• Sega back at consoles: The Sega Zone

    Sega's new console



    Sega gave the company, Zone 40, the license to produce a product with the “Sega” name on it. What did they come up with? The Sega Zone. It's as if the Wii and the Genesis had a baby, except the Wii was on a drinking binge while bearing it.

    The Sega Zone isn't really a succesor to the Dreamcast, but it is heavily rooted with the publisher and its name (beginning with Sega appearing in the title of the console.) The Sega Zone will launch with 16 Sega classics, as well as 30 more games from the publisher. The game comes with a wireless Wiimote replica controller, but it doesn't look like it will be a legitimate competitor to any of the big three (going for 80$ this summer.)

    The Sega Zone looks like a cheap wireless gaming alternative. Also, the console allows backwards-compatibility play of cartridge-based titles for the Sega Genesis, using a port on top of the console. It will be available in the UK this summer for £40. It hasn't been stated whether the conosle will be available worldwide or not. For some pics, look below:







    Yeah ... but it is 80 bucks.
    This article was originally published in forum thread: Sega back at consoles: The Sega Zone started by Longstreet View original post
    Comments 47 Comments
    1. Kintama's Avatar
      wii ripoff
    1. jestyn's Avatar
      well, yea the design looks wii rip-off, but it doesn't mean it's copying wii like invid said, id say it's kinda more like plug and play consoles and kinda similar to "Power Player Super Joy III" except that this one is legal and actual release by sega company
    1. Chrono's Avatar
      Wow, i think i might just get this. I knew i was right to keep my old MegaDrive games x)...Bring on...Streets of Rage !!
    1. Comrade Nuada's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Chrono View Post
      Wow, i think i might just get this. I knew i was right to keep my old MegaDrive games x)...Bring on...Streets of Rage !!
      That game is legendary
    1. Lord_K's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Chrono View Post
      Wow, i think i might just get this. I knew i was right to keep my old MegaDrive games x)...Bring on...Streets of Rage !!
      Ahaa, That was my first thought

      "If it comes over, maybe it'd be worth getting for my old Streets of Rage..."
    1. Chrono's Avatar
      LOL Yeah it is!

      I actually have a game box near me right now xD "MegaGames 6" with, World Cup Italia '90, Golden Axe, Streets Of Rage, The Revenge Of Shinobi, Super Hang-On and...Columns! xD.

      Though, if we use old cartridges...then will the control's still be the same as the Wii ? Wouldn't the the old Cart's need new stuff added to them ? :s

      And it's so cheap!
    1. omgitsotis</a><br /><span class='glow_FF0000'>Intellectual Badass</span><a href='http://www.inpforums.com/content/38-sega-back-consoles-sega-zone-comments2.html#'>'s Avatar
      My friend told me about this and it sounds badass
      I can never get enough of Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
    1. Pathless Ninja Cinos's Avatar
      Sonic and Knuckles is a good game (had an emulator) but i couldn't beat it

      but the point of this thread is about the sega console being a ripoff of the wii
    1. Longstreet's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Pathless Ninja Cinos View Post
      Sonic and Knuckles is a good game (had an emulator) but i couldn't beat it

      but the point of this thread is about the sega console being a ripoff of the wii
      Not entirely.. Feel free to discuss anything related to the sega and whatnot <_<

      'Sides.. It's only 80 bucks Why not get it?
    1. Chrono's Avatar
      To be honest, i don't care what it looks like, this is Sega making another console. Ah, the memories of all the old games...Sonic the Hedgehog 1 2 3 too!

      You'd have to have played the console and been around that time to actually appreciate it x).
    1. Comrade Nuada's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Chrono View Post
      To be honest, i don't care what it looks like, this is Sega making another console. Ah, the memories of all the old games...Sonic the Hedgehog 1 2 3 too!

      You'd have to have played the console and been around that time to actually appreciate it x).
      Agreed. I think alot of people won't appreciate this because they didn't grow up playing the Sega Mega-drive as a kid. (That makes me sound really old and I'm only 18 lol) But then a few years makes all the difference as to what gaming eras you grew up in.
    1. coldshock's Avatar
      Its pretty cool, but shitty that they made it similar to the wii... I hate the wii.
      They should have at least come up with something cool, like maybe a crescent moon shaped console.
    1. omgitsotis</a><br /><span class='glow_FF0000'>Intellectual Badass</span><a href='http://www.inpforums.com/content/38-sega-back-consoles-sega-zone-comments2.html#'>'s Avatar
      Is it compatible with the old Megadrive controllers, because that would be awesome
    1. Longstreet's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by omgitsotis View Post
      Is it compatible with the old Megadrive controllers, because that would be awesome
      Yeah it is. And it's awesome for 80 bucks <_<"
    1. omgitsotis</a><br /><span class='glow_FF0000'>Intellectual Badass</span><a href='http://www.inpforums.com/content/38-sega-back-consoles-sega-zone-comments2.html#'>'s Avatar
      Yeah it is. And it's awesome for 80 bucks <_<"
      Holy crap, I am getting me one of these :o
    1. Longstreet's Avatar
      You're not the only one :P A lot of oldskool gamers will get this XD
    1. Chrono's Avatar
      Aah, i don't think i'll be able to use my old controllers for too long then...i think i button-mashed it too hard back in the day xD.

      Wait, what about HD-LCD/whatever tv-compatability ? >.< Is it gonna work fine on a old tv too ? >.<
    1. Kroptik's Avatar
      Will this have new games or is it only o play the old ones?
      I might think about it if it comes out in Europe and promises new games, otherwise I'll just stick to emulators.

      Quote Originally Posted by Chrono View Post
      LOL Yeah it is!

      I actually have a game box near me right now xD "MegaGames 6" with, World Cup Italia '90, Golden Axe, Streets Of Rage, The Revenge Of Shinobi, Super Hang-On and...Columns! xD.

      Though, if we use old cartridges...then will the control's still be the same as the Wii ? Wouldn't the the old Cart's need new stuff added to them ? :s

      And it's so cheap!
      OMG, I had that too. xD
      Those games were so cool, I remember I used to play Golden Axe, Street of Rage and The Revenge of Shinobi all the time. xD
      Until I got Street of Rage 2 that is.

      Quote Originally Posted by omgitsotis View Post
      My friend told me about this and it sounds badass
      I can never get enough of Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
      I actually found a rom of that. :o
      Passed the game twice since then, with all the super chaos emeralds.
    1. lord jeice's Avatar
      fuck yeah, bout time sega gets back up and running, although, if gaming has made us learn anything, it's that nostalgia doesn't age well, so... OH MY FUCKING GOD, NEW GAMES... and old ones BEYOND OASIS HERE I COME!!!!
    1. Kenji_Okazaki</a><br /><span style='color: #FFFF00'>INP's Pikachu!</span><a href='http://www.inpforums.com/content/38-sega-back-consoles-sega-zone-comments2.html#'>'s Avatar
      I'll stick with my PS3..

      Though i wish Nintendo came back with like.. Nintendo 124.
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