Sega has confirmed 11 more Mega Drive Mini 2 games for Japan
Some are likely to be included in the western version of the mini console
Sega has confirmed 10 more of the games planned for the Mega Drive Mini 2 in Japan.
The latest batch, which brings the total number of games confirmed so far to 43, includes Phantasy Star II, Shin Megami Tensei and the Mega CD version of Ecco the Dolphin.
Some of the games announced were only released in Japan and are unlikely to be included in the western version of the Mega Drive Mini 2 / Genesis Mini 2.
Others, however, were released in North America and Europe and therefore stand a good chance of inclusion in the western line-up.
The new games confirmed for the Japanese Mega Drive Mini 2 are as follows:
- Ecco the Dolphin CD (Mega CD)
- Gain Ground (Mega Drive)
- Phantasy Star II (Mega Drive)
- Populous (Mega Drive)
- Robo Aleste (Mega CD)
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms III (Mega CD)
- Shin Megami Tensei (Mega CD)
- Sorcerian (Mega Drive)
- Tenka Fubu: Eiyutachi no Houkou (Mega CD)
- Tougi Ou: King Colossus (Mega Drive)
- Viewpoint (Mega Drive)
With these new additions, the current confirmed game lists for the Japanese and North American versions of the Mega Drive Mini 2 / Genesis Mini 2 are as follows:
Mega Drive Mini 2 – Japanese game list (confirmed so far)
Mega Drive
- After Burner 2
- Alien Soldier
- Bonanza Bros
- Columns 3
- Fatal Fury 2
- Fantasy Zone
- Gain Ground
- Harimanada
- Magical Taruruto-kun
- Majandojo
- Megapanel
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
- Out Run
- Phantasy Star II
- Populous
- Puzzle & Action Ichidant-R
- Shining in the Darkness
- Sorcerian
- Spatter
- Splatterhouse 2
- Star Mobile
- Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
- Tatsujin
- Thunder Force IV
- Tougi Ou: King Colossus
- Viewpoint
- Virtua Racing
Mega CD
- Ecco the Dolphin CD
- Final Fight CD
- Lunar: Eternal Blue
- Lunar: The Silver Star
- Mansion of Hidden Souls
- Night Striker
- The Ninja Warriors
- Popful Mail
- Robo Aleste
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms III
- Shin Megami Tensei
- Shining Force CD
- Silpheed
- Sonic CD
- StarBlade
- Tenka Fubu: Eiyutachi no Houkou
- Wondermega Collection
Genesis Mini 2 – North American game list (confirmed so far)
Genesis
- After Burner 2
- Alien Soldier
- Bonanza Bros
- Fantasy Zone
- The Ooze
- Out Run
- Out Runners
- Rainbow Islands Extra
- Rolling Thunder 2
- Shining in the Darkness
- Sonic 3D Blast
- Splatterhouse 2
- Star Mobile
- Super Hang On
- Thunder Force IV
- Vectorman 2
- Virtua Racing
Sega CD
- Mansion of Hidden Souls
- Night Striker
- The Ninja Warriors
- Shining Force
- Silpheed
- Sonic CD
The Sega Mega Drive Mini 2 / Genesis Mini 2 will launch in both Japan and North America on October 27.
A European release has still yet to be confirmed.
Yosuke Okunari, who co-hosted June’s Japanese Mega Drive Mini 2 announcement, suggested in 2020 that Sega’s next mini console could have been based on the Sega Dreamcast.
Further reading
Sega Genesis Mini 2 is launching in North America in October
In an interview with Famitsu following the Japan-only release of the Game Gear Mini, Okunari said he wanted the next project to deliver hardware that had stronger global potential.
“I think for the next one, we may go with a concept close to the Mega Drive Mini,” he said. “If I have to say some names, it could be an SG-1000 Mini or a Dreamcast Mini.”
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