SEGA Racing Games - You Don't Just Play at Steering, You Live It

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Sega Black Friday Sale Offers
Lots Of Great Savings On Switch (North America)





All of these deals are available from now right up until 2nd December :

- Catherine: Full Body – $29.99 (was $49.99)
- Citizens of Space – $4.49 (was $14.99)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix – $19.69 (was $39.39)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – $29.99 (was $59.99)
- Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder – $5.99 (was $14.99)
- SEGA Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Columns II: A Voyage Through Time – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Fantasy Zone – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Gain Ground – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Herzog Zwei – $5.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Ichidant-R – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Out Run – $5.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Phantasy Star – $5.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Puyo Puyo – $5.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Puyo Puyo 2 – $5.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Shinobi – $5.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Sonic the Hedgehog – $5.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – $5.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Space Harrier – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Thunder Force AC – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Virtua Racing – $5.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Ages Wonder Boy: Monster Land – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- SEGA Genesis Classics – $14.99 (was $29.99)
- SEGA Ages G-LOC Air Battle – $3.99 (was $7.99)
- Shining Resonance Refrain – $11.99 (was $29.99)
- SolSeraph – $4.49 (was $14.99)
- Sonic Forces – $9.99 (was $19.99)
- Sonic Mania – $9.99 (was $19.99)
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD – $19.99 (was $29.99)
- Team Sonic Racing – $19.99 (was $29.99)
- Two Point Hospital – $19.99 (was $39.99)
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 – $17.99 (was $29.99)

Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/sega_black_friday_sale_offers_lots_of_great_savings_on_switch_north_america

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10 Amazing Facts About the Development of Virtua Racing

8: This title was originally planned around the theme of classic cars, but Formula One racing was very popular internationally at the time, which shaped the end-product to revolve around F1 cars.

9: The game included various in-game background mechanics such as palm trees that dropped their fruit if players collided into them or gates that would open up detours if players went in reverse.

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2019/07/05/10-amazing-facts-about-the-development-of-virtua-racing/

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"INITIAL D THE ARCADE" Official Live Broadcast



SEGA will deliver the official live broadcast of "Initial D" arcade series from 20:00 on December 11, 2020 (Friday).
It will provide latest information on "Initial D ARCADE STAGE Zero" and its future sequel "Initial D THE ARCADE".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_nf9dlKy-U

Source : https://sega.jp/topics/201204_3/

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Initial D THE ARCADE - Opening Video

Platform : Arcade
Release date : Spring 2021
Song / artist : SCRAMBLE EYES / MOTSU vs A-One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqOBO0OMaQQ

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Experience High Octane Racing with SEGA's ATV Slam !!!
SEGA Arcade Games Catalogue from Sega Amusements International Ltd.

ATV Slam is a quad-bike racing game using an all-terrain vehicle and a custom motion platform for realism.
There are ten exotic environments and five different vehicles, plus wind effects.

View ATV Slam and other SEGA Arcade Games Catalogue here :
Worlwide Catalogue : https://0f348959-beb0-4582-b308-baa46c183e98.filesusr.com/ugd/3fa987_f59575316cc34487b9ad6613ed98373a.pdf
US Catalogue : https://0f348959-beb0-4582-b308-baa46c183e98.filesusr.com/ugd/3fa987_3b683400899545fea81991f4bf1b26d2.pdf
Official site : https://www.segaarcade.us.com/

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New Crazy Taxi-Inspired Game Announced,
Published by Sega in Asia & Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry5N2UNZKsc

It will be interesting to see whether or not Taxi Chaos can truly capture the charm of the game that inspired it (Crazy Taxi).
Sega owns a patent on Crazy Taxi's core gameplay mechanic, so it seems that developer Team6 Studios would have had to receive a blessing from the company before making Taxi Chaos.

Article : https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/taxi-chaos-crazy-taxi-inspired-game-sega-published/
Official Site : https://lion-castle.com/

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SEGA Astro City Mini Unboxing - SEGAbits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_CJsXe8b6o

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Miyamoto says his kids played a lot of SEGA games when they were younger, inspired him to try harder

Miyamoto said in a recent interview with The New Yorker that they also played a lot of SEGA titles like Out Run and Space Harrier.
Rather than being jealous, he said this inspired him to try harder, “so that they preferred the ones I made.”

Article : https://nintendoeverything.com/miyamoto-says-his-kids-played-a-lot-of-sega-games-when-they-were-younger-inspired-him-to-try-harder/

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SEGA 60th DJ LIVE [TGS 2020 Online]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG-x9WJ07us

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Sega will reopen the Retro Game Floor at its Akihabara Building 3 arcade this week
The floor will include many racing games including Outrun and Scud Race Twin

Check the full list of arcade games that will be available to play at the Retro Game Floor:
- House of the Dead SD
- House of the Dead 2 DX
- House of the Dead 4 SD
- Rad Mobile
- Crazy Taxi
- Manx TT Super Bike
- After Burner II SD
- Virtua Cop 2
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Ver.5.2
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjo no Kizuna
- A.B. Cop
- OutRun SD
- OutRun 2
- Thunder Blade SD
- Sky Target SD
- Super Hang-On
- Space Attack
- Space Harrier
- Scud Race Twin
- Daytona USA 2

Article : https://www.siliconera.com/sega-akihabara-building-3s-retro-game-floor-reopens-this-week/

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The UI & UX of Sonic Racing

Early ideas and wireframes were first explored on paper and then turned into Adobe XD click-through prototypes.
Those prototypes were helpful during the game development as they were frequently used to showcase features to the team and used as a tool to scope the work involved on each feature.

Article : https://interfaceingame.com/articles/the-ui-ux-of-sonic-racing/

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"Now it's up to you!"

Happy 20th Anniversary Super Monaco GP (MD)!
Motor racer Super Monaco GP took off on the Mega Drive in January 1991.
Was this one of the first racing games you played?

Source : https://twitter.com/SEGAForever/status/1353115413417177093

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M2 Has Updated Six Sega Ages Titles For Nintendo Switch

The emulation experts at M2 might not necessarily be releasing any more Sega Ages titles for the Nintendo Switch, but it's not entirely done with this collection just yet.
According to the Japanese company's official Twitter account, it's just released updates for six of its Sega Ages games. These updates cover Thunder Force IV, Phantasy Star, Outrun, Gain Ground, Puyo Puyo and Virtua Racing.

Article : https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/01/m2_has_updated_six_sega_ages_titles_for_nintendo_switch

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Sumo Digital acquires PixelAnt Games

Sumo Digital has acquired PixelAnt Games, a Wroclaw, Poland-based studio founded in July 2020, the company announced.
PixelAnt Games is Sumo Digital’s tenth development studio. The company’s other studios include Sumo Sheffield, Sumo Nottingham, Sumo Newcastle, Sumo Pune, Sumo Leamington, Sumo Warrington, The Chinese Room, Red Kite Games, and Lab42.

Article : https://www.gematsu.com/2021/02/sumo-digital-acquires-pixelant-games

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Initial D The Arcade launches February 25 in Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqOBO0OMaQQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93kLJquYnno

Initial D The Arcade will launch in Japanese arcades on February 25, Sega announced.
Sega will also host a second official live stream for the arcade racing game including the latest information on February 19 at 20:00 JST.

Article : https://www.gematsu.com/2021/02/initial-d-the-arcade-launches-february-25-in-japan