Kotaku: Sega Genesis

See How Sonic Started as Sega's Answer to Mickey Mouse

Evan Narcisse — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:40:00 EST

One thing we need to own up to with all these video game icons coming up on 15, 20 and 25 year anniversaries is that we're getting older, too. Just yesterday, Crecente was talking about all the trouble he has peeing lately. Poor guy. More »

Why Is Disney Trademarking Mickey Mouse's Castle of Illusion?

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:00:00 EDT

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Early Sega Genesis adopters remember Sega's Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse as one of the system's initial highlights, a platformer bursting with charm and gorgeous level design. So Disney trademarking Castle of Illusion more than 20 years later is certainly cause of cautious excitement. More »

Steam's Sega Sale Delivers $2 Alpha Protocol, Super Cheap Dreamcast & Genesis Games

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:15:00 EDT

For fans of all things SEGA, Steam's running killer deals on Alpha Protocol ($2), Aliens vs. Predator ($4.99) and the Total War series. Dreamcast and Sega Genesis bundles are just $7.49 each. [Steam presents SEGA Weekend] More »

Classic Sonic Won't Speak In Sonic Generations But Maybe He'll... Turn Into a Werewolf?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:40:00 EDT

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For Sonic the Hedgehog's 20th anniversary, Sega and Sonic Team will bring two versions of its mascot—in "classic" and "modern" flavors—together for a time-traveling, old school-meets-new school adventure. But only one of those Sonics will actually speak in Sonic Generations. More »

You Could Own This Copy of Tetris for Only $1,000,000

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EDT

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Did you know that the Sega Genesis (nee Mega Drive) version of Alexey Pajitnov's Tetris is exceedingly rare? That there are reportedly only about ten copies of this cartridge in the wild? Then you're probably not in the market for a million dollar copy of Tetris. More »

Fan-Made Streets Of Rage Remake Pulled After Request From Sega

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:30:00 EDT

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Streets of Rage Remake, the exhaustive, fan-made homage to the classic Sega Genesis beat 'em up series, looks to have finally gotten the attention of Sega. The creators of that freely distributed Streets of Rage title have pulled the game after a request from Sega. More »

Eight Years Later, The Obsessive Streets of Rage Remake Is Finally Finished

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EDT

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After more than eight years in development, the most complete, perhaps the most obsessive game in Sega's Streets of Rage series has been released in its final form. The fan-made Streets of Rage Remake is finally finished and—best of all—free to download. More »

The Making Of Out Of This World And The Infinite Fax Attack

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EST

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Eric Chahi, the creator of moody landmark adventure game Out of This World (aka Another World), once fought with his publisher, Interplay, via fax machine. Things got so bad at one point he attacked Interplay's offices with the dreaded "infinite fax." More »

Sega Genesis Games Come To PlayStation Plus

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:30:00 EST

In the unlikely event that you don't already have Sonic The Hedgehog in a dozen other forms, you'll soon have one more option to play Sega Genesis classics. Sega's bringing its 16-bit hits to the PlayStation Network piecemeal. The best part? More »

Someone's Trying To Make A Zombies Ate My Neighbors Movie

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:20:00 EST

Yes, someone out there thinks that turning 16-bit classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors into a big screen zom-com might be a great idea. If this sounds like a scary proposition to you, this project still has a long way to go. More »

The Toughest Game Cartridges Survive Fire, Flood, Ice, And Jell-O

Mike Fahey — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST

Which video game console had the most resilient cartridges, the Super Nintendo or the Sega Genesis? Blistered Thumbs' Rinry lets her sadistic side shine as she boils, burns, freezes, and drops a pair of games to determine the toughest. More »

Brilliant 'Sonic 2 XL' Hack Adds Onion Rings, Morbid Obesity

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:20:00 EDT

You know what the Sonic the Hedgehog series has been missing? Dangerous levels of obesity resulting in adult onset diabetes and eventually death, a glaring omission corrected in the Sega Genesis hack Sonic 2 XL. It makes Sonic a fat-ass. More »

Super Mario Bros. Finally, Faithfully Ported To Sega Genesis

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:30:00 EDT

With Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario enjoying a comfortable friendship these days, a port of Super Mario Bros. to its 16-bit rival console doesn't seem that strange anymore. What's somewhat more surprising is how solid of a port it is. More »

New Splatterhouse Also Throws In The Original 16-bit Trilogy

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Namco Bandai's gory re-imagining of the 16-bit side-scrolling classic Splatterhouse will come with an unlockable bonus: three 16-bit side-scrolling classic Splatterhouse games. More »

The Zone Sega Looks Like A Wii, Plays Like A Genesis

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:40:00 EST

Sega has given its licensing blessing to the makers of the Wii doppelganger Zone 40, resulting in the Zone Sega, a cheap, wireless gaming alternative that plays 20 of your favorite Sega Genesis games... and so much more! More »

The Lighter Side Of Sega

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Any Sega fan worth his or her salt would gladly take up smoking and/or arson as a passion, now that lighter maker Zippo is making Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn lighters in collaboration with Banpresto. More »

Vote For The Next Xbox Live Genesis Game

Mike Fahey — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Sega is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Genesis by letting fans vote for the next Genesis title to appear on Xbox Live Arcade. Earthworm Jim fans unite! More »

Happy 20th, Sega Genesis!

Mike Fahey — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. release of the Sega Genesis, the game console that briefly put Sega on the video game hardware map. More »

The Sega Genesis Turns 20

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:40:00 EDT

Twenty years ago today, Sega released in Japan what was to be the most successful console in the history of the company. While the Sega Master System had only really taken off in Europe, the Sega Mega Drive, later renamed the Sega Genesis for its North American release, took the western world by storm. While it may have stayed a distant third behind the Super Famicon and NEC's PC-Engine in Japan, in North America the console fought Nintendo to a standstill, and in Europe it consistently outsold all competition, cementing Sega's place as a top-tier console manufacturer...until they went and screwed it all up. More »

What's The Most Expensive Game We Saw In Akihabara?

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:40:00 EDT

Believe it or not, it's not that copy of The Simpsons: Virtual Bart with the giant 62,790 yen price tag. That particular Sega Genesis (read: Mega Drive) game is a mere $600 and change in U.S. dollars; it's the Japanese copy of Maximum Carnage, at right, another batch of licensed Acclaim schlock that was going for an astounding 98,000 yen at Akihabara's retro gaming den Super Potato. No, that's not a misplaced decimal point, Super Potato is asking just shy of $950 USD for the 16-bit game, outpricing new copies of Space Invaders and Waterworld for the Virtual Boy. More »

Rumor: Sonic Genesis Collections Speeding To Xbox 360, PS3

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:00:17 EDT

Should you have somehow missed out on the umpteen previous collections of Sonic the Hedgehog material, Sega looks to be readying another "greatest hits" comp, this time focusing on the mascot's Sega Genesis years. Siliconera dug up retail listing for Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, each with ship dates of February 2009. More »

FIFA 08 And The Sims Coming To The Sega Genesis

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:20:49 EDT

You may think that EA's support of the original Xbox — it released both Madden NFL 08 and Madden NFL 09 for the console — showed serious dedication to legacy platforms. How does Genesis support sound? If you thought "bat shit insane" then you might be surprised to learn that versions of FIFA 2008, Need for Speed: Pro Street, The Sims 2, and SimCity are being ported to the 16-bit Sega platform for the release of Tectoy's Mega Drive 3 (a wild looking Genesis clone) in Brazil. More »

Blaze Delivers Gimped Portable Megadrive To UK

Mike Fahey — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:20:00 EDT

Remember the Sega Nomad? The portable Megadrive / Genesis that let you play your favorite cartridges for 15-30 minutes at a time before having to change batteries? Well now Blaze International is releasing a product that has all of the fun of the Sega Nomad without all of that pesky cartridge nonsense. The 16bit Megadrive, releasing this month in the UK, features 20 built-in games, a color LCD screen, and a TV out so you can hook it up to your PAL television. More »

Hands-On With The Retro Duo, The NES/SNES Hybrid

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:40:00 EST

Importer Innex featured the Retro Duo, an NES, SNES and Super Famicom player, heavily in its CES booth this year, giving old school console fans a chance to bust out their old carts and save a bit of space. The Retro Duo, which was paired with the NES and Sega Genesis-playing Gen-X, features S-video out, for those looking for a bit more clarity out of their 8-bit and 16-bit collection. The Retro Duo's controller looks and feels like the stock Super Nintendo controller, with another controller, part SNES, part NES Max, that should appeal to fans of that form factor. More »

ESRB Rates New Virtual Console Candidates

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:20:19 EDT

Four more Sega Genesis titles have been rated by the ESRB for the Wii, giving us a look at what the publisher may have coming down the pike. First, we have the kid-friendly third entry in the Ecco the Dolphin series, Ecco Jr. Next up, the kid-unfriendly Eternal Champions, Sega's attempt at an original, violent 2D fighter series that failed to take off. More »

Sega Confirms New Virtual Console Titles We Already Knew About

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:40:19 EDT

Two Sega Genesis titles recently rated by the ESRB have been confirmed by Sega of America as upcoming releases for the Wii Virtual Console service. The Climax developed RPG Landstalker and Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master are scheduled to make an appearance on the Wii Shop Channel "soon." Both follow the Sega Genesis standard pricing of 800 points. More »

New Wii Virtual Console Titles Rated By ESRB

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:20:50 EDT

A trio of rock solid Sega Genesis releases may be making the Internet tube trip to a Virtual Console near you, as the ESRB has rated Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master and Capcom's Ghouls N' Ghosts. Good news for yours truly, as I'm in possession of 1400 unused Wii Points and have a nerd-on for all things Shinobi. More »

New Wii VC Titles Rated By ESRB

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:40:40 EDT

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has added a few new titles to its database, giving us a look at some of the upcoming games that are likely candidates for upcoming Wii Virtual Console releases. More »

Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:40:47 EST

When I was dead broke, man I couldn't picture this. More »

TGS 06: PS3 To Offer Downloadable Retro Games

kotaku.com — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:00:50 EDT

Yesterday at Sony's TGS 06 conference, Ken Kutaragi announced that the Playstation 3 will allow you to download PC Engine and Genesis titles to your PS3. More »

Beggar Prince Getting Genesis Release

lsmith — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:40:42 EST

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Gaming Steve has a write-up about a new Sega Genesis game. Read it again, a new Sega Genesis game. Steve talks a bit about the combat system and yearns a little bit for 16-bit gaming. His best point, however, is wondering if making new games for old systems is a trend we may see more of. More »