In an industry that does basically nothing to preserve the past, Sega has been an outlier. On basically any platform imaginable, you can obtain a decent chunk of Sega's first-party output from the Genesis and a few select games from other p...

Sega has announced that compendium release Sega Genesis Classics, previously available on PS4, Xbox One and PC, will be bringing it retro-enthused fun to the Nintendo Switch in early December.The collections packs in 50 classic Sega Mega Dr...

Better start saving up, retro game collectors. Analogue is coming out with new hardware. The Seattle-based company has been making recreation systems that sell at a premium but deliver an equally high-end experience. There's the Analogue Nt...

Another contest? We're obsessed. Enter for your chance to win this physical bundle for Coffee Crisis for Sega Genesis! I've said it before and I'll say it again -- physical games are way, WAY better than digital ones. It's just true. If you...

A new console generation, a new Sega compilation. That seems to be the mantra Sega has adopted with its back catalog. Unlike Nintendo’s drip-feed approach to Virtual Console (RIP) or Sony’s refusal to even allow for backward com...

It's been a while since we heard any news on the Sega Mega Drive Mini, yet another nostalgic console which is currently in development for the Japanese market. Today sees some good news and some bad news on this 16-Bit re-release.Sega has a...

The recently released Sega Genesis Classics compilation is heading to Switch soon. Sega announced the collection with a release window of Winter 2018 for Nintendo's console. Being on the Switch, players will be able to split their joy-con f...

Sonic will be continuing its "SEGA Ages" line-up on Switch with five more Genesis classics. Announced via this week's Famitsu magazine in Japan, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Space Harrier, Columns II, Out Run, and Thunder Force AC will be availabl...

Japanese merchandising company Chara-ani has released the debut trailer for their double pack of '90s strategy RPGs Langrisser I & II, which are currently being remade for release on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019.The short preview sho...

Even though I was far more of a Super Nintendo kid, growing up, I always loved the plastic Sega Genesis cases. They had a nice heft to them. They were fun to open! For ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove, Limited Run is leaning into the l...

Earlier this week, Japanese merchandisers Chara-ani announced the surprising news that the classic early '90s strategy RPGs, Langrisser and Langrisser II, are to be remade for PS4 and Nintendo Switch.The Langrisser series, which began way b...

In the early days of DICE, long before it was acquired by EA and turned into the Battlefield factory, there was a sidescrolling action platformer in development for the Genesis and Amiga that got shelved for various reasons. Being published...

Games these days, am I right? It's all downloads and teraflops and megawatts and gigabytes. What happened to the good old days when you could buy a game at a store, read the instruction manual on the way home, pop it into your console, and ...

I love when the marketing team behind retro games dig deep for nostalgic references. Sega's latest trailer for Sonic Mania Plus basically recreates the old "Sonic vs. Mario" ad from 1991 and it is pure nostalgic bliss. As an added bonus, it...

As spotted on Sega Forever's Facebook page, Sega has gotten the Very Good idea to make replica Mega Drive and Dreamcast candles. There's just one question: what scent should they have? Folks have been chiming in with suggestions like Street...

Sega's line-up of free mobile games, SEGA Forever, just got a huge addition that is worth grabbing immediately. The visually stunning and crazy Vectorman can now be played from the comfort of anywhere with a quick visit to the App or Google...

Do you like coffee? Do you like sidescrolling beat-em-ups? Do you have a Sega Genesis (or a Steam account)? Then your mission, should you choose to accept it, is enter this contest to win a copy of Coffee Crisis.

The ultimate Sega compilation, Sega Genesis Classics, launches today for PS4 and Xbox One (with the previous Steam release getting a free update). The package includes 50 Genesis titles with the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog, Vectorman, and S...

When I saw the PR e-mail from Sega about Dynamite Headdy joining Sega Forever, my mind went to straight to Decap Attack. I have no idea why, but for some reason I've confused the two games over the years. Anyway, you can now download Dynami...

As part of the ongoing festivities of Fes 2018, which is currently underway in Akihabra, Tokyo, Sega have revealed a selection of classic titles are winging their way to Nintendo Switch.Sega Ages (a compilation branding they have used previ...

At Sega Fes 2018, the developer has re-entered the console market... sorta, with the reveal of the Sega Mega Drive Mini, a compact edition of their classic home console that nestled snugly in many a bedroom in the early '90s.The Mega Drive ...

Sega have tweeted out a reminder that they have a "special announcement" coming this weekend, live from their Fes event, which begins April 14 in Akihabra, Tokyo.The Sega Fes 2018 event itself will feature a celebration of their long histor...

(Update: Publisher Microids have just released a teaser trailer for Flashback 25th Anniversary, which can be seen below. The game will feature the "original 1993 version" of the game, as well as an updated version with new effect filters Th...

[Update: Sega officially announced Sega Genesis Classics for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this morning with support for "online multiplayer, achievements, mirror modes, rewind, and save states." The console release is set for May 29, 2018, an...

Clone systems everywhere, in my dreams, and my nightmares. Clone systems coming out of my ears. It feels like not that long ago the first cheap NES clones were coming out. They felt so novel back then, a way to play your old games without d...