References to Sega/Film and television
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The following is a list of references to Sega in film, television, and print.
For references specific to Sonic the Hedgehog, see References to Sonic in film, television, and printed media.
Film
| Film | Release date | Description | Screenshots |
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| Carry On Spying | 1964-07-29 | A Diamond 3 Star slot machine is briefly seen in Hakim's Fun House. | 
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| Jaws | 1975-06-20 | Killer Shark is seen being played at a seaside arcade.[1] | 
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| Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | 1984-04-13 | A character is shown playing Zaxxon. | 200px |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991-07-01 | Protagonist John Conner plays After Burner in an arcade. | 
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| Police Story 3: Supercop | 1992-07-04 | The criminal overlord Chaibat is seen playing the Mega Drive version of Tetris, but the scene strangely uses sound effects from the arcade version of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. | 
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| Sliver | 1993-05-21 | An NTSC Model 1 Sega Genesis and Sega CD are seen in the background of one character's home.[2] | 
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| Surf Ninjas | 1993-08-20 | Game Gear[3] | 
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| Airheads | 1994-08-05 | Multiple characters in the film are seen playing Game Gears, with one security guard playing Aerial Assault.[4] | 
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| Rumble in the Bronx | 1995-01-21 | Keung gives a child a Sega Game Gear (calling it "his old video game"), which the child is happily able to play despite not having a game cartridge inserted.[5] | 
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| Billy Madison | 1995-02-10 | During lunchtime at an elementary school cafeteria, Madison argues with another student about which is the best video game ever: Donkey Kong, or the Mega Drive release of Mortal Kombat.[6] | 
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| Clockers | 1995-09-15 | A character is shown wearing a Sega VR, and then later another character is shown cleaning a Virtua Fighter machine. |  
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| Mallrats | 1995-10-20 | NHL All-Star Hockey and a Sega Saturn make an appearance in the film.[7] Allegedly, the film's producers originally wanted to use a Mega Drive and a 16-bit hockey game in said scenes, but Sega insisted that the film feature the company's newest technology, and a Saturn was used instead.[8] | 
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| Ghost in the Shell | 1995-11-18 | The film's famous "water fight" scene was significantly inspired by Virtua Fighter 2. Directors Kazuchika Kise and Mamoru Ishii played a great deal of the game during the movie's production, and per Oshii, “When people ask about Ghost, I actually think of VF2”. This led to the character Kusanagi using Lau’s Renkan Tenshinkyaku attack during the scene.[9] | 
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| The Juror | 1996-02-02 | The protagonist's son is seen playing a blue Sega Sports-version Game Gear, and earlier says to his mother, "Mom, it's not a Nintendo, it's a Sega!" | 
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| Generation X | 1996-02-20 | A character plays Virtua Fighter 2 so intensively it causes their mutant powers to activate. | 
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| Goodbye South, Goodbye | 1996-05-12 | A character is seen playing Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle. | 
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| First Kid | 1996-08-30 | A CD of Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 can be seen in the background. | 
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| Swingers | 1996-10-18 | A character is seen playing NHLPA Hockey '93. | 
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| Black Mask | 1996-11-09 | A number of popular Japanese Saturn titles are shown, such as Darius Gaiden and X-Men: Children of the Atom, in addition to a scene where a tied-up woman plays Virtua Fighter with her feet.[7] | 
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| Jerry Maguire | 1996-12-13 | While speaking to a client, Maguire says "I will not rest until I have you holding a Coke, wearing your own shoe, playing a Sega game featuring you, while singing your own song in a new commercial, starring you, broadcast during the Superbowl, in a game that you are winning, and I will not sleep until that happens. I'll give you fifteen minutes to call me back."[10] | 
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| Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy | 1997-03-26 | Goku Jr. is shown playing a video game console roughly similar to a Sega Saturn. | 
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| Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | 1997-05-02 | Scott asks Dr. Evil, “Hey, I can bring my Sega, right?”[11] | 
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| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997-05-19 | The daughter of Ian Malcolm doesn't want to stay with his friend because "She doesn't even have Sega! She's such a troglodyte.", to which Ian responds, "Cruel, but good word use."[12] | 
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| Paws | 1997-09-25 | Protagonist Alex owns a poster of NiGHTS and Reala from NiGHTS into Dreams.[13] | 
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| Task Force | 1997-11-13 | A character is shown diving and shooting in classic action film fashion, but instead of shooting someone, it turns out he is actually playing Virtua Cop on a Sega Saturn. |  
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| Home Alone 3 | 1997-12-12 | Protagonist Alex Pruitt uses a number of small items and gadgets to defend his home from criminals; among these is a yellow Game Gear sporting black buttons[14] - an unreleased American prototype of the blue Sega Sports Game Gear.[15] While not appearing in the film itself, the Game Gear is shown on virtually all of Home Alone 3's promotional posters and flyers. | 
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| The Replacement Killers | 1998-02-06 | An Altered Beast arcade cabinet can be seen, around the half-way point of the movie, during a scene where protagonists John Lee (Chow Yun-fat) and Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino) are chased down in a video arcade, by Carlos (Danny Trejo) and Ryker (Til Schweiger) two skilled out-of-town replacement killers hired by Terence Wei (Kenneth Tsang), the antagonist of the movie. | 
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| Cucciolo | 1998-04-10 | Protagonist Mimmo visits SegaWorld London, showing off various Sega arcade games and attractions. | 
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| Dead Man on Campus | 1998-08-21 | One scene features a character playing an off-screen game with a Saturn Control Pad.[16] | 
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| Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris | 1999-03-06 | A fictional Dreamcast game titled Nevenyrrl serves as one of the film's crucial plot points.[17] |  
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| The Other Me | 2000-09-08 | Protagonist Will Browning is seen playing Flag to Flag on a Dreamcast, albeit with the logo removed from the controller. | 
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| The Crimson Rivers | 2000-09-27 | Characters can be seen playing Virtua Fighter 3. | 
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| Donnie Darko | 2001-01-19 | A character is shown playing Outrun. | 
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| Pulse | 2001-02-03 | A copy of Grandia, as well as a loose manual for Torico, are seen on one character's desk. | 
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| Josie and the Pussycats | 2001-04-11 | The Dreamcast games Space Channel 5 and Crazy Taxi, alongside a Dreamcast Kiosk, can be seen in the background of a video store, with the titular band later performing a concert at the fictional Sega Megarena venue.[18] Sonic scene member biggestsonicfan asked the film's directors about said references, to which it was revealed that although the filmmakers had full permission to use everything that appears in the final film, none of them were actually paid product placements.[18] | 
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| Baby Boy | 2001-06-27 | A character can be seen playing Ready 2 Rumble Boxing.[19] | 
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| Training Day | 2001-10-05 | Protagonist Jake Hoyt's son uses a Dreamcast controller to play a video game off-screen, despite using 8-bit sound effects. | 
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| The Wash | 2001-11-16 | Snoop Dogg can be seen playing NBA 2K2.[19][20] | 
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| Bazooka Tooth | 2002-xx-xx | In a background shot, several rappers are seen freestyling to beats played from a CD inserted into a Dreamcast.[21] | 
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| Bowling for Columbine | 2002-05-16 | Michael Moore discusses how the United States has higher violence than other countries, despite other countries also having violent media, including noting that violent games come from Japan with footage of people playing Virtua Fighter being shown. | 
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| Haker | 2002-09-27 | In the arcade hall, there are several machines from Sega such as Daytona USA and Crazy Taxi. | 
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| PTU | 2003-04-17 | One scene takes place in an arcade, where several Sega machines such as Virtua Tennis can be seen. | 
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| Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road | 2003-04-18 | Characters are shown playing a game heavily-reminiscent of Fighters Megamix. |  
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| Malibu's Most Wanted | 2003-04-18 | After Brad impresses Tec with skills he learned by playing Grand Theft Auto III on his PlayStation 2, Tec asks to borrow the game. When Brad asks if Tec owns a PlayStation 2, he replies by mentioning he owns a "Gamecast". A confused Brad explains "Well there's Gamecube and then there's Dreamcast", to which an agitated Tec admits that it was the only game system he could afford.[22] | 
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| Throw Down | 2004-07-15 | A character can be seen playing Virtua Fighter 4 | 
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| Akihabra Geeks | 2005-12-27 | Documentary on Japan's otaku community. One of the girls in the film mentions becoming addicted to Sakura Wars 2, as it was her only outlet for social interaction. | 
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| Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | 2006-08-04 | Around the half-way point of the movie, Will Ferrell's character Ricky Bobby plays and crashes his car in the arcade game NASCAR Arcade. He is then taunted on-screen by rival Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), whose success at NASCAR has allowed him to feature in video games. | 
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| The Forbidden Kingdom | 2008-04-18 | Aside from featuring a Dreamcast, the character Jason mentions that the move Buddha Palm was used in the game Virtua Fighter 2 (despite the move being from Virtua Fighter 5.)[9][23] | 
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| .hack//Quantum | 201x-xx-xx | A Sega Saturn in seen in a character's bedroom.[24] | 
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| Wreck-It Ralph | 2012-10-29 | The film features numerous references to Sega, including:
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| A Fairly Odd Christmas | 2012-11-29 | An ad for Yakuza can be seen early on in the movie.[27] | 
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| Ready Player One | 2018-03-11 | A futuristic motorcycle reminiscent of those from Akira features a large sticker of the Sega logo.[28] | 
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| Ralph Breaks the Internet | 2018-11-05 | Like the first film, Ralph Breaks the Internet continues to feature references to Sega, such as a cameo from Sonic the Hedgehog and the brief appearance of a Virtua Cop cabinet.[29] | 
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| Big Time Adolescence | 2019-01-28 | A character is shown playing Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast. |  
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| Richard Jewell | 2019-12-13 | One scene features a Sega Saturn.[30] | 
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| Sonic the Hedgehog | 2020-01-25 | A brief shot of a baseball game between two local teams shows the name of their respective towns to be Green Hills (referencing Sonic the Hedgehog's Green Hill Zone) and Spring Valley (referencing the NiGHTS into Dreams... stage of the same name.) | 
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| Fear Street Part One: 1994 | 2021-07-02 | A character is shown playing Castlevania: Bloodlines.[31] | 
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Television
| Television show | Episode | Air date | Description | Screenshots |
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| The Price is Right | 1977 | Sega-Vision[32] | 
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| Abunai Deka | 32 | 1987-05-17 | At around the 8-minute mark, Shooting Master can be seen, followed by a scene in front of a Pasopiard venue. | 
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| MTV | "In real life, you don't get another quarter." | A commercial for MTV's "Don't Drink and Drive" campaign, using footage of a player crashing their car in OutRun. | 
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| Muppet Babies | S07E01 | 1989-12-02 | In the episode "It's Only Pretendo," the characters can be seen riding Opa-Opa from Fantasy Zone, referencing Tengen's unlicensed NES version. | 
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| MacGyver | S06E05 | 1990-10-22 | In the episode "The Wall", MacGyver can be seen playing Slap Shot on the Master System. | 
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| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | S01E08 | 1993-09-14 | In the episode "I, Eye Guy", a promotional photograph of an early Sega VR headset design is in a series of background posters.[33] | 
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| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | S04E16 | 1994-01-10 | In the episode "I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams," a police officer is describing a scene of brutal violence to Mr. Banks. When asked where the officer saw such violence, he responds, "Mortal Kombat by Sega".[34] | 
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| Weird Science | S01E06 | 1994-04-16 | In the episode "Airball Kings", a characters uses a Game Gear to control his High School's Basketball team. | 
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| Baywatch | S04E19 | 1994-04-30 | In the episode "Western Exposure", a child is seen playing The Majors: Pro Baseball on a Sega Game Gear.[10] | 
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| Heartbreak High | S01E21 | 1994-07-20 | In the episode "The Phantom of Hartley High", Katerina plays NBA Jam on the Mega Drive. | 
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| ER | S01E25 | 1995-05-18 | In the episode "Everything Old Is New Again," a doctor gives a patient a Game Gear with Mortal Kombat to play with. | 
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| The X-Files | S03E03 | 1995-06-10 | In the episode "D.P.O.", one character is seen playing Virtua Fighter 2.[10] | 
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| The Drew Carey Show | Various | 199x | Midway throughout Season 2, a Sega Saturn becomes visible. It is later replaced by a Dreamcast (later replaced by a PlayStation 2), but the Saturn returns in Season 9. | 
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| Various | 199x | In one episode, after Drew Carey's friend suggests Carey was stuck in bed the day prior because he bought a Sega Saturn, he instead responds, "No, I didn't get Sega, but there was a lot of scoring going on."[35][7] | 
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| Neon Genesis Evangelion | S01E23 | 1996-03-06 | In the episode "Tears", Asuka is shown to play a title similarly named to Virtua Fighter on her Sega Saturn, alongside a Sega-branded television set.[36] |   
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| EastEnders | S12E94 | 1996-08-01 | Joe Wicks is seen playing Panzer Dragoon Zwei. |  
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| Suddenly Susan | S01E07 | 1996-11-07 | In the episode "Golden Girl Friday," two characters can be seen playing on a Sega Saturn. When Brooke Shields character loses the game, she asks if she can play as Princess Kitana next, implying they are playing either Mortal Kombat 2 or Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. | 
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| Sailor Moon Sailor Stars | S05E25 | 1996-11-09 | In the episode "Butterflies of Light: A New Chapter On the Horizon", Sailor Venus plays a game heavily-reminiscent of Fighting Vipers.[37] | 
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| Seinfeld | S08E13 | 1997-01-30 | In the episode "The Comeback," a number of American Mega Drive titles are seen in a video store.[38] | 
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| You’re Under Arrest | S01E48 | 1997-09-06 | In the episode "The End of Summer," a Sega Saturn can be seen being repaired.[7] | 
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| Connections3 | "A Special Place" | 1997-12-30 | Dennou Senki Net Merc is demonstrated as an example of new and evolving technology. | 
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| Oha Suta | 1998-11-06 | Hidekazu Yukawa appeared on the show to promote the launch of the Dreamcast in the Japan. | 
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| The Sopranos | S02E10 | 2000-03-19 | In the episode "Bust Out," a character can be seen playing Flag to Flag.[39] | 
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| South Park | S04E01 | 2000-04-05 | In the episode "The Tooth Fairy's Tats 2000," Cartman discovers the Tooth Fairy is paying a premium price for his lost teeth, he and the boys seize the opportunity to make some cash - with Cartman's ultimate goal being to purchase a Dreamcast. | 
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| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | S01E01 | 2000-10-06 | In the episode "Pilot", a character mentions NFL 2K on the Dreamcast being his favourite game. | 
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| Malcolm in the Middle | S02E01 | 2000-11-05 | In the episode "Traffic Jam (Part 2)", Dewey is playing a Dreamcast with a group of other people.[2] | 
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| S02E08 | 2000-11-29 | In the episode "Therapy", a Dreamcast box can be seen. | 
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| Will & Grace | S03E10 | 2000-12-14 | In the episode "Three's a Crowd, Six is a Freak Show", a stack of Dreamcasts can be seen in a toy store.[40] | 
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| MTV Cribs | 2001 | In one episode, American rapper and producer Redman shows off his house. Early into the tour, Redman shows off his video games, including a Dreamcast.[6][41] | 
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| 200x | In one episode, American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan shows off one of their houses, where they are seen playing both NBA 2K and Dead or Alive 2 on a Dreamcast. | 
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| My Wife and Kids | Various | 2001 | A Dreamcast can be seen played by Michael and Junior in various episodes. The console was replaced with a PlayStation 2 in later episodes.[42][43] | 
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| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | S01E13B | 2003-02-17 | The titlecard for the episode "Ultra Sheen" uses the Sega logo font.[2] | 
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| The Shield | S01E01 | 2002-03-12 | In the episode "Pilot," a character can bee seen playing Crazy Taxi.[42] | 
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| Futurama | S04E17 | 2003-07-13 | In the episode "Spanish Fry", Professor Farnsworth exclaims to Fry, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?" | 
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| Air Master | S01E17 | 2003-07-23 | In the episode "Gather! Street Fighters," one of the characters is a homage to Virtua Fighter's Akira. | 
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| GameCenter CX | Various | 2003-11-04 | The show uses a number of licensed tracks from the 2001 Dreamcast game Headhunter as part of its official soundtrack. | |
| The King of Queens | S07E16 | 2005-03-16 | In the episode "Black List", a Sega Saturn kiosk can be seen. | 
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| Lucky Star | S01E03 | 2007-04-22 | In the episode "Various People," two characters play Virtua Fighter 4 on a PlayStation 2. | 
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| Bamboo Blade | S01E16 | 2008-01-23 | In the episode "Kirino's Absence and the Preliminary Tournament", a Sega Saturn can be seen. | 
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| Gin Tama | S04E17 | 2009-07-23 | In the episode "Smooth Polygons Smooth Men's Hearts Too," the robot Tama is infected with a virus, and changes her appearance to that of older video game characters numerous times. One of her transformations is a polygonal, Virtua Fighter-esque design.[44] | 
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| Midnight Diner | S01E07 | 2009-11-20 | The episode "Tamago Sando" features a Dreamcast.[23] | 
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| Durarara!! | S01E022 | 2010-06-11 | In the episode "Declaration of Disbandment", Celty and Shinra are seen playing a Sega Saturn (equipped with a Extended RAM Cartridge) alongside the jewel cases for NiGHTS into Dreams and a second game. | 
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| Weeds | S06E02 | 2010-08-23 | In the episode "Felling and Swamping," a Madworld poster can be seen.[45] | 
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| Regular Show | "Death Punchies" | 2010-09-27 | Protagonists Mordecai and Rigby own a Sega Master System which they play regularly. Other than being mirrored horizontally, its appearance is incredibly faithful to its real-life counterpart. Series co-creator J.G. Quintel was interviewed as saying that his family was the only one he knew growing up who owned a Master System.[46] Additionally, when the show makes official convention appearances, a Master System is often brought along as a prop frequently associated with the pair.[47] | 
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| The Inbetweeners | S03E05 | 2010-10-11 | In the episode "Home Alone", Virtua Tennis 2009 is seen being played.[5] | 
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| Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei | S01E06 | 2011-05-16 | In the sixth episode, a character mentions that her Game Gear became a Nomad. | 
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| Squid Girl | 2011 | The anime Squid Girl recreated one of the Mega Drive's original Japanese announcement brochures[48] to commemorate the real-life creation of the custom white Mega Drive system featured in the show.[49] | 
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| S02E04 | 2011-10-18 | In the episode "Squidn't That English?!; Ink You Can Stop It?!; Get My Drift?!," Squid Girl and Eiko Aizawa are playing Virtua Fighter on a white Model 1 Mega Drive and Super 32X.[34] | 
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| Ben-To | S01E04 | 2011-10-30 | The protagonist is a big Sega fan and Sega is constantly referenced. Here he and his cousin can be seen playing Virtua Fighter 2 on the Sega Saturn with a Fantasy Zone poster in the background. | 
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| Sonic Drive-In advert | "OutRun" | 2012-05-07 | A commercial for Sonic Drive-In is heavily-inspired by OutRun, even using some of the original game's HUD graphics.[6] | 
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| Peep Show | S08E05 | 2012-12-23 | In the episode "Chairman Mark," two characters can be seen playing Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition.[50] | 
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| Inferno Cop | S01E05 | 2013-01-21 | In the episode "The Apocalyptic World," a "Data Files" segment on Mecha Cop describes him as being constructed with the CPU of a used Sega Saturn. Additionally, a later episode mentions the Dreamcast.[51] | 
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| Dads | S01E01 | 2013-09-17 | In the episode "Pilot," a Dreamcast can be seen.[11] | 
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| Storage Wars: Texas | S03E27 | 2014-01-07 | In the episode "For the Benefit of Mr. Charles", a Dreamcast is found inside a storage locker.[52] | 
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| Steven Universe | S01E12 | 2014-02-24 | In the episode "Giant Woman", a Mega Drive can be seen. | 
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| Moone Boy | S02E04 | 2014-03-10 | In the episode "Hand Ball", the protagonist wants to own a Mega Drive after seeing an advert for one. | 
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| The Goldbergs | S01S21 | 2014-04-29 | In the episode "The Age of Darkness," a character can be seen playing Zaxxon at an arcade. | 
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| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | 201x | During a performance of the song "Ping Pong Girl", one of the mentioned topics is "Sega!" (sung like the Sega Scream). | 
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| Assassination Classroom | S02E01 | 2016-01-07 | Karma Akabane threatens to expose the Summer Festival worker for ripping people off if he doesn't give him the game console, which is the biggest prize. The game console itself is a Wii-like device that has Sega Saturn aesthetics, called the GAES Jupiter. | 
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| Adventure Time | S07E25 | 2016-03-12 | In the episode "Flute Spell," the characters play a game called Age of Grinders, which is a spoof of Phantasy Star IV. | 
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| Yo-kai Watch | S02E43 | 2016-05-06 | In the episode "Start Your Engines! The Yo-1 Grand Prix!," a character takes on a polygonal appearance similar to Virtua Fighter's Akira.[53] | 
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| Narcos | S02E02 | 2016-09-02 | In the episode "Cambalache," Streets of Rage can be seen.[54] | 
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| Sneaky Pete | S01E07 | 2017-01-13 | In the episode "Lieutenant Bernhardt," a character declares the Sega Saturn to be the best console of all time. |  
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| Pop Team Epic | S01E12 | 2018-03-25 | The episode "The Age of Pop Team Epic" begins with a direct parody of the infamous wireframe introduction sequence from Death Crimson, and is credited for increasing awareness of the game's existence.[55] | 
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| Citrus | S01Exx | 2018-xx-xx | In one episode, two characters play The House of the Dead 4 in an arcade which also houses the fictional game The Hands of the Dead VI.[56] | 
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| Hi Score Girl | S01E10 | 2018-09-15 | In the episode "Round 10", Protagonist Haruo buys a Sega Saturn and a number of games early into the anime, which is shown and played as a recurring plot point.[10] | 
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| S01E11 | 2018-09-22 | In the episode "Round 11", the two female leads play Virtua Cop together. | 
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| S02E02 | 2019-11-02 | In the episode "Round 17", the two female leads are fighting over the protagonist and settle their differences by playing Virtua Fighter 2 on the Sega Saturn. | 
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| S02E03 | 2019-11-09 | In the episode "Round 18", Fighting Vipers has become the latest craze at the arcade and is shown being played. | 
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| S02E04 | 2019-11-16 | In the episode "Round 19", the protagonist turns on his Sega Saturn to play Panzer Dragoon II Zwei. | 
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| S02E05 | 2019-11-23 | In the episode "Round 20", a scene in the second season depicts Sonic the Fighters running on a Megalo 50 as one of the many arcade games visible in the background. | 
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| Dead Pixels | S01E01 | 2019-03-28 | In the episode "Bears", a character mentions the game OutRun.[34] | 
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| S01E02 | 2019-04-04 | In the episode "Tanadaal", a character mentions the game Shogun: Total War.[34] | 
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| The Blacklist | S07E04 | 2019-10-25 | In the episode "Kuwait," an Arcade Racer is seen inside of a video game store.[57] | 
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| Family Guy | S18E06 | 2019-11-10 | In the episode "Peter & Lois Wedding," Peter asks Lois what the Mortal Kombat blood code is.[58] | 
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| The Chase: Celebrity Special | Coronation Street Special (S10E04) | 2020 | Jack P. Shepherd (who plays David Platt in Coronation Street) is asked the question:
In the 1990s, which of these used the advertising slogan 'The more you play with it, the harder it gets'?
He (incorrectly) answers Twister, while the Chaser chooses Sega. This is referring to a specific advertisement in UK magazine comic Viz which made its rounds on the internet in the 2000s. This was a one-off comedic advert, not a nationwide advertising slogan. |
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| Shell advert | "Mfon's Driving Change" | 2020 | A Sega Master System II is implied as one of the inspirations behind Mfon's passion for engineering, and a reason he began working for Shell.[59] | 
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| Dropkick on My Devil! | S02E03 | 2020-04-20 | In the self-titled episode "Episode 3", a character buys The Punisher on the Mega Drive. | 
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| Rick & Morty | S04E09 | 2020-05-04 | In the episode "Childrick of Mort", Jerry asks if Rick's clay people have a Dreamcast. | 
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| Fly Me to the Moon | S01E11 | 2020-12-12 | In the episode "Friends", a characters video game console collection is shown which includes the Mega Drive, Sega 32x and Dreamcast. Later on, another character mentions the possibility of buying a SG-1000. |  
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| Amphibia | S01E01 | 2019-06-17 | In the episode "Best Fronds", a Dreamcast and Crazy Taxi are seen under the counter in a thrift store. | 
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| S03E04 | 2021-10-23 | In the episode "Fight at the Museum", NiGHTS into Dreams... and a 3D Saturn controller can be seen. | 
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| Uncle from Another World | Season 1 | 2022-07-06 | Anime where the protagonist is a big Sega fan. The opening itself is a montage of Sega homages; including Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru, NiGHTS into Dreams..., Guardian Heroes, a Sega Saturn commercial, Saint Sword, Nonomura Byouin no Hitobito, Golden Axe, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Sonic the Hedgehog, Digital Dance Mix Vol. 1 Namie Amuro, Street Fighter 2, Magic Knight Rayearth and Shinobi.[60] | 
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| Season 1 | 2022-07-06 | The eyecatch plays homage to the title screen of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei. | 
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| S01E02 | 2022-07-13 | In the episode "Guardian Heroes Shoulda Been Number One!", the protagonist helps his uncle buy a Sega Saturn with 20 games, including NiGHTS into Dreams... and Guardian Heroes. Later on, they are seen playing Guardian Heroes. |  
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Books
| Book | Author | Release date | Description |
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| Animorphs | 199x | Unknown Sega references. | |
| The Recruit | Robert Muchamore | 2004 | The protagonist destroys a Sega Dreamcast so that it doesn't get stolen later. |
Comics and manga
| Publication | Issue | Release date | Description | Scans |
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| Johnny Turbo | #43 | 1993-01 | Johnny Turbo and his partner Tony are pitted against villainous androids and monsters from a company called "FEKA" (a thinly veiled parody of SEGA), which misleads children into wasting their money on their CD add-on system (the Sega CD.) | File:EGM US 042.pdf |
| Komi Can't Communicate | 201x | The manga features a role-playing game with the acronym "PGO" - an homage to Phantasy Star Online's acronym "PSO".[61] |
Magazines
| Publication | Issue | Release date | Description | Scans |
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| Playboy | December 1996 | 1996-xx-xx | The December 1996 issue of Playboy contains a "Virtual Vixens" blurb accompanied with artwork of popular female video game characters, most notably including the Fighting Vipers character Grace redrawn as Caucasian.[62] | 
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References
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/03/jaws-movie-brought-video-games-films-together
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-11#post-1007853
- ↑ https://www.technobuffalo.com/memorable-movie-tech-surf-ninjas-and-the-prophetic-sega-game-gear
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/retrogaming/comments/shsm33/sega_game_gear_in_airheads/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://segabits.com/blog/2011/02/16/sega-in-the-media-game-gear-in-the-bronx/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-11#post-1008841
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://segabits.com/blog/2011/06/10/the-weekly-five-saturn-in-the-media/
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-8#post-935834
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://www.destructoid.com/--534711.phtml
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-11#post-1007626
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://segabits.com/blog/2013/09/18/sega-in-the-media-foxs-dads-takes-the-dreamcast-hostage/
- ↑ https://segabits.com/blog/2011/10/27/sega-in-the-media-the-lost-world-jurassic-park-doesnt-have-sega/
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-11#post-1005656
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/game_gear/comments/r02q9w/on_the_promo_pictures_of_home_alone_3_you_can_see/
- ↑ @nvmusa on Twitter
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-11#post-1007632
- ↑ https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2016/02/dreamcast-cameo-in-gamera-3-revenge-of.html
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-8#post-935831
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://www.playernature.com/2021/04/video-games-in-movies.html
- ↑ @SEGADCAesthetic on Twitter
- ↑ https://dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4261&start=80#p160518
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-11#post-1010409
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 [ ]
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-9#post-965163
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 http://segabits.com/blog/2012/06/06/disneys-wreck-it-ralph-trailer-hits-check-out-eggmans-cameo/
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 http://segabits.com/blog/2012/10/09/spot-some-classic-sega-arcade-cabinets-in-the-latest-wreck-it-ralph-trailer/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/yakuzagames/comments/89be9z/kiryu_and_haruka_in_the_fairly_odd_parents/
- ↑ https://segabits.com/blog/2017/07/26/sega-in-the-media-ready-player-one-slaps-a-sega-sticker-on-a-futuristic-bike/
- ↑ @jklax on Twitter
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-11
- ↑ https://segabits.com/blog/2014/10/09/sega-in-the-media-the-price-is-right-for-a-sega-vision-in-1977/
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-9#post-979186
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-11#post-1004839
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojF802Xafoc
- ↑ @raphycuomoalone on Twitter
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-7#post-857155
- ↑ https://segabits.com/blog/2016/02/26/sega-in-the-media-seinfelds-the-comeback-has-a-great-selection-of-genesis-games-at-champagne-video/
- ↑ https://segabits.com/blog/2014/05/21/sega-in-the-media-dont-you-got-school-tomorrow-tony-soprano-wants-you-to-turn-off-the-sega-dreamcast/#more-37645
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/dreamcast/comments/ft5whd/the_dreamcast_in_pop_culture/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/dreamcast/comments/9xpmxu/dreamcast_in_the_meida/
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 https://dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4261
- ↑ https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2010/09/elusive-my-wife-and-kids-dreamcast.html
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-7#post-858940
- ↑ http://segabits.com/blog/2010/08/24/madworld-poster-spotted-in-new-weeds-episode/
- ↑ https://www.destructoid.com/oooooohh-regular-shows-j-g-quintel-and-i-talk-games/
- ↑ http://segabits.com/blog/2012/07/12/mordecai-and-rigby-bring-their-master-system-to-comic-con/
- ↑ File:MD JP brochure.pdf
- ↑ http://segabits.com/blog/2011/07/28/check-out-the-awesome-custom-squid-girl-sega-genesis/
- ↑ https://segabits.com/blog/2013/05/14/sega-in-the-media-parks-and-recreation-peeks-inside-andy-and-aprils-toolbox/
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-8#post-868889
- ↑ https://dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4261&start=60
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-7#post-858938
- ↑ https://segabits.com/blog/2016/09/06/sega-in-the-media-pablo-escobar-plays-streets-of-rage-on-narcos/
- ↑ https://www.badgamehalloffame.com/death-crimson/
- ↑ @8284_freedom3 on Twitter
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-11#post-1007255
- ↑ https://www.mortalkombatonline.com/t/classic/family-guy-drops-klassic-mortal-kombat-reference/AlLRkC8RAkgP
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj3CkW8qGz8
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57FcZBYXMac
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-references-in-pop-culture.22988/page-9#post-969604
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/general-questions-and-information-thread.26211/page-100#post-1005874