The first console to be sold in the Reiwa-Era, MEGA DRIVE MINI launches!
Here is the summary of tweets by SEGA and contributing people around its release.
Pre-release excitement
4 days until the Genesis Mini launches!
You'll no longer have to fight with adapters to get classic Genesis games working on your TV, and with M2 handling the ports, you can expect the games to play like a dream!
Only 3 days left until the Genesis Mini launches in North America!
Over the weekend, we shared our two-part interview with famed composer Yuzo Koshiro on his history with the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive. If you missed any of it, here is the interview in full. pic.twitter.com/nT6lpr6UtR
For porting MUSHA to MEGA DRIVE MINI, Yuichi Toyama-san, the programmer of the game, thanked Yuji Naka-san for his program he left for his fellow programmers to use.
"I was surprised to know that MUSHA is trending in Twitter while I was drinking.
MUSHA's great game design is the work of Kazuyuki Nakashima-san, its gameplay is that of Takayuki Hirono-san, good sound effects by Tokimi Wadamo-san, and the reason we could spare memory to put demo screen is because of Yuji Naka-san! Congratulations to its port to MEGA DRIVE MINI!"
- Yuichi Toyama
そうこれです。CMM.EXE懐かしいですね。タイムスタンプ的には少し古いバージョンのようですが、Super Chracter Maker for MEGA DRIVE となってますね。ずっとMarkVのままだと思ってました。今のパソコンでも動きますかねえ。大事にとって置いて頂きありがとうございます。メガドラソフト作れますね。 https://t.co/LJkaOyssnl
"Oh yes, this one. The nostalgic CMM.EXE. From the time stamp it looks like an older version, but it says Super Character Maker for MEGA DRIVE. I thought it stayed MarkV the whole time. I wonder if it works with current computers. Thank you for keeping it safe for this long. We could make a MEGA DRIVE software even now."
- Yuji Naka
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MEGA DRIVE MINI, as announced at SEGA FES 2019, will contain 40 titles in total which made the history of MEGA DRIVE.
The first 10 titles were already showcased at the event and were available for demo-play.
Today, the 11th to 20th titles of MEGA DRIVE MINI were announced in a Famitsu livestream!
"So the announcement of 10 further lineups for MEGA DRIVE MIINI is today from 8 pm, huh. I totally forgot about it. I don't have a clue what is going to be revealed, so I'm excited."
- Masato Nishimura (Mazin)
Okunari-san updated the website with full title list of 'Game Can'!
Package illustration is specially done for this game set by Yoshiyasu Matsushita-san.
One of them is the 'SEGA GAME CAN', a collection of 12 games from the Game Library service for Mega Drive (SEGA Meganet) - so Mega Drive Mini will in fact have not only 40, but 52 games in total!! Wow!
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🔵Maekawa-san on Mega Drive Mini's newly revealed game titles:
"Mickey & Donald is the reason I thought about joining SEGA. Its quality was superb since its release.
Also, Bare Knuckle is of course 2! Okunari-sensei always gets it so right. "
Sound composer Yuzo Koshiro-san is also glad to see Megadrive Mini trending!
Japanese twitter trend is filled with the words related to Megadrive mini after they revealed the additional titles. (The screen shows MD mini, MD mini, MUSHA, Land Stalker, Thunder Force III)😆 pic.twitter.com/fFwpuYzTvm
Not anymore, as we unveil the next 10 titles for the SEGA Genesis Mini, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Earthworm Jim, and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.
I'm proud to join the Genesis mini project doing music for the menu lined up the great games. I programmed the music dedicated to YM2612 sound chip playing authentic Genesis/MegaDrive sound with many soundbanks chosen from actual games in the menu. I hope you guys like it!
"I heard there will be separately-sold MEGA DRIVE MINI's pads, and I think I might buy multiple of them meaninglessly because I wanted the fighing pads badly."
- Mazin
On the 30th to 31st of March 2019, SEGA of Japan held their annual event SEGA FES in Akihabara, Tokyo.
SEGA fans gathered in Akihabara that weekend or watched the livestream of the stage events to enjoy the atmosphere of SEGA-ness.
And of course, there were news to each of their franchise. Let's have a look!
"Today and tomorrow is SEGA FES at Akihabara! Such crowd even before the event start! The passion of SEGA fans. Famitsu will report on the event through articles!"
- Famitsu
🔵A new work to the popular series co-starring Mario and Sonic:
Experience and enjoy the Olympic games with Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con on "Mario & Sonic AT Tokyo Olympic Games" this winter 2019! https://t.co/lgtsxjihHu
🔵Enjoy various Olympic games with simple control!
Smartphone application "Tokyo 2020 Sonic at the Olympic Games" is coming in 2020!
As an app, there will be social interactive elements too! https://t.co/5tynC3HhJQ
🔵For the announcement of official Tokyo Olympics games, Sonic, Mario, and Miraitowa the mascot character of Tokyo Olympics appeared on stage! https://t.co/rBamBZhkgx
"Amazing reproduction of the shell!! Perfect recreation of movable parts! The detail of letting the attachment slot open without actual function! I'm definitely going to get it as a miniature display too!"
"I'll have to buy normal and W versions of Mega Drive Mini for their packages, lol. Well, I'm going to need one for storing and display anyway, and I want at least 3 USB fighting pad 6B so it's fine that way. Because it's SEGA hardware, my wife would allow this to me easier than other stuff I buy. I could actually buy 2 normal editions, in total 3 Mega Drive Minis."
Additionally, MEGA DRIVE MINI's US version GENESIS MINI was announced officially from the SEGA of America side!
SEEEEGGGGAAAA!
The iconic SEGA Genesis returns September 19, 2019, with our lovingly crafted SEGA Genesis Mini for $79.99!
Simply plug-in and play 40 of the console's legendary titles, 10 of which we're announcing today.
We are very excited to announce Project Sakura Wars (official name TBA!), the newest entry in the beloved Sakura Wars franchise, is heading to the West for the PS4 in Spring 2020!https://t.co/JfzBeOa5UHpic.twitter.com/FAxTr2fg61
🔵From March 31st at 2 p.m. Japan time, story of the first Yakuza game and Kazuma Kiryu (SSR) will be available at 'Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE'! https://t.co/ZaineMFLe6
"Ryu ga Gotoku (YAKUZA) series fan meeting 2019 in SEGA FES. SSR Kazuma Kiryu was announced for Ryu ga Gotoku Online; moreover, the fans enjoyed the Ryu ga Gotoku cult quiz by the guests. "
"SEGA FES merchandise booth waiting time is currently 45 minutes. I'll give up today and will buy them when they come to our company's shop, even if I'll have them a little later."
The bakery Shiro-Cooppe's Sonic Chili Dog and SEGA's Taiyaki Shop!
"The 'Japan's best singing office worker' Takenobu Mitsuyoshi-san was at SEG AFES 2019, so I aimed my camera at him - and he showed various expressions!"
He carried heavy SEGA Saturn on his back and walked on gravels with bare foot, went out in cold, and punched the buttons so hard that his hand was bleeding... so much energy he put into the making of Segata Sanshiro CMs. Respect!
"We started off laughing as we watched Segata Sanshiro CMs but we were having tears in our eyes at the end - and as finale, we sang the 'SEGA Saturn, Shiro' song together with everybody."
"Mega Drive Mini's select screen music is done by Koshiro-san, but the music itself sounds more like Sonic sounds or the music of Land Stalker played with OCM data.
Alright, I might get on my way home now. It was a fun event! Tomorrow is Sege-ichi."
🔵There will be a group photo right after the end of SEGA FES. If you want to be in the picture, go on front of this big SEGA logo after the event! https://t.co/a8jd2o3QFQ
