Brand new games for Genesis/Mega-Drive, coming from talented indie enthusiast developers, are a common occurrence today. It is rather exciting, but it might be a little tough to keep track of them all. Of course, you can search SegaBits for our own articles about new Genesis game releases, but what if I told you there’s now a website with an easy to read catalogue of upcoming releases to look out for?
Developed by fellow Sega fan and writer Mollie L Patterson, Mega Drive Tracker is a WordPress site keeping track of upcoming Genesis releases that are planned to come out on physical cartridges that you can buy and run on original Genesis hardware. The pages for each game include links to the websites where the games can be bought or pre-ordered, if they are still available. This includes a couple of games we have written about before too. They’re grouped by four categories:
- New Releases, which are brand new games being developed from the ground up for Genesis. (Examples: Phantom Gear, Earthion, ZPF)
- Ports, which are conversions of games that already exist on other hardware. (Examples: Black Jewel Reborn, P47 II MD, Asuka 120% Re-bon)
- Reprints, which are brand new printings of games that already released on Genesis years ago. (Examples: Aero The Acro-bat, Grind Stormer, Twin Cobra)
- Localizations, which are translated releases of games originally unreleased in English speaking countries. (Example: Eliminate Down, Slap Fight)
Take a look after the break for a link to the website for you to bookmark and look at.
Unbelievably, 35 years after its US launch, there are enough new games coming for the Sega Genesis that it can be hard to keep track.
Now, you don’t have to! I’ve launched the Mega Drive Tracker, a site that catalogs all the new physical releases coming to Sega’s 16-bit console.
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— Mollie L Patterson (@mollipen.bsky.social) November 4, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Check out the website for yourself here, and be sure to follow Mollie L Patterson on BlueSky Social for updates from her about Mega Drive Tracker. Be sure to bookmark Mega Drive Tracker if you’re someone who loves collection brand new games for your beloved Genesis, too. Let us know in the comments below what physical Genesis games you’re most looking forward to, as well.
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