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{{stub}}'''Sega Ages''' is a brand name used for a selection of downloadable [[Sega]]-developed video games for mobile phones in Japan. While fundementally different to other products to use the Sega Ages moniker, the idea was much the same - to bring older games in Sega's back catalogue to then-modern devices.
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{{stub}}'''Sega Ages''' was a brand name used for a number of mobile internet service portals in Japan. It was originally created for [[J-Sky]] customers, but similar portals were opened for [[EZweb]], [[Air-Edge]] and after being re-branded from [[Game Parade]], [[i-mode]] users.
  
Sega Ages was used in the early 2000s, at a time where the market was led by the EZweb service developed by the au by KDDI network (now commonly known simply as "au"). EZweb was notable for being the first mobile phone-based data service to offer an unlimited use flat-rate plan, i.e. users would pay a set fee every month regardless of how often the network was used. Sega capitalised on this service by offering a similar deal - for an extra ¥315 a month, users could download software from a selection of Sega games, most of which were simplified conversions of 1980s arcade games.
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Sega Ages on J-Sky was initially analogous to [[Sonic Cafe]] on i-mode, albeit without [[Sonic Team]] properties. Instead, more of a focus was given to reviving classic Sega arcade games (much like the Sega Ages moniker used in other parts of the business).
  
EZweb was built for the two competing phone platforms in Japan at the time, Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) and Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW). Sega's applications were built for up to five variants of these two platforms - Java 2.0/2.5, Java 3.0, BREW 2.0, BREW 2.1 and BREW 3.1. Not all games were available to all platforms, and there is likely some backwards compatibility with newer platforms.
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On i-mode, the portal was closed on December 1st 2007, being merged with Sonic Cafe to form [[Puyo Puyo! Sega]].
  
Given its Japanese exclusivity and the fact this service has since been discontinued, little is known about Sega's Sega Ages offerings. New games appear to have been released between 2001 and 2007, and while EZweb still exists, the targeted phones and technologies powering them are no longer supported by vendors.
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==List of Games==
 
==List of Games==

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Sega Ages was a brand name used for a number of mobile internet service portals in Japan. It was originally created for J-Sky customers, but similar portals were opened for EZweb, Air-Edge and after being re-branded from Game Parade, i-mode users.

Sega Ages on J-Sky was initially analogous to Sonic Cafe on i-mode, albeit without Sonic Team properties. Instead, more of a focus was given to reviving classic Sega arcade games (much like the Sega Ages moniker used in other parts of the business).

On i-mode, the portal was closed on December 1st 2007, being merged with Sonic Cafe to form Puyo Puyo! Sega.


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List of Games

Java 2.0/2.5

Java 3.0

BREW 2.0

BREW 2.1

BREW 3.1

References


Japanese mobile phone internet services
i-mode | J-Sky/Vodafone Live!/Yahoo! Keitai | EZweb | Air-Edge | emobile | Y! Mobile
Portals
Game Parade | Medal Desu. | Pet * Sega | Pocket Works | Puyo Puyo! Sega | Sakura Taisen Keitai Club | Sega Ages | Sonic Cafe | Ulala no Channel J | WOW Ja Park | WOW Sports | Club C-Mode



Games in the Sega Ages Series
Sega Saturn
Shukudai ga Tant-R (1996) | Space Harrier (1996) | OutRun (1996) | After Burner II (1996) | Rouka ni Ichidant-R (1996) | Fantasy Zone (1997) | Memorial Selection Vol. 1 (1997) | Columns Arcade Collection (1997) | Memorial Selection Vol. 2 (1997) | Power Drift (1998) | Phantasy Star Collection (1998) | Galaxy Force II (1998) | I Love Mickey Mouse/I Love Donald Duck (1998)
Sega Ages: Volume 1 (1997)
Sony PlayStation 2
Vol. 1 (2003) | Vol. 2 (2003) | Vol. 3 (2003) | Vol. 4 (2003) | Vol. 5 (2003) | Vol. 6 (2003) | Vol. 7 (2003) | Vol. 8 (2004) | Vol. 9 (2004) | Vol. 10 (2004) | Vol. 11 (2004) | Vol. 12 (2004) | Vol. 13 (2004) | Vol. 14 (2004) | Vol. 15 (2004) | Vol. 16 (2004) | Sega Classics Collection (2005) | Vol. 17 (2005) | Vol. 18 (2005) | Vol. 19 (2005) | Vol. 20 (2005) | Vol. 21 (2005) | Vol. 22 (2005) | Vol. 23 (2005) | Vol. 24 (2006) | Vol. 25 (2006) | Vol. 26 (2006) | Vol. 27 (2006) | Vol. 28 (2006) | Vol. 29 (2007) | Vol. 30 (2007) | Vol. 31 (2007) | Vol. 32 (2008) | Vol. 33 (2008)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Monster World Collection (2012) | Sega Classics Collection (2012) | Golden Axe Collection (2012) | Bare Knuckle Collection (2012) | ToeJam & Earl Collection (2012)
Nintendo Switch
Sonic the Hedgehog (2018) | Thunder Force IV (2018) | Phantasy Star (2018) | OutRun (2018) | Gain Ground (2018) | Alex Kidd in Miracle World (2019) | Puyo Puyo (2019) | Virtua Racing (2019) | Wonder Boy in Monster Land (2019) | Space Harrier (2019) | Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (2019) | Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (2019) | Shinobi (2019) | Fantasy Zone (2019) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2020) | G-LOC: Air Battle (2020) | Thunder Force AC (2020) | Herzog Zwei (2020)
Sega Ages related media
Music
Sega Ages Sound Track The Best Plus (2004) | Space Harrier II: Space Harrier Complete Collection Original Soundtrack (2005) | Sega Classics Collection (2006) | New Century (2006) | Bare Knuckle Original Soundtrack (2012) | Sega Ages OutRun: Music Collection (2019) | Sega Archives - M2 Music Memorial - (2023)