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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''' (セガエイジス) was a brand name used for a number of mobile internet service portals in Japan. It was originally created for [[J-Sky]] customers, debuting with for games with the first Java-enabled J-Phone, the J-SH07 (released 22 June 2001), but similar portals were opened for [[EZweb]] (from 11th September 2002{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20030724133822/http://sega.jp/new/02090713.html}}), [[Club Air-Edge]] (from 5th April 2006{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060427103544/http://sega.jp/kt/willcom/segaages/home.html}}) 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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All four Sega Ages portals were closed and merged with their respective Sonic Cafes (if they existed) on the 6th December 2007 to create [[Puyo Puyo! Sega]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20071209233237/http://sega.jp:80/kt}}.
  
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==
 
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Sega Ages (mobile)|showmobile=yes}}
==List of Games==
 
===Java 2.0/2.5===
 
{{multicol|
 
*''[[Baku Baku Animal (mobile)|Baku Baku Animal]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Columns (mobile)|Columns]]''
 
*''[[Doki Doki Penguin Land (mobile)|Doki Doki Penguin Land]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Fantasy Zone Part 1]]'' (2002)
 
*''[[Fantasy Zone Part 2]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Fantasy Zone Part 3]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Futari de Puyo Puyo]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Head-On (mobile)|Head-On]]'' (2002)
 
*''[[Hitori de Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Kouhai 2]]''
 
*''[[Mobile Samurai]]''
 
*''[[Monkey Ball (mobile)|Monkey Ball]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Movie Corner]]''
 
*''[[Nazo Puyo (mobile)|Nazo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[OutRun (mobile)|OutRun]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Paddle Fighter (mobile)|Paddle Fighter]]''
 
*''[[Pengo (mobile)|Pengo]]''
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo (mobile)|Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo Tsuu (mobile)|Puyo Puyo Tsuu]]''
 
}}
 
 
 
===Java 3.0===
 
{{multicol|
 
*''[[After Burner II (mobile)|After Burner II]]'' (2001)
 
*''[[Baku Baku Animal (mobile)|Baku Baku Animal]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Columns (mobile)|Columns]]''
 
*''[[Doki Doki Penguin Land (mobile)|Doki Doki Penguin Land]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Fantasy Zone (mobile)|Fantasy Zone]]''
 
*''[[Futari de Puyo Puyo]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Head-On (mobile)|Head-On]]'' (2002)
 
*''[[Hitori de Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Kouhai 2]]''
 
*''[[Mobile Samurai]]''
 
*''[[Monkey Ball (mobile)|Monkey Ball]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Nazo Puyo (mobile)|Nazo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[OutRun (mobile)|OutRun]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Pengo (mobile)|Pengo]]''
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo (mobile)|Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo Tsuu (mobile)|Puyo Puyo Tsuu]]''
 
*''[[Space Harrier (mobile)|Space Harrier]]''
 
*''[[Super Monaco GP (mobile)|Super Monaco GP]]'' (2004)
 
*''[[Wonder Boy (mobile)|Wonder Boy]]''
 
*''[[Wonder Boy: Monster World (mobile)|Wonder Boy: Monster World]]''
 
}}
 
 
 
===BREW 2.0===
 
{{multicol|
 
*''[[Baku Baku Animal (mobile)|Baku Baku Animal]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Columns (mobile)|Columns]]''
 
*''[[Doki Doki Penguin Land (mobile)|Doki Doki Penguin Land]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[EZ Navi Walk Kisegae Navi: Sega Rally]]''
 
*''[[Flicky (mobile)|Flicky]]''
 
*''[[Fantasy Zone (mobile)|Fantasy Zone]]''
 
*''[[Hitori de Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Monkey Ball (mobile)|Monkey Ball]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Monaco GP (mobile)|Monaco GP]]''
 
*''[[Nazo Puyo (mobile)|Nazo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[OutRun (mobile)|OutRun]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo (mobile)|Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo Tsuu (mobile)|Puyo Puyo Tsuu]]''
 
}}
 
 
 
===BREW 2.1===
 
{{multicol|
 
*''[[After Burner II (mobile)|After Burner II]]'' (2001)
 
*''[[Baku Baku Animal (mobile)|Baku Baku Animal]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Columns (mobile)|Columns]]''
 
*''[[Doki Doki Penguin Land (mobile)|Doki Doki Penguin Land]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Fantasy Zone (mobile)|Fantasy Zone]]''
 
*''[[Flicky (mobile)|Flicky]]''
 
*''[[Galaxy Force II (mobile)|Galaxy Force II]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Hitori de Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Kouhai 2]]''
 
*''[[Monkey Ball (mobile)|Monkey Ball]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Monaco GP (mobile)|Monaco GP]]''
 
*''[[Nazo Puyo (mobile)|Nazo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[OutRun (mobile)|OutRun]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo (mobile)|Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo Tsuu (mobile)|Puyo Puyo Tsuu]]''
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo Sun (mobile)|Puyo Puyo Sun]]''
 
*''[[Segagaga R-720]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Sega Rally 1st Stage]]'' (2004)
 
*''[[Sega Rally Next Stage]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Shining Force Chronicle I]]''
 
*''[[Shining Force Chronicle II]]''
 
*''[[Shining Road]]''
 
*''[[Shining Road 2]]''
 
*''[[Space Harrier (mobile)|Space Harrier]]''
 
*''[[Super Monaco GP (mobile)|Super Monaco GP]]'' (2004)
 
*''[[Wonder Boy (mobile)|Wonder Boy]]''
 
*''[[Wonder Boy: Monster World (mobile)|Wonder Boy: Monster World]]''
 
}}
 
 
 
===BREW 3.1===
 
{{multicol|
 
*''[[After Burner II (mobile)|After Burner II]]'' (2001)
 
*''[[Baku Baku Animal (mobile)|Baku Baku Animal]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Columns (mobile)|Columns]]''
 
*''[[Doki Doki Penguin Land (mobile)|Doki Doki Penguin Land]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Fantasy Zone (mobile)|Fantasy Zone]]''
 
*''[[Flicky (mobile)|Flicky]]''
 
*''[[Galaxy Force II (mobile)|Galaxy Force II]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Hitori de Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Kouhai 2]]''
 
*''[[Monkey Ball (mobile)|Monkey Ball]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Monaco GP (mobile)|Monaco GP]]''
 
*''[[Nazo Puyo (mobile)|Nazo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Nazo Puyo 2 (mobile)|Nazo Puyo 2]]''
 
*''[[OutRun (mobile)|OutRun]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Pengo (mobile)|Pengo]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo (mobile)|Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo Tsuu (mobile)|Puyo Puyo Tsuu]]''
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo Sun (mobile)|Puyo Puyo Sun]]''
 
*''[[Segagaga R-720]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Sega Rally 1st Stage]]'' (2004)
 
*''[[Sega Rally Next Stage]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Shining Force Chronicle III]]''
 
*''[[Shining Road]]''
 
*''[[Shining Road 2]]''
 
*''[[Space Harrier (mobile)|Space Harrier]]''
 
*''[[Super Monaco GP (mobile)|Super Monaco GP]]'' (2004)
 
*''[[Taisen Baku Baku Animal]]''
 
*''[[Taisen Columns]]''
 
*''[[Taisen Puyo Puyo]]''
 
*''[[Taisen Puyo Puyo Tsuu]]''
 
*''[[Wonder Boy (mobile)|Wonder Boy]]''
 
*''[[Wonder Boy: Monster World (mobile)|Wonder Boy: Monster World]]''
 
*''[[Woody Pop (mobile)|Woody Pop]]''
 
*''[[Zun Zun Kyou no Yabou]]''
 
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==References==
 
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Sega Ages (セガエイジス) was a brand name used for a number of mobile internet service portals in Japan. It was originally created for J-Sky customers, debuting with for games with the first Java-enabled J-Phone, the J-SH07 (released 22 June 2001), but similar portals were opened for EZweb (from 11th September 2002[1]), Club Air-Edge (from 5th April 2006[2]) 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).

All four Sega Ages portals were closed and merged with their respective Sonic Cafes (if they existed) on the 6th December 2007 to create Puyo Puyo! Sega[3].

List of games

i-mode 505i

i-mode 90x

i-mode 70x

J-Sky (50KB)

J-Sky (100KB)

Vodafone Live! (256KB)

Vodafone Live! (256KB Ver. 2)

Vodafone Live! (3G)

EZweb (Java Phase 2/2.5)

EZweb (Java Phase 3)

EZweb (BREW 2.0)

EZweb (BREW 2.1)

EZweb (BREW 3.1)

Club Air-Edge

Emobile

Motorola C975

Motorola C980

Motorola E398

Motorola KRZR K1

Motorola PEBL U6

Motorola RAZR V3

Motorola RAZR V3i

Motorola RIZR Z3

Motorola SLVR L7

Motorola Triplets

Motorola V360

Motorola V535

Motorola V551

Motorola V635

Motorola V80

Motorola V975

Series 60 3rd Edition (176x208)

Sony Ericsson K600

Sony Ericsson K610

Sony Ericsson K700

Sony Ericsson K750

Sony Ericsson W550

Sony Ericsson W800

Sony Ericsson W810

Sony Ericsson Z1010

Sony Ericsson Z550

Sony Ericsson Z710

Sony Ericsson Z800

References

  1. http://sega.jp/new/02090713.html (Wayback Machine: 2003-07-24 13:38)
  2. http://sega.jp/kt/willcom/segaages/home.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-04-27 10:35)
  3. http://sega.jp:80/kt (Wayback Machine: 2007-12-09 23:32)


CollapseJapanese 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



ExpandGames 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)