Keeping up with all of the mini consoles on the market, SEGA has announced their SEGA Genesis Mini will become available on September 19, 2019. The teeny console comes packed with 40 games (and two “bonus” titles), all of the required cables, and 2 controllers so you and a friend can throw back to your playtimes of ol’ with Contra: Hard Corps, Golden Axe, Gunstar Heroes, Toejam and Earl, and so many more.
Sega is getting into the "all your favorite old titles on one little replica console" game with the forthcoming Sega Genesis Mini. Similar to the NES Classic and SNES Classic from Nintendo, the Sega Genesis Mini contains a collection of classic Sega titles on one box with all the accoutrement you'll need to enjoy them on a modern TV.
SEGA is providing a free update to everyone who owns any of their classic titles, e.g., Golden Axe, Gunstar Heroes, or Streets of Rage 2, on Steam. Next Thursday, April 28, the SEGA Mega Drive Classics Hub will be pushed out as a new way for you to launch any of the games you own from a setting that may be all too familiar for some of us.
Retrogaming fans rejoice! Sega announced that it will bring stereoscopic 3D versions of three co-op Sega Genesis classics to the Nintendo 3DS eShop starting in July.
So here's an odd story. Ruffian Games, creators of Crackdown 2, were working with SEGA on remaking the classic Streets of Rage franchise for modern day consoles. A two minute video was leaked to the internet showcasing the game's graphics, environments, and even some gameplay. It's easy to see some of the Crackdown influence in the fighting engine, but it definitely looks like this could have worked.
The titles are rolling on yet another episode of The Simpsons, but this time it is not one of the tired antics of the past few years, but a classic from the past; The Simpsons Arcade. Co-Optimus already dropped the news that The Simpsons Arcade was coming to PSN and XBLA, but Sony have thrown in an extra bonus. If you are a member of the Playstation Plus scheme you can download the game for free from the 7th February. As for owners of Microsoft's gaming behemoth - no news yet on a release or pricing.
The winter sales are starting to heat up. This week you can pick up Ms. Splosion Man and Streets of Rage 2 for 50% off through the Xbox Live Marketplace. Ms. Splosion Man will cost you 400 MSP, or $5, and Streets of Rage 2 is going for 200 MSP, or $2.50. Both are great games that any co-op gamer will enjoy. These games should be on sale from November 15th through the 21st. Check out Major Nelson's blog for all the Xbox Live Marketplace deals of the week.
We look back at one of the best beat em up games of all time - Streets of Rage 2. This Sega Genesis classic saw ports to numerous platforms and featured solid cooperative play through and through.
Instead of long-term gaming, what have I done instead? Spent my time playing smaller games with quick missions or games that are easily picked up and put back down. Though it’s difficult to tear myself away, I feel that this limited gaming has helped preserve my sanity during these dreaded finals...
SEGA is having a sale this week no Xbox Live Arcade with their entire lineup of games discounted up to 50% off the normal price. The sale runs today through April 25th and features no less than 18 SEGA games discounted. It's pretty hard to pass up something like Streets of Rage 2 or Golden Axe for only $3.
What do Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 2, Golden Axe 2, Comix Zone, and Altered Beast have is common? Give up? They will all be available on the PlayStation Network for $4.99 each. If you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber you will get all six titles for the low, low price of nada. Zip, zilch, zero. (Aside from the initial PlayStation Plus subscription fee.) Each title is a timed release, so you can expect one new game a month through August. PlayStation Plus members will get the games earlier than regular Sony customers. They're also better looking and have more friends.
Old school gamers, prepare your PCs. The Sega Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition has 46 titles of pixelated awesome, and it's available today. You can get your co-op on with titles like Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and more. This collection has already been released digitally on Steam, but now you can pick up all four Volumes in on compact physical package. For a full list of all the titles, read on.
