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Sega announces Mega Drive Mini 2, releasing October 27 (50 games in total, including Mega CD games)

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- Will have 50 games, including Sega CD games, arcade ports, unreleased games and "a mysterious new work"

- M2 will handle the emulation work again.

- Yuzo Koshiro will compose a medley for the menus again.

List of games revealed so far:
  • Aa Harimanada (JP only)
  • After Burner II
  • Alien Soldier
  • Atomic Runner Chelnov
  • Bonanza Bros.
  • Captain Tsubasa (JP only)
  • Columns III: Revenge of Columns (JP only)
  • Crusader of Centy
  • Dennin Aleste: Nobunaga and his Ninja Force
  • Devi & Pii (Unreleased game)
  • Ecco The Dolphin CD
  • Fantasy Zone (Arcade port)
  • Fatal Fury 2
  • Final Fight CD
  • Flaming Dodgeball Kid (JP only)
  • Gambler Jiko Chuushinha: Katayama Masayuki no Mahjong Doujou (JP only)
  • Gain Ground
  • Granada
  • Lunar: Eternal Blue (JP only)
  • Lunar: The Silver Star (JP only)
  • Magical Tarurūto-kun (JP only)
  • Mahou no Shoujo: Silky Lip (JP only)
  • Mansion of Hidden Souls
  • Megapanel (JP only)
  • Midnight Resistance
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (JP only)
  • Night Striker
  • Night Trap
  • Ninja Warriors
  • Outrun
  • Party Quiz: Mega Q (2022 updated version) (JP only)
  • Phantasy Star II
  • Popful Mail (JP Only)
  • Populous
  • Puyo Puyo Sun (demake)
  • Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (JP only)
  • Ranger-X
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny (JP only)
  • Sega Q (Sega focused version of Mega Q) (JP only)
  • Shining Force CD
  • Shining in the Darkness
  • Shin Megami Tensei (JP only)
  • Silpheed
  • Sonic CD
  • Sorcerian (JP only)
  • Space Harrier 2 (Fixed port with sprite zoom)
  • Spatter (Arcade port)
  • Splatterhouse 2
  • Starblade (JP only)
  • Star Cruiser (JP only)
  • Star Mobile (New version specifically made for this)
  • Super Locomotive (new port)
  • Super Street Fighter 2
  • Tatsujin
  • Tenka Fubu: Eiyuutachi no Houkou (JP only)
  • Thunder Force IV
  • Tōgi Ō: King Colossus (JP only)
  • Viewpoint (Arcade port)
  • Virtua Racing
  • Wondermega Collection
In addition, the American and European version will have as exclusives:
  • ClayFighter
  • Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
  • Earthworm Jim 2
  • Elemental Master
  • Golden Axe II
  • Hellfire
  • Herzog Zwei
  • Outrunners
  • Rainbow Islands Extra
  • Ristar
  • Rolling Thunder 2
  • Sewer Shark
  • Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
  • Shining Force II
  • Sonic 3D Blast
  • Streets of Rage 3
  • Super Hang-On
  • The Ooze
  • The Revenge of Shinobi
  • Toejam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron
  • Vectorman 2
  • Warsong
 
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One huge detail is that IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA HAVE MEGA CD GAMES.
 
MondoMega

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Hope this means CD games will come to NSO eventually, lol. Same emulator and same dev behind it after all.
 
mausterhunter

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I wish they'd give us a Sega CD Ages series, too, so I don't need another plastic box under my TV to access these forgotten classics.
 

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So does that mean the American release is getting Sega CD games? Western-based Sega CD games?

Because I can't fathom, in current year, any retail product that thinks putting games like Night Trap on it is a smart idea.

TaySan said:
I was hoping for a Saturn mini. :(
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Alas, Saturn emulation is SEGA's white whale, despite Saturn emulation being, more or less, figured out for a couple years now.
 
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This is because they knew they fucked up not including Rocket Knight and it's gonna be in this new version...right?
 
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Reading the title of the thread... This almost gave me a heart attack with all these bomb ass announcements lately....
 
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They need to include a useless piece of plastic that looks like a Mega CD 2 like they did with the MCD1 and 32X previously.
 
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Keio Flying Squadron would be a neat conclusion. I'd say include the sequel but that was Saturn.
 
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I know it's not possible but I wish these had the Genesis EA Sports games. Bill Walsh College Football, Madden 95, NHL 95. They were so good
 
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Thinking of games I'd like:

MD:

Speedball 2
Mega Turrican
Mega Bomberman
Rocket Knight Adventures
Thunderforce IV
Zombie Ate My Neigbours
Jungle Strike
Eliminate Down
Shadowrun
Strider
Pulseman
Rainbow Island Extra
Mickey Mania
Aladdin
Earthworm Jim 2

MCD:

Sonic CD
Dark Wizard
Lunar
Lunar 2
Popful Mail
Robo Aleste
Keio Flying Squadron
Snatcher
Shining Force CD
Vay
Silpheed
Batman Returns
Dungeon Explorer
Thunderhawk
Battlecorps
Heart of the Alien
Night Trap
Prince of Persia

Then there's the MD games released on the mini 1 that have western versions, but were not on the western mini:

Alien Soldier
Assault Suit Leynos
Sword of Vermilion
The Revenge of Shinobi
M.U.S.H.A
Shining Force 2

Maybe Sonic 3 & Sonic & Knuckles will make it if the music issues are fixed
 

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The big question, if it gets a non-Japanese release, is if the Working Design published appear on it. They're still in a weird place right?

And also, would they be reworked to be closer to how the original games played at the very least?

It is gonna be funny if this is the only English re-release of Snatcher though.
 
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They said on stream that M2 were offered Super 32X alongside Mega CD, or a Saturn Mini as a totally different project; but emulation for those two platforms was "not possible" for them currently so they aren't happening (for now).
 
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gimme a collection with only arcade games sega. you literally cant play any of those games anymore unless you own a cab.
 

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MondoMega said:
They said on stream that M2 were offered Super 32X alongside Mega CD, or a Saturn Mini as a totally different project; and they couldn't figure out the emulation for either.
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Sounds about right. I bring it up every time people mention a hypothetical Saturn Mini; The SoCs these Minis have absolutely aren't built for playable Saturn emulation. Even the comparatively beefy PS1 Classic can't get most Saturn games running acceptably.

I think a Sega Ages esque line on current consoles is the only way we get Saturn & Dreamcast.

Shining Force CD confirmed!
 
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I wonder what the ratio is gonna be between Genesis & CD titles.

MondoMega said:
They said on stream that M2 were offered Super 32X alongside Mega CD, or a Saturn Mini as a totally different project; but emulation for those two platforms was "not possible" for them currently so they aren't happening (for now).
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Awwwwww. That's a huge bummer. I guess in a few more years. I could've sworn I heard Saturn emulation was much better nowadays.

Shining Force CD!
 
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MondoMega said:
They said on stream that M2 were offered Super 32X alongside Mega CD, or a Saturn Mini as a totally different project; but emulation for those two platforms was "not possible" for them currently so they aren't happening (for now).
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Wow. I'm glad Saturn was at least in the conversation. Hopefully it'll happen when M2 changes their assessment on the feasibility in the future. Saturn was hugely successful in Japan, so they'll want to get to it eventually.
 
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Wow guys, Sonic CD is finally getting ported.

hey wait Toot Toot Sonic Warriors got left intact with lyrics!
 
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what happens to owners of the first one? tough just buy another whole console to get more games?
 
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