing compared to it for some reason.

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Ironhide » Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:38 pm

Jenuall wrote:Stick an EA sports cart in the top as they were always a bit taller as well.

And was the cart for Micro Machines bigger as well because it had a pair of extra controller ports on it?


I always wondered why EA games had different carts, still don't actually know the reason for it.

Or the purpose of the little yellow tab thing.

Edit: nevermind.

https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/104406/why-do-electronic-arts-games-for-genesis-mega-drive-have-a-different-cartridge

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Jenuall » Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:41 pm

Ironhide wrote:
Jenuall wrote:Stick an EA sports cart in the top as they were always a bit taller as well.

And was the cart for Micro Machines bigger as well because it had a pair of extra controller ports on it?


I always wondered why EA games had different carts, still don't actually know the reason for it.

Or the purpose of the little yellow tab thing.

Isn't it to get around the licensing costs with SEGA or something?

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Victor Mildew » Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:44 pm

Yes

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Ironhide » Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:45 pm

EA's Saturn games came in different boxes too, looked awful on the shelf next to my other games.

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Green Gecko » Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:52 pm

Acclaim weirdly had their own N64 boxes I've noticed. They didn't want to go through Nintendo's packaging centre it seams. Carts are the same but the inserts for the boxes are different. The design makes them way easier to crush.

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Victor Mildew » Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:26 pm

10 more games announced:

Thunder Force III
Super Fantasy Zone
M.U.S.H.A.
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
Bare Knuckle II/Streets of Rage 2
The Hybrid Front
Landstalker
Contra Hard Corps
Dyna Brothers 2: Sega Channel Special
Game no Kanzume Otokuyou

:wub:

World of illusion has fantastic coop

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Jenuall » Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:38 pm

More misses than hits there for me but the overall list will hopefully bring that back in line. Have they confirmed if this is having different games across regions?

So far we've got this: (unless I've missed another announcement)

- Ecco the Dolphin
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Space Harrier II
- Shining Force
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- ToeJam & Earl
- Comix Zone
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Altered Beast
- Gunstar Heroes
- Thunder Force III
- Super Fantasy Zone
- M.U.S.H.A.
- World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
- Bare Knuckle II/Streets of Rage 2
- The Hybrid Front
- Landstalker
- Contra Hard Corps
- Dyna Brothers 2: Sega Channel Special
- Game no Kanzume Otokuyou

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Pedz » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:16 pm

Bloodlines being on this is great, but Bloodlines is also coming to the Konami Castlevania Collection. I don't know where that thread is, so I'll post that info here.

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Preezy » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:39 pm

I actually cancelled my pre-order for this the other day. I tricked myself twice into thinking I'd play my NES and SNES Minis, but truth be told they're packed up in their boxes and most likely won't be played on for a very long time, and even then barely enough to justify the outlay. Same applies with this. I know I'd get it, play it for an evening and then pack it away.

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by PatSharpsMullet » Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:00 pm

That's the next ten for the Japanese version. The next ten announced for Europe are:

Castle of Illusion
World of Illusion
Thunder Force III
Super Fantasy Zone
Shinobi III
Streets of Rage 2
Earthworm Jim
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Probotector (Contra: Hard Corps)
Landstalker

Now that the Illusion games have been announced I'm hoping that QuackShot will also be announced. I'm also hoping for Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure.

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Christopher » Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:43 pm

Really excellent line up so far and 20 more games to be revealed. So much better than that PlayStation classic.

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Green Gecko » Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:48 pm

Well there's one great thing about failures and that's you can expect your competition to do a better job since you don't really get a second chance with these novelty releases (errrr let's forget all about those AtGames disasters).

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Pedz » Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:47 pm

I see protector.. is it actually protector? Does it mean we'll get a 50hz game?

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Victor Mildew » Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:43 am

The final reveal HAS to be sonic 3+knuckles.

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Jenuall » Thu May 16, 2019 11:36 pm

Next 10 announced:

Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition
Sonic Spinball
Phantasy Star 4
Beyond Oasis
Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Golden Axe
Vectorman
Wonder Boy in Monster World

Looking good, although Sonic Spinball is genuinely awful and should not be taking a valuable "Sonic slot" on this thing!

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Moggy » Fri May 17, 2019 8:16 am

Jenuall wrote:Wily Wars


:nod: :shifty:

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Jenuall » Fri May 17, 2019 8:20 am

Moggy wrote:
Jenuall wrote:Wily Wars


:nod: :shifty:

Forget the war, I think I could barely manage a skirmish these days!

The Eurogamer article about this latest batch of games does genuinely have it listed as the "willy wars" at the moment. :lol:

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Victor Mildew » Fri May 17, 2019 8:21 am

Jenuall wrote:Next 10 announced:

Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition
Sonic Spinball
Phantasy Star 4
Beyond Oasis
Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Golden Axe
Vectorman
Wonder Boy in Monster World

Looking good, although Sonic Spinball is genuinely awful and should not be taking a valuable "Sonic slot" on this thing!


I loved spinball, you shut your mouth! :capnscotty:

Story of Thor :wub: I have the original in the loft, but this makes it so much easier to play.

I'm going to do what I did with the snes classic when this turns up and put it straight in the loft and open it Christmas day. Already booked in an argument with the wife to play world of illusion on coop :datass:

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PostRe: Sega Mega Drive mini - worldwide launch 19 Sep 2019
by Jenuall » Fri May 17, 2019 8:26 am

Ad7 wrote:
Jenuall wrote:Next 10 announced:

Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition
Sonic Spinball
Phantasy Star 4
Beyond Oasis
Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Golden Axe
Vectorman
Wonder Boy in Monster World

Looking good, although Sonic Spinball is genuinely awful and should not be taking a valuable "Sonic slot" on this thing!


I loved spinball, you shut your mouth! :capnscotty:

Story of Thor :wub: I have the original in the loft, but this makes it so much easier to play.

I'm going to do what I did with the snes classic when this turns up and put it straight in the loft and open it Christmas day. Already booked in an argument with the wife to play world of illusion on coop :datass:

I have very fond memories of Spinball, I played the absolute gooseberry fool out of it on my Game Gear during a family holiday back when it came out. But it is a bad game - it controls nothing like a normal Sonic game but also nothing like any decent pinball game either, the music is terrible and the graphics are hideous. I mean compare just these two sprites:

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What the strawberry float is that monstrosity on the left?!

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