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The Genesis / Mega Drive is getting a new shmup called True Galactic Mission. Developed by Yuri R. d Avila (AKA Davila Games), this vertically-scrolling blaster has been in development for a while and has been built using the SGDK library. "A new project is getting ready to take off!" reads...

When the first footage of Over Jump Rally appeared online, it rightly caused quite a stir. Created using Unreal Engine 5, it offered a tantalising glimpse of what a modern-day Sega Rally could look like, complete with super-realistic car models, breathtaking environments and – of course – the...

A new offline meeting space called the Hakuba Virtual Off Center (HVOC) has recently opened in Nagano, Japan for fans of the Virtual On series, giving players a special place to meet up and play all of its original arcade entries (h/t: Game Watch/Forbes). Virtual On — just in case you've never...

Yuzo Koshiro has shown off more footage of the upcoming Mega Drive / Genesis shmup Earthion, and it's shaping up to be one of the most technically remarkable games ever released on the 16-bit system. "You'll spot a lot of new stuff and scenes we've added in," says Yoshiro. "Plus, there's a...

Wayô Records has announced that it is going to release Yuzo Koshiro's phenomenal soundtrack to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis action RPG The Story of Thor (known as Beyond Oasis in North America) as a limited edition double-LP this September and that pre-orders are now open. The Story of Thor is...

Back in the '90s, a battle was raging in arcades all over the world. On one side, there was Namco, which had shaken things up with its 3D racers such as Driver's Eyes (1991) and the seminal Ridge Racer (1993). On the other was Sega, which had seen success in the '90s with OutRun, Super Hang-On...

A demo of the SNES version of Black Jewel Reborn is now available and can be downloaded free of charge (or with a donation if you'd like to support the project. The project was successfully crowdfunded by 785 backers, who pledged €64,095 in total. Here's some PR:

Back in 1993, Sega released SegaSonic the Hedgehog in Japanese arcades. Controlled using a trackball, it is notable for featuring Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, and was developed by Sega's AM3 arcade division. It's also one of the only Sonic titles to not have been...

Emulation site Vimm's Lair – which has been running since 1997 – has announced that it has been asked to remove many games from its archive. "Vimm's Lair has been asked to remove many games from The Vault on behalf of Nintendo, Sega, Lego, and the ESA," says a statement on the site's main page...

It's been two years since Sega announced its Mega Drive Mini II micro-console, a fact that producer Yosuke Okunari felt compelled to note on his social media account. Sadly, in the same post, Okunari confirms that there are no plans for another hardware release this year – although he does...

FPGA developer Jotego has just released an update which brings Sega's Alien Storm and Capcom's Bionic Commando to the Analogue Pocket and MiSTer platforms. The cores, which are currently only available to Jotego's Patreon supporters, are JTS18 and JTBIOCOM. The former is Jotego's...

Description: This innovative modification introduces the beloved characters from the iconic arcade game Cadillacs and Dinosaurs into the fray, replacing the original heroes Axel, Blaze, Skate, and Max with the intrepid explorers Jack, Hannah, Mustapha, and Mess. In this masterful ROM hack of...

References to Street Fighter characters Ryu and Ken have been discovered in the Sega Saturn exclusive Fighters Megamix. The discovery was made by @memory_fallen, who specialises in reverse-engineering Saturn games and coming up with cool hacks and patches to unlock hidden features. Here's...

The Yakuza / Like A Dragon series has become an international success thanks to its gripping storylines, open-world gameplay and its willingness to embrace mature themes such as crime, violence and sex. However, getting Sega to agree to such themes appearing in the series was more of a battle...

Description: Similar to Alien 3 - Survivor mod, the main difference in this new version is the total lack of the timer, causing this hack to work correctly in some emulators, where the slow time function of the survivor mod, did not work well; other changes are: Timer is frozen The radar does...

When Konami released Castlevania: Bloodlines on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, it marked the long-awaited debut of the franchise on Sega hardware. Saturn owners would later be treated to a port of Symphony of the Night, but had things gone a little differently, Sega fans would have had bragging...

Limited-edition consoles themed after a particular game or series are pretty commonplace these days, and they are a savvy way of getting consumers to buy multiple versions of the same system. While this has become a more regular practice in modern times, it was happening as early as the '90s –...

FPGA developer Jotego has just released his long-awaited Sega System 18 core for Analogue Pocket and MiSTer. The core – which is still in beta and only available to Jotego's Patreon supporters at the moment – already has its first compatible games, with the 1989 arcade classic Shadow Dancer...

We've already established that everything put together falls apart, and that certainly applies to your average retro video game console – these devices are already operating way beyond their expected lifespans, so it goes without saying that parts will need replacing over time if you're hoping...

Building a Sega Neptune This is a modular build method that is non-destructive, reversible, easy to repair and troubleshoot. Infidelity_nes and PCBAssembly99 modular core builders on Twitter 3D Printed Cases for the Sega Neptune by DVIZIX Sega Neptune Case with a modular Neptune core...