Sega Genesis Mini 2 full list of games: Phantasy Star 2, Sonic CD, and more

Phantasy Star 2, Streets of Rage 3, Shinobi’s Revenge, Ecco the Dolphin, Even the most infamous Night Trap All 60 titles were included in the Sega Genesis Mini 2 launch list, which will be available on October 27, when this throwback console goes on sale.

[Ed. note: The author’s decision not to spotlight the inclusion of Sewer Shark is egregious and yet understandable. Shoot the tubes, dogmeat!]

Sega revealed the complete roster on Friday morning. It noted that 12 games were Sega CD titles. This means the CD era in console video gaming will be made its debut this fall on a miniature collectible console.

Here’s the full list of games included on the Sega Genesis Mini 2:

• After Burner II
• Alien Soldier
• Atomic Runner
• Bonanza Bros.
• ClayFighter
• Crusader to Centy
• Desert Strike: Gulf Return
• Earthworm Jim 2
• ElementalMaster
• Fatal Fury 2
• Gain ground
• Golden Axe 2
• Granada
• Hellfire
• Herzog Zwei
• Quest for the Darkstar with the Lightening force
• Midnight Resistance
• OutRun
• OutRunners
• Phantasy Star 2
• Populous
• Rainbow Islands Additional
• Ranger-X
• Ristar
• Rolling Thunder 2.
• Shadow Dancer: What is the Secret of? Shinobi
• Shining Force 2
• The Light in the Darkness
• Sonic 3D Blast
• Splatterhouse 2
• Streets of Rage 3.
• Super Hang-On
• Super Street Fighter 2: New Challengers
• The Ooze
• Shinobi’s Revenge
• ToeJam & EarlFunkotron Panic
• Truxton
• VectorMan 2
• Viewpoint
• Virtua Racing
• Warsong
• Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD version)
• Ecco: Time’s Tides (Sega CD version)
• Final Fight CD
• Hidden Souls’ Mansion
• Night Striker
• Night Trap
• Robo Aleste
• Sewer Shark
• Shining Force CD
• Silpheed
• Sonic The Hedgehog CD
• Ninja Warriors

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The Mini 2 includes seven “bonus games,” two of which are previously unreleased titles, and the others are new ports of games from another platform. These previously unreleased titles are Devi & Pii Star Mobile. Star Mobile.These are the five new ports Space Harrier 2, Fantasy Zone (plus Space Harrier 2), Spatter, Super Locomotive, Vs. Puyo Puyo Sun.

Amazon Japan is the exclusive seller of Sega Genesis Mini 2. A Sega representative at the beginning of August told Polygon that the Genesis Mini 2’s availability in the West will be one-tenth of the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2’s run in Japan, owing to the global semiconductor shortage.

Sega Genesis Mini 2 costs $105.23. Shipping from Japan is $21.99. This makes the import cost of the Sega Genesis Mini 2 $127.22.

Sega first announced the Sega Genesis Mini 2 — as the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2 — during a livestream at the beginning of June. The sequel console follows 2019’s Sega Genesis Mini, which launched with 42 games. That console answered 2017’s disappointing Sega Genesis Flashback HD, a mini-console made by AtGames that fell well short of fans’ expectations following Nintendo’s very successful NES Classic Edition and Super NES Classic Edition.