Expand / Sega’s Mega Drive Mini 2 includes Sega CD games and, for a bit more, an adorable recreation of the attached Sega CD. But it has only been announced for Japan, at least for now.
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Sega’s Genesis Mini console was one of the only officially licensed retro emulation boxes to approach the combination of NES and SNES Classics software quality and hardware authenticity, even if its emulation was not completely perfect and his selection of games was missing some great players. . The company’s mini-Game Gear was also the first officially licensed device to make mini-console fashion portable.
Sega returns to the pit once again with the Mega Drive Mini 2, which will be released in Japan this October (the Mega Drive was as Genesis was called outside the US). The console will cost 9,980 yen before taxes; for just under $ 80, this is in line with the price of previous mini-consoles.
The Mega Drive Mini 2 will include a completely different line of 50 games, anchored by Sega CD titles such as Sonic the Hedgehog CD and Shining Force CD. New Mega Drive games have also made the cut, such as Virtua Racing and Thunder Force IV, and a version of the Sega Fantasy Zone arcade game has also been incorporated (the original Genesis Mini includes Super Fantasy Zone, the native of Genesis). entry into the franchise).
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The new console recreates the Model 2 version of the Mega Drive design, as well as the later six-button version of its gamepad.
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Every aspect of the hardware design is lovingly detailed and true to the original. While the original Genesis Mini was inspired by the initial design of the Genesis / Mega Drive hardware, the Mega Drive Mini 2 is a recreation of the redesigned “model 2” version of the console that came out around 1994. It also includes the version Genesis Gamepad six-button gamepad: The Japanese Mega Drive Mini ships with two of these instead of one, while the Genesis Mini came with the older three-button gamepad design.
The console is all you need to play games, including Sega CD titles, but for maximum authenticity, Sega sells a purely aesthetic Sega CD accessory. Includes precise mounting hardware and spacers for any version of the Mega Drive Mini, a small Virtua Racing cartridge, and a small Sonic the Hedgehog CD. The attachment will also be released in October for 4,500 yen (about $ 35).
The emulation is being managed by M2, the same team that made the original Mega Drive Mini. If the console is launched outside of Japan, the prices, accessories, design of the console and the list of games to play may be different.