References to Sega/Video games

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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.

Video games

Game	System	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Star Wars	Family Computer	1987-12-04	Namco's 1987 Famicom game Star Wars is largely a clone of Alex Kidd in Miracle World, released one year prior. In particular, both games feature identical gameplay mechanics, enemy patterns, items, graphical effects, destructible block types, and even a motorcycle segment with identical controls. The games' project manager, Shinichiro Okamoto, had previously taken inspiration from the original film in his 1985 Famicom game Star Luster (which features a cameo from the Death Star.
Axel's Magic Hammer	Amiga, Atari ST	1989	The 1989 Core Design action-platform game Axel's Magic Hammer is largely a clone of the earlier Alex Kidd in Miracle World, even taking direct inspiration from Alex's name in the title.
Summer Carnival '92 Recca (サマーカーニバル'92 烈火)	Family Computer	1992-07-17	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.
Tom and Jerry: The Movie	Master System, Game Gear	1992-10-01	Posters of both Sonic the Hedgehog and Fantasy Zone's Opa-Opa adorn a few walls in the game's third level.
Disney's Aladdin	Mega Drive	1993-11	Sega Mega Drives can be seen among the various objects in the background of the Inside the Lamp stage.
Torarete Tamaruka!?	Game Gear	1994-06-03	An in-game store features Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Eggman plushies, alongside boxed Japanese Mega Drive systems.
Uniracers/Unirally	Super Famicom	1994-12	If the user attempts to call themselves "SEGA" (or "SONIC"), a "NOT COOL ENOUGH" message appears.
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Gokuraku CD-ROM for Sega Saturn	Saturn	1995-09-29	One scene presents the character Washuu in Virtua Fighter-esque polygons, doing Pai's crane stance win pose against the background of Jacky's stage, and quoting Akira by saying "Juu Nen Hayaindayo."
Pocket Monsters: Red / Pocket Monsters: Green	Game Boy	1996-02-27	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.
Super Mario RPG	Super Famicom	1996-03-09	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, "10年, 早いんだよ！" (juunen hayainda yo!, literally "you're 10 years too early!"), isn't entirely rare in Japanese entertainment, but its appearance here is written exactly as Akira uses it.
Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge	Sega Model 3 Step 2.1	1998-05	The game's second track, Joypolis 2020 Amusement Park, is a direct reference to the Joypolis chain of Sega amusement arcades. The Daytona USA 2 Official Guide curiously identifies the track as being GameWorks Studio-themed instead.
Sonic Robo Blast 2	Windows PC	2014-03-15	Version 2.1 of the popular Windows PC fangame Sonic Robo Blast 2 (released March 15, 2014) introduced a series of bonus stages directly based on NiGHTS into Dreams in both gameplay and appearance.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos	Windows	2002-07-03	Two in-game cheat codes, allyourbasearebelongtous and somebodysetupusthebomb, both reference the popular meme All Your Base Are Belong To Us from the infamous English translation of Zero Wing.
Futurama	PlayStation 2	2003-08-01	By unlocking a very obscure easter egg, players are able to display Zero Wing's famous All Your Base Are Belong To Us, complete with accompanying speech.
3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the Galaxy	PlayStation 2	2005-07-28	Ryuusei Date, member of the SRX Team and pilot of the Real Personal Trooper Type-1 mech, has adapted some of Virtua Fighter's Akira's lines in his battle phrases - in fact, the two share the same voice actor.
Project Gotham Racing 3	Xbox 360	2005-11-22	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).
High Voltage Software games	PlayStation 2	2006	The introductory cutscene which accompanies the developer's logo features a child playing a Dreamcast.
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade	Windows	2007-01-16	The quest Setting Up the Bomb references the popular meme All Your Base Are Belong To Us from the infamous English translation of Zero Wing.
Super Robot Wars: Original Generations	PlayStation 2	2007-07-28	Ryuusei Date, member of the SRX Team and pilot of the Real Personal Trooper Type-1 mech, has adapted some of Virtua Fighter's Akira's lines in his battle phrases - in fact, the two share the same voice actor.
Project Gotham Racing 4	Xbox 360	2007-10-02	Las Vegas returns from Project Gotham Racing 3, along with GameWorks Las Vegas.
The Simpsons Game	Xbox 360	2007-10-30	One challenge features Lisa Simpson platforming through a reference to the classic arcade game Frogger.
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King	Windows	2008-11-13	The sewers of the city of Dalaran are home to a shark named Segacedi with the title Sewer Shark, a reference to both the Sega CD and the infamous FMV rail shooter Sewer Shark. Additionally, two of the game's achievements are titled Set Up Us the Bomb (10 player) and Set Up Us the Bomb (25 player), references to the popular meme All Your Base Are Belong To Us from the infamous English translation of Zero Wing.
Sonic Unleashed	Xbox 360	2008-11-20	During the game's introductory cutscene, a Dreamcast in briefly seen within Dr. Eggman's Egg Mobile.
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA	PlayStation Portable	2009-07-02	One of Megurine Luka's available costumes is the "VF Suit" - Sarah's original outfit from Virtua Fighter.
Bayonetta	Xbox 360	2009-10-29	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!"
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise	PlayStation 3	2010-04-15	In the PlayStation 3 port of No More Heroes, the Nintendo 64 in Travis' apartment has been replaced with a Mega Drive CD 32X combo, with accompanying control pad.
Alpha Protocol	Windows	2010-05-27	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.
Game Type	Xbox Live Arcade	2011	One of the stage backgrounds features a video game system similar to a Dreamcast.
Saints Row IV	Windows	2013-08-20	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.
Gran Turismo 6	PlayStation 3	2013-12-06	On the modern Fuji Speedway tracks (F, GT), there are advertisements for Sonic the Hedgehog and Sega Sammy on the billboard bridge directly following the finish line.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	Nintendo 3DS	2014-09-13	Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by Virtua Fighter 2's Akira), which uses the same attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"
Bayonetta 2	Wii U	2014-09-20	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.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Wii U	2014-11-21	Bayonetta can perform the attack Tetsuzankou (performed by Virtua Fighter 2's Akira), which uses the same attack quote of “Juunen Hayaindayo!"
Duck Game	Windows	2015-06-04	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.
The Lab	Windows	2016-04-05	One of the game's "relics" is the arcade game Xortex 26XX, which boasts a name and cabinet design inspired by Zaxxon.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Wii U, Nintendo Switch	2017-03-03	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 translation of Zero Wing.
The Last of Us Part II	PlayStation 4	2020-06-19	One of the more memorable locations visited throughout the course of the game is the decaying GameWorks Seattle.
Deltarune: Chapter 2	Windows	2021-09-17	One of the game's areas features multiple Chu Chu Rocket-inspired puzzles.
Shin Megami Tensei V	Nintendo Switch	2021-11-11	The game features a number of fictional in-universe video game consoles, such as the Segata III and CX-1000 II.
Pizza Tower	Windows	2023-01-26	The game's soundtrack features a number of references to the music of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, particularly by building its own soundtrack with similar motifs and utilizing the same samples used by Sega's composers. Among these allusions is the reuse of the "I don't understand what's going on here" sample (taken from the 1953 film Donovan's Brain) used by the Jet Set Radio song "Sneakman" in the Pizza Tower song "Yeehaw Deliveryboy", and a compiled medley of Jet Set samples featured in "The Noise's Jam-Packed Radical Anthem".
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog	Windows	2023-03-31	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.
Hyenas	Windows	202x	The cancelled game Hyenas would have featured a character cosplaying as Sonic the Hedgehog, boasting a sticker of the Sega logo on their helmet.

Hidden and deleted references

Game	System	Release date	Description	Screenshots
Captain America and the Avengers	Game Boy	1994-02	Stored with the copyright text at 000XC0D1 is the following string: LICENSED BY SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. Similar text can be found in the Game Gear port, but instead referencing Nintendo, seemingly used a catch-all for both versions.
Pizza Tower	Windows	2023-01-26	The unused stage Kung Fu takes inspiration from Sega's popular Streets of Rage series, including gameplay staples common to beat-'em'up games - like requiring the defeat of oncoming waves of enemies before being able to progress.