Which classic Sega Genesis and SEGA CD games made the cut? Check out the details below for the full rundown.
Western version
The version for the English-speaking market will include games previously only available for the European Sega Mega Drive. A number of the games newly revealed are often included in fan lists of the greatest Sega Genesis games of all-time.
MEGA happy to confirm Mega Drive Mini 2 (Europe) arrives on October 27th, same day as Genesis Mini 2 (NA)! Here’s the full list of 60 (+1) games, including all-new ports, previously unreleased, and SEGA CD titles!#SEGA #GenesisMini2 #MegaDriveMini2 pic.twitter.com/bBuFCWO8Nm — SEGA (@SEGA) August 19, 2022 Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive games
After Burner II (Dempa) Alien Soldier (Treasure) Atomic Runner (Data East) Bonanza Bros. (SEGA CS) ClayFighter (Ringler Studios/Interplay) Crusader of Centy (Nextech/Atlus) Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (Electronic Arts) Earthworm Jim 2 (Shiny Entertainment/Playmates Interactive/Virgin Interactive) Elemental Master (Technosoft/Renovation Products) Fatal Fury 2 (Aspect/Takara) Gain Ground (SEGA CS) Golden Axe II (SEGA CS) Granada (Wolf Team Cube/Renovation Products) Hellfire (NCS) Herzog Zwei (Technosoft/SEGA) Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar (Technosoft/SEGA) Midnight Resistance (Data East) OutRun (SIMS/SEGA) OutRunners (Data East/SEGA CS) Phantasy Star II (SEGA AM7) Populous (Bullfrog Productions/Electronic Arts) Rainbow Islands Extra (Aisystem Tokyo/Cube/Taito) Ranger-X (Gau Entertainment/Cube) Ristar (SEGA) Rolling Thunder 2 (Namco) Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (SEGA) Shining Force II (Sonic/SEGA) Shining in the Darkness (Sonic/Climax/SEGA) Sonic 3D Blast (Traveller’s Tales/SEGA) Splatterhouse 2 (Now Production/Namco) Streets of Rage 3 (SEGA AM7) Super Hang-On (SEGA) Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (Capcom) The Ooze (SEGA Technical Institute) The Revenge of Shinobi (SEGA AM7) ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (Johnson-Voorsanger Productions/Nu Romantic) Truxton (Toaplan) VectorMan 2 (BlueSky Software) Viewpoint (Nexus Interact) Virtua Racing (SEGA AM2) Warsong (NCS/Cube)
SEGA CD games
Ecco the Dolphin (Novotrade) Ecco: The Tides of Time (Novotrade) Final Fight CD (A-Wave/SEGA) Mansion of Hidden Souls (System Sacom/Vic Tokai) Night Striker (Aisystem Tokyo/Taito) Night Trap (Digital Pictures) Robo Aleste (Compile/Tengen) Sewer Shark (Digital Pictures/Sony Imagesoft) Shining Force CD (Sonic Co./SEGA) Silpheed (Game Arts) Sonic CD (Sonic Team/SEGA) The Ninja Warriors (Natsume/Taito)
Bonus games The North American and European version of the Sega Genesis Mini 2 will also have bonus games. These games were never-before ported outside of Japan and are fairly unknown to the Western market.
Devi & Pii (SEGA) Fantasy Zone (Sunsoft) Space Harrier II + Space Harrier (SEGA) Spatter (SEGA) Star Mobile (Mindware) Super Locomotive (SEGA) VS Puyo Puyo Sun (Compile)
Japanese version
The Japanese version of the Sega Genesis Mini 2 will have many Japanese exclusive games. The list includes classic JRPGs such as Lunar, Popful Mail, and Shin Megami Tensai (from the Persona series). Sega Genesis games
After Burner 2 (Dempa) Alien Soldier (Treasure) Bonanza Bros (SEGA CS) Chelnov (aka Atomic Runner/ Data East) Columns 3: Taiketsu (SEGA CS) Shin Souseiki Ragnacenty (Nextech/SEGA) Devi to Pi (aka Devi & Pii) Fatal Fury 2 (Aspect/Takara) Fantasy Zone (Sunsoft) Gain Ground (SEGA CS) Granada (Wolf Team Cube/Renovation Products) Harimanada (SEGA CS/Megasoft) Honou no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei (SEGA CS) Magical Taruruto-kun (Game Freak) Majandojo Megapanel (Namco) Midnight Resistance (Data East/ISCO/Opera House) Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water aka Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (Namco) Out Run (SIMS/SEGA) Party Quiz Mega Q (Minato Giken) Phantasy Star II (SEGA AM7) Populous (Bullfrog Productions/Electronic Arts) Puyo Puyo Sun (Compile) Puzzle & Action Ichidant-R (SEGA/CRI) Ranger-X aka Ex-Ranza (Gau Entertainment/Cube) Shining in the Darkness (Sonic/Climax/SEGA) Sorcerian (SEGA) Space Harrier 2 (SEGA) Spatter (SEGA) Splatterhouse 2 (Now Production/Namco) Star Cruiser (Arsys Software) Star Mobile (Mindware) Super Locomotive (SEGA) Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (Capcom) Tatsujin (Toaplan) Thunder Force IV (Technosoft/SEGA) Tougi Ou: King Colossus (SEGA CS) Viewpoint (Nexus Interact) Virtua Racing (SEGA AM2)
SEGA CD games
Captain Tsubasa (Tecmo) Ecco the Dolphin CD (Novotrade) Final Fight CD (A-Wave/SEGA) Lunar: Eternal Blue (Game Arts/Working Designs) Lunar: The Silver Star (Game Arts/Working Designs) Mahou no Shoujo: Silky Lip (Riot) Mansion of Hidden Souls (System Sacom/Vic Tokai) Night Striker (Aisystem Tokyo/Taito) Night Trap (Digital Pictures) The Ninja Warriors (Natsume/Taito) Popful Mail (SIMS/Working Designs) Robo Aleste (Compile/Tengen) Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny (Koei) Shin Megami Tensei (SIMS) Shining Force CD (Sonic Co./SEGA) Silpheed (Game Arts) Sonic CD (Sonic Team/SEGA) StarBlade (Namco) Tenka Fubu: Eiyutachi no Houkou (Game Arts) Wondermega Collection (SEGA/JVC)
Release and pricing
The Sega Genesis Mini 2 will include: Genesis Mini 2 Console, 1 Wired Control Pad (6-button controller), USB Power Adapter, Power Cable, and an HDMI Cable.
