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

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Outrun's "PASSING BREEZE" was almost titled as "PASSING WIND"

Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Outrun Composer :
"The name of the song "PASSING BREEZE" was "PASSING WIND" when it was developed.
SOA pointed this out to us when we did a location test in the US, so we changed the song name.
I'm glad we were able to fix it before release "

Source : https://twitter.com/Hiro_H10th/status/1445188137924259840?s=20

[Mystic Monkey]

Outrun's "PASSING BREEZE" was almost titled as "PASSING WIND"



Source : https://twitter.com/Hiro_H10th/status/1445188137924259840?s=20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PJBqlnKC28

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Toshihiro Nagoshi (Yakuza, Daytona, and Super Monkey Ball Creator) and Daisuke Sato have left Sega

"2021 marks Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s 10th anniversary.
From the Yakuza series to the Judgment series and beyond,
we sincerely appreciate everyone who has supported us and our endeavors to this point.

As we reach this 10-year milestone, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio will transition to a new structure.

We will continue our mission to bring you
the best entertainment through our games,
so please look forward to our bright future."

Source : http://ryu-ga-gotoku.com/studio/en/

[Mystic Monkey]

Toshihiro Nagoshi (Yakuza, Daytona, and Super Monkey Ball Creator) and Daisuke Sato have left Sega



Source : http://ryu-ga-gotoku.com/studio/en/

So, new blood and new directions for Ryu Ga Gotoku? With Super Monkey Ball making a come back, it's probably best if they concentrate on the market for that game for awhile.

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So, new blood and new directions for Ryu Ga Gotoku? With Super Monkey Ball making a come back, it's probably best if they concentrate on the market for that game for awhile.

That's depended on how Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania's sale.
In Japan, it's not as successful as Yakuza 7 and Lost Judgment.
But international results could be different.

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Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute on Nintendo Switch features fully working SEGA Saturn emulator

City Connection just recently released Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute that compiled Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang and Guardian Force on a single cartridge.
The game was, well, not well received due to the emulation being used having input lag, making the games hard to play.
The story would have ended there but, GBATemp user Iisreal2301 figured out a way to load his own SEGA Saturn images onto the game file, basically allowing you to boot up any SEGA Saturn game by tricking the system into thinking its loading a Cotton game!

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/10/09/cotton-guardian-force-saturn-tribute-on-nintendo-switch-features-fully-working-sega-saturn-emulator/

[Mystic Monkey]

That's depended on how Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania's sale.
In Japan, it's not as successful as Yakuza 7 and Lost Judgment.
But international results could be different.

If they add more Sega characters to Banana Mania then they're golden.

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If they add more Sega characters to Banana Mania then they're golden.

Probably they still wait for how DLC sale goes to decide about that.

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Classic Sonic content added to Sonic Racing for Apple Arcade

Just a few days ago, we mused on Twitter about how the promised Classic Sonic content announced back in June for Sonic Racing, the Apple Arcade version of Team Sonic Racing, was nowhere to be seen.
Either a SEGA HARDlight staffer saw our tweet and realized they needed to get to work OR (more likely) it just so happened to be that today was the day they planned to debut the new content.

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/10/25/classic-sonic-content-added-to-sonic-racing-for-apple-arcade/

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Humble Bundle and Sega Team Up With Oceana for Sonic’s 30th

$1 :

    Sonic Adventure 2
    Sonic Adventure 2 Battle DLC
    Sonic Adventure DX
    Sonic and Sega All-Star Racing
    Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I
    Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II

Pay more than the average:

    Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
    Sonic Generations
    Sonic Lost World
    Sonic Mania Encore DLC

$10 :

    Team Sonic Racing
    Sonic Mania
    Sonic Forces Digital Bonus Edition

All in all, that’s $225 of Sonic the Hedgehog looking at the full listed retail prices. 

Article : https://primagames.com/news/humble-bundle-and-sega-team-oceana-sonics-30th

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Classic Sonic EXPOSED | SEGA News Bits LIVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gWrKyb4nsk

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SEGA is Introducing the SEGA Insights Lab

Introducing the SEGA Insights Lab! 🔬
Help shape our games by providing feedback, there’s even rewards for those who participate!
Sign-up & FAQ: https://t.co/vRnIs0Z5Xa

Source : https://twitter.com/SEGA/status/1454190359341244435?t=OsJ70LpB8DIOb6IGtyIB-w&s=19

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RetroArch Brings Sega Genesis Emulation to Steam with 32X Support

Picodrive supports Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System, Sega CD, and even 32X games. You can download the RetroArch Picodrive emulator here on Steam.
There are two other RetroArch emulators on Steam via both the Genesis Plus GX multi-platform emulator and Final Burn Neo, however Picodrive goes a bit further by finally supporting 32X games.
Anyone that was using the play test version of their emulator should migrate over to the mainline Steam release.

Article : https://nichegamer.com/retroarch-brings-sega-genesis-emulation-to-steam/

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Sonic Racing [Apple Arcade] - Classic Sonic & Green Hill Zone Tracks Gameplay :

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

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Sega Channel Revival v1 for Megadrive released by Billy Time

Sega Channel Revival is a 32 MegaByte rom designed to emulate an offline version of Sega Channel.
Using the SSF2 mapper and bank switching, The collection features 40 unique selections to choose from across all genres.

Games Included:
Streets of Rage
Castlevania - Bloodlines
General Chaos
Road Rash 2
Street Fighter 2 SCE
Mega Man - The Wily Wars (USA Version)
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sunset Riders
Ghostbusters
Batman
Gunstar Heroes
Toejam and Earl
X-Men (Ultimate X-Men hack by BillyTime! Games)
Shinobi III
Sega Soccer
NHL Hockey
Madden 92
Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl
Golden Axe
Jewel Master
Revenge of Shinobi
Populous
Gauntlet 4
Super Hang On
Super Monaco GP
Micro Machines
Zoop!
Columns
Marble Madness (Tengen Version)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Home Alone
Tiny Toon Adventures
Monopoly
The Flintstones
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
Williams Arcade Greatest Hits
Arcade Classics
Bonanza Bros.
Decap Attack
Dick Tracy
Sega Channel Help Menu (Nov. 94')"

Link : https://segaxtreme.net/threads/sega-channel-revival-v1-for-megadrive-released-by-billy-time.25087/