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Sega Genesis Mini
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The Sega Genesis Mini
Also known asMega Drive Mini
Developer Sega, M2
Manufacturer Sega
Type Dedicated home video game console
Release date
  • WW: September 19, 2019
  • EU, ME: October 4, 2019
Lifespan2019–present
Introductory price
MediaInternal flash memory
Operating system Linux kernel
System on a chip ZUIKI Z7213
Memory256 MB of RAM
Storage512 MB flash storage
Controller input2 controller ports
PowerAXP223
Dimensions154 mm × 39 mm × 116 mm
SuccessorSega Genesis Mini 2

The Sega Genesis Mini, known as the Mega Drive Mini in regions outside of North America, is a dedicated console modeled on the Sega Genesis. The Mini emulates the original console's 16-bit hardware, and includes 42 games made available through emulation software by M2. It was released in North America and Japan in September 2019 and in Europe and the Middle East in October 2019. A follow-up, Sega Genesis Mini 2, was released in October 2022 and includes 60 games from the Genesis and Sega CD.

Contents

Hardware and accessories

The Mini is half the size of the original Sega Genesis. Inside the unit is an ARM-based SOC ZUIKI Z7213 [4] and 512 MB of flash memory. [1] It includes either one or two (dependent on region's bundle options) full-size replica controllers that connect through USB (thus original controllers are incompatible), [5] a USB-to-Micro-B power cable (USB AC adapter in North America), and an HDMI video cable. [1] There are separate releases for North America, Europe, Asia and Japan, as the Mini reproduces the original console's decal and color variations in those regions. [1] [6] Korea is a slight exception, as the Mega Drive was released there by Samsung as the Super Gam*Boy and Super Aladdin Boy; none of these names appear on the Korean Mini. [7]

All of the games have a save state feature to pause and resume progress and can be played in either the original 4:3 aspect ratio with optional wallpapers or stretched to 16:9 widescreen with HUD elements modified to fit onto the screen. [8] Certain games have regional variants that can be accessed by changing the system's language settings (e.g. switching the system language from English to Japanese will change Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine into Puyo Puyo .) [2] [9]

The North American and European models of the Genesis Mini come bundled with two three-button controllers, while the Japanese model comes with two six-button controllers. [5] Officially licensed six-button controllers made specifically for the Mini are also sold separately in North America and Europe. [10] Official model accessories of a miniature Mega-CD, a miniature Super 32X, a miniature Sonic & Knuckles lock-on Genesis cartridge, and a miniature Sonic the Hedgehog standard Mega Drive cartridge were also sold separately in Japan. [11] Miniature replicas of the Sega CD and Sega 32X in both the North American and European versions were also manufactured but only distributed to select members of the media. [12]

The Mini 2 system is modeled after the Mega Drive 2 variant of the original console and comes bundled with over 50 games and a single six-button controller in all regions. It uses the same SOC chip as the first Mini, albeit with more memory and storage. In addition to the first Mini's emulation features, the Mini 2 includes the option to emulate the sound outputs of the original Genesis or Genesis 2. Like with the original Mega Drive Mini, a set of model accessories consisting of a miniature Mega-CD 2, a miniature Virtua Racing cartridge, and a miniature Sonic CD disc was released in Japan alongside the system, including compatibility parts with the first Mega Drive Mini and its accessories. Additionally, a USB-powered Cyber Stick controller based on the original flight stick controller produced by Sharp was released alongside the system in Japan and provides analog input for After Burner II , Night Striker , and Starblade . [13] [14]

Games

Sega Genesis Mini

The Sega Genesis Mini features 40 Sega Genesis games, with the selection varying depending on the region. In addition to these titles, the game includes two bonus games, Darius and Tetris , which are new conversions made for the Mini system that were previously never released for the original console. [15]

GamesCopyrightNA/EU [16] Japan [17] Asia [18] [19]
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Sega Yes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Alien Soldier SegaDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Alisia Dragoon Game Arts Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Altered Beast SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Beyond Oasis SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Sega / Disney Yes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Castlevania: Bloodlines Konami Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Columns SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Comix Zone SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Contra: Hard Corps KonamiYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Darius [a] Taito Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine [b] SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Dyna Brothers 2SegaDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Dynamite Headdy SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Earthworm Jim Interplay Entertainment Yes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Ecco the Dolphin SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Eternal Champions SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Game no Kanzume Otokuyou [c] SegaDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Ghouls 'n Ghosts Capcom Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Golden Axe SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Gunstar Heroes SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
The Hybrid Front SegaDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Kid Chameleon SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Langrisser II Extreme Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Light Crusader SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Lord Monarch Nihon Falcom Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Madō Monogatari I Sega / D4 Enterprise Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Mega Man: The Wily Wars CapcomYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Monster World IV Sega / LAT Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
MUSHA Sega / M2 Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
OutRun 2019 SegaDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Party Quiz Mega Q SegaDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Powerball Namco Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Puyo Puyo 2 SegaDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R SegaDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Rent a Hero SegaDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
The Revenge of Shinobi SegaDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Road Rash II Electronic Arts Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Shining Force SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Shining Force II SegaDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Slap Fight MD Tatsujin Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Snow Bros. TatsujinDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Sonic Spinball SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Sonic the Hedgehog SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Space Harrier II SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition CapcomYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Streets of Rage 2 SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Strider CapcomYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Super Fantasy Zone Sunsoft Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Sword of Vermilion SegaDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Target Earth ExtremeDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Tetris [d] Sega / The Tetris Company Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Thunder Force III SegaYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
ToeJam & Earl ToeJam & Earl Productions Yes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Vectorman SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Virtua Fighter 2 SegaYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
Wonder Boy in Monster World Sega / LATYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
World of Illusion Sega / DisneyYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen SegaDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svg

Sega Genesis Mini 2

The Sega Genesis Mini 2 features 53 games released for both the Genesis and the Sega CD add-on peripheral. Like the original Mini, the Mini 2 also features seven additional games that were never released for the Genesis, including both unreleased games and new arcade ports. [20] [21]

GamesCopyrightPlatformNA/EU [22] Japan [23]
Aah! Harimanada SegaGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
After Burner II SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Alien Soldier SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Atomic Runner Chelnov Paon DP GenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Bonanza Bros. SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Captain Tsubasa Koei Tecmo Sega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
ClayFighter InterplayGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Columns III: Revenge of Columns SegaGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Crusader of Centy SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf Electronic ArtsGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Devi & Pii [e] SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Earthworm Jim 2 InterplayGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Ecco the Dolphin SegaSega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
Ecco: The Tides of Time SegaSega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
Elemental Master SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Fantasy Zone [a] SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Fatal Fury 2 SNK GenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Final Fight CD CapcomSega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
Gain Ground SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Gambler Jiko Chuushinha [f] Game ArtsGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Golden Axe II SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Granada Edia GenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Hellfire TatsujinGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Herzog Zwei SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei SegaGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Lunar: Eternal Blue Game ArtsSega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Lunar: The Silver Star Game ArtsSega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Magical Taruruto-kun SegaGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Mahou no ShoujoEdiaSega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Mansion of Hidden Souls SegaSega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
Megapanel NamcoGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Midnight Resistance G-Mode GenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water NamcoGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Night Striker TaitoSega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
Night Trap Hasbro Sega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
The Ninja Warriors TaitoSega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
The Ooze SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Out Run SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
OutRunners SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Party Quiz Mega Q 2022 [g] SegaGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Party Quiz Sega Q [g] SegaGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Phantasy Star II [h] SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Popful Mail Nihon FalcomSega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Populous Electronic ArtsGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R SegaGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Rainbow Islands Extra TaitoGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Ranger X SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
The Revenge of Shinobi SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Ristar SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Robo Aleste Sega / M2Sega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
Rolling Thunder 2 NamcoGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny Koei TecmoGenesis / Sega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Sewer Shark HasbroSega CDYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Shin Megami Tensei Atlus Sega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Shining Force CD SegaSega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
Shining Force II SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Shining in the Darkness SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Silpheed Game ArtsSega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
Sonic 3D Blast SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Sonic CD [i] SegaSega CDYes check.svgYes check.svg
Sorcerian Nihon FalcomGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Space Harrier II [j] SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Spatter [a] SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Splatterhouse 2 NamcoGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Star Cruiser ExtremeGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Star Mobile [k] MindwareGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Starblade NamcoSega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Streets of Rage 3 SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Super Hang-On SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Super Locomotive [a] SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers CapcomGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Tenka Fubu: Eiyūtachi no HōkōGame ArtsSega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Thunder Force IV SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron ToeJam & Earl ProductionsGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Tōgi Ō: King Colossus SegaGenesisDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Truxton TatsujinGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Vectorman 2 SegaGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Viewpoint [l] SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Virtua Racing SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
VS Puyo Puyo Sun [m] SegaGenesisYes check.svgYes check.svg
Warsong ExtremeGenesisYes check.svgDark Red x.svg
Wondermega Collection [n] SegaSega CDDark Red x.svgYes check.svg

Production and release

The Sega Genesis Mini was first announced at the Sega Fes show in April 2018. [1] The announcement was part of a trend of releasing smaller versions of retro video game consoles. [5] It was delayed in September, missing the console's 30th-anniversary window, [24] when Sega dropped its partnership with AtGames, [1] whose 2017 Sega Genesis Flashback was critically panned for its production quality. [2] [5] Instead of using AtGames's Flashback software on a Japan-exclusive Mini, Sega handled the entire production of the system. [2] The system was released worldwide on September 19, 2019, [1] except in Europe and the Middle East, where it was delayed until October 4, 2019, due to distribution issues. [25]

M2, who previously collaborated with Sega on the Sega Ages and Sega 3D Classics Collection series, produced the Mini's ports. [1] Sega emphasized first-party production quality in its marketing for the Mini, [5] as the company returns to the hardware business after last producing the Sega Dreamcast in 2001. [26] The menu music was written by Yuzo Koshiro, who was also the composer of the compilation's Beyond Oasis , Streets of Rage 2 , and The Revenge of Shinobi . [2]

Since its release, the first Sega Genesis Mini console had sold over 300,000 units by the end of March 2020. [27]

A followup, the Sega Genesis Mini 2, was announced on June 3, 2022 and was released worldwide on October 27, 2022. [28] [29] Koshiro returned to write the menu music. [30]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 A newly developed Genesis port of the arcade version created specifically for the Mini.
  2. If the system language is set to Japanese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean, the game is replaced with Puyo Puyo . [9]
  3. Contains the following Sega Meganet games: 16t, Aworg: Hero in the Sky, Fatal Labyrinth , Flicky , Hyper Marbles, Ikasuze! Koi no Doki Doki Penguin Land MD, Medal City, Paddle Fighter, Putter Golf, Pyramid Magic, Robot Battler, and Teddy Boy Blues .
  4. A new port based on Sega's 1988 arcade version, not to be confused with the extremely rare 1989 Mega Drive version.
  5. A title that was originally developed in 1992 but never released for the original console.
  6. Subtitled Katayama Masayuki's Mahjong Dojo
  7. 1 2 Updated titles based on the original Party Quiz Mega Q . Mega Q 2022 features trivia up to the year 2022 whereas Sega Q features trivia based on Sega titles.
  8. Modified version of original game, contains an added easy mode.
  9. Players can choose between the North American and European versions of Sonic CD (Japanese and North American versions in the Japanese language setting), which each have different soundtracks, upon selecting the game in the menu.
  10. An enhanced port of Space Harrier II featuring enhanced sprite scaling and smoother framerates. A new Genesis conversion of the original Space Harrier is also included, accessed by selecting Space Harrier II from the game selection menu.
  11. A Mega Drive port of Star Mobile originally released for the Sharp X68000 computer in 1991, which finished development in 1992 but was never released.
  12. Viewpoint is considered a bonus game in the Japanese version of the Mega Drive Mini 2 because the Genesis port was not released in Japan before its inclusion.
  13. A Genesis port of the versus mode from Puyo Puyo Sun , originally released for the arcades and the Sega Saturn.
  14. Contains the following Sega Meganet games: Flicky , Paddle Fighter, Pyramid Magic, and Quiz Scramble.

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