Sega Mega Drive Mini 2 release date, price and Genesis Mini 2 games list

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(Pocket-lint) — Sega is following up its successful Mega Drive Mini / Genesis Mini console with a literal sequel. It has announced a Mega Drive Mini 2 with an all-new lineup of games.

Although some expected a Dreamcast Mini instead, the Japanese gaming giant has opted to make a new machine that includes some Mega Drive games missing from the first retro release, plus several Mega CD games that fans had asked for.

Here's everything we know about the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Mini 2 so far.

Announced in Japan during an online presentation in June 2022, the Mega Drive Mini 2 is a follow-up to Sega's first foray into the «mini» retro console field.

Its design replicates the second-generation Mega Drive / Genesis console introduced in 1993 (while the first Mega Drive Mini was a miniature version of the first-gen console). It measures 120.8 x 32.2 x 116.5mm.

Like its predecessor, the new model will sport an HDMI port (720p and linear PCM audio) and USB for power, but while the first release came with two wired controllers, the Mega Drive Mini 2 will include a single six-button «Fighting Pad 6B». If you do own the original Mega Drive MIni, the previous controllers will work with the second-gen machine too.

The mini console will include 50 first- and third-party Mega Drive and Mega CD games, which you can find out more about below.

All games are installed and run internally (you cannot legitimately add your own ROMs). However, collectors will be able to add a «Megadora Tower Mini 2» decoration kit that replicates the look of the Mega Drive Mini 2 and second-gen Mega CD. You even get a dummy Virtua Racing cartridge and Sonic CD to finish the aesthetic.

The Sega Mega Drive Mini 2 will release in Japan first but there are rumoured