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The following is a list of references to Sega in video games.
For references specific to Sonic the Hedgehog, see References to Sonic in video games.
Arcade
Family Computer
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Summer Carnival '92 Recca (サマーカーニバル'92 烈火)
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1992-07-17
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An unused introduction sequence with a familiar "S?GA" logo and jingle exists in the game. It comes onto the screen, explodes and is replaced with a "Nint?ndo" one.
To re-enable the sequence, use the Game Genie codes IEUSTGAA, AXUSYKGG, NKKIAGEI and KSKIPGUI. Then hold START before the Naxat Soft logo appears.
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Game Boy
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Pocket Monsters: Red / Pocket Monsters: Green
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1996-02-27
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Development material for the released game reveals the first generation of Pokémon games was originally intended to include a trainer by the name of Jack - a reference both in name and design to the popular Virtua Fighter character Jacky. Said trainer was likely intended to be the trainer counterpart to the virtual polygon Pokémon Porygon.[2]
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Master System
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
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The Last of Us Part II
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2020-06-19
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One of the more memorable locations visited throughout the course of the game is the decaying GameWorks Seattle.[8]
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PlayStation Portable
Saturn
Super Famicom
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Uniracers/Unirally
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1994-12
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If the user attempts to call themselves "SEGA" (or "SONIC"), a "NOT COOL ENOUGH" message appears.
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Super Mario RPG
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1996-03-09
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In the first battle against the enemy Jackie, the Japanese enemy message is a direct quote from Virtua Fighter, a popular game in Japanese arcades at the time of Super Mario RPG’s development. One of Akira’s victory quotes, "You're 10 years too early!", isn’t entirely rare in Japanese entertainment, but its appearance in Super Mario RPG is written exactly as Akira uses it.[9]
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Switch
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Shin Megami Tensei V
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2021-11-11
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The game features a number of fictional in-universe video game consoles, such as the Segata III and CX-1000 II.
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Wii U
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Bayonetta 2
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2014-09-20
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Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by Virtua Fighter 2's Akira), which uses the same attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!", and the After Burner Kick, a reference to the Sega series of the same name.
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
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2014-11-21
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Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by Virtua Fighter 2's Akira), which uses the same attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"[3]
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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2017-03-03
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The pedestals which update Link's Sheikah Slate are covered with runes reading "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" in the in-game language - a reference to the infamous English localization of Zero Wing.[10]
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Windows PC
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Alpha Protocol
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2010-05-27
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Located in both the Saudi Arabia and Rome safehouses is a fictional video game console based on the Saturn, but curiously boasting a mismatched black frontplate with four Dreamcast controller ports.[11][12]
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Saints Row IV
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2013-08-20
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A virtual reality simulation created by the enemy, Saints of Rage, serves as a fairly-developed minigame later throughout the story, and takes obvious inspiration in name, gameplay, and style from the popular Streets of Rage series.[13]
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Duck Game
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2015-06-04
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The game draws heavy influence from the Sega Mega Drive in its presentation, even displaying a parody of the TradeMark Security System screen at startup while using a font based on the screen for its menus. Its soundtrack heavily uses instruments and samples from a variety of Mega Drive games, including Comix Zone, ToeJam & Earl, Earthworm Jim and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
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The Lab
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2016-04-05
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One of the game's "relics" is the arcade game Xortex 26XX, which boasts a name and cabinet design inspired by Zaxxon.[14]
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Deltarune: Chapter 2
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2021-09-17
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One of the game's areas features multiple Chu Chu Rocket-inspired puzzles.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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2023-03-31
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A Super Monkey Ball arcade cabinet is found broken in the train's saloon, and serves as one of the investigation's minor plot points.
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Xbox 360
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Project Gotham Racing 3
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2005-11-22
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As the game attempts to recreate real-world locations, GameWorks Las Vegas (then owned by Sega) is fully modelled. GameWorks is also advertised throughout the game (including in London and Tokyo, despite GameWorks not trading in the UK or Japan).
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Project Gotham Racing 4
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2007-10-02
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Las Vegas returns from Project Gotham Racing 3, along with GameWorks Las Vegas.
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The Simpsons Game
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2007-10-30
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One challenge features Lisa Simpson platforming through a reference to the classic arcade game Frogger.
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Sonic Unleashed
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2008-11-20
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During the game's introductory cutscene, a Dreamcast in briefly seen within Dr. Eggman's Egg Mobile.
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Bayonetta
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2009-10-29
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Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by Virtua Fighter 2's Akira), which uses the same button combination and attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"[3]
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Xbox Live Arcade
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2011
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One of the stage backgrounds features a video game system similar to a Dreamcast.
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