In one of the most surprising discoveries in recent memory, an unreleased 1992 Sonic arcade game called SEGASonic Bros. has been revealed by Tumblr user ShouTime.
The game appears to be a puzzle game that was location tested but sadly failed said test. ShouTime, the user responsible for discovering the game’s arcade board, is also the person responsible for the ROM dump of the SEGASonic Popcorn Shop that was made available back in October 2015.
Another image of the game and some further information was also released by ShouTime. This information confirms that the game was developed by Bubble Bobble creator Fukio Mitsuji and the second screenshot shows a menu screen that bares surprising similarities to Puzzle Bobble:
SEGAbits have also discovered mention of the game from an old issue of EGM. The article details a few announcements regarding various Sonic games, including a comment that mentions an upcoming arcade game that, “invites multiple players to assume the role of different colored Sonics”.
Furthermore, a Sonic Retro forum user called Black Squirrel has also discovered mention of another unreleased Sonic arcade game in a different issue of EGM. The extract says, “We have developed two Sonic arcade games that have never been released because they were not the specialness that Sonic was”.
Fingers crossed ShouTime reveals further information about the game in due course!
Now here’s a game I never expected to see on Western shores!
SEGA America have committed to bringing 7th Dragon III Code: VFD to America. SEGA have never brought any 7th Dragon games to the West previously so this is quite a shock.
Developed by imageepoch, the games are produced by Rieko Kodama of Phantasy Star fame. The soundtracks are also produced by legendary SEGA composer Yuzo Koshiro. Take a look at the announcement trailer below:
7th Dragon III Code: VFD will lauch for 3DS in America this summer. There is currently no word on a European release.
The Huffington Post have published a fascinating new article that uncovers more evidence that Michael Jackson did work on the soundtrack to Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
While claims and rumours that Jackson worked on the soundtrack have circulated for years, confirmation that the artist worked on the game has always been a bit flaky. Various sources have gone on record to say Jackson did work on the game, but nobody has ever managed to confirm exactly what songs Jackson had a hand in.
While this new article still doesn’t confirm exactly what songs contain Jackson’s direct influence, it does contain new interviews with the game’s credited composers that catagorically confirm Jackson’s involvement and the recording process. It’s a brilliant read that we highly recommend you check out. You can do so by clicking here.
The PS4 re-release of Valkyra Chronicles will come to both European and American territories this Spring under the name Valkyria Chronicles Remastered.
The game will receive both a physical and digital release with the physical release being in a special edition “day one” case. American pricing puts the game at $29.99 while Canadian pricing is at $44.99. There is currently no word on European pricing.
In a rather surprising turn of events, SEGA have committed to bringing the 3DS compilation title SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2 to the West under the new name of SEGA 3D Classics Collection.
The collection bundles together the previously released M2 versions of 3D Sonic The Hedgehog, 3D Galaxy Force II, 3D Thunderblade, 3D Altered Beast, 3D Fantasy Zone II but with 2 exclusive ports of 3D Power Drift and 3D Puyo Puyo 2. Also included are two 3D Master System titles; Maze Walker and Fantasy Zone II.
Also confirmed are new SEGA 3DS themes. While no specifics are currently available outside a “coming soon” release date, we can assume that the Dreamcast console theme could well be one of them as SEGA have previously teased the release of that theme.
SEGA 3D Classics Collection launches on the 26th of April in America, exclusively for 3DS. There is currently no word on a European release.
Developer Noctet Studio has launched the Kickstarter for the SEGA-inspired racing game Slipstream. Check out the campaign trailer below:
As you can see, the game is heavily influenced by games like Out Run, Super Hang-On and even things like Sonic 2 if you take a look at the casino-themed area. Noctet is only asking for $6000 and the game is due to release in March 2016.
RadioSEGA’s WinterFest returns this Friday the 18th of December and we’ll be making a special appearance on Saturday with a one-off Cyber Razor Cut! Our show will go live at 8pm GMT on Saturday the 19th of December and will run for 2 hours. We should have a prize to giveaway as well so if you wanna bag some loot then you’ll have to listen live!
You can check out the full schedule below:
Friday, 18th December, 2015
– 7pm GMT (2pm ET/11am PT) – RSN Live with voice
– 8pm GMT (3pm ET/12pm PT) – SEGA Mixer Drive with Rexy
– 10pm GMT (5pm ET/2pm PT) – FiGHTS: into Streams… with Ravsieg
– Midnight GMT (7pm ET/4pm PT) – Club SEGA with I Need Fruit
– 2am GMT (9pm ET/6pm PT) – The Voice of SEGA with DrScottnik
– 4am GMT (11pm ET/8pm PT) – Blastmas Live! with The Blast Processors
– 5am GMT (Midnight ET/9pm PT) – Last Call: The WinterFest Sessions with Audio Sprite
Saturday, 19th December, 2015
– 3pm GMT (10am ET/7am PT) – The Sonic Show’s Christmas Craptacular 2: The Crappening
– 5pm GMT (12pm ET/9am PT) – VOCALAND with Tracker_TD
– 6pm GMT (1pm ET/10am PT) – The Weekend Bonanza with Andy
– 8pm GMT (3pm ET/12pm PT) – The Cyber Razor Cut with SonicYoda
– 10pm GMT (5pm ET/2pm PT) – SEGA AGES with Simon
– Midnight GMT (7pm ET/4pm PT) – Sanity Within Chaos with cdrom1019
– 2am GMT (9pm ET/6pm PT) – SEGA Nerdcast with SEGA Nerds
– 3am GMT (10pm ET/7pm PT) – Last Call: The WinterFest Sessions with Opus Science Collective
– 4am GMT (11pm ET/8pm PT) – Last Call: The WinterFest Sessions with Mykah
– 5am GMT (Midnight ET/9pm PT) – Last Call: The WinterFest Sessions with Dr. halc
Sunday, 20th December, 2015
– 3pm GMT (10am ET/7am PT) – SEGA Does Podcast with Dylan Cornelius and Sam ‘The Pixel Dude’
– 4pm GMT (11am ET/8am PT) – Sounding Ecco with Caverns of Hope
– 6pm GMT(1pm ET/10am PT) – The SEGA Lounge with KC and SSF1991
– 8pm GMT (3pm ET/12pm PT) – Sega Addicts AM
– 10pm GMT (5pm ET/2pm PT) – Saturday Night SEGA with Gavvie
– 11pm GMT (6pm ET/3pm PT) – Rest Past the Grind with EsperK
– Midnight GMT (7pm ET/4pm PT) – Last Call: The WinterFest Sessions with RoBKTA
Full details can be found at RadioSEGA. We look forward to seeing as many of you listening in as possible!
As if the release of Yakuza 5 wasn’t exciting enough, SEGA has also committed to releasing Yakuza 0 in the West.
There aren’t much in the way of specifics, but the game will be releasing in Western regions on PS4. There is some confusion as to whether the game will make it to Europe but the trailer confirms a European release while SEGA Europe are being indecisive about whether this is the case or not.
No release date or any details regarding a physical or digital release are available at this time. However there is a rather tasty announcement trailer which you can watch below:
It’s been a very long wait but Yakuza 5’s Western release is finally dated and it’s coming next week on the 8th of December.
The game’s release date was revealed in tonight’s Playstation Experience event. Yakuza 5 will be released digitally for PS3 and include all the DLC that was released during its original Japanese campaign.
The first trailer for the new PS4 Valkyria game Valkyria: Azure Revolution has arrived and you can watch it below. In typical Japanese fashion there’s a sexy lady with impossible breasts in it:
Valkyria: Azure Revolution will launch for PS4 in Japan sometime in 2016. The PS4 Valkyria Chronicles Remaster also launches in Japan for PS4 on the 10th of February 2016. The box art has also been revealed and you can see that below:
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