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Sega Mega Drive mini 2 pre-orders are now live: Here’s where you can pre-order the console in the UK

Fans of retro games don’t have long to wait for this new release

Alex Lee

Monday 05 September 2022 17:15 BST

The console is said to be 55 per cent smaller than the original Mega Drive (The Independent)

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When Sega unveiled the Mega Drive mini 2 games console in June, retro gamers across the world laced up their Sonic 2 ray tracer trainers and readied their bodies for a return to the Nineties, and now the console is available for pre-orders.

While the console was announced for release in Japan and the US, gamers in the UK were left waiting for confirmation that it would be launching in Europe as well. But ponder no longer – it’s on its way.

Sega has already confirmed its Mega Drive mini 2 will indeed be coming to the UK and Europe, and it will be launching with 60 Mega Drive and Mega CD games on 27 October, just in time for Christmas.

The miniaturised version of the console is said to be 55 per cent smaller than the original Mega Drive console from the Nineties, and it’s also getting a new user interface. The console will also be compatible with retro-inspired versions of the Mega CD and the Mega 32X add-ons from yesteryear.

The first mini reboot of the Mega Drive was a surprise hit when it launched in 2019, and the Mega Drive mini 2 will no doubt be just as popular. If you’re itching to get your hands on the retro console, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know, including where you will be able to purchase the minature console ahead of its release.

Sega Mega Drive mini 2: £104.99, Amazon.co.uk

The Sega Mega Drive mini 2 is now available to pre-order exclusively from Amazon. The miniature-sized retro console will come with more than 60 original titles with HDMI input, meaning you should be able to plug and play straight out of the box. The console will also be bundled with one wired controller with a USB input.

Pre-order now from Amazon

Sega Mega Drive mini 2 UK release date

The Mega Drive mini 2 will be launching in the UK on 27 October. Gamers in the US can also pre-order the Sega Genesis mini 2 (as it’s called in North America) exclusively at Amazon, so you won’t be able to buy it anywhere else ($99.99/£85, Amazon.com).

At the start of August, Sega told gaming news website Polygon that just one-tenth of 2019’s supply of the genesis mini will be made available for the Genesis mini 2 in the US, with stock shipping out from Amazon Japan directly as a result of the semiconductor shortage.

Sega Mega Drive mini 2: What games will be available?

There will be 60 games available on the Mega Drive mini 2 when it launches on 27 October. Some titles on the Japanese console will not be coming to the UK/US console and vice versa. Japanese exclusives include Lunar: The Silver Star, Eternal Blue and Popful Mail.

There are 60 games coming to the Mega Drive mini 2 in the UK. Forty-one of these are classic Mega Drive games, 12 are Mega CD games, which include the controversial Night Trap, and seven are never-before released bonus titles, which include Super Locomotive, VS Puyo Puyo Sun and Fantasy Zone. Here’s the list of games in full:

Mega Drive games

After Burner 2
Alien Soldier
Atomic Runner
Bonanza Bros.
ClayFighter
Soleil (aka Crusader Of Centy)
Desert Strike: Return To The Gulf
Earthworm Jim 2
Elemental Master
Fatal Fury 2
Gain Ground
Golden Axe 2
Granada
Hellfire
Herzog Zwei
Lightening Force: Quest For The Darkstar
Midnight Resistance
OutRun
OutRunners
Phantasy Star 2
Populous
Rainbow Islands – Extra
Ranger-X
Ristar
Rolling Thunder 2
Shadow Dancer: The Secret Of Shinobi
Shining Force 2
Shining In The Darkness
Sonic 3D: Flickies’ Island
Splatterhouse 2
Streets Of Rage 3
Super Hang-On
Super Street Fighter 2 The New Challengers
The Ooze
The Revenge Of Shinobi
ToeJam & Earl In Panic On Funkotron
Truxton
VectorMan 2
Viewpoint
Virtua Racing
Warsong

Mega CD games:

Ecco The Dolphin
Ecco: The Tides Of Time
Final Fight CD
Yumemi Mystery Mansion
Night Striker
Night Trap
Robo Aleste
Sewer Shark
Shining Force CD
Silpheed
Sonic The Hedgehog CD
The Ninja Warriors

Previously unreleased mega drive titles

Devi & Pii
Fantasy Zone
Space Harrier 2
Spatter
Star Mobile
Super Locomotive
VS Puyo Puyo Sun

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