Chris Powell | SEGA Nerds https://www.seganerds.com SEGA News, Reviews, Interviews, Podcasts, Features and more! Sat, 01 Oct 2022 14:47:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-SEGANerds-Logo-MasterSystem_sm-32x32.png Chris Powell | SEGA Nerds https://www.seganerds.com 32 32 5 Reasons You Should Buy a Sega Genesis Today https://www.seganerds.com/2022/10/01/5-reasons-you-should-buy-a-sega-genesis-today/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 14:47:06 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=37857 In the mid-1980s, Sega released its first video game console, the SG-1000. It was a modest success, but it wasn’t until 1989 that the company would release its most iconic console to the US market: the Sega Genesis. Genesis is remembered as one of the greats for a good reason. The system had some of …

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In the mid-1980s, Sega released its first video game console, the SG-1000. It was a modest success, but it wasn’t until 1989 that the company would release its most iconic console to the US market: the Sega Genesis.

Genesis is remembered as one of the greats for a good reason. The system had some of the best games of all time, including Sonic the Hedgehog and Mortal Kombat, and it helped popularize 16-bit graphics in gaming.

The Sega Genesis may be old now, but it’s still worth buying if you want to relive those classic games from your youth or introduce them to your children. If you’re looking to buy a Sega Genesis and don’t know where to start, here are five reasons why you should consider purchasing one today:

It Has a Large Library of Games

The library of games for the Sega Genesis is one of its biggest strengths. There are many games that can still be played to this day, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage 2 and Aladdin. If you want to experience some classic gaming on your TV, then this console is probably the best option available.

What’s more, if you want to play different games from Sega Genesis, there are tons of great games that you can relate to if you’re a fan of Sega. So, if you want something new to play, you’re able to break the monotony with plenty of options available.

You Can Play Anywhere

If you want to play an older game at home on your TV set, that’s fine — but what happens when you want to play something like Sonic 2 while traveling? You might think that taking along a bulky console would be too much trouble.

With the Sega Genesis Flashback HD Mini Console, it’s easy to bring your favorite retro game with you wherever you go! It has various built-in games and wireless controllers so that everyone can enjoy playing together on long road trips or flights.

Besides the classic Sonic games, there are numerous genres available – you can even play table games like roulette and blackjack. The most famous title is Caesars Palace, where you make bets and win virtual money. This is ideal for people in regions where online gambling is prohibited like the Middle East.

Nevertheless, Arabs are able to play for real money on the go from their smartphones today. All you need is a VPN and to deposit in cryptocurrency, to play legally. To assist, comparison sites provide top-notch online gambling reviews, so you’re able to make a perfect choice. In addition, on the platform, you can claim a top welcome bonus and read FAQs to give you the insight to get started.

It’s Affordable

While the prices of vintage consoles such as the SNES have skyrocketed over the last few years thanks to collectors’ demand, there are still plenty of people who want to buy. But they don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars for it.

The same goes for retro games as well — while some older titles are worth thousands of dollars today, there are many others that can be bought relatively cheaply if you know where to look. You might even find some rare ones online that sell for less than $100!

The Graphics are Amazing

The graphics on Genesis are nothing short of amazing for their time period. They were much better than those found on competing consoles like the SNES.

For example, Golden Axe has some spectacular visual effects, such as moving waterfalls and large-scale battles with multiple enemies on screen at once! That kind of detail wasn’t possible on other consoles until many years later when they started using CD-ROM technology instead of cartridges.

It’s Easy to Use

The Sega Genesis was designed with simplicity in mind. It features an intuitive interface that makes it easy to play games quickly and easily. You’ll never have to worry about getting stuck in a confusing menu or having trouble finding a particular button on your controller.

For this reason, kids can pick up controllers and start playing immediately without any training whatsoever. It makes it perfect for families with young children who want to enjoy some quality time together after school or work.

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3 Things You Need to Know About Sports Betting https://www.seganerds.com/2022/06/21/3-things-you-need-to-know-about-sports-betting/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:29:57 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=37805 Playing games online has been popular for quite some time now. The popularity of video games made it pretty clear that this was going to happen and the development of the incredible popularity of computer games was therefore not surprising. There is therefore no surprise that eSports have become a thing or that sports betting …

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Playing games online has been popular for quite some time now. The popularity of video games made it pretty clear that this was going to happen and the development of the incredible popularity of computer games was therefore not surprising. There is therefore no surprise that eSports have become a thing or that sports betting has become such a hit – they are all driven by a similar drive for entertainment and fun that most people don’t find quite enough of in their everyday lives. In this article we are going to take a better look at online betting. 

If you are a fan of sports, watching sports news, games and fights is undeniably a big part of this and the online realm is definitely the best place to do just that. Because the whole fun of sports betting is to see the matches unfold. Watching them on their own is something that many choose to do and can give you an incredible sense of joy and excitement. 

Make sure you do this before you start 

While sports betting is fairly common and watching sports news is something that lots of people enjoy, there are some things that are good to know before you start. And you guessed it, it’s all about good boundaries and budgets. 

  • Create a sustainable budget. There are lots of ways to create a budget, and they are a great source of help when it comes to keeping us in check with our financial goals. Having a set amount you can use for betting will help you not to spend more than you can afford and is a great way of having more fun. 
  • Make up your mind about what kind of money you want to spend. Maybe you want to transfer money from your bank account, or maybe you want to use Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. 
  • Make it about the game! We know you bet because you want to win, but actually enjoying watching the game is incredibly important. Because, most likely, it was the love for the game that got you into sports betting, so whether it’s football, martial arts or something entirely different – make it about the sport and not about the betting. This way you’ll always have your priorities straight and enjoy the process a lot more – regardless of whether you win or lose.
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Looking Back at Some of the Worst SEGA Games Ever https://www.seganerds.com/2019/10/24/looking-back-at-some-of-the-worst-sega-games-ever/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:25:56 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=36638 SEGA was at the forefront of the video game industry for years, providing gamers with a host of brilliant games. But with the good always comes the bad – these titles are some of the worst SEGA games ever released. Shaq Fu Using iconic basketball player Shaquille O’Neal as its inspiration, this isn’t the basketball …

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SEGA was at the forefront of the video game industry for years, providing gamers with a host of brilliant games. But with the good always comes the bad – these titles are some of the worst SEGA games ever released.

Shaq Fu

Using iconic basketball player Shaquille O’Neal as its inspiration, this isn’t the basketball game you might expect but rather a fighting game which is centred around Shaq performing martial arts on opponents. It wasn’t a hit with players and received terrible ratings, but it did also create a cult following, in part due to how awful it was.

Sonic the Fighters

Sonic the Hedgehog was a huge craze and SEGA tried to monopolise on that and create games and projects, one of which was Sonic the Fighters. The association with Sonic meant that gamers assumed the game would be great by default, but they were wrong, and it came with a host of issues. Many of these complaints were with the characters, which players found to be short and stubby which distracted from the game. It was also supposed to be a fighting game but with its delayed sound effects and lacklustre moves, it felt far removed from the fighting game fans were expecting.

Altered Beast

Altered Beast looked, on the surface, like a very serious game – it is a fantasy landscape filled with grotesque head-throwing moves and demon characters, where players are faced with challenges. However, the end they are faced with was bland and uninspiring. The story of the game didn’t have a great flow and players suffered almost instant deaths and face an absurd number of enemies. Critics of Altered Beast often highlighted that it was difficult to take the game seriously with the bizarre voiceovers from the characters, as well as the weird combinations of characters from the Old Testament and mythology.

Derby Owners Club

Derby Owners Club is an often forgotten series of games from the early 2000’s that SEGA produced mainly for arcades, but also for some home systems. Whilst it was popular with businessmen in Japan, Western Markets didn’t share a love for this race horse owner simulator, as it’s gameplay focused more on the mundane aspects of horse ownership like getting Timeform race cards and cleaning horses. Despite the mainstream appeal, a small enclave of horse racing fanatics enjoyed the game enough for 7 sequels to be made.

Rise of the Robots

Rise of the Robots is often cited as one of the greatest disasters in gaming history. It was a game where players could win every single game by just doing flying kicks to the right, due to a bug in the code, which players swiftly worked out. Despite millions going into the marketing of the game, this glitch meant it was a complete dud. It also had graphics which were arguably more advanced than SEGA could cope with, leading to staggering and lagging that players were less than thrilled with.

Jurassic Park

Most people are familiar with Jurassic Park the film, so it’s unsurprising that it was made into a video game early on. But unfortunately, the execution of the game was less than stellar – the film was two hours long, but developers tried to compact it into a far shorter game, which left it as a complete fail. Unlike other games based on films, this game tried to step away from the herd by allowing players to pick from two characters so you could play different levels, essentially getting two games in one. But the storylines were incredibly confusing, as was the objective of the game, and the visuals were dreadful.

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SEGA Genesis Collection coming to PS4, Xbox One, PC this May https://www.seganerds.com/2019/05/27/sega-genesis-collection-coming-to-ps4-xbox-one-pc-this-may/ https://www.seganerds.com/2019/05/27/sega-genesis-collection-coming-to-ps4-xbox-one-pc-this-may/#respond Mon, 27 May 2019 23:11:11 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=35013 SEGA is planning to release a new Genesis Collection for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on May 29 that will include over 50 games. It also appears that it will receive a physical release neds bonus 2019 both on the PS4 and Xbox One and will include a double-sided poster. Noticeably absent is a Nintendo …

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SEGA is planning to release a new Genesis Collection for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on May 29 that will include over 50 games.

It also appears that it will receive a physical release neds bonus 2019 both on the PS4 and Xbox One and will include a double-sided poster. Noticeably absent is a Nintendo Switch version, which is a real head scratcher, but those people could entertain themselves playing real money casinos instead.

The screenshots and video were uploaded to SEGA’s press site last week, and there hasn’t been an official announcement from SEGA as of yet.

There’s no press release or other product information attached, so we don’t have a full list of the games to be included as of yet, but looking at the box art, there will be the usual stalwarts are included in the video, like Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage and Golden Axe, to name a few.

The early portion of the video includes the same awesome 3D interactive bedroom featured in the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics Hub, which was released on Steam in 2016. That bundle included Steam Workshop support that enabled users to submit mods, which was a really awesome feature.

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SEGA Nerds and Mega Visions are merging together to become a super SEGA site https://www.seganerds.com/2019/01/14/sega-nerds-and-mega-visions-are-merging-together-to-become-a-super-sega-site/ https://www.seganerds.com/2019/01/14/sega-nerds-and-mega-visions-are-merging-together-to-become-a-super-sega-site/#respond Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:21:45 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=36414 Greetings, my fellow SEGA Nerds! You might have noticed there hasn’t been a ton of new content being published on the SEGA Nerds website over the past couple months, and it’s time to give you an update on the site’s future. To give you the bottom line upfront, SEGA Nerds is merging with Mega Visions, …

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Greetings, my fellow SEGA Nerds!

You might have noticed there hasn’t been a ton of new content being published on the SEGA Nerds website over the past couple months, and it’s time to give you an update on the site’s future.

To give you the bottom line upfront, SEGA Nerds is merging with Mega Visions, and all the daily news and other content we previously published on the SEGA Nerds site will now reside on Mega Visions. In fact, it’s actually all there right now, and we’re getting back to publishing content on a daily basis!

In truth, SEGA Nerds isn’t going away so much that it is evolving to something even better. By focusing our attention on running one site, instead of two, the team can bring you better and more robust content instead of splitting it between SEGA Nerds and Mega Visions.

Now, if you’re interested in the longer version to give you the reason why we chose to do this, please keep reading.

You may or may not know that the core staff of SEGA Nerds created a new SEGA-focused magazine a couple years ago called Mega Visions. When we initially created it, the idea was to run SEGA Nerds completely separate of Mega Visions, with the SN site the place where we’d publish daily news, features and reviews that didn’t make it into the magazine.

After we published Issue #6 of Mega Visions, which completed our Kickstarter-funded commitment, we re-evaluated what we were doing with the magazine and how we could continue to build it into the future. That’s when we decided we’d move away from Kickstarter to Patreon to fund each Mega Visions issue individually and begin offering physical print versions, which was our ultimate goal from the very beginning.

Along the way, we also had to take an honest look at what the future of SEGA Nerds would be. We asked ourselves if it made sense to run both sites separately or to bring the two together under one “banner.” The team collectively agreed that merging SEGA Nerds into Mega Visions is the right decision for the future of both sites.

There are several reasons for this, and I’ll give them to you:

Reason #1

It’s been a big pain in the ass to run two separate sites/publications that are pretty much trying to achieve the same thing – provide our readers entertaining SEGA coverage.

We realized we were duplicating our efforts in areas, like on social media, and to be able to focus just on one site while providing all the same things we did before — print and digital versions of the magazine, daily news and features on the MV website, weekly live streams and podcasts — made a lot more sense.

Reason #2

For a long time, I took great pride in knowing SEGA Nerds was one of the best video game fan sites around and loved providing daily coverage of SEGA for our readers.

But as the years have gone on, I felt an increasing desire to do something more – to achieve something that very few people running fan sites have been able to do. And that’s creating a bona fide site/publication that is entirely independent of SEGA.

Mega Visions gives us that opportunity, and we’re going to do everything in our power to make it the greatest SEGA magazine and website ever!

Reason #3

This last reason ties into the previous one, but I’ll expand a bit more. While we love the “SEGA Nerds” name and everything the term evokes – the name itself is also one of the reasons why it can never be something we can own. That’s because it has “SEGA” in its name.

Over the years, we’ve been hit with several copyright and trademark strikes against us by SEGA for selling “SEGA Nerds” branded apparel.

This has been incredibly frustrating because we’re not trying to get rich by selling our merchandise, but it’d help to make some extra cash to help pay some of the bills and even our writers who have dedicated so much time to the site.

I also don’t blame SEGA for protecting its trademarks and intellectual property. Their legal team is just doing their jobs, but the truth of the matter is we’ll never be able to own the name “SEGA Nerds.” Plus, the looming threat that SEGA is in the legal clear to shut us down on a whim is not a very good feeling.


So that pretty much sums things up. I hope you can understand our perspective and that this decision has come from our desire to bring you the best SEGA coverage as possible, through both a daily news site and a dedicated magazine.

This is certainly not the end of SEGA Nerds (the people and spirit that embody the site are all still here), but this is an evolution of our brand and one that gives us more freedom to deliver our commitment to you, the SEGA community! 🙂

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Face-Off: Is the SEGA Dreamcast still worth collecting? https://www.seganerds.com/2018/09/09/face-off-is-the-sega-dreamcast-still-worth-collecting/ https://www.seganerds.com/2018/09/09/face-off-is-the-sega-dreamcast-still-worth-collecting/#respond Sun, 09 Sep 2018 20:00:53 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=36275 While the release of Shenmue I & II is certainly cause for celebration among SEGA fans, its release begs a question of critical, global importance: Is the SEGA Dreamcast still worth collecting for? To address this confounding issue, two top minds from Internet blogging sites have agreed to debate the finer points of the conundrum, …

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While the release of Shenmue I & II is certainly cause for celebration among SEGA fans, its release begs a question of critical, global importance: Is the SEGA Dreamcast still worth collecting for?

To address this confounding issue, two top minds from Internet blogging sites have agreed to debate the finer points of the conundrum, like Virgin Online Casino, and what better time than to do it on the 19th anniversary of the Dreamcast’s release in the US? Supporting one side is avid Dreamcast collector and SEGA Nerds editor and chief Chris Powell, while the other side will be represented by gaming industry cynic and The Splintering lead writer Blake Worrell.*


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Blake: First, I would like to say thank you to Chris for debating this critical topic with me today. I would like to say thank you, but his position is just so ridiculous that I just can’t do it. Chris, how can you still – with good conscience – recommend collecting for the SEGA Dreamcast? Shenmue is now available on PC and the HD consoles, as is virtually every other first-party SEGA Dreamcast title? You seem like a nice guy, but I can’t help but doubt your basic intelligence if you think the original Dreamcast is still worth keeping around. Were you dropped on your head as a kid, or what?

Chris: Before we begin, I want to thank you, Blake, for inviting to this friendly debate. To answer your question, yes … yes, I was dropped on my head several times as a child, but perhaps that’s one of the reasons I’m such a Dreamcast fanatic!

The release of Shenmue I and II HD (I know that’s not it’s official title, but c’mon!) is every SEGA Nerd’s wet dream, and despite its bugs, it’s amazing that we can finally play this masterpiece on the latest consoles. However, as great a game Shenmue is and as any Dreamcast owner will tell you, there’s much, much more that the Dreamcast has to offer than just Shenmue. In fact, there are nearly 250 commercially released Dreamcast games, many of which have never been ported elsewhere.

On the topic of collecting for the Dreamcast, most of the library is still very reasonably priced, especially compared to the likes of collecting for Nintendo consoles. Sure, there are those rare games, like Giga Wing 2 or Canon Spike, that will cost you upwards of $100, but the majority of Dreamcast games can be had for $20 or less.

Plus, thanks to the amazing work of the Dreamcast Online community, many Dreamcast games’ online connectivity features have been restored. That means, you can go back and play classics like Phantasy Star Online, Quake III Arena and Starlancer against people all over the world … just like they were meant to be.

I would argue, my pea-brained friend, that there’s never been a better time to start collecting for the Dreamcast than right now!

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Blake: Playing old-ass online games is one of the Dreamcast’s best current selling points? Damn, that’s some niche-ass shit, Chris. It sounds to me like a labor of love just to get the online service up and running, much less to coordinate playing with other Dreamcast owners. Besides, the only reason PSO is even relevant at all is because SEGA refuses to release PSO2 here in the West.

You also noted two expensive-ass games and just glossed over the fact that the bulk of those cheaper games, the remaining 250, are largely available elsewhere, often in an even better form. Not only that, 250 isn’t even a very big number, and a crap-ton of those are sports titles. For comparison, that’s still less games than were on the N64 had 294 games released for it, and that is considered to be a paltry library.

If a friend of yours asked you “What is a good console to collect for?” I have a really hard time believing that you would look a friend in the eye and recommend the Dreamcast… not with a clear conscience, anyway.

Chris: The fact that the Dreamcast only has roughly a 250-game library is exactly one of the reasons why it’s attractive to collect for, my old friend. While other systems like the PlayStation 2 or Super Nintendo have a vastly larger library, I’d argue that they also have a lot more shitty games than what the Dreamcast has to offer.

There is so much quality to be had on SEGA’s 128-bit system that you can go down the list of each genre and find superb games that are immensely fun and reasonably priced. While it’s true the Dreamcast has its fair share of sports games, many of those games, especially the SEGA published ones, are exceptional offerings. Outside of the sports games, there is perhaps no other console that has such faithful arcade ports as the Dreamcast. Take, for instance, games like Marvel vs. Capcom, Crazy Taxi, Ikaruga and Soul Calibur.

My point about the online games, which you failed to comprehend apparently, is that if you purchase them today, you can still enjoy them as they were meant to be when they were originally released.

Moreover, if gamers dip their toes into collecting for the Dreamcast, they’ll also have the option of buying the dozens and dozens of new indie games released each year for the system. These past few years have been some of the busiest in the indie Dreamcast scene since SEGA stopped officially supporting the system with some excellent releases.

One other thing I’d like to add that helps my cause is that North American Dreamcast games were shipped in standard CD cases, unlike other systems of the time and those that came before it, like the Nintendo 64, which had cardboard boxes. These old boxes are nightmares for collectors because they’re so flimsy and many gamers threw them away. With the Dreamcast, if you have a broken front cover, you can just swap it out with one of your grandmother’s copies of Kenny Loggins’ Greatest Hits and be set!

C’mon, man, I don’t see how you can say the Dreamcast isn’t highly collectible for today’s gamer!

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Blake: How dare you bring my Grandmother into this, sir! You know she just died in August!

Besides, the fact that Dreamcast games came packaged in the cheapest, most generic packaging ever isn’t a selling point to me. I think hardcore collectors prefer more unique cases, such as those of SEGA’s earlier consoles. Finding a copy of Splatterhouse 2 on SEGA Genesis with an original case branded with the Namco logo on the inside makes the art of the retro game hunt that much more fun, as opposed to Frankensteining random cases together from your local Goodwill.

You seem convinced that the Dreamcast’s smaller library as though it’s a positive thing, but that is only true in that it would be easier for a completionist to get a complete set of games. That’s a somewhat niche type of collector. The rest of us are still here to play the very best games of yesteryear.

Speaking of the best games, you even made my own point when you specifically listed Marvel vs. Capcom, Crazy Taxi, Ikaruga and Soulcalibur as reasons to buy a Dreamcast. The latter three of those four games are readily available on modern HD consoles. In fact, with an Xbox 360 alone, you can play Crazy Taxi, Soulcalibur, Jet Set Radio, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Resident Evil Code Veronica, Ikaruga, SEGA Bass Fishing, Bangai-O, Rez, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Hydro Thunder… Jesus, I could probably keep going, and that’s just one of the modern consoles. Wrap in Steam and both Nintendo and PlayStation console libraries since the Dreamcast went belly-up, and you can’t even claim exclusives for Grandia 2, Skies of Arcadia, The House of the Dead 2, Headhunter, Ecco Defender of the Future, 18 Wheeler, Silent Scope, Dead or Alive 2, and now, Shenmue I and II HD.

I suppose the Dreamcast still has a healthy independent scene built around it, though several of the more successful indie titles also find their way onto mainstream platforms eventually (i.e. Volgarr the Viking and Pier Solar). I guess the Dreamcast is still the only place to find Blue Stinger, but I’m not about suggest to someone looking to get into console collecting that they get a Dreamcast for the likes of that particular game.

SEGA’s little white box had a great run, with a great library of games, but even for those collectors who stick to strictly legal means of playing retro games, the Dreamcast is painfully redundant.

Chris: I’m sure Grandma wouldn’t mind me bringing her or her love of Mr. Loggins into this discussion!

You keep bringing up the fact that because of some of the Dreamcast’s games have been ported to newer platforms somehow makes the system less desirable to collect for, and that’s just silly. Most mainstream consoles of yesteryear have their games ported to other systems, and they have very little impact on the value of the original games.

Besides if you’re a true collector, you have a deeper appreciation of the console you’re collecting for, and it doesn’t matter if those games are later ported to other consoles. Going with your line of thinking, the Super Nintendo somehow became less desirable to collect for when Secret of Mana was released on current-gen systems earlier this year. I reckon Super Nintendo collectors didn’t care all that much.

In the end, I think we can both agree that the Dreamcast was an amazing system that saw its life end far too early. It would have been awesome to see the impact it would have had if SEGA didn’t discontinue it after only a couple years. I’m sure its library would have been far bigger and better than it is now.

Today, we celebrate another birthday of our dear Dreamcast, and whether or not gamers decide they want to go for a complete collection or just buy a few choice games to enjoy the system, I think it’s certainly worth their time and money.

How about we fire up an online game of Ooga Booga so I can kick your butt!

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There you have it! What say you, devout readers? One of these two is an unabashed moron, but which one is it? Let us know your comments below, and be sure to visit The Splintering for a girthy helping of gaming and comic-related goodness!

*It’s fair to say that one of these fine fellows is taking a “Devil’s advocacy” approach to the debate!

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Chris Collects Dreamcast: Journal #4 https://www.seganerds.com/2018/09/03/chris-collects-dreamcast-journal-4/ https://www.seganerds.com/2018/09/03/chris-collects-dreamcast-journal-4/#respond Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:29:08 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=36243 It’s been awhile since my last journal entry, but I did have a huge score recently that I’ve been excited to share with you. Several weeks back, our old friend The Requiem and I traveled to Classic Game Junkie in Glenside, PA, for some good ol’ Dreamcast hunting. I’ve been to this store many times, …

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It’s been awhile since my last journal entry, but I did have a huge score recently that I’ve been excited to share with you.

Several weeks back, our old friend The Requiem and I traveled to Classic Game Junkie in Glenside, PA, for some good ol’ Dreamcast hunting. I’ve been to this store many times, and you might have seen it featured several times over the years on The Game Chasers. I knew this store would have some quality Dreamcast games, so I decided to open my wallet and splurge a bit here, even if it meant I might have to overpay a bit on a few games.

When you walk through the doors at Classic Game Junkie, you’re greeted with the classic The Legend of Zelda tune when Link opens a treasure chest, letting you know there are but many video game treasures lurking inside. Before I ventured to the Dreamcast section, I decided to browse around at their other offerings.

Sitting inside one of the glass cabinets was a JVC X’Eye! Man, I’ve been looking to get one of these for so long, and The Requiem actually owns one but has thus far refused to give it to me. What a friend, right? There was also a huge assortment of SEGA CD and Master System games, so if you’re in the market for any of those systems, definitely pay Classic Game Junkie a visit if you ever find yourself near Philadelphia.

As I suspected, they had an incredibly large Dreamcast offering, and I immediately started grabbing everything that I was missing from my Dreamcast list, and after realizing I had nearly 30 games in my stack, I knew I’d have to pare it down and focus on the games I really wanted.

With my giant stack of Dreamcast games in-hand, I walked over to the glass counter, where their more expensive games sat, and I saw they had Giga Wing! This was one of the more expensive games I knew I’d have to pick up at some point during my quest, so I decided to splurge and pick it up!

In total, I bought 14 games and spent nearly $200! Here’s the full list of games I ended up buying: 102 Dalmations: Puppies to the Rescue, 4×4 Evolution, Air Force Delta Alien Front Online, Centipede, Giga Wing, Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing, Sentimental Graffiti 2 (* import) Silent Scope, Trickstyle, Vigilante 8: Second Offense, Wetrix+, Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire, Xtreme Sports.

I was able to get the owner to knock of some money since I bought so many games, but I listed the original sticker price in the table below. With this addition, that brings my current Dreamcast collection to 95 games!

Be sure to read my previous journal entries here!

Collected?Game TitleDate CollectedPrice PaidLocation
102 Dalmations Puppies to the RescueJuly 15, 2018$9.99Classic Game Junkie
18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker
4x4 EvolutionJuly 15, 2018$7.99Classic Game Junkie
4 Wheel Thunder
Aerowings
Aerowings 2: Airstrike
Airforce DeltaJuly 15, 2018$8.99Classic Game Junkie
Alien Front OnlineJuly 15, 2018$10.99Classic Game Junkie
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Armada
Army Men Sarge’s Heroes
Atari Anniversary Edition
Bang! Gunship EliteMarch 30, 2018$14.99Video Nutz
Bangai-O
Blue StingerMarch 30, 2018$14.99Powered By Games
Bomberman Online
Bust-A-Move 4
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Caesars Palace 2000
Cannon Spike
Capcom vs. SNK
CarrierAlready owned
CentipedeJuly 15, 2018$8.99Classic Game Junkie
Championship SurferMarch 18, 2018$6.99Jay Street Video Games
Charge ‘N Blast
Chicken Run
ChuChu Rocket
Coaster WorksAlready owned
Confidential MissioneBay
Conflict Zone: Modern War Strategy
Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi 2
D2
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMXMarch 24, 2018$6.99Next Level Video Games
Daytona USAAlready owned
Dead or Alive 2
Death Crimson OXAlready owned
Deep Fighter
Demolition Racer - No ExitMarch 17, 2018$8.99Jay Street Video Games
Dino Crisis
Disney’s Dinosaur
Disney’s Donald Duck Goin’ Quackers
Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm
Dragon Riders: Chronicles of PernAlready owned
Ducati World Racing Challenge
Dynamite Cop
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the FutureAlready owned
ECW Anarchy Rulz
ECW Hardcore Revolution
E.G.G. (Elemental Gimmick Gear)Already owned
ESPN International Track & Field
ESPN NBA 2Night
Evil Dead: Hail to the King
Evolution
Evolution 2: Far Off Promise$5Jan. 30, 2018eBay
ExpendableAlready owned
F1 World Grand Prix
F355 Challenge Passione Rossa
Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves
Fighting Force 2March 30, 2018$7.99Video Nutz
Flag to Flag (CART)
Floigan Brothers
Frogger 2 Swampy’s RevengeMarch 30, 2018$9.99Powered By Games
Fur Fighters
Gauntlet Legends
Giga WingJuly 15, 2018$104.99Classic Game Junkie
Giga Wing 2
Grand Theft Auto 2
Grandia IIAlready owned
Grinch, The
Gunbird 2
Gundam: Side Story 0079
Heavy Metal: Geomatrix
Hidden and DangerousMarch 18, 2018$9.99Jay Street Video Games
House of the Dead 2, TheMarch 30, 2018$14.99Powered By Games
Hoyle CasinoMarch 18, 2018$7.99Jay Street Video Games
Hydro Thunder
IllbleedAlready owned
Incoming
Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage
Iron Aces
Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000
Jet Grind Radio
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
KAO the Kangaroo
King of Fighters Dream Match 99Already owned
King of Fighters Evolution, The
KISS Psycho Circus
Last Blade 2, The
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Looney Tunes Space Race
MagForce Racing
Maken X
Mars Matrix
Marvel vs. Capcom
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMXAlready owned
Maximum Pool
Max Steel
MDK 2
Metropolis Street RacerAlready owned
Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1
Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 2
Monaco Grand PrixAlready owned
Mortal Kombat Gold
Mr. Driller
Ms. Pac-Man Maze MadnessAlready owned
MTV Sports: Skateboarding Feat. Andy MacDonald
Namco Museum
NBA 2KAlready owned
NBA 2K1March 18, 2018$1.99Jay Street Video Games
NBA 2K2
NBA Hoopz
NBA Showtime
NCAA College Football 2K2March 18, 2018Jay Street Video Games
Next Tetris: On-line Edition, The
NFL 2KMarch 18, 2018Jay Street Video Games
NFL 2K1Already owned
NFL 2K2Already owned
NFL Blitz 2000
NFL Blitz 2001
NFL Quarterback Club 2000March 18, 2018$1.99Jay Street Video Games
NFL Quarterback Club 2001Already owned
NHL 2K
NHL 2K2
Nightmare Creatures II
Omikron: The Nomad SoulAlready owned
Ooga BoogaAlready owned
OuttriggerAlready owned
Pen Pen TriIcelon
Phantasy Star Online
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2
Plasma Sword
POD SpeedZone
Power Stone
Power Stone 2
Prince of Persia: Arabian Nights
Project Justice
Psychic Force 2012Already owned
Q*bertAlready owned
Quake III ArenaAlready owned
Railroad Tycoon IIMarch 18, 2018$8.99Jay Street Video Games
Rainbow Six
Rainbow Six Rogue Spear
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Razor Freestyle Scooter
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
Record of Lodoss WarAlready owned
Red Dog
Reel Fishing WildMarch 18, 2018$11.99Jay Street Video Games
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Re-Volt$9.99Jay Street Video Games
Ring: Terror’s Realm, TheAlready owned
Rippin’ Riders
Roadsters
Samba de Amigo
San Francsico Rush 2049
SeamanAlready owned
Sega Bass FishingMarch 18, 2018$4.99Jay Street Video Games
Sega Bass Fishing 2
Sega GT
Sega Marine Fishing
Sega Rally 2
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1
Sega SwirlMarch 18, 2018$4.99Jay Street Video Games
Seventh Cross EvolutionAlready owned
Shadow ManAlready owned
ShenmueAlready owned
Silent ScopeJuly 15, 2018$5.99Classic Game Junkie
SilverAlready owned
Skies of ArcadiaAlready owned
Slave ZeroMarch 18, 2018$8.99Jay Street Video Games
Sno-Cross Championship Racing
Soldier of Fortune
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Shuffle
Soul CaliburAlready owned
Soul Fighter
South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack
South Park Rally
Space Channel 5
Spawn
Spec Ops II Omega SquadMarch 30, 2018$5.99Video Nutz
Speed DevilsAlready owned
Speed Devils Online RacingMarch 30, 2018$9.99Powered By Games
Spider-Man
Spirit of Speed 1937Already owned
Sports JamMarch 25, 2018$14.99Next Level Video Games
StarLancerAlready owned
Star Wars Demolition
Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
Star Wars: Episode I Racer
Street Fighter III Double Impact
Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Striker Pro 2000March 18, 2018$8.99Jay Street Video Games
Stupid Invaders
Super Magnetic NeoAlready owned
Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition
Surf Rocket RacersMarch 18, 2018Jay Street Video Games
Suzuki Alstare Extreme RacingJuly 15, 2018$6.99Classic Game Junkie
Sword of the Berserk: Guts’ RageAlready owned
Sydney 2000March 18, 2018$3.99Jay Street Video Games
Tech Romancer
Tee OffMarch 25, 2018$4.99Next Level Video Games
Tennis 2K2March 25, 2018$7.99Jay Street Video Games
Test Drive 6March 30, 2018$5.99Video Nutz
Test Drive Le Mans
Test Drive V-Rally
Time StalkersMarch 9, 2018$14.50eBay
TNN Motorsports HardCore Heat
Tokyo Xtreme RacerAlready owned
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
Tomb Raider: ChroniclesMarch 18, 2018$9.99Jay Street Video Games
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Toy CommanderAlready owned
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
TrickStyleJuly 15, 2018$5.99Classic Game Junkie
Typing of the Dead, The
Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipAlready owned
Unreal Tournament
Urban ChaosMarch 30, 2018$29.99Powered By Games
Vanishing Point
Vigilante 8: 2nd OffenseJuly 15, 2018$14.99Classic Game Junkie
Virtua Athlete 2000
Virtua Fighter 3tb
Virtua Striker 2
Virtua TennisAlready owned
Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram
Wacky RacesAlready owned
Walt Disney World Quest Magical Racing TourAlready owned
Wetrix+July 15, 2018$7.99Classic Game Junkie
Who Wants To Beat Up A MillionaireJuly 15, 2018$7.99Classic Game Junkie
Wild MetalAlready owned
World Series Baseball 2K1March 18, 2018$1.99Jay Street Video Games
World Series Baseball 2K2Feb. 20, 2018$9.94eBay
Worms Armageddon
Worms World Party
WWF AttitudeMarch 30, 2018$4.99Video Nutz
WWF Royal Rumble
Xtreme SportsJuly 15, 2018$5.99Classic Game Junkie
Zombie RevengeAlready owned

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Streets of Rage 4 revealed, Lizardcube handling development https://www.seganerds.com/2018/08/27/streets-of-rage-4-revealed-lizardcube-handling-development/ https://www.seganerds.com/2018/08/27/streets-of-rage-4-revealed-lizardcube-handling-development/#respond Mon, 27 Aug 2018 16:31:34 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=36227 It’s hard to imagine a better time in recent memory to be a SEGA Nerd than 2018. With SEGA’s recent release of Shenmue I and II and Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, there are games coming at us left and right that we only dreamed would happen. We’re in for another crazy announcement today as Dotemu …

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It’s hard to imagine a better time in recent memory to be a SEGA Nerd than 2018. With SEGA’s recent release of Shenmue I and II and Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, there are games coming at us left and right that we only dreamed would happen.

We’re in for another crazy announcement today as Dotemu officially announced the reveal trailer for Streets of Rage 4, which is in development by Lizardcube.

“Featuring hand-drawn visuals from the team behind 2017’s gorgeous Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap remake, Streets of Rage 4 builds upon the classic trilogy’s gameplay with new mechanics, a fresh story and a gauntlet of dangerous stages with a serious crime problem,” the video description reads.

The trailer opens with a hand-drawn cutscene featuring an older, gruffer Axel Stone smashing thugs like he always has, but then the always beautiful and scantily clad Blaze Fielding makes her entrance. The video then jumps to actual gameplay featuring Lizardcube’s trademark hand-drawn style.

The trailer ends with a mysterious female with a pissed-off snake. Could this new lady be the third playable character or the new villain for the fourth entry in the game? Truth is I don’t care at this point, I’m just insanely excited this is actually happening!

Dotemu didn’t announce a release date or what platforms the game will release on, but we’re sure that information will find its way online very soon.

 

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ChuChu Rocket! inspired game, BlobCat, coming to Switch on Aug. 9 https://www.seganerds.com/2018/08/05/chuchu-rocket-inspired-game-blobcat-coming-to-switch-on-aug-9/ https://www.seganerds.com/2018/08/05/chuchu-rocket-inspired-game-blobcat-coming-to-switch-on-aug-9/#respond Sun, 05 Aug 2018 14:32:10 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=36177 It seems like forever since we last had a ChuChu Rocket! game, but there’s a new game called BlobCat coming to the Switch next week that’s pretty much ChuChu Rocket! in everything but name. BlobCat, which was released on Steam last year, comes to the Switch on Aug. 9 and features 110 puzzles, six different …

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It seems like forever since we last had a ChuChu Rocket! game, but there’s a new game called BlobCat coming to the Switch next week that’s pretty much ChuChu Rocket! in everything but name.

BlobCat, which was released on Steam last year, comes to the Switch on Aug. 9 and features 110 puzzles, six different worlds, local and online multiplayer and crossplay support.

If you’re unfamiliar with ChuChu Rocket!’s gameplay, in BlobCat, players place arrows on a grid to guide the Dicemice to a Micehole to save them from the BlobCats that roll around trying to eat the mice. The game gets pretty crazy especially when four players play at the same time.

The game is available to pre-purchase on the Switch now for $9.99.

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Shenmue I and II getting PlayStation 4 limited edition in Japan https://www.seganerds.com/2018/08/03/shenmue-i-and-ii-getting-playstation-4-limited-edition-in-japan/ https://www.seganerds.com/2018/08/03/shenmue-i-and-ii-getting-playstation-4-limited-edition-in-japan/#respond Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:49:00 +0000 https://www.seganerds.com/?p=36169 It’s pretty crazy to think that we’re only a few weeks away from getting our hands on Shenmue I and II when it releases in North America on Aug. 21. But today, we received some even crazier news from SEGA that the game will be released in Japan on Nov. 22, and the PlayStation 4 …

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It’s pretty crazy to think that we’re only a few weeks away from getting our hands on Shenmue I and II when it releases in North America on Aug. 21.

But today, we received some even crazier news from SEGA that the game will be released in Japan on Nov. 22, and the PlayStation 4 version will include an amazing physical collector’s edition. This edition will include a 40-track soundtrack on double CD, a two-sided poster and the game itself.

The game is available to pre-order now from Amazon Japan, which you can find the listing here. Also, Phantom Riverstone has translated the tracklist, and you can see that by visiting their article here.

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