References to Sega/Internet

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The following is a list of references to Sega on the internet.

For references specific to Sonic the Hedgehog, see References to Sonic on the internet.

Series	Episode	Release date	Description	Screenshots
All your base are belong to us		2001-02-16	A fan music video for the song Invasion of the Gabber Robots by The Laziest Men on Mars (itself a cover of the game's song "Open Your Eyes") heavily features a poorly-translated line from Zero Wing's introductory cutscene, "All your base are belong to us". This video, compressed and heavily shared in the early days of the web, gave rise to one of the very first modern internet memes.
Homestar Runner		200x	Strong Bad's personal website plays the sample "Welcome to your doom!" from Altered Beast upon opening.
	"Strong Bad Email #78"	2003-06-30	In "Strong Bad Email #78", parody Mega Drive cartridges are used as drink coasters. Referred to as "Sega tapes", they continue to make appearances as one of the series' recurring gags.
	"Strong Bad Email #180"	2005-01-07	In "Strong Bad Email #180", Strong Bad goes over to Homestar's house and hopes to play mature-rated Mega Drive cartridges.
	"Teen Girl Squad Issue #8"	2007-10-01	In "Teen Girl Squad Issue #8", Tompkins steals a cartridge of Road Rash on the Mega Drive.
	"Strong Bad Email #172"	2007-05-21	In "Strong Bad Email #172", Mega Drive cartridges make a return, alongside a hidden appearance from a Mega Drive Control Pad.
Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews	"Gunhed"	2012-11-05	While reviewing the 1989 film Gunhed, Brandon comments on the film's post-apocalyptic setting with, "Man, who knew outdated technology would be so valuable in the future? I shoulda held onto my Dreamcast." Later, when the film switches to a low-color filter to show the perspective of a hostile droid hunting down the team, he says, "Why does the movie suddenly look like a Sega CD game?"
	"Argoman"	2015-08-18	While reviewing the 1967 film Argoman the Fantastic Superman, Brandon comments on the orange spiral atop Argoman's head, saying, "y'know in hindsight, I'm glad Sega never used this guy as the mascot for the Dreamcast."
	"Korean Tron"	2016-02-16	While reviewing the 1983 film Savior of the Earth (colloquially known as Korean Tron), during a scene when a robotic crewman is reporting that their space battleship is under attack, Brandon mimics its robotic voice and adds, "also, someone set us up the bomb" - referencing Zero Wing infamous Western introduction and its legacy as the meme All your base are belong to us.
	"From Beyond"	2017-10-04	While reviewing the 1986 film From Beyond, Brandon comments on Crawford's sophisticated laboratory, saying, "Damn, looks like this place has enough computing power to run a Sega Master System game." Later, when a laboratory computer malfunctions during an experiment, he says, "turns out this experiment required Blast Processing". Further into the film, when Crawford is infected by the inter-dimensional beings and his expanded perception is shown with a low-color filter, Brandon comments that, "...but as a side effect, he can only see in Sega CD vision." He finishes with, "All right, and I just referenced three Sega consoles in one video, that's a new record."
	"Godzilla: Final Wars (Part 2)"	2019-10-04	While reviewing the 2004 film Godzilla: Final Wars, Brandon comments on an intense, ship-filled space battle with, "There's so much shit happening on screen it almost looks like a movie version of one of those Japanese shoot-'em-up games", and proceeds to show gameplay footage of Ikaruga.
	"Dracula 3-D"	2019-11-04	While reviewing the 2012 film Dracula 3D, Brandon features a recurring gag in which he compares the movie to an early 90's FMV game, beginning with complimenting Dracula actor Thomas Kretschmann with, "it's not his fault he unknowingly signed on to be in B-roll for a rejected Sega CD game." Later, he says, "they should've just called this Dracula C-D." During a particularly poorly-animated death scene, Brandon says, "Well that was an alright effect. If this was the game Corpse Killer." Finally, when wrapping up the review he says, "Although Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it 'ripely entertaining' and said it 'rekindles the grandeur of Dracula.' Sure, in the same way something like Sewer Shark rekindled the grandeur of sewers."
	"Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla"	2020-01-18	While reviewing the 1994 film Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, Brandon mentions that SpaceGodzilla's design was inspired by Godzilla's Super transformation in the 1993 Super Famicom game Super Godzilla. He follows this by sarcastically claiming, "Sadly, Junilla from Godzilla Generations never made it into a movie."
	"Hanuman and the Five Riders"	2021-11-07	While reviewing the 1975 film Hanuman and the Five Riders, during a scene where a woman's blood is being drained using a large, unintentionally-campy hose, Brandon comments, "Jesus, this is like Night Trap if it were actually inappropriate for children."
	"Yakuza: Like a Dragon"	2022-11-11	While reviewing the official 2007 Sega film Like a Dragon (also known as Yakuza: Like a Dragon), Brandon includes numerous clips of the original PS2 game.
	"Iron Angels"	2024-04-05	While reviewing the 1987 film Angel (also known as Iron Angels), Brandon comments that the movie's soundtrack "sounds like a Sega Genesis after too much Taco Bell."
	"Nightmare Weekend"	2024-04-05	While reviewing the 1986 film Nightmare Weekend, Brandon mentions the ColecoVision port of Turbo numerous times, referencing a scene early in the movie in which a steering wheel expansion module is used to frighteningly control the steering of a real-life vehicle.
Map Men	"Internet Vs Ocean: the essential wires we never think about"	2023-09-29	A comical explanation of the principles of the electric telegraph features a Game Gear as an example of something which can be powered by electricity.
	"You'll never guess the most popular internet country code"	2023-12-06	A short slide on the country code top-level domain of Guernsey uses an image of a Game Gear to reference the domain's abbreviation of .gg