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Final 12 Genesis Mini Games List Includes One Of The World's Rarest Versions Of Tetris
It's only been a few months since Sega unveiled the revamped Genesis Mini, their own take on the minconsole that they spent the last two years making sure they got completely right. One of the important factors in nailing the concept is the game library, which Sega has slowly drip-fed out since announcement. Now we finally have the last 12 games, rounding out the full library of 42, with a surprising addition.
The newly-announced games are in bold.
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Space Harrier 2
- Shining Force
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- ToeJam & Earl
- Comix Zone
- Altered Beast
- Gunstar Heroes
- Earthworm Jim
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
- World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
- Contra: Hard Corps
- Thunder Force III
- Super Fantasy Zone
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Streets of Rage 2
- Landstalker
- Mega Man: The Wily Wars
- Street Fighter II: Special Championship Edition
- Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
- Beyond Oasis
- Golden Axe
- Phantasy Star IV: The End Of The Millennium
- Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball
- Vectorman
- Wonder Boy in Monster World
- Tetris
- Darius
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Alisia Dragoon
- Monster World IV
- Kid Chameleon
- Road Rash II
- Eternal Champions
- Columns
- Dynamite Headdy
- Strider
- Light Crusader
Tetris is a shocking addition, much like Star Fox 2 on the SNES Classic. For those who don't know, Tetris was fully developed by Sega and an actual production run for the game started when some licensing issues halted the intended release. Supposedly, only 5-10 copies of the game exist, with Sega having likely ordered the entire first production run destroyed but some employees having managed to sneak some out. One copy signed by Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov had an asking price of $1,000,000 at auction; it did not sell anywhere near that amount, for the record.
The last 12 list also includes the Genesis version of Strider, which is commonly considered the best of the games based off the original arcade release. I'm also surprised anyone besides me remembers Alisia Dragoon, that game where you equip dragons and they follow you around and fight enemies for you.
Sega's Genesis Mini launches on September 19 for $79.99.
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