Mega Drive Mini
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The Mega Drive Mini (メガドライブミニ), sold in North America as the Sega Genesis Mini, is a miniature Sega Mega Drive console with 42 built-in games. It was released in September 2019.
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Hardware
The Mega Drive Mini follows in the footsteps of other hardware manufacturers; Nintendo with its NES and Super NES Classic Edition units, Sony with its PlayStation Classic and SNK with its Neo Geo X Gold and Neo Geo Mini systems. The unit is designed to resemble the original model of Sega Mega Drive (or Sega Genesis) at 55%[5] the size of the original, but is incompatible with any of the original games or controllers, relying solely on its built-in library of emulated games and slots for two USB peripherals. Video is output via HDMI.
Prior to the console's release, other "mini Mega Drives" were available, such as the Sega Mega Drive Flashback by AtGames and a similar cost-reduced system by Tectoy, however while both are officially licensed by Sega, the Mega Drive Mini is the only one of the three to be developed by the company (although the actual software emulation was handled by M2). It was therefore marketed as being the more "official" product. The menu music is composed by Yuzo Koshiro of Streets of Rage fame.
Also, unlike these older systems, Sega acquired the rights to feature games by a variety of third-party publishers in the Mega Drive Mini, including the likes of Konami, Namco, Capcom, Interplay, Electronic Arts and Taito. The Mega Drive mini also supports up to four savestates per game.
In Japan, two packages were released - a standard edition with one USB Six Button Control Pad, and a "W" edition with two. In the US, the Sega Genesis Mini only ships with three button control pads.
List of games
While all editions of the Mega Drive Mini contain 42 games, the lineup has been adjusted to better suit the region.
Japan
- Alisia Dragoon
- Assault Suit Leynos
- Bare Knuckle II
- Columns
- Comix Zone
- Contra: The Hardcore
- Daimakaimura
- Darius (Never release before)
- Dyna Brothers 2 Special
- Dynamite Headdy
- Game no Kanzume Otokuyou
- Golden Axe
- Gunstar Heroes
- The Hybrid Front
- Landstalker: Koutei no Zaihou
- Langrisser II
- Lord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu
- Madou Monogatari I
- Monster World IV
- Musha Aleste: Full Metal Fighter Ellinor
- Party Quiz Mega Q
- Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni
- Puyo Puyo Tsuu
- Puzzle & Action: Tant-R
- Rent A Hero
- Road Rash II
- Rockman Mega World
- Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan
- Slap Fight MD
- Snow Bros.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Space Harrier II
- The Story of Thor: Hikari o Tsugumono
- Street Fighter II' Plus
- Super Fantasy Zone
- The Super Shinobi
- Tetris (Never release before)
- Thunder Force III
- Vampire Killer
- World of Illusion: Fushigi na Magic Box
- Wrestleball
- Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen
United States / Europe / Australia
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
- Alisia Dragoon
- Altered Beast
- Beyond Oasis
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Columns
- Comix Zone
- Contra: Hard Corps
- Darius (Never release before)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Dynamite Headdy
- Earthworm Jim
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Eternal Champions
- Ghouls'n Ghosts
- Golden Axe
- Gunstar Heroes
- Kid Chameleon
- Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
- Light Crusader
- Mega Man: The Wily Wars
- Monster World IV
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
- Road Rash II
- Shining Force
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball
- Space Harrier II
- Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition
- Streets of Rage 2
- Strider
- Super Fantasy Zone
- Tetris
- Thunder Force III
- ToeJam & Earl
- Vectorman
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Wonder Boy in Monster World
- World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Asia
- Alien Soldier
- Alisia Dragoon
- Assault Suit Leynos
- Bare Knuckle II
- Castle of Illusion: Fushigi no Oshiro Daibouken
- Columns
- Comix Zone
- Contra: The Hardcore
- Daimakaimura
- Darius (Never release before)
- Game no Kanzume Otokuyou
- Golden Axe
- Gunstar Heroes
- Landstalker: Koutei no Zaihou
- Langrisser II
- Monster World IV
- Musha Aleste: Full Metal Fighter Ellinor
- OutRun 2019
- Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni
- Puyo Puyo
- Puyo Puyo Tsuu
- Puzzle & Action: Tant-R
- Road Rash II
- Rockman Mega World
- Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan
- Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin
- Slap Fight MD
- Snow Bros.
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Space Harrier II
- The Story of Thor: Hikari o Tsugumono
- Strider Hiryuu
- Super Fantasy Zone
- The Super Shinobi
- Tetris (Never release before)
- Thunder Force III
- Vampire Killer
- Vermilion
- Wonder Boy V: Monster World III
- World of Illusion: Fushigi na Magic Box
- Wrestleball
Physical scans
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External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https:/twitter.com/SEGA/status/1111968820208513024 (Wayback Machine: 2019-04-01 16:32)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https:/twitter.com/SEGA_Europe/status/1111968818203643904 (Wayback Machine: 2019-04-20 03:06)
- ↑ https://www.siliconera.com/2019/04/02/sega-mega-drive-mini-to-have-asia-specific-version-with-sword-of-vermilion-and-more/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-04-19 18:07)
- ↑ https://www.gamerbraves.com/epicsoft-asia-is-bringing-the-sega-genesis-mini-to-south-east-asia/
- ↑ https://www.tomsguide.com/us/sega-genesis-mini,review-6562.html
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