References to Sega/Music

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Sega's enduring popularity has resulted in the company being referenced throughout pop culture, including music. From hip-hop samples of Mega Drive games to thematic inspirations of Saturn-era memories, Sega has established a unique musical legacy which endures to this day.

Around the dawn of the 2010s, artists in the burgeoning vaporwave genre began adapting their nostalgia of Sega for use in their music. The breakout popularity of Chuck Person's August 2010 album Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. 1 (which used a glitchy collage of PAL Mega-CD release of Ecco the Dolphin as its album artwork) kickstarted the genre as a whole, resulting in Sega-related themes becoming a trope of the genre and also establishing the Eccojams microgenre. It also led to vaporwave labels utilizing nostalgia in more direct ways, such as the packaging of independent music releases in Mega Drive boxes, and even the establishment of entire albums programmed for original Sega hardware.

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

Album artwork

Album	Artist	Release date	Comments	Images
Altered Beast	Matthew Sweet	1993-07-13	Matthew Sweet's 1993 alternative rock album Altered Beast takes its name from the 1988 arcade game of the same name. Sweet later told Spin magazine that the title meant "whatever is inside you that someday might explode, and maybe you don't know it's there", which he found similar to the game, in which "you have to find these little power-up things, and when you eat them you become the Altered Beast, this other creature that's really powerful and violent."
The Sega Method	Drive-By Argument	2007-03-05	The 2007 single The Sega Method contains an image of the band on a Mega Drive cartridge.
Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. 1	Chuck Person	2010-08-08	The album artwork features a collage of distorted and edited scans of Ecco the Dolphin's PAL Mega-CD release.
New Dreams Ltd.	Laserdisc Visions	2011	The album artwork features Japanese Sega Saturn border trim alongside artwork of Virtua Fighter's Dural.
Dreams	Winter Sleep	2012	The album artwork features a Sega Saturn system.
AM2 Pt 1	s ? e c i a l - k	2013-01-21	The album artwork prominently features the Sega AM2 logo.
Mythril Nights	Amun Dragoon	2013	The album artwork's background features a screenshot of the city Twin Seeds from NiGHTS Into Dreams, along with the text "16-Bit Cartridge, Not For Resale" (commonly found on Mega Drive games packed-in with a system, such as Sonic the Hedgehog.)
SUNSET SHIMMER	SEPHORA脳バイブス	2013-08-29	The album artwork features American Game Gear border trim and the finish line from OutRun.
Plug In, Drop Out	Golden Living Room	2013-08-29	The album artwork features a softened screencapture from the 1995 US Sega Saturn commercial It's Out There.
The future is here	猫 シ Corp.	2013-09-13	The album artwork features Sega Saturn border trim.
AM2 Pt 2	s ? e c i a l - k	2013-11-12	The album artwork prominently features the Sega AM2 logo.
Eccovision EP	∆Ｓega Dream☾astlε▲コンピュータ天国	2014	The album artwork features the Sega logo, and the EP itself is named in reference to both Ecco the Dolphin and the Eccojams subgenre.
冬季大会 WINTER GAMES	人以上VANQUISH組み込ま利益	2014	The album artwork features Sonic Adventure artwork alongside Sega Dreamcast border trim.
シェンムーONLINE	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-02-02	The album artwork features a softened screenshot of Shenmue.
virtua.zip	ESPRIT 空想	2014-05-07	The album artwork features a screenshot of Akira from Virtua Fighter textured on a 3D cube.
Uma Carta de Amor Para SEGA	Pessoas Que Eu Conheço	2014-03-22	The album artwork recreates the classic "grid paper" box design of Sega Master System titles.
CHAO GARDEN	MECHA YURI	2014-08-01	The album artwork features artwork of Chaos alongside an image of a Dreamcast Controller and VMU.
快い亡霊 OST	Kobayashi Yamato	2014	The album artwork features Sega Dreamcast border trim alongside the Sega logo.
秘密專輯	Famicom Fountains	2015	The album artwork features an American print advertisement for the Sega CD.
█▓▒▒F U N S T A T I O N▒▒▓█	nano神社 (✪㉨✪)	2015-05-17	The album artwork is overlaid with an image of an arcade containing Jurassic Park.
Ｊ Ｕ Ｒ Ａ Ｓ Ｓ Ｉ Ｃ Ｐ Ａ Ｒ Ｌ Ｏ Ｒ	Valet Girls	2015-06-10	The album artwork features American Sega Genesis border trim.
SEGAS (SuperDeluxeEdition)	nano神社 (✪㉨✪)	2015	The album artwork features its name written in the Sega logo font.
(*°∀°) GAME OVER	Internet User	2015	The album artwork features a heavily-compressed and uncannily-cropped screenshot of Shinobi.
Ｎｉｇｈｔ ｏｆ Ｔｅｒｒｏｒ「成人専用」	High School Drama Teacher	2016	The album artwork features Sega Dreamcast border trim, alongside the artist's name presented with the Sega logo font.
Escape to New York	Ursula's Cartridges	2016-06-17	The album artwork features both the PAL Mega Drive logo and Mega-CD border trim alongside a title presented in the Sega logo font. Additionally, a February 2020 audio cassette release of the album - the Limited Sega Edition - was presented like a Mega Drive game, with accompanying hardshell box and instruction manual.
DREAMSNATCHER	ImCoPav / Silhouettes	2017	The album artwork features a screenshot from Snatcher.
Eternal Youth	Costanza	2017	The album artwork is an homage to the Dynamite Headdy boss Baby Face.
Didn't Have To Cut	Khaki Blazer	2017-05-19	The album artwork features a background from Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master.
ＳＩＭ ＥＡＲＴＨ™ ｕｌｔｒａ気候 & 「ＡＦＴＥＲ ＨＯＵＲＳ」	「ｎｅｗｔｙｐｅ」	2019-01-20	The album artwork features the Japanese Mega-CD logo.
Business Presentation	Microsoft Executive & PlayStation ｐｌａｔｉｎｕｍ	2019-01-27	The album artwork features Japanese Sega Saturn border trim, alongside the Saturn logo appearing through a television's static.
Sick & Panic	Macintosh Plus	2019-12-20	The album artwork features the phrase "Rise from your grave" from Altered Beast.
VIRTUAL ARCADE SIMULATION	W.R.I.	2020	The album artwork features a heavily-compressed image of an arcade containing a Super Hang-On cabinet.
Dungeon Explorer	スーパー1999コンソール	2020	The album artwork features Sega Dreamcast border trim.
MEGACDWAVE	WONDERMEGA	2020	The album artwork features American Sega CD border trim alongside the Mega-CD logo.

Lyrics

Song	Artist	Release date	Lyrics	Comments
"Jump Around"	House of Pain	1992-05-05	Or better yet a Terminator, like Arnold Schwarzanegger Try to play me out like, as if my name was Sega
"Sculpture of Man"	Manic Street Preachers	1994-06-06	Cheap entertainment sold like a new deodorant World War Three A Sega dreamland	Sega are cited as an example in the song's litany of vague references to arts and socioculture.
"Juicy"	The Notorious B.I.G.	1994-08-09	Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this	References the rapper's newfound wealth, and the subsequent ability to purchase what were previously luxuries (like video game systems.)
"Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers"	The Crooklyn Dodgers	1995-05-13	Clips, whatever happened to .38 Special? Now it's Desert Eagles, government issue Probably the same one that killed Noriega Chips that power nuclear bombs power my Sega
"Think Big"	The Notorious B.I.G.	1995	Flipping coke in corner store bodegas In the back room playing Sega, Street Fighter II
"Escape From The Zoo"	King Just	1995	Yo, who really started this rap shit, I'm addicted And I can't stop sayin shit, like Sega I'm Street Fightin niggas like Vega
"Brodels"	311	1995-07-11	Lost a lot in Vegas, plays a lot of Sega
"Big Mouth Strikes Again"	Crooklyn Dodgers '95	1995-08-29	Clips, whatever happened to 38 Special? Now it's Desert Eagles, government issue Probably the same one that killed Noriega Chips that power nuclear bombs power my Sega
"Cell Therapy"	Goodie Mob	1995-09-26	See Sega aint in this new world order Dem experimenting in Atlanta, Georgia
"You're Only a Customer"	Jay-Z	1997-02-11	More flavor than y'all can image havin' Graphic like Sega, Saturn, traffic like the Bodega
"Fake Ass Bitches"	2Pac	1997-11-25	So how about hittin' a motherfucker on my pager Busy now bitch but you can give me the pussy later Fly how I fade her, played her like a game of Sega Fuckin' with the player that done made her, huh
"Robyn Turns 26"	Pavement	1999	Kick it with the trustafarians Call her at her college Are they Sega or Atarians?
"Proto Culture"	Del the Funky Homosapien	2000-04-11	Hey KU you know my SEGA collection is massive Got all the past hits and classics Herzog Zwei now Panzer Zwei Originality that made me a fan today Full lyrics
"Sunshine Slayer"	Apollo Smile	2000	Slick like Lara, fast like Chun Li Groovy like Ulala, crafty like Kasumi	References Smile's portrayal of the character Ulala from Space Channel 5, and the character's notable dancing ability.
"Bigmouth Strikes Again"	Placebo	2003	The flames rose to her Roman nose and her Mega Drive started to melt	The band substitute the hearing aid referenced in the original version of the song by The Smiths for Mega Drive (alongside changing Walkman to Discman).
"Let Me Watch"	Viktor Vaughn	2003-09-16	Spit religion and politics, Sega and chess Roots and culture, hip-hop, skunk and cess I caught him sneekin' peeks at my breasts
"Those Were the Days"	Lady Sovereign	2007-04-16	Catch a joke with my next door neighbor We played the first Mortal Kombat on the Sega
"Go Go Gadget Flow"	Lupe Fiasco	2007-12-18	I'm back, I'm back, I'm cool, I'm cool, Westside representative All me, no ghost, no 16-bit like Sega Genesis
"Cannon"	Asher Roth	2008-06-15	Hell yeah, word, I'll be rich, and I'll buy the whole world Sega Genesis
"Hectic"	Enter Shikari	2008	We'll convene at mine, 3PM to play Sega Mega Drive, Golden Axe, and Sonic, all day Never played it? I'll teach ya Can't hack it? I'll beat ya
"Altered Beast"	We Are Scientists	2008		The title of the song directly references the game Altered Beast.
"Alex Kidd in Miracle World"	Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!	2010-11-01		The title of the song directly references the game Alex Kidd in Miracle World.
"Castles"	Skepta	2012	Every time the .38 barrel spins Martin Luther turns in the grave It's real life, no computer game, we're living in the Streets of Rage	References the popularity of the Streets of Rage franchise and its connotations with urban violence.
"Nosetalgia"	Kendrick Lamar	2013	Smokers repeatedly buying my Sega Genesis Either that or my auntie was stealing it
"Bimini Run"	Mondo Lava	2014-10-21		The title of the song directly references the game Bimini Run.
"Welcome To The Next Level (Extended Version)"	Brimaxian	2014-11-22	I turned on my TV, Stared right into the screen, Plugged in Sega CD Best games I'd ever seen! Full lyrics
"Eastside"	G Herbo	2015-09-29	Buncha niggas that came up with me Either missing them or they got sentences Back when I used to play Sega Genesis I was born on a building on Bennett And free my bro shorty foe like my blood Fighting first degree murder with witnesses
"Mad Man"	A$AP Ferg & Playboi Carti	2017-08-18	Bury your hood Right in your local bodega Fergie gon' bark like Omega This ain't no game, ain't no SEGA
"Manilla"	Lupe Fiasco	2018-09-21	Preparations, reparations from segregation Genius at Genesis, master system SEGAs Punjabi mommy, dissecting Vedas on Sepulveda Anointed players who coin phrases, that's metal paper
"Intro"	G Herbo	2020-02-28	He can't chill, he need a pill, guess he too militant, uh Oh, you just like us, they robbed you of your innocence, huh? Real menaces, we grew up like Dennises, huh? Played with pistols, we ain't have no Sega Genesis, uh-uh
"More M’s"	Drake & 21 Savage	2022-11-04	Used to be in 'Sauga out at Sega City Playdium Skatin' through this album like a Montreal Canadien	References the Sega City The Playdium venue in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Music videos

Song	Artist	Release date	Comments	Screenshots
"Mr. Harley Davidson"	Cools	1976	Footage from the pinball machine Rodeo is used in the official music video.
"Blue Monday"	New Order	1983	The official music video uses footage from the Apple II version of Zaxxon juxtaposed with scenes of real-life military aircraft.
"Freewheel Burning"	Judas Priest	1984	The official music video features a group of people headbanging to the song as they play a row of arcade cabinets, Astro Fighter among them.
"Ot pechali do radosti"	Yuri Antonov	1987	Uses video footage from Hang-On Jr.
"I'll Sail This Ship Alone"	The Beautiful South	1989-11-19	The deluxe taikan cabinets for OutRun and After Burner can be seen being played in two scenes shot in an amusement arcade.
"So Hard"	Pet Shop Boys	1990	The official music video features a brief appearance from an Astro Blaster cabinet.
"Even Better Than the Real Thing"	U2	1992-06-08	Uses video footage from G-LOC: Air Battle and Rail Chase.
"Fields of Gold"	Sting	1993	The official music video features the Sega logo painted on an upside-down oil drum.
"Wild Wood"	Paul Weller	1993-08-22	The upright cabinet for OutRun can be seen being played in several scenes towards the end; the video climaxes with footage of the player crashing.
"Ready to Go"	Republica	1996-04-15	In the original "European" video, lead singer Saffron is shown playing the arcade version of Virtua Fighter 2. A completely different video was recorded for the North American market.
"Doesn't Really Matter"	Janet Jackson	2000	During the scene where Jackson and her entourage are dancing on a swiveling platform, video monitors in the background display clips from numerous Dreamcast games, such as Samba de Amigo, Space Channel 5, and Jet Set Radio.
"E.I."	Nelly	2000-10-17	The official music video begins with Nelly and his entourage playing a Sega Dreamcast.
"Hard to Explain"	The Strokes	2001	Stock footage of Turbo is briefly shown near the beginning of the video.
"God Gave Me Everything"	Mick Jagger feat. Lenny Kravitz	2001	Mick Jagger walks through an arcade during parts of the music video, resulting in a brief appearance from a Jurassic Park pinball machine.
"The Theme"	Jurgen Vries	2002	The second half of the official music video is a rail shooter homage to Space Harrier.
"Hella Good"	No Doubt	2002	Jet Set Radio Future is significantly featured throughout the music video.
"Fit But You Know It"	The Streets	2004-04-26	In the original video, lead singer Mike Skinner is seen playing Motor Raid.
"DVNO"	Justice	2011-02-04	The official music video consists of homages to vintage and famous logo designs, including one directly based on Sega's distinct typeface. The logo itself is backed by two offset ovals reminiscent of those used in the Game Gear's design and packaging.
"Take Control"	Nineties Boy	2012	The official music video prominently features both the Sega Dreamcast and a number of its games, alongside the artist wearing a Dreamcast T-shirt for the majority of the song.
"Tiny Tortures"	Flying Lotus	2012	The official music video features a number of objects levitating around a bedroom, one of which is a Sega Dreamcast.
"Have A Nice Day"	World Order	2014-03-20	The band passes a number of Sega arcade venues and games throughout the course of the video.
"Whistle"	Blackpink	2016	The official music video features a Sega Dreamcast and Dreamcast controller.
"Heart Demolition"	DragonForce	2019	The official music video features the protagonist playing a DragonForce video game on his Mega Drive, which features a number of homages to Sega games (such as the fire-breathing dragon magic from Golden Axe.)
"Bat Out of Hell"	Punk Rock Factory	2019	The official music video features the band playing a fictional Mega Drive game titled Protest The Hero.
"All These Years"	Static-X	2020	The official music video features a scene where a child tunes his TV to an Atari 2600-esque console which displays an homage to the Sega logo upon powering up.
"Kingslayer"	Bring Me the Horizon feat. Babymetal	2023-12-12	The introduction of the official music video for "Kingslayer" features a character which mentions a virus has reverted their cult into "N64 level graphics", but that it could "get as bad as the Sega Saturn."

Samples

Song	Artist	Release date	Song sampled	Comments
"Rise From Your Grave"	Phuture	1992	"Rise from your grave" (sound effect) - Altered Beast (Mega Drive)
"Eternal"	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	1995-07-25	"Character Biographies" - Eternal Champions	Eternal Champions composer Andy Armer has expressed displeasure with his work going uncredited when it was sampled for the 1995 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album E. 1999 Eternal.
"Tha Crossroads"	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	1995-07-25	"Bad Ending" - Eternal Champions	Eternal Champions composer Andy Armer has expressed displeasure with his work going uncredited when it was sampled for the 1995 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album E. 1999 Eternal.
"Mucho Stereo"	Indelible's	1998	"Entrance" - Mortal Kombat
"Money, Cash, Hoes"	Jay-Z	1998-12-18	"Theme of Thief" - Golden Axe
"Childish Gambino - Let Me Dope You (Streets of Rage)"	Team Teamwork	2011-03-28	"Stealthy Steps" - Streets of Rage
"Ghostface Killah - The Champ (Ristar)"	Team Teamwork	2011-03-28	"Break Silence" - Ristar
"Kanye West - Touch The Sky (Mortal Kombat)"	Team Teamwork	2011-03-28	"The Pit" - Mortal Kombat
"E-40 & Busta Rhymes - One Night Stand (X-Men 2: Clone Wars)"	Team Teamwork	2011-03-28	"Inside Avalon" - X-Men 2: Clone Wars
"Laserdisc Visions"	Laserdisc Visions	2011-07-01	"After The Dream" - NiGHTS into Dreams
"Get Yah Head Bust"	SpaceGhostPurrp	2012	"Pit" - Mortal Kombat II
"SHOPPINGTIMES"	ショッピングワールドjp	2013-03-07	"Menu Theme 2" - Shenmue
"WORLD TRAVEL"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Global Travel" - Shenmue
"あなたの笑顔が 私たちの喜び！"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Tomato Convenience Store" - Shenmue
"『ギルドシステム』"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Oishi's (Bunkado) Antiques" - Shenmue
"BEGIN TODAY'S SESSION?"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Menu Theme 2" - Shenmue
"3个刀"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Ajiichi Chinese Restaurant" - Shenmue
"WIN IT ALL"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Bob's Pizza" - Shenmue "Slot House" - Shenmue
"MEMORY BLOSSOM"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Lapis" - Shenmue
"怪しげなバー"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"MJQ" - Shenmue
"明美"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Bar Yokosuka" - Shenmue
"鹿威し"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Hazuki Residence" - Shenmue
"SUBURBAN"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"FREE 9" - Shenmue
"エアコン完備のレストラン"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Manpukuken Ramen" - Shenmue
"夏の夜のパーティ"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Bob's Pizza" - Shenmue
"MAN OF MYSTERY"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Bar Linda" - Shenmue
"吉田寮"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"You Arcade" - Shenmue
"FINALE"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-01-02	"Maeda Barbershop" - Shenmue
"SEGΔ DREΔMLΔND"	VAPERROR	2014-xx-xx	"Start-up jingle" (sound effect) - Dreamcast
"DOLPHIN"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-03-01	"After The Dream" - NiGHTS Into Dreams
"ファンタシーTREE"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-03-15	"Mother Earth of Dishonesty PART1" - Phantasy Star Online
"宇宙空間RPG"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-03-15	"Day Dawns" - Phantasy Star Online
"星に願いを"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-03-15	"Next Cruise (Ending 2)" - Ristar
"実績"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-03-15	"Can Still See The Light" - Phantasy Star Online
"Sherwood Zone"	Napoleon	2014-03-26	"Sega jingle" (sound effect) - Sega "Continue jingle" (sound effect) - Sonic the Hedgehog
"リラックスENJOY"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-04-06	"The Place Where The Sun Sets" - Shenmue
"whispers.wav"	ESPRIT 空想	2014-05-07	"Sega AM2 Theme" - Games developed by Sega AM2
"SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	"Unknown Track 3" - Conquering the World III
"夕日"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	"Wandering Wilderness" - NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
"MACHINE天使"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	"Valentine" - Phantasy Star Universe
"馬"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	"Rolling Start" - Daytona USA
"NEONアーキテクチャ (パート2)"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	"Nostalgia in Solitude, Pt.2" - Phantasy Star Online Episode 4
"なだらかな上り坂"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	"Ending Theme" - Batman
"THE TOWER RISES EVER HIGHER"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	Unknown song - Phantasy Star Online
"THE INTERNET"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	Unknown song - Phantasy Star Online
"VISION OF STARS"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	"BIOS Theme" - Sega CD (Model 2)
"SITUATION"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	"Arms Black Market" - Virtua Cop
"MACHINE天使 (パート2)"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-06-20	Unknown song - Phantasy Star Online
"SHROUD DYNAMICS"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-07-01	"Relics" - Phantasy Star Online "Mizuraki C.D." - Phantasy Star Online
"PLAZA WINDS"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2014-11-08	"<JINGLE> Introduced Dream" - NiGHTS Into Dreams
"시원한 파도소리 좋아요"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2015-05-15	"The Kink in the Wind and the Way PART1" - Phantasy Star Online
"BUSINESS CLASS"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2015-05-31	"Back In Time" - Sonic R "Can You Feel The Sunshine?" - Sonic R "Dreams Dreams: A-Cappella Ver." - NiGHTS Into Dreams
"（万ボルト） ｐｅｒｉｍｅｔｅｒ ｆｅｎｃｅ ｊｅｅｐ ｒｉｄｅ"	Valet Girls	2015-06-10	"Replay" - Virtua Racing Deluxe
"POWER UP"	Miami Health Spa™	2015	"Power up" (sound effect) - Altered Beast (Mega Drive)
"Sad and Free"	izzy	2016-03-23	"Let's Go Away" - Daytona USA
"DISNEY PRINCE$$"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2016-05-13	"Field (Chapter 1)" - Traysia
"Pennington Acres"	death's dynamic shroud.wmv	2017-08-15	"Green Grove Zone - Act 2" - Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn) "Visitor's Center" - Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)

Styles

Song	Artist	Release date	Comments
Abinox (album)	lpower		Composed with similar compositions and soundfonts from early Mega Drive shoot-'em-up games, like Whip Rush and Gaiares.
Abinox II (album)	lpower		Composed with similar compositions and soundfonts from early Mega Drive shoot-'em-up games, like Whip Rush and Gaiares.
Abinox III (album)	lpower		Composed with similar compositions and soundfonts from early Mega Drive shoot-'em-up games, like Whip Rush and Gaiares.
Blazing Force (album)	lpower		Composed with similar compositions and soundfonts from early Mega Drive shoot-'em-up games, like Whip Rush and Gaiares.
Dreams (album)	Winter Sleep		Composed as a hazy allusion to NiGHTS into Dreams's soundtrack, with sparkling, dream-like sounds and classic game music composition.
Return To Dream City (album)	Winter Sleep		Composed as a hazy allusion to NiGHTS into Dreams's soundtrack, with sparkling, dream-like sounds and classic game music composition.
快い亡霊 OST (album)	Kobayashi Yamato		Composed to sound similar to an airy, low-budget, Japanese-developed Dreamcast game, and presented as a long-lost, rediscovered prototype.

Packaging

Album	Artist	Release date	Comments	Images
Great Pine	Seagulls	2015	An album released on a limited-edition faux Mega Drive cartridge.
Thrown Voice	Seagulls	2019-01-11	An album released on a limited-edition faux Mega Drive cartridge.
Multiple albums	Cat System Corp.	2019	Beginning in 2019, the independent Finnish music label Cityman Productions began releasing the discography of vaporwave artist Cat System Corp. in limited-edition Mega Drive boxes.