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5 SEGA Arcade Games That Have Never Received Home Ports | YouTube Channel

Monday, August 18th, 2025

There are still buckets of SEGA arcade games that have never been ported to home consoles, so let’s take a look at 5 SEGA arcade titles that are still stuck in arcade exclusivity and determine whether or not they need a home console port:

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Go! Go! PogoGirl Now Available for Mega Drive

Tuesday, August 12th, 2025

Ohsat Games’s Go! Go! PogoGirl originally released for PC back in 2022, but the game has now been officially ported to the Mega Drive by SpacePantsGames.

Go! Go! PogoGirl is a cute, retro-styled platformer that sees you bounce around over 25 stages, looking for gems and defeating enemies. There’s also boss battles to contend with.

The Mega Drive port of Go! Go! PogoGirl is available digitally via SpacePantsGames’s Itch.io page, or physically via The Retro Room. The physical version can be bought complete in box or cartridge only if you prefer.

A Look at 5 More Amiga Games Ported to the Mega Drive | YouTube Channel

Monday, August 11th, 2025

We’re diving back into the world of Amiga to Mega Drive ports for another look at 5 more games that have origins on the Amiga! Watch our latest YouTube video via the embed below:

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New Home Video, Action Figure and Graphic Novel Entries Added to Merchandise Section

Friday, August 8th, 2025

A whole slew of new additions to our Merchandise section have just gone live on the website. Please see the full list of changes, updates and additions in the list below:

Virus Buster Serge volumes 2 and 3 added to Virus Buster Serge home video entry
– Espio 2025 Jakks Pacific action figure added to Models and Figurines section
– New scans and inside shots added for volumes 1-9 of the Sonic Archives graphic novels in the Comics and Graphic Novels section
– New inside shots added to volumes 11 and 16 of the Sonic Archives graphic novels in the Comics and Graphic Novels section
– Sonic Select volume 8 added to Comics and Graphic Novels section
– New inside shots added to volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10 of the Sonic Select graphic novels in the Comics and Graphic Novels section

All Spider-Man Games for the SEGA Mega Drive | YouTube Channel

Friday, August 8th, 2025

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s Spider-Man is an iconic comic book superhero that has endured for many decades. In this video we take a look at every Mega Drive game that the web crawler has appeared in:

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Combat and Training Stage Showcased in New Virtua Fighter Project Trailer | Video Spotlight

Monday, August 4th, 2025

SEGA have showcased a new look at some in-game combat as well as the training stage for their New Virtua Fighter Project at EVO 2025.

This latest teaser pits Akira and Stella against each other in a futuristic training environment. The 2 combatents trade blows, dodges seem to activate slow motion effects, and there’s also noticeable damage displayed on the characters when you land a critical hit. There’s also a striking cinematic moment when Stella lands a finishing blow.

You can check out the New Virtua Fighter Project footage by clicking the embed below:

New Virtua Fighter Project is in development at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios. No release date or target platforms have been revealed at the time of writing, but we are promised more news at the Tokyo Game Show that starts September 25th 2025.

There’s Beyblade X Decals in Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Now

Monday, August 4th, 2025

SEGA have announced a brand deal with Beyblade X which means that Beyblade decals will now appear in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.

SEGA are really pushing to include a lot of properties they don’t own in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds as Beyblade now joins Minecraft and Nickelodeon as properties that will show up in the game when it launches in September 2025. You can see Sonic driving a Beyblade car in the trailer below:

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches on September 29th 2025 for Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5 and PC. The game is being developed by Sonic Team.

The Excellent Dizzy Collection Game Gear Review | YouTube Channel

Saturday, August 2nd, 2025

1994’s The Excellent Dizzy Collection is a PAL exclusive compilation of 3 entries in The Oliver Twins’s legendary Dizzy series. It is currently one of the rarest Game Gear games on the second hand market, but is it worth it? Let’s find out!

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Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Comes to Modern Platforms October 30th 2025

Friday, August 1st, 2025

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. is finally arriving on modern platforms with the new subtitle of World Stage. This new version of the game will release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 30th 2025, while the Switch 2 version is promised as “coming soon”. The PC will also receive the game as a free update to the version of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. that is already available on the platform.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage will feature online multiplayer with crossplay support between all platforms. The game will also support rollback netcode for smoother online play. The game also features a brand new single player mode and also makes Dural entirely playable instead of just being a boss character.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage is being developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and will launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 30th 2025. The game will also release on Steam and Switch 2 “soon”.

Console Heroes, Toy Mega Drive Cartridge Dioramas Revealed | Merchandise

Friday, August 1st, 2025

SEGA have partnered with toy manufacturer Console Heroes to launch a line of toy Mega Drive cartridges that open up to reveal a diorama and figures based on a selection of Mega Drive games. There are currently 5 sets available to pre-order from Entertainment Earth and the entire toyline appears to be North American exclusive at the time of writing.

The 5 sets are themed around Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Super Street Fighter II, Altered Beast and a Supervillain Boss Bundle Playset that comes housed in a opening Mega Drive console playset; complete with cartridge storage tray for the cartridge playsets. The cartridge playsets are priced at $17.99 each, while the boss bundle is priced at $39.99. You can see some photos of each playset opened to show its diorama in the image gallery below:

If you’re based in North America and want to pre-order these Console Heroes playsets then you can place your orders at Entertainment Earth right now. The playsets are due to launch later in August 2025.

[Source: Toy Ark]

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