Earlier this month, Sega Japan announced a follow-up to its Mega Drive mini-console full of games, but it looks like the company has more reserve for the day the Mega Drive Mini 2 is officially launched and today it has revealed that it also revives a classic vault. busting the flight pole controller along with it.
Although the Sega Genesis Mini (also known as the Mega Drive Mini in several international regions, including Japan) arrived a few years after Nintendo’s miniaturized NES Classic Edition and SNES Classic Edition consoles, it embarrassed Nintendo’s efforts. with the inclusion of 40 16 classics. -Bit titles. The upcoming Mega Drive Mini 2 combines the original with an even smaller design but with 50 games in a package, including several improved Sega CD titles (best sound and video), such as Virtua Racing and Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
Retail packaging of the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2. (Image: Sega | Famitsu, Other)
When it was initially revealed, Sega announced that the Mega Drive Mini 2 would only be available in Japan starting October 27 for about $ 75 ($ 104) with a single six-button Fighting Pad 6B controller, but did not reveal the full list of games would include. In the follow-up announcements, the company has been slowly revealing the full list of Mega Drive Mini 2 games, including one today that included something even more amazing. On October 27, Sega will also launch a modernized USB rebirth of the Sharp Cyber Stick flight controller: a game-breaking pad with a joystick and an accelerator lever that can be switched and switched between the digital and analog modes.
The new USB Cyber Stick may be useful with the included Mega Drive Mini 2 games like After Burner 2, but Sega has not revealed how much it will cost (or whether it will be available outside of Japan) and if it runs out. being more expensive than the mini console itself, we are not so sure if it will be a must-have accessory.
Editor’s Note: Release dates for this article are based in the US, but will be updated with local Australian dates as soon as we know more.