Lunar, Snatcher, Quackshot, Devilish and Dragons Fury are the glaring omissions for me personally.

As someone who only played the genesis as 5 year old, and lost it forever when my family was robbed, getting the first genesis mini was practically a whole new experience for me. Having played most of the games on the mini now, I have to say I am extremely excited for the genesis mini 2. I can understand why some people are dissapointed, but most of the games are completely new and fresh to me, so I have no complaints.

Gamesack and now SLX. I can now complete my weekend in a pleasant mood.

Alien Storm, Decap Attack, MUSHA, Pirates Gold, Mutant League Football, Rocket Knight Adventures, and Mega Bomberman all would have been WAY better choices over ClayFighter that I could see the licensing not being too difficult to negotiate. Also while the Sega CD lineup on the Genesis Mini 2 generally leaves a lot to be desired, Popful Mail being left out might be my biggest disappointment.

Absolute mixed bag. Have to agree, Sega CD is under represented for the U.S. It's not all bad, but I only feel excited for 1/3 of the total games list.

I really like Sega's ability to pull games in who aren't from the big companies. Really wasn't expecting but will actually play. Games like Populous, Desert Strike and Hellfire. I also like the fact there are more shmups here than on the Nintendo minis.

Truth be told, I'm pretty satisfied with many of the titles included. Granted, I'd have loved "Popful Mail" and "Snatcher," but we are getting a lot of gems. Honestly, I really didn't think we were going to get "The Revenge of Shinobi," so was happily surprised to see it included, being as those it's my favorite Genesis title. So many great titles on here that I'm not going to bother listing them, but I'm very happy with MANY of the inclusions.

Dude you rule. I've been waiting for the best list of the games on the new sega mini, several KZfaq made videos quickly but they were just thrown together with little effort or information. This took you less then 24 hours to release information that was useful and well informed. 👌 you truly do go above and beyond and I appreciate that can't wait for Crusader of Centi been wanting to play it for years.

The fact that this thing isn't getting a mainstream retail release is a nail in the coffin.

This collection is mostly good when combined with the previous mini. There are 2 games i wish were there, sword of Vermillion and Jewel Master. Both of those games were and still remain special because of the fun I had playing them as a kid. The fact they put Crusader of Centy on there is big though, I recently played and beat it the first time and consider it an excellent adventure rpg

I recently revisited Ranger-X, which I adored back then. A lot of it's graphical trickery still looks neat to this day, and the music is as catchy as ever, but it had it's fair share of jank that's not so easy to overlook anymore.

If it had Keio flying squadron, snatcher, and both lunar games this would be a must buy.

This is an awesome lineup. I could totally do without clay fighter. And the lack of snatcher is the biggest omission of all. But I’m particularly glad to see phantasy star ii included.

I'm very happy they included Shining Force 2 (the best game ever made, in my humble opinion), Shadow Dancer, Soleil, Ranger X, Rolling Thunder 2, Ristar, Thunder Force IV, Silpheed, Revenge of Shinobi, Alien Soldier, Bonanza Brothers, Splatterhouse 2, Super Street Fighter 2, Virtua Racing, Vectorman 2 Ecco: Tides of Time, Robo Aleste, Final Fight CD and Streets of Rage 3. However, I would trade ClayFighters snd Swever Shark for great games as Quackshot, Alien Storm , Pulseman, Mercs, Gargoyles, Rocketknight Adventures, Road Avenger, Sreets of Rage 1, Sonic3&Knuckles, Sonic2&Knuckles, Lunar SS and EB, Snatcher, General Chaos, Super Strike Trilogy, Pocahontas, Aladdin, Moonwalker, Popful Mail, Battlecorps, Blades of Vengeance, Panorama Cotton, Battlemania 2, Dahna, Two Crude Dudes, Bimminirun, Soulstar and E-Swat..'any day of the week.

Crusader of Centy (or Soleil as it was called here in PAL regions) is as true as it gets to a genuine hidden gem. Its a bit more well known now, but I had it as a kid and could never understand how nobody had ever heard of it - especially given how few games there were like that on the Mega Drive. Fantastic game and I'm glad that so many more people will get to experience it now.

No Snatcher…. Sega and Konami never fail to disappoint

I love the lineup for the Genesis Mini. I'm one of the non-traditional gamers so Warsong is an amazing addition. To this day I love the Langrisser series. The Master of Monsters and Culdcept series are great too.

As a big fan of Streets of Rage 3 which is my favorite beat em up, im very happy to see this game here.

Love this channel. You made me fall in love with sega again and now I own a Dreamcast. 😌

Damn, I don’t think I can buy this without the Lunar series. Those two games and Road Avenger were the Sega CD to me as a kid.

I really wanted Snatcher. It would have sold systems on its merits alone.

Soulstar, Lunar SS/EB, Popful Mail, Snatcher all could have bolstered the western release CD lineup considering all of them were actually released here back then.

The fact they put in Sewer Shark and Night Trap, and took out the Lunar and Popful Mail games broke my heart. I cancelled my pre-order right off.

We got shafted in the Sega CD department. If this wasn’t so limited I’d just pick up the Japanese version

They really missed a trick with not having any 32x games. Virtua racing deluxe and Virtua fighter are still fun and Kolibri, tempo and Knuckles Chaotix 2D graphics really aged well with its colourful images. And not having a single core design game included is tragic. Also since they putting in obscure games, Duke 3D should have been on it, just to recognise Brazil’s contribution to Sega’s history.

I'm hoping this will be as easily moddable as the other 'Mini' systems were. Love being able to make my own compilations.

Captain Tsubasa aka "Olive et Tom" was immensely popular on France's playgrounds circa 1989. Not kidding you, this Manga is single-handedly responsible for thousands of kids joining their local football club and eventually winning the world cup. Basically, Captain Tsubasa was Dragon Ball on a football pitch. Never had football been dramatized like this before and surprise, surprise, the Mega-CD video game respects the ambiance of the animé to a tee. The appeal of the game resides in nostalgia. Belgium and France have a strong tradition in comics. When Mangas landed on the European shores, they were a instant hit, way more than they were in the UK. This odd Franco-Japanese connection is no innocent to the triumph of the Sega Master System. 600,000 units in 1991 alone.

Oh, Genesis Mini... You had me at Shining In The Darkness (and Herzog Zwei)

My brother and I played TJ&E 2 before we played the original, and we loved it. We had the opposite experience to most people, where we were disappointed when we saw how different the first one was.

12 Sega CD games vs 20 for the MegaDrive is a kick in the pants especially when theirs includes the Lunar games and Popful Mail while ours includes Night Trap and Sewer Shark. I think it’s also annoying seeing how hard Sega worked to get the best games on the Mini 1 with deals with Konami, Disney and Capcom. The Mini 2 seems like it was filled with whatever games came cheapest. I’d be perfectly happy with any Genesis games included if they even tried to make the best CD lineup. I knew no licensed games like Batman Returns or Terminator would make it but no Working Designs or Core Designs Soul Star, Battlecorps, Thunderhawk. No Snatcher or Rise of the Dragon. No Road Avenger or Time Gal. No Keio Flying Squadron or Android Assault. It’s not all bad but considering this will cost around $130 since you have to pay $22 in shipping and I can’t believe but I’m going to pass on this one.

I've gotta say this collection is almost perfect for me as it includes virtually every game left on my "to get" list for the original hardware, and with prices the way they currently are it couldn't have come at a better time.

I found out about the tribute message in the MD Mini 2 for Rieko Kodama, who passed away in May. I just watched her interview for the Genesis Mini 1 a week ago! A wonderful person, and the heart and soul of Phantasy Star and Skies of Arcadia and many others. rip

No Lunar, No Popful Mail, no Snatcher...how disappointing

The game that had me like “WHY!” was Clayfighter. To take out the Lunar games was a huge disappointment. I’m really only buying this just for the mini console collection. I think in the meantime I will just emulate these games for my raspberry pi.

Thanks so much for covering these lists as they come out. Your analysis is always thoughtful and your Sega passion is unrivaled. Keep up the good work!

Those Space Harrier ports do look amazing.

Lunar Silver Star, Eternal Blue & Popful Mail were long shots for NTSC due to Working Designs licensing but I really hoped for Snatcher cuz Konami’s CastleVainia & Contra titles were on the Model 1 mini, guess console ESRB would have been an issue? Still there’s some solid titles (Crusader of Centy is amazing!) but IMO the Model 1 offerings were much better. Still I’m grateful and definitely getting this

Look, I was as excited for this as the next person, I'm glad SEGA is unearthing more and more titles than the usual suspects and of course it's great it's brought over to Europe ; but, owning previous Sega games compilations (like, Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection on PS3 and Sega Genesis Classics) a LOT of these titles are overlapping with those I already own through various comps. There are some great ones here to be sure, like Shining Force CD and Rainbow Islands Extra, but that's hardly enough to justify the purchase. I understand that it's supposed to be a limited and exclusive product and not just a games compilation, but I'm sure there is quite a few folks who'll feel that's not enough to shell out cash for another (much pricier) mini console.

I’m happy w the inclusion of clay fighter. Yeah it’s a bad game but it is very pretty and very 90’s. I consider it an interesting artifact rather than a genuinely fun gameplay experience, and honestly that’s how I feel about 2/3 of the titles here. I’m okay with that on a mini console for a 35 year old system. I also would have been pumped about the inclusion of Shaq-Fu, full disclosure. Best of all would have been Primal Rage, which is surprisingly good from a gameplay perspective.

Thank you. A fantastic run down. I am really sad that Snatcher is missing. It's a no-brainer. I really do wish to know why it's not there. A deep diving into that alone is worth a follow up, IMO.

OK I'm the oddball here in that I find night-trap and sewer sharks underwhelming to the point of 'please remove.' Desert Strike though. I remember sinkingso many hours into that game. Like you I am underwhelmed by the Clayfighter include. REALLY wish we had earthworm jim CD, but the sequel is good. Many gems here. A few duds. On the whole I'm glad it's being released, but like you why are we not getting snatcher, vy, and a few of the other CD gems that would have made this an instant buy? I'm eager for the system teardown and see what the hacking community can do with it.

The absence of both Lunars & Popful Mail take this thing down a notch, without a doubt. Sewer Shark and Night Crap over Dark Wizard and Snatcher? Typical Sega of America rubbish. Ok I must give props for Crusader of Centy, Ranger X, & Shadow Dancer.

I can't believe The Third World War wasn't included. It's a Sega CD only exclusive and there is no other game like it that I've played -- and I've looked everywhere.

This was by far and away the best coverage of the mini 2 games that I saw on here. Thanks for taking the time to do this right SLX, you were not the first, but you were definitely the best.

Final Fight and Splatterhouse alone is worth, to own a Sega Genesis & Mega Drive Mini 2 in my book.

The Japanese Mega Drive Mini 2 has a great variety of game genres that is lacking on the Genesis Mini 2.

Desert Strike, Virtua Racing, Out Run, Night Trap, Sewer Shark, Super Hang On. Sold! Well, if I have the money that is. Thanks for the video.

I'm sure licensing was the issue but X-Men clone wars would've been amazing. One of the best late stage Genesis games. Also Separation Anxiety or Maximum Carnage

Cancelled my pre-order. It's a shame. All I needed was Popful Mail, Snatcher, & the two Lunar games. I have two Sega CD's, so I'll just pirate them now.

They blew it, I'll be skipping this one. If they included the Sega CD RPGs on the Japanese version that were localized to the US I would have bought one. Also I think it's pretty scummy to solicit pre-orders before the final games list is released. I almost fell for that.

As soon as I saw the final list of games confirmed, I've kept checking this channel to see your take on them.

During the Sega of Japan youtube show, they mentioned that M2 developed the Space Harrier so that only the scaling feature was added to the pure Mega Drive hardware capability, as if to show what if in alternate universe the Mega Drive had a hardware scaling support, thus before the title screen it even says "Sega Mark V" which almost was the name for the Mega Drive

After seeing the Japanese version get Popful Mail and Lunar I got my hope up a little too much. Seeing the final list left a bad taste in my mouth. Final Fight CD being on there makes me wish Street's of Rage 2 was also on there, 3 is still good but I would love being able switch between the 2 on one system. Pleasantly surprised Crusader of Centry made it, but I was looking for more CD gems since I just got a repro cart of Centry for my Analogue Mega SG. I was thinking about buying the mini 2, but the final list of CD games has it now being a pass for me.

Also hoping that the new included Space Harrier games can be run on Genesis hardware and lead to new repro carts of them being made

It wouldn't be a proper Sega Lord X video without some Shadow Dancer bridge level water parallax! I was getting worried for a minute there!

So many of these was my Jam as a kid, I do miss playing certain titles like thunder force 4 and X Ransar. Very under appreciated games from that time,

I knew Snatcher was a long shot because of how iffy Konami is these days and their relationship with Kojima going down the toilet, but Lunar should have been there in place of Clayfighter. They also could have done both FF2 and SamSho because SNK fighters seemed to come out decent on Genesis.

There's always going to be disappointment with collections of this nature but personally I can't wait to get my hands on this and I'm planning to spend time on every title included. Apart from Clay Fighter 😁. I still love my Mega Drive Mini and once you've played out all the games it's still a pretty cool item to have under the TV. Super happy there's a release for us here in the EU too. Thank you Sega.

They could’ve also added Sonic 3 & Knuckles. With the release of Sonic Origins all of the Michael Jackson’s tracks has been removed. Sonic 1 & 2 were included with the first mini and now 3D Blast and Sonic CD on the mini 2. I can’t wait to mod this thing.

I'll be honest, there are some real gems on this. Golden Axe II is my favorite in the series, music is wonderful. And Revenge of Shinobi. I am also glad to see Shining Force get a lot of love in the form of CD and II. (And I'll be honest, I've wanted any port of Night Striker for ages.) But...I just can't get my head around the absence of some of the best Sega CD games in favor of the ones we ended up with. And yes, I'm talking about Snatcher and the Working Designs games. Heck, even Dark Wizard, which Sega published. I wish we also got some of the better adventure games, like Willy Beamish and Rise of the Dragon. But no, we get two Ecco games instead. Sigh. And really, I never liked Sewer Shark, either. And Mansion of Hidden Souls? It's like the people who picked these games had absolutely no idea what Western Sega CD fans actually played. Not as big of a flop for game choice as the PS Mini, but it's awful darned close on the Sega CD front.

No Snatcher No Buy

I am very interested in the version of Space Harry 2 with much better Scaling, that would be something interesting to play again. The one that has me in doubt is whether Space Harry 1 is the 32x version or is it a game programmed from scratch and new... I would have liked the RPGs in Japanese to be translated into English for us to play for the first time .

Politicians are still sensationalist, but they've changed their focus from "be afraid of bideo games," to "be afraid of people wearing turbans," to "be afraid of your neighbor." Thanks for covering the SEGA collection. Kind of a shock Night Trap is here, but I guess it is one of the games that made the Sega CD the Sega CD.

I am with you, my Lord. Although I'm happy that they're including Crusader of Centy, Ranger-X, and Ristar, my Genesis Mini 2 will also have the Lunar games, Popful Mail, and Snatcher (as well as Earthworm Jim: Special Edition, Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side, Heart of the Alien, and Mickey Mania CD)...thank you in-advance Hakchi2 C.E. and Team Shinkansen!! P.S. When I saw ClayFighter made the list I instantly face-palmed hard. If they wanted to include another two-player game, they could've gone with either Mutant League Football or Hockey (or both)...what a joke.

The list is ok. The lack of Lunar and Popful Mail is a disappointment as well as many others. Oh well there's always the model 3 😂

As much as I love the Megadrive getting love, and some of the titles are exciting to have, I can't help but think this second edition was a little bit random. Things like the Megadrive version of Populous make no sense to me, and Clayfighter... more like Trollfighter.

I am happy with the overall list of games. I feel like no matter what was announced we would have felt slightly disappointed. So many to choose from.

I just pre-ordered. Im mainly getting it for the Sega CD games on there. I never had the Sega CD, and this is way cheaper with up to date hardware. Some of the Sega Genesis games are great to. I just wish it had Gunstar Hero’s, Mutant League Hockey, Alien Storm, etc. some of the Carts cost a fortune.

preordered both a JPN and US one for maximum value. Sad some the JPN games that had english versions didn't make it, like Lunar. But I'm still excited!

Nice video! It seems like a decent collection on the Genesis Mini 2, but it seems like they really skimped on a lot of Sega CD titles. There are a fair number of Sega CD gems that appear to be missing and that really is a shame. Though, honestly, it will be a moot point anyways once this thing gets hacked and you can freely add whatever games you want. I would love if Sega made a _Sega Saturn Mini_ as that has even more titles that are near-impossible to play anywhere else! However, I am not holding my breath as it just seems like it wasn't nearly as popular as some of Sega's other consoles. 😔

Getting Sewer Shark in there means at least Sega is listening to the FMV retro fans out here

Magical Girl silky lip? Oh Japan, you’ve done it again.

It's missing several good ones. They should have a way to purchase more games to add on later. Otherwise people are just going to hack it and add everything.

No Snatcher significantly diminishes the value of this device. Huge missed opportunity.

More storage... here's hoping the mini 1 mods can be reworked for the mini 2 easily. Clayfighter is a good addition, imo.

I'm glad Super Locomotive made it to the Genesis Mini. I wasn't familiar with it prior to seeing this video, and I figured there was no way in Hell it'd come to the U.S. version of the Mini while watching the first portion of this video. Looks like a really interesting game.

30:44 I wonder how they did the enhanced version of Space Harrier 2 (with sprite scalling) since the Megadrive mini 2 has Mega CD games, maybe it's using the Mega CD for sprite scaling? If everything is done on stock Megadrive hardware, it's very impressive.

The disappointment I have with this is that the list of games doesn't seem to be particularly well curated. The best compilation of any system and any games I own is the Ultimate Mega Drive Collection on the 360. Everything about that package, from the selection of games, the museum content, the unlockables, to the presentation was put together with such care and attention to detail it was a real love letter to the Mega Drive. I'm not getting that vibe with the Mega Drive/Genesis 2 and instead I'm getting the retro shovel-ware vibe. I might still get one if this pitches up in Europe, it's still a nice thing to have and it has some decent games and bonus content on it. I just think it could have done with a bit more thought about what to put on it.

For as much as M2 loves shooters, I'm glad there's not a lot of overlap with the PC Engine Mini.

No LUNAR series and no Popful Mail are deal breakers for me. While I have them for the older Playstation consoles, I have never actually played the Genesis version of LUNAR 2. Popful Mail is the biggest let down, however, as I had a blast playing that game. These, and like was said - no Vay, make this a no purchase for me. And that's an absolute shame because, if LUNAR and Popful Mail were there for the US release, I would murder Santa harder than Lobo did to get one

I'm not really bugged out by the regional differences since I can play literally the entire Genesis/Sega CD/32X library on my hacked Mini 1 via Retroarch but I'm super stoked over the arcade style remake of Space Harrier II. I always thought it would've been an amazing sequel if the graphics were like the arcade version of SH1. M2 gave Master System Fantasy Zone II an amazing remake on PS2 and 3DS awhile back so I got high hopes for the SH2 remake.

Hard to justify the expense when already having the Sega Classics on Steam. Lunar and Lunar 2 would have changed that for the US version.

Literally the only way to Sewer Shark today lol

You can easily DL all these games for your PC for free, but I can certainly see why folks would be interested in this and wanna buy it

Overall I appreciate most of the titles immensely and believe it's a more solid lineup than the first Genesis mini, however sewer shark, nightrap, and clay fighter are utter trash imo.

I'm mostly positive on the Mini 2 and looking forward to it. They only have a handful of actual stinkers on this (Clayfighter, the Outrunners port, the non DC version of 3D Blast) but most are great choices, especially if someone likes playing shoot em ups/action titles. The CD selections are kind of lackluster. It's got some great choices but seems to fall a little flat for me. Night Trap and Sewer Shark are alright, given the history of them for the system, but the real loss is no Lunar games or Popful Mail, all due to, allegedly, the former owner of Working Designs wanting too much money for the dubbed audio/translations. A real shame since both Lunars are fantastic games and Popful Mail is fun. No opinion on Vay, I haven't play it yet. However my biggest disappointment was no Snatcher. Hell, looks like there's no Konami games this time at all. I would of replaced Clayfighter with Rocket Knight Adventures at least. Also no Road Avenger, Soul Star, Android Assault or even Panic! but the titles that were chosen for Sega CD round out an okay list. Bonus for Sonic CD, as it will also have the option to play the Japanese version with its soundtrack.

I now find hilarious that Snatcher appears on not one, but TWO mini consoles (Turbografx 16 mini as well), but only in its original Japanese version.

I mean I could bring up several omissions that I would have liked to be there instead of the lesser titles but I'll take the spin on it of swapping games out of a similar genre to keep the mix of game types the same. Certainly Eternal Champions CD instead of Clay Fighter, Soul Star instead of Sewer Shark, Samurai Showdown CD instead of Fatal Fury 2, Gaiares instead of Hellfire, Fire Shark instead of Truxton, and Master of Monsters to replace Populous. I'd mention MUSHA, Lords of Thunder, and Android Assault as they are three of my favorite shmups but I suppose they don't want so many of that game type on there, and in MUSHA's case they already have one Aleste game included.

I'm not surprised Lunar didn't make it. I've heard that Victor Ireland made it impossible but I don't know how. Over all I'm happy with the line up. Herzog Zwei was probably my most played Genesis game.

Id much have preferred a dedicated mega cd mini rather than this haphazard collection of random titles. Id also have left out the live action mega cd titles as they are more of a gimmick than anything else

As a former Super NES child, the three Genesis games I was most Jealous of were Disney’s Aladdin, Jurassic Park, and X-Men 2. All licensed games I know. But now there are two Genesis Minis and not one of those games has been included. :/ The lineup does look really solid otherwise. Thanks SLX for another great update

I've been waiting for another episode of Parallax Bridge! Thanks for delivering!

Canceled preorder , too bad in the sega cd line up

I'll have to pass on this. Out of the small handful of games that I actually have a small Interest in I either already have through other means or isn't enough to sell me on the overall product. Plus I'm really bummed we aren't getting Lunar. It might have more games than the mini 1 but someone needs to tell the higher ups that quantity does not replace quality.

A few of these would have Mark from CGR very happy. "Herzog Zwei? Why... cus it's awesome!"

Streets of Rage 2 would have been nice. Maybe a classic Sonic Game. I realize this isn’t the first one so they don’t want to repeat the games, but still.

I really wanted this to be a powerhouse for the Sega CD. I had the Sega CD at the end of its life as a kid and had garbage like Sewer Shark, Double Switch and a few others that weren't very fun so I had high hopes this would be a showpiece for what the CD add on could do. But no. Again, 12 games vs 20 for the Mega Drive Mini 2 really sucks and the games themselves, well they are very blah. Night Trap and Sewer Shark are worth playing once if you've never played them before. I kind of like Night Striker but can admit it's not a great game and looks like garbage. Ninja Warriors might be a good port but it's a good port of a slow and boring arcade game. Mansion of the Hidden Souls looks terrible. Add in that I'm not a fan of the Echo games (I've tried playing the one on the Genesis Mini 3 times and make it about 10 to 15 minutes before I'm board, lost and just want to play something else) and that's more than half of the CD library has zero interest for me. What a bummer. I'd like to think my expectations weren't ill placed. I mean Sega kicked butt with the first mini. $80, 2 controllers, some of the best games on the system having deals with Konami, Capcom and Disney. I mean they even released an English version of Monster World so I hoped we might see something similar with Panorama Cotton or Twinkle Tale. I'm just shocked this thing is $50 more (since everyone has to pay the $22 shipping), only one controller and feels like it's entirely quantity over quality as they just added the cheapest stuff they could find and adding in Crusader of Centy is supposed to make it all right. I am really disappointed.

Warsong/Langrisser has a great OST; recognized it immediately.

Omitting Snatcher is mildly disappointing. Omitting Lunar is a war crime. Still want this, but I'm in Canada so... Question marks abound.

HOLY CRAP, CAPTAIN TSUBASA CD, the game is crazy expensive now so I am really happy that they added it to the lineup. With enough trial and error you can figure out what each option do. However, I understand your opinion of not being that interested in the sport. As always thanks for your coverage of the mini 2 😁