After a month of speculation, Sega has revealed the full and complete game list of 60 (actually 61) titles included in the Sega Genesis Mini 2 for North America and Europe, where it will be called Mega Drive Mini 2. Sega Genesis Mini 2 includes dozens of Genesis games, 12 Sega CD games, and seven (actually eight) “bonus games.” These bonus games consist of new ports and previously unreleased games, and you can check out some details on each bonus game in the Sega Genesis Mini 2 / Mega Drive Mini 2 below:
- Devi & Pii – Paddle-style game developed by Takashi Iizuka in 1993, before he developed Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Iizuka san designed the game, characters, and sprites. The game never released.
- Fantasy Zone – New port from the same team who ported Darius for the original Genesis Mini.
- Space Harrier II (+Space Harrier) – New ports using the sprite zoom function!
- Spatter – M2 “hobby” port of a small arcade game released by Sega in 1984. The game was created by the graphic designer of Flicky.
- Star Mobile – Puzzle game developed by Mindware in 1992; it was completed at the time but never released.
- Super Locomotive – M2 “hobby” port of a small arcade game released by Sega in 1982.
- VS Puyo Puyo Sun – “Demake” of Puyo Puyo Sun, only featuring VS mode, with new rules not found in the original version.
Otherwise, the full game list for Sega Genesis Mini 2 is packed with the usual suspects and a few nice surprises. Games like Golden Axe II, Phantasy Star II, and Sewer Shark are totally unsurprising but welcome all the same, but games like Final Fight CD and Night Trap are a nice extra touch. You’re not likely to recognize every game on the list though, so Sega has released a new video that offers brisk details on each game included in Genesis Mini 2 / Mega Drive 2, including some optional features not present in the original releases. For instance, Phantasy Star II now offers adjustable movement speed and a new Easy Mode.
A List of All Games for Sega Genesis Mini 2 / Mega Drive Mini 2 for North America and Europe, Including Sega CD Games and Bonus Games
- After Burner II
- Alien Soldier
- Atomic Runner
- Bonanza Bros.
- ClayFighter
- Crusader of Centy
- Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
- Earthworm Jim 2
- Elemental Master
- Fatal Fury 2
- Gain Ground
- Golden Axe II
- Granada
- Hellfire
- Herzog Zwei
- Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
- Midnight Resistance
- OutRun
- OutRunners
- Phantasy Star II
- Populous
- RAINBOW ISLANDS -EXTRA-
- Ranger-X
- Ristar
- ROLLING THUNDER 2
- Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
- Shining Force II
- Shining in the Darkness
- Sonic 3D Blast
- SPLATTERHOUSE 2
- Streets of Rage 3
- Super Hang-On
- SUPER STREET FIGHTER II THE NEW CHALLENGERS
- The Ooze
- The Revenge of Shinobi
- ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
- Truxton
- VectorMan 2
- Viewpoint
- Virtua Racing
- Warsong
- Ecco the Dolphin (CD Ver.) (Sega CD)
- Ecco: The Tides of Time (CD Ver.) (Sega CD)
- Final Fight CD (Sega CD)
- Mansion of Hidden Souls (Sega CD)
- NIGHT STRIKER (Sega CD)
- Night Trap (Sega CD)
- Robo Aleste (Sega CD)
- Sewer Shark (Sega CD)
- Shining Force CD (Sega CD)
- SILPHEED (Sega CD)
- Sonic The Hedgehog CD (Sega CD)
- THE NINJAWARRIORS (Sega CD)
- Devi & Pii (Bonus Game, previously unreleased)
- Fantasy Zone (Bonus Game, new port)
- Space Harrier II (+Space Harrier) (Bonus Game, new ports)
- Spatter (Bonus Game, new port)
- Star Mobile (Bonus Game, previously unreleased)
- Super Locomotive (Bonus Game, new port)
- VS Puyo Puyo Sun (Bonus Game, new port)
The only bummer — one that hurts me to my core — is that Lunar didn’t make the cut; it will stay exclusive to the Japanese version of the mini console. But Warsong, which is actually Langrisser, made the cut, and it shares its composer in common with Lunar. That’s better than nothing. What do you think of the full game list for Sega Genesis Mini 2 / Mega Drive 2 in North America and Europe?
The mini console is available to purchase and preorder at Amazon exclusively in North America, and it will be available to preorder in Europe in September. In both regions, it launches on October 27, 2022, but it will receive approximately a tenth of the manufacturing run that the original unit received. You can check out some new and old game package art below.
