// News // 25th Jul 2016 — 8 years ago // By Andrew Duncan

SEGA Launch Sonic 25th Anniversary Mega Drives with 80 Built-in Games

Nintendo may be bringing out mini-NES with it's 30 built-in games, but heck if SEGA won't be outdone. They have announced that they will be bringing out a mini-Mega Drive, with a functioning cartridge slot and two controllers, along with 80 built-in games!

What's more, they are also bringing out a portable version, also with 80 games. Although it won't be two-player, it does come with a 3.2 inch display, and an SD card slot, to expand your collection. And given the fact that SEGA have allowed Steam Workshop support on their titles, it doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility that they want you to mod games on it, too.

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You can preorder them now from FunstockRetro.

Admittedly, the games aren't all winners, but below are the "real" games. The rest are listed as "Bonus SEGA Arcade / Puzzle games". And no, that's no misprint, there is curiously no Sonic 3.

Full SEGA Mega Drive Games List:
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Storm
Altered Beast
Arrow Flash
Bonanza Bros.
Chakan: The Forever Man
Columns
Columns III
Comix Zone
Crack Down
Decap Attack
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Eternal Champions
Fatal Labyrinth
Flicky
Gain Ground
Golden Axe
Golden Axe II
Golden Axe III
Jewel Master
Kid Chameleon
Phantasy Star 2
Phantasy Star 3
Ristar
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog II
Sonic 3D Blast
Sword of Vermilion
The Ooze
Vectorman
Vectorman II
Mortal Kombat I
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat III

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COMMENTS

Platinum - 02:56pm, 25th July 2016

The portable versions been out for a while, guy I know got one on Ebay a while back?

Acelister - 06:25pm, 25th July 2016 Author

Since this one isn't due until October, it's probably an updated version. Probably more emphasis on Sonic?

pucechan - 04:05pm, 25th July 2016

It's a shame neither unit is as stylish as the Mini-NES, I love the thought of tiny versions of all the old 8/16-bit systems sat together. It's nice it takes cartridges AND has an SD slot though!