References to Sega/Video games

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The following is a list of references to Sega in video games.

For references specific to Sonic the Hedgehog, see References to Sonic in video games.

Family Computer

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Summer Carnival '92 Recca (サマーカーニバル'92 烈火)	1992-07-17	An unused introduction sequence with a familiar "S?GA" logo and jingle exists in the game. It comes onto the screen, explodes and is replaced with a "Nint?ndo" one. To re-enable the sequence, use the Game Genie codes IEUSTGAA, AXUSYKGG, NKKIAGEI and KSKIPGUI. Then hold  START  before the Naxat Soft logo appears.

Game Boy

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Pocket Monsters: Red / Pocket Monsters: Green	1996-02-27	Development material for the released game reveals the first generation of Pokémon games was originally intended to include a trainer by the name of Jack - a reference both in name and design to the popular Virtua Fighter character Jacky. Said trainer was likely intended to be the trainer counterpart to the virtual polygon Pokémon Porygon.

Nintendo 3DS

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	2014-09-13	Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by Virtua Fighter 2's Akira), which uses the same attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"

PlayStation 2

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Multiple High Voltage Software games	2006	The introductory cutscene which accompanies the developer's logo features a child playing a Dreamcast.

PlayStation 3

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise	2010-04-15	In the PlayStation 3 port of No More Heroes, the Nintendo 64 in Travis' apartment has been replaced with a Mega Drive CD 32X combo, with accompanying control pad.

PlayStation 4

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
The Last of Us Part II	2020-06-19	One of the more memorable locations visited throughout the course of the game is the decaying GameWorks Seattle.

Super Famicom

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Uniracers/Unirally	1994-12	If the user attempts to call themselves "SEGA" (or "SONIC"), a "NOT COOL ENOUGH" message appears.

Wii U

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	2014-11-21	Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by Virtua Fighter 2's Akira), which uses the same attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"

Windows PC

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Duck Game	2015-06-04	The game draws heavy influence from the Sega Mega Drive in its presentation, even displaying a parody of the TradeMark Security System screen at startup while using a font based on the screen for its menus. Its soundtrack heavily uses instruments and samples from a variety of Mega Drive games, including Comix Zone, ToeJam & Earl, Earthworm Jim and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
The Lab	2016-04-05	One of the game's "relics" is the arcade game Xortex 26XX, which boasts a name and cabinet design inspired by Zaxxon.
Deltarune: Chapter 2	2021-09-17	One of the game's areas features multiple Chu Chu Rocket-inspired puzzles.

Xbox 360

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Project Gotham Racing 3	2005-11-22	As the game attempts to recreate real-world locations, GameWorks Las Vegas (then owned by Sega) is fully modelled. GameWorks is also advertised throughout the game (including in London and Tokyo, despite GameWorks not trading in the UK or Japan).
Project Gotham Racing 4	2007-10-02	Las Vegas returns from Project Gotham Racing 3, along with GameWorks Las Vegas.
Sonic Unleashed	2008-11-20	During the game's introductory cutscene, a Dreamcast in briefly seen within Dr. Eggman's Egg Mobile.
Bayonetta	2009-10-29	Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by Virtua Fighter 2's Akira), which uses the same button combination and attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"

Xbox Live Arcade

Game	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Game Type	2011	One of the stage backgrounds features a video game system similar to a Dreamcast.