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

[Berto]

SEGA Talk #176: Sonic Drift 1 & 2 (1994-1995)







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_kgGJK-t3s

On this episode of SEGA Talk, we shift into portable racing mode as we take a deep dive into Sonic Drift and Sonic Drift 2 — SEGA’s kart racers released exclusively for the Game Gear. Long before Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, these two hidden gems let players race as their favorite characters across colorful, high-speed tracks inspired by the early 16-bit Sonic era. So lets put the pedal to the metal on SEGA Talk!

Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2025/12/19/sega-talk-176-sonic-drift-1-2-1994-1995/

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Physical Edition Release Date Announcement Trailer







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhmhRE5sSk

The wait is almost over!
The Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Nintendo Switch™️ 2 Edition is coming out on Physical on March 26, 2026!
And, as an extra treat, the Blue Star Extreme Gear is now available for free for ALL CrossWorlds players!

Pre-order today: https://RaceCrossWorlds.com

[Berto]

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - The "Blue Star" Extreme Gear is now available for free!

If you don't have this iconic board yet, be sure to check your preferred platform's store to download and add it to your collection!

Source: https://x.com/RaceCrossWorlds/status/2010883518151479544

[Mystic Monkey]

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - The "Blue Star" Extreme Gear is now available for free!







Source: https://x.com/RaceCrossWorlds/status/2010883518151479544

So I could've just waited, instead of buying the DLC like a chump?

[Berto]

So I could've just waited, instead of buying the DLC like a chump?

This "Blue Star" one was already announce to be free, it's just only released right now.
Also there are already a lot of extreme gears in the game, missing one actually doesn't mean anything much.

[Mystic Monkey]

This "Blue Star" one was already announce to be free, it's just only released right now.
Also there are already a lot of extreme gears in the game, missing one actually doesn't mean anything much.

Huh? Then what did I get for £1.69?

[Berto]

Huh? Then what did I get for £1.69?

Depended on what you buy.
Minecraft Pack?
SpongeBob SquarePants Pack?
PAC-MAN Pack?
Or Additional Pack?
The last one contains Sonic Prime Character Pack (and Werehog Pack but only for pre-order for digital / day-one edition for physical) with early access for "Blue Star" Extreme Gear.

[Berto]

Best-selling games in the U.S. for November 2025

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 – Microsoft
2. Battlefield 6 – EA
3. NBA 2K26 – Take-Two Interactive
...
13. SONIC RACING: CROSSWORLDS – SEGA
...
19. Forza Horizon 5 – Microsoft
20. Digimon Story: Time Stranger – Bandai Namco

Article: https://nintendoeverything.com/best-selling-games-in-the-u-s-for-november-2025-kirby-air-riders-hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-make-the-list/

[Mystic Monkey]

Depended on what you buy.
Minecraft Pack?
SpongeBob SquarePants Pack?
PAC-MAN Pack?
Or Additional Pack?
The last one contains Sonic Prime Character Pack (and Werehog Pack but only for pre-order for digital / day-one edition for physical) with early access for "Blue Star" Extreme Gear.

Hm, dunno what I got for free or paid at this point. I did pre-buy it.

[Berto]

Hm, dunno what I got for free or paid at this point. I did pre-buy it.

It's indeed rather confusing with the difference of pre-order or not, digital deluxe or not, physical day one or not.

[Berto]

Your "Nintendo Switch 2025" Year in Review has arrived!







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ruh66dTYTo

Check out not only your 2025 adventures, but memories from past years with your Nintendo Switch as well.
See your personalized review here in the link below.

Link: https://ninten.do/6013tAW9J

[Mystic Monkey]

It's indeed rather confusing with the difference of pre-order or not, digital deluxe or not, physical day one or not.

Well, DLCs are either free or cheap, so not like it'll be an issue for me.

[Berto]

Well, DLCs are either free or cheap, so not like it'll be an issue for me.

There was a time when game didn't have DLC back then. Right now almost every game has it.

[Mystic Monkey]

There was a time when game didn't have DLC back then. Right now almost every game has it.

Back then, we didn't had DLCs or "patches". When a game was released, it was expected to be of top-quality as it is. If it had any errors or mistakes, that's the developers fault. Now days games often have "patches" which excuses developers from bugs and errors.

And while we didn't had DLCs back then, we had expansions.


(And every "third version" Pokémon game since.)


DLCs are pretty much the same content, just shorter and cheaper.

[Berto]

Back then, we didn't had DLCs or "patches". When a game was released, it was expected to be of top-quality as it is. If it had any errors or mistakes, that's the developers fault. Now days games often have "patches" which excuses developers from bugs and errors.

And while we didn't had DLCs back then, we had expansions.


(And every "third version" Pokémon game since.)


DLCs are pretty much the same content, just shorter and cheaper.

Well, expansion still exists as a form of many DLCs form.
They usually called it Expansion Pass or Season Pass.
Usually it consist of many individual DLCs that's not released yet but we could get them cheaper than buying the individual DLCs separately if we buy them.
Still if we are a "patient gamer," we could wait for a "Complete" or "Game of the Year" edition later which consist all of them.