SEGA

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News | 16 Comments

SEGA and M2 have worked together to recreate many classic titles on 3DS. We’ve seen the likes of 3D Sonic the Hedgehog, 3D Gunstar Heroes, and 3D Streets of Rage – among many others. But there’s one title the two companies wish they could have recreated for the handheld: the arcade version of Virtua Racing.

Take a look at this excerpt from an interview with SEGA producer Yosuke Okunari and M2 president Naoki Horii:

Is there a title you wish you could have converted?

YO: That would have to be the arcade version of Virtual Racing for me. It hasn’t ever been faithfully ported. There’re four ports to date: Mega Drive, 32X, SEGA Saturn, and Playstation, but none of them stayed true to the original.

The Mega Drive and 32X versions were amazing at the time, but I wish more attention went to Virtual Racing rather than Virtual Fighter. I wasn’t too impressed with Winning Run (racing game developed by Namco at the time), which was released earlier, butVirtual Racing really caught my attention. The 30 FPS framerate gave it a smoother effect compared to other games like Hard Driving and Winning Run.

There was also a Grand Prix mode, where people could play 15 rounds for 200 yen when popularity started to die. I remember having so much fun playing with three other people and figuring out when to replace the worn out tires at the pits. I do feel that I want to re-experience that some day. Many have told me that there’s no reason to bring it back when there’s so many amazing racing games out there, but I’ve got a lot of great memories associated with that game, so I’d love to bring it back if I had the chance.

NH: I got to say, I agree. I’d say Virtual Racing since I like to work on those primitive era games.

– Despite this maybe being the end of the SEGA 3D Remaster Project, I really hope you can make those happen.

YO: Seriously! But I wonder how many of these “final episode” interviews we’ve had regarding this project. Back during Batch 1’s 3D Streets of Rage episode, I was the one who suggested to put “Farewell!” as the title! I thought that was going to be be the end of the interviews.

You can read up on the full interview here. There are lots of interesting comments about the development of 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2!

More: interview, M2, Naoki Horii, SEGA, Yosuke Okunari

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 41 Comments

Sonic Lost World has only been available on Wii U for the past couple of years. Starting in November, that will be changing.

SEGA has made the decision to port Sonic Lost World over to PC. Its distribution on Steam will begin on November 2, where the game will cost $24.99. There are some bonuses like achievements, but it pretty much appears to be the same game.

I’m covering this if only because the news came out of left field. I don’t think anyone would have predicted that Sonic Lost World would be heading to another platform!

Thanks to shinun and Tom for the tip.

More: SEGA, Sonic Lost World

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 2 Comments

Amazon Japan posted the boxart for SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 1+2 Double Pack. We’ve attached it above.

Source, Via

More: boxart, Japan, SEGA, SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 1+2 Double Pack

Posted on 9 years ago by Quinn(@bornbefuddled) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Yet another class trailer for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD has been published by SEGA, this time showing the Mage class. Check out the trailer below.

More: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, Japan, SEGA

Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments

The demo for the SEGA’s upcoming title 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is now out in Japan. Take a look at over 45 minutes of footage from the demo down below!

More: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, Japan, SEGA

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 6 Comments

SEGA is bringing 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 overseas very soon. Just a few moments ago, the company shared via Twitter that the game is planned for launch on October 8. This should apply to both North America and Europe.

SEGA’s official tweet is as follows:

Source

More: 3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2, M2, SEGA, top

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

In December, SEGA 3D Classics Archives 1+2 Double Pack will be released in Japan. It will naturally include SEGA’s two compilations: SEGA 3D Reprint Archives and SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2.

Here’s what’s included in both:

SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 1

3D Space Harrier 3D
3D Fantasy Zone: Opa Opa Brothers 3D
3D Out Run 3D
3D Streets of Rage 3D
3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master 3D
3D Ecco the Dolphin 3D
Space Harrier 3-D
Out Run 3-D

SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2

3D Sonic The Hedgehog
3D Galaxy Force II
3D Thunderblade
3D Altered Beast
3D Fantasy Zone II W
3D Power Drift
3D Puyo Puyo 2
Maze Walker (Master System version)
Fantasy Zone II (Master System version)

SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 1+2 Double Pack is due out on December 23. Pricing is set at 6,990 yen.

Source

More: Japan, SEGA, SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 1+2 Double Pack

Posted on 9 years ago by Quinn(@bornbefuddled) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Yet another class trailer for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD has been published by SEGA, this time showing the Agent class. Check out the trailer below.

More: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, Japan, SEGA

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments

New footage of 3D Power Drift and 3D Puyo Puyo 2 was shown during a stage event at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show this weekend. Check it out in the video below.

More: 3D Power Drift, 3D Puyo Puyo 2, SEGA

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

During a stage event at the Tokyo Game Show yesterday, SEGA showed a few new minutes of footage from 7th Dragon III Code: VFD. We now have that in the video below.

More: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, Japan, SEGA