Sega reveals new Mega Drive Mini 2 games for Japan

Sega revealed that the Mega Drive Mini 2 retro console would be heading to North America. Today, the company announced that it has a bunch of brand new Japanese games. That includes new Sega CD titles like Capcom’s Final Fight CD and Game Arts’ The Silver Star: LunarAnd Eternal Blue, Lunar. There are also a few curiousities such as the Japan-only arcade gaming game Sanrin San-chan (aka Mr. Tricycle“, aka SpatterIt will be the first console to feature the ).

Sega also confirmed a handful of fighting games for the 16-bit console: Capcom’s Super Street Fighter 2, SNK’s Fatal Fury 2, and Sega’s own sumo game Aa HarimanadaBased on the Manga of the Same Name, this title seems unlikely to be available for the Genesis Mini 2. Sorry, sumo fans.

Treasure’s Alien Soldier was likewise confirmed for the Mega Drive Mini 2 — it was already announced for the Genesis Mini 2 — as was Taoplan’s Tatsujin, the vertically scrolling shoot-’em-up known as TruxtonThe West.

Mega Drive Mini 2 owners get Japan-only access Wonder Mega Collection — a variety pack of four games and four karaoke songs for Sega CD, which is also unlikely to head West. Mega Drive Mini 2 gets Gambler Jiko Chuushinha: Katayama Masayuki’s Mahjong Dojo — a Game Arts game that also seems unlikely to carry over to the Genesis Mini 2, due to the fact that few people outside of Japan read manga based on mahjong, or play retro games based on that manga.

The new additions could be read as positive news for the Sega Genesis Mini 2’s lineup, given the new inclusions of Capcom, SNK, and Game Arts games. The Genesis Mini 2’s current game library comprises mostly Sega-published games, with the exception of Namco’s Splatterhouse 2And Rolling Thunder 2, and Taito’s Night Striker, Rainbow Islands PlusPlease see the following: Ninja Warriors.

Sega will launch the Mega Drive Mini 2 & Genesis Mini 2 simultaneously on October 27, Amazon has the Genesis Mini 2 available exclusively for $103.80. The shipping cost to Japan is $21.99. This brings the import total of the Genesis Mini 2 at $125.79. Tax included.