History Platform / SegaGenesis

* ''Crack Down''

* ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' series:
** ''Darius Extra Version'' (A ''2019'' port of the game, originally exclusive to the Genesis Mini before getting an actual cartridge and later a digital release for [[/index]]UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch[[index]])
** ''Darius II'' (''Sagaia'' in the U.S.; Japan and U.S. only, Europe would get a Master System port instead)

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Darius}} Sagaia]]''

** ''Darius Extra Version'' (A ''2019'' port of the game, originally exclusive to the Genesis Mini before getting an actual cartridge and later for [[/index]]UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch[[index]])

** ''Darius II'' (''Sagaia'' in the U.S.; Japan- and U.S.- exclusive, Europe would get a Master System port instead)

** ''Darius II'' (''Sagaia'' in the U.S.)

** ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' (originally a fan-produced ROM before being [[AscendedFanon adopted by M2]])

* ''VideoGame/BarneysHideAndSeek''

What really captured the public's imagination instead was ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast'', a hastily-made but [[ArcadePerfectPort fairly-accurate port]] of Sega's arcade hit which came bundled with most of the consoles. A few months later, the system had its first standalone hit, ''VideoGame/MichaelJacksonsMoonwalker'', adapted from [[Film/{{Moonwalker}} the 1988 film of the same name]] and driven by the sheer star power of [[Music/MichaelJackson its lead figure]] at the time. It was obvious to Sega that they weren't going to get anywhere trying to appeal to Nintendo's audience, and that the answer lay in the burgeoning demographic of teens and young adults with disposable income, who largely preferred home computers before the console's launch. Many early titles had complex gameplay and/or nightmarish imagery one wouldn't expect of any other console game. The kerfuffle with EA would also wind up paying dividends, as the Genesis version of ''[[VideoGame/MaddenNFL John Madden Football]]'' attracted sports fans to the system and gave the console another edge over the NES.

The very same Nintendo/Sega rivalry would find a new light in 2019 when Sega responded to Nintendo's release of Classic Mini UsefulNotes/PlugnPlayGame systems with their own Sega Genesis Mini (called the Mega Drive Mini outside North America). The system would release worldwide on September 19, 2019. [[labelnote:List (exclusives in bold)]]'''''VideoGame/AlexKidd in the Enchanted Castle''''', '''''VideoGame/AlienSoldier''''', ''VideoGame/AlisiaDragoon'', '''''VideoGame/AlteredBeast''''', '''''Assault Suit Leynos''''', ''Beyond Oasis 2'', '''''VideoGame/CastleOfIllusion Starring Mickey Mouse''''', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'', ''VideoGame/{{Columns}}'', '''''VideoGame/ComixZone''''', ''VideoGame/ContraHardCorps'', ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'', '''''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine''''', '''''Dyna Brothers 2''''', '''''VideoGame/DynamiteHeaddy''''', '''''VideoGame/EarthwormJim''''', '''''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin''''', '''''VideoGame/EternalChampions''''', ''Game no Kanzume Otokuyou'', ''Ghouls N Ghosts'', ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'', ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'', '''''VideoGame/KidChameleon''''', ''VideoGame/{{Landstalker}}'', '''''Langrisser II''''', '''''VideoGame/LightCrusader''''', '''''VideoGame/LordMonarch''''', ''Madō Monogatari I'', ''VideoGame/MegaMan: The Wily Wars (officially releasing this game in North America for the first time)'', ''Monster World IV'', '''''VideoGame/{{MUSHA}}''''', '''''VideoGame/OutRun 2019''''', '''''Party Quiz Mega-Q''''', ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIV'', Powerball, '''''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo 2''''', '''''Puzzle & Action Tant-R''''', '''''Rent-A-Hero''''', ''VideoGame/RoadRash 2'', ''VideoGame/ShiningForce'', '''''Shining Force 2''''', '''''Shinobi 3: Return of the Ninja Master''''', '''''Slap Fight MD''''', '''''Snow Bros''''', '''''VideoGame/SonicSpinball''''', '''''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1''''', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', ''Space Harrier 2'', '''''VideoGame/StreetFighterII Special Championship Edition''''', ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage 2'', '''''VideoGame/{{Strider}}''''', ''Super Fantsay Zone'', '''''Sword of Vermillion''''', ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' (saving a long-lost Genesis port of that game from DevelopmentHell), '''''The Hybrid Front''''', '''''The Revenge of Shinobi''''', ''VideoGame/ThunderForce 3'', '''''VideoGame/ToeJamAndEarl''''', '''''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}''''', '''''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter 2''''', '''''VideoGame/WonderBoyInMonsterWorld''''', ''VideoGame/WorldOfIllusion'', and ''''' Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen''''' [[/labelnote]] In 2021, Nintendo introduced an Expansion Pack for its UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Online service, which includes a library of Sega Genesis games. New games are added to the library every so often. Nintendo also introduced a replica three button Genesis controller that can be used with the Switch. In 2022, following the Mini's massive success, Sega revealed the Sega Genesis Mini 2 (again named the Mega Drive Mini 2 outside North America), modelled after the Genesis Model 2 and featuring another 50+ games, including a number of Mega-CD games[[labelnote:List (exclusives in bold)]]'''''Aa Harimanada''''', ''VideoGame/AfterBurner II'', ''VideoGame/AlienSoldier'' (previously only on the Taiwan/Korea version of the original Genesis Mini), ''VideoGame/AtomicRunnerChelnov'', ''VideoGame/BonanzaBros'', '''''VideoGame/CaptainTsubasa''''', '''''VideoGame/ClayFighter''''', '''''VideoGame/{{Columns}} III''''', ''VideoGame/CrusaderOfCenty'', '''''VideoGame/DesertStrike''''', ''Devi & Pii'' (an unreleased game developed by Takashi Iizuka pre-''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3AndKnuckles Sonic 3]]''), ''[[VideoGame/RoboAleste Dennin Aleste]]'' (''Robo Aleste'' outside Japan), '''''VideoGame/EarthwormJim 2''''', '''''Elemental Master''''', ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin CD'', ''[[VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin Ecco: The Tides of Time CD]]'', ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'', ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', ''VideoGame/FinalFight CD'', ''VideoGame/GainGround'', '''''VideoGame/GoldenAxeII''''', ''Granada'', '''''VideoGame/Hellfire1989''''', '''''VideoGame/HerzogZwei''''', '''''Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei''''', '''''Katayama Masayuki no Mahjong Dojo''''', '''''[[VideoGame/LangrisserI Langrisser]]''''' (under its English name, ''Warsong'') '''''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue''''', '''''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar''''', '''''Manga/MagicalTarurutoKun''''', '''''Mahou no Shoujo: Silky Lip!''''', ''VideoGame/MansionOfHiddenSouls'', ''Megapanel'', ''VideoGame/MidnightResistance'', '''''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater''''', ''VideoGame/NightStriker'', ''VideoGame/NightTrap'', ''VideoGame/{{TheNinjaWarriors|1987}}'', '''''VideoGame/TheOoze''''', ''VideoGame/OutRun'', '''''[[VideoGame/OutRun OutRunners]]''''', '''''Party Quiz Mega-Q 2022''''', '''''Party Quiz Sega-Q''''', ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarII'' (includes the easy difficulty added with the [=PS2=] Sega AGES release) '''''VideoGame/PopfulMail''''', ''VideoGame/{{Populous}}'', '''''Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R''''', '''''VideoGame/RainbowIslands Extra''''', ''VideoGame/RangerX'', '''''VideoGame/TheRevengeOfShinobi''''', '''''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}''''', ''VideoGame/RollingThunder 2'', '''''VideoGame/{{Romance of the Three Kingdoms|Koei}} III: Dragon of Destiny''''' (both the Mega Drive and MEGA-CD versions), '''''VideoGame/SewerShark''''', '''''VideoGame/ShadowDancer''''', '''''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI Shin Megami Tensei]]''''', '''''VideoGame/ShiningForceII''''', ''[[VideoGame/ShiningForceGaidenGames Shining Force CD]]'', ''VideoGame/ShiningInTheDarkness'', ''VideoGame/{{Silpheed}}'', '''''VideoGame/Sonic3DBlast''''', ''VideoGame/SonicCD'', '''''[[VideoGame/DragonSlayer Sorcerian]]''''', ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'', ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier II'' (an upgraded version that plays more akin to the original arcade game), ''Spatter'' (a new port of a SEGA arcade game), ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}} 2'', '''''Star Cruiser''''', ''Star Mobile'' (a completed, but previously-unannounced and unreleased game from 1992), '''''VideoGame/{{Starblade}}''''', '''''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage 3''''', '''''Super VideoGame/HangOn''''', ''Super Locomotive'' (another new SEGA arcade game port), ''Super VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', '''''Tenka Fubu: Eiyuutachi no Houkou''''', ''VideoGame/ThunderForce IV'' (''Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar'' outside Japan), '''''VideoGame/ToeJamAndEarl in Panic on Funkotron''''', '''''Tougi-ou King Colossus''''', ''Viewpoint'' (officially releasing in Japan for the first time), '''''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}} 2''''', ''VideoGame/VirtuaRacing'' (the SVC chip-powered Genesis/Mega Drive version), ''VS VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'' (a demake of the Saturn game's 2-player mode with tweaked/updated mechanics), '''''Wondermega Collection'''''[[/labelnote]], slated for release natively in Japan and via import in the US and Europe on October 27 of that year.

* ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast'' (not only a launch title, but also the original pack-in game for the console prior to ''Sonic'')

** To show they weren't bluffing, instead of a colorful, kid-friendly platformer like ''Alex Kidd'' being the console advance man, the first pack-in game, ''Altered Beast'', was an arcade BeatEmUp with muted colors, ghouls, and a slightly-disturbing transformation sequence which would never fly on the NES. This would be followed up with games like ''Techno Cop'', which showed blood spraying from enemies and victims you shot (including ''children''), and the ultra-violent ''Splatterhouse'' trilogy.

* [[/index]]''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':[[index]]

* ''[[VideoGame/BOB1993 B.O.B]]''

* ''VideoGame/{{MUSHA}}''

* [[/index]]''Franchise/SpiderMan'':[[index]]

* ''S.S. Lucifer: Man Overboard!''

* [[/index]]''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':[[index]]

* ''T2: The Arcade Game'' (a port of the light gun arcade game based on ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', playable with both a standard controller and the Sega Menacer light gun)

* ''VideoGame/XenoCrisis''
* ''VideoGame/Xenon2Megablast''
* [[/index]]''Franchise/XMen'':[[index]]

* ''[[VideoGame/{{BOB}} B.O.B.]]''

** ''Spider-Man and ComicBook/{{Venom}}: ComicBook/MaximumCarnage''
*** ''Spider-Man and Venom: Separation Anxiety''

* ''VideoGame/MrNutz''

* ''Manga/OsomatsuKun: Hachamecha Gekijō'' ([[TheProblemWithLicensedGames infamous]] early release attributed to the console's underperformance in Japan)

* ''[[Manga/OsomatsuKun]]: Hachamecha Gekijō'' ([[TheProblemWithLicensedGames infamous]] early release attributed to the console's underperformance in Japan)

The very same Nintendo/Sega rivalry would find a new light in 2019 when Sega responded to Nintendo's release of Classic Mini UsefulNotes/PlugnPlayGame systems with their own Sega Genesis Mini (called the Mega Drive Mini outside North America). The system would release worldwide on September 19, 2019. [[labelnote:List (exclusives in bold)]]'''''VideoGame/AlexKidd in the Enchanted Castle''''', '''''VideoGame/AlienSoldier''''', ''VideoGame/AlisiaDragoon'', '''''VideoGame/AlteredBeast''''', '''''Assault Suit Leynos''''', ''Beyond Oasis 2'', '''''VideoGame/CastleOfIllusion Starring Mickey Mouse''''', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'', ''VideoGame/{{Columns}}'', '''''VideoGame/ComixZone''''', ''VideoGame/ContraHardCorps'', ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'', '''''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine''''', '''''Dyna Brothers 2''''', '''''VideoGame/DynamiteHeaddy''''', '''''VideoGame/EarthwormJim''''', '''''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin''''', '''''VideoGame/EternalChampions''''', ''Game no Kanzume Otokuyou'', ''Ghouls N Ghosts'', ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'', ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'', '''''VideoGame/KidChameleon''''', ''VideoGame/{{Landstalker}}'', '''''Langrisser II''''', '''''VideoGame/LightCrusader''''', '''''VideoGame/LordMonarch''''', ''Madō Monogatari I'', ''VideoGame/MegaMan: The Wily Wars (officially releasing this game in North America for the first time)'', ''Monster World IV'', '''''VideoGame/{{MUSHA}}''''', '''''VideoGame/OutRun 2019''''', '''''Party Quiz Mega-Q''''', ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIV'', Powerball, '''''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo 2''''', '''''Puzzle & Action Tant-R''''', '''''Rent-A-Hero''''', ''VideoGame/RoadRash 2'', ''VideoGame/ShiningForce'', '''''Shining Force 2''''', '''''Shinobi 3: Return of the Ninja Master''''', '''''Slap Fight MD''''', '''''Snow Bros''''', '''''VideoGame/SonicSpinball''''', '''''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1''''', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', ''Space Harrier 2'', '''''VideoGame/StreetFighterII Special Championship Edition''''', ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage 2'', '''''VideoGame/{{Strider}}''''', ''Super Fantsay Zone'', '''''Sword of Vermillion''''', ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' (saving a long-lost Genesis port of that game from DevelopmentHell), '''''The Hybrid Front''''', '''''The Revenge of Shinobi''''', ''VideoGame/ThunderForce 3'', '''''VideoGame/ToeJamAndEarl''''', '''''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}''''', '''''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter 2''''', '''''VideoGame/WonderBoyInMonsterWorld''''', ''VideoGame/WorldOfIllusion'', and ''''' Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen''''' [[/labelnote]] In 2021, Nintendo introduced an Expansion Pack for its UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Online service, which includes a library of Sega Genesis games. New games are added to the library every so often. Nintendo also introduced a replica three button Genesis controller that can be used with the Switch. In 2022, following the Mini's massive success, Sega revealed the Sega Genesis Mini 2 (again named the Mega Drive Mini 2 outside North America), modelled after the Genesis Model 2 and featuring another 50+ games, including a number of Mega-CD games[[labelnote:List (exclusives in bold)]]'''''Aa Harimanada''''', ''VideoGame/AfterBurner II'', ''VideoGame/AlienSoldier'' (previously only on the Taiwan/Korea version of the original Genesis Mini), ''VideoGame/AtomicRunnerChelnov'', ''VideoGame/BonanzaBros'', '''''VideoGame/CaptainTsubasa''''', '''''VideoGame/ClayFighter''''', '''''VideoGame/{{Columns}} III''''', ''VideoGame/CrusaderOfCenty'', '''''VideoGame/DesertStrike''''', ''Devi & Pii'' (an unreleased game developed by Takashi Iizuka pre-''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3AndKnuckles Sonic 3]]''), ''[[VideoGame/RoboAleste Dennin Aleste]]'' (''Robo Aleste'' outside Japan), '''''VideoGame/EarthwormJim 2''''', '''''Elemental Master''''', ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin CD'', ''[[VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin Ecco: The Tides of Time CD]]'', ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'', ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', ''VideoGame/FinalFight CD'', ''VideoGame/GainGround'', '''''VideoGame/GoldenAxeII''''', ''Granada'', '''''Hellfire''''', '''''VideoGame/HerzogZwei''''', '''''Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei''''', '''''Katayama Masayuki no Mahjong Dojo''''', '''''[[VideoGame/LangrisserI Langrisser]]''''' (under its English name, ''Warsong'') '''''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue''''', '''''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar''''', '''''Manga/MagicalTarurutoKun''''', '''''Mahou no Shoujo: Silky Lip!''''', ''VideoGame/MansionOfHiddenSouls'', ''Megapanel'', ''VideoGame/MidnightResistance'', '''''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater''''', ''VideoGame/NightStriker'', ''VideoGame/NightTrap'', ''VideoGame/{{TheNinjaWarriors|1987}}'', '''''VideoGame/TheOoze''''', ''VideoGame/OutRun'', '''''[[VideoGame/OutRun OutRunners]]''''', '''''Party Quiz Mega-Q 2022''''', '''''Party Quiz Sega-Q''''', ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarII'' (includes the easy difficulty added with the [=PS2=] Sega AGES release) '''''VideoGame/PopfulMail''''', ''VideoGame/{{Populous}}'', '''''Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R''''', '''''VideoGame/RainbowIslands Extra''''', ''VideoGame/RangerX'', '''''VideoGame/TheRevengeOfShinobi''''', '''''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}''''', ''VideoGame/RollingThunder 2'', '''''VideoGame/{{Romance of the Three Kingdoms|Koei}} III: Dragon of Destiny''''' (both the Mega Drive and MEGA-CD versions), '''''VideoGame/SewerShark''''', '''''VideoGame/ShadowDancer''''', '''''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI Shin Megami Tensei]]''''', '''''VideoGame/ShiningForceII''''', ''[[VideoGame/ShiningForceGaidenGames Shining Force CD]]'', ''VideoGame/ShiningInTheDarkness'', ''VideoGame/{{Silpheed}}'', '''''VideoGame/Sonic3DBlast''''', ''VideoGame/SonicCD'', '''''[[VideoGame/DragonSlayer Sorcerian]]''''', ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'', ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier II'' (an upgraded version that plays more akin to the original arcade game), ''Spatter'' (a new port of a SEGA arcade game), ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}} 2'', '''''Star Cruiser''''', ''Star Mobile'' (a completed, but previously-unannounced and unreleased game from 1992), '''''VideoGame/{{Starblade}}''''', '''''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage 3''''', '''''Super VideoGame/HangOn''''', ''Super Locomotive'' (another new SEGA arcade game port), ''Super VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', '''''Tenka Fubu: Eiyuutachi no Houkou''''', ''VideoGame/ThunderForce IV'' (''Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar'' outside Japan), '''''VideoGame/ToeJamAndEarl in Panic on Funkotron''''', '''''Tougi-ou King Colossus''''', ''Viewpoint'' (officially releasing in Japan for the first time), '''''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}} 2''''', ''VideoGame/VirtuaRacing'' (the SVC chip-powered Genesis/Mega Drive version), ''VS VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'' (a demake of the Saturn game's 2-player mode with tweaked/updated mechanics), '''''Wondermega Collection'''''[[/labelnote]], slated for release natively in Japan and via import in the US and Europe on October 27 of that year.

* ''Hellfire''

* ''Franchise/{{Asterix}}'':

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':

* ''VideoGame/{{Ghostbusters|1990}}'' (generally considered to being the best of all the original ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' tie-in video games)

* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'':

* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':

* ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'':

* ''Franchise/TheSimpsons'':

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'':

* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'':

* ''Franchise/XMen'':

While the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem was a decent success in Europe and South America (Mostly from UsefulNotes/Brazil), it failed to make any strong dents in the North American and Japanese markets. The hold of the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES/Famicom]] was too strong, and the Master System wasn't advanced enough to topple the juggernaut. So Creator/{{Sega}} decided to just top it. Creator/{{Nintendo}} were complacent with their success and dragging their feet on developing a [[UsefulNotes/The16bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames 16-bit]] system, which was the {{UsefulNotes/arcade|game}} standard at the time. They were already being impacted in Japan by the sudden success of NEC's [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine]] ([=TurboGrafx-16=] in the West) which, while not ''actually'' 16-bit, was a noticeable technical improvement from the Famicom, which was underpowered even for its time. Thus, Sega decided that they would beat Nintendo to the punch with a console based on their System 16 arcade board (codenamed "Mark V").

While the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem was a decent success in Europe and South America (Mostly from Brazil), it failed to make any strong dents in the North American and Japanese markets. The hold of the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES/Famicom]] was too strong, and the Master System wasn't advanced enough to topple the juggernaut. So Creator/{{Sega}} decided to just top it. Creator/{{Nintendo}} were complacent with their success and dragging their feet on developing a [[UsefulNotes/The16bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames 16-bit]] system, which was the {{UsefulNotes/arcade|game}} standard at the time. They were already being impacted in Japan by the sudden success of NEC's [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine]] ([=TurboGrafx-16=] in the West) which, while not ''actually'' 16-bit, was a noticeable technical improvement from the Famicom, which was underpowered even for its time. Thus, Sega decided that they would beat Nintendo to the punch with a console based on their System 16 arcade board (codenamed "Mark V").

While the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem was a decent success in Europe and South America, it failed to make any strong dents in the North American and Japanese markets. The hold of the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES/Famicom]] was too strong, and the Master System wasn't advanced enough to topple the juggernaut. So Creator/{{Sega}} decided to just top it. Creator/{{Nintendo}} were complacent with their success and dragging their feet on developing a [[UsefulNotes/The16bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames 16-bit]] system, which was the {{UsefulNotes/arcade|game}} standard at the time. They were already being impacted in Japan by the sudden success of NEC's [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine]] ([=TurboGrafx-16=] in the West) which, while not ''actually'' 16-bit, was a noticeable technical improvement from the Famicom, which was underpowered even for its time. Thus, Sega decided that they would beat Nintendo to the punch with a console based on their System 16 arcade board (codenamed "Mark V").

The very same Nintendo/Sega rivalry would find a new light in 2019 when Sega responded to Nintendo's release of Classic Mini UsefulNotes/PlugnPlayGame systems with their own Sega Genesis Mini (called the Mega Drive Mini outside North America). The system would release worldwide on September 19, 2019. [[labelnote:List (exclusives in bold)]]'''''VideoGame/AlexKidd in the Enchanted Castle''''', '''''VideoGame/AlienSoldier''''', ''VideoGame/AlisiaDragoon'', '''''VideoGame/AlteredBeast''''', '''''Assault Suit Leynos''''', ''Beyond Oasis 2'', '''''VideoGame/CastleOfIllusion Starring Mickey Mouse''''', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'', ''VideoGame/{{Columns}}'', '''''VideoGame/ComixZone''''', ''VideoGame/ContraHardCorps'', ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'', '''''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine''''', '''''Dyna Brothers 2''''', '''''VideoGame/DynamiteHeaddy''''', '''''VideoGame/EarthwormJim''''', '''''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin''''', '''''VideoGame/EternalChampions''''', ''Game no Kanzume Otokuyou'', ''Ghouls N Ghosts'', ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'', ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'', '''''VideoGame/KidChameleon''''', ''VideoGame/{{Landstalker}}'', '''''Langrisser II''''', '''''VideoGame/LightCrusader''''', '''''VideoGame/LordMonarch''''', ''Madō Monogatari I'', ''VideoGame/MegaMan: The Wily Wars (officially releasing this game in North America for the first time)'', ''Monster World IV'', '''''VideoGame/{{MUSHA}}''''', '''''VideoGame/OutRun 2019''''', '''''Party Quiz Mega-Q''''', ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIV'', Powerball, '''''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo 2''''', '''''Puzzle & Action Tant-R''''', '''''Rent-A-Hero''''', ''VideoGame/RoadRash 2'', ''VideoGame/ShiningForce'', '''''Shining Force 2''''', '''''Shinobi 3: Return of the Ninja Master''''', '''''Slap Fight MD''''', '''''Snow Bros''''', '''''VideoGame/SonicSpinball''''', '''''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1''''', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', ''Space Harrier 2'', '''''VideoGame/StreetFighterII Special Championship Edition''''', ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage 2'', '''''VideoGame/{{Strider}}''''', ''Super Fantsay Zone'', '''''Sword of Vermillion''''', ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' (saving a long-lost Genesis port of that game from DevelopmentHell), '''''The Hybrid Front''''', '''''The Revenge of Shinobi''''', ''VideoGame/ThunderForce 3'', '''''VideoGame/ToeJamAndEarl''''', '''''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}''''', '''''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter 2''''', '''''VideoGame/WonderBoyInMonsterWorld''''', ''VideoGame/WorldOfIllusion'', and ''''' Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen''''' [[/labelnote]] In 2021, Nintendo introduced an Expansion Pack for its UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Online service, which includes a library of Sega Genesis games. New games are added to the library every so often. Nintendo also introduced a replica three button Genesis controller that can be used with the Switch. In 2022, following the Mini's massive success, Sega revealed the Sega Genesis Mini 2 (again named the Mega Drive Mini 2 outside North America), modelled after the Genesis Model 2 and featuring another 50+ games, including a number of Mega-CD games[[labelnote:List (exclusives in bold)]]'''''Aa Harimanada''''', ''VideoGame/AfterBurner II'', ''VideoGame/AlienSoldier'' (previously only on the Taiwan/Korea version of the original Genesis Mini), ''VideoGame/AtomicRunnerChelnov'', ''VideoGame/BonanzaBros'', '''''VideoGame/CaptainTsubasa''''', '''''VideoGame/ClayFighter''''', '''''VideoGame/{{Columns}} III''''', ''VideoGame/CrusaderOfCenty'', '''''VideoGame/DesertStrike''''', ''Devi & Pii'' (an unreleased game developed by Takashi Iizuka pre-''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3AndKnuckles Sonic 3]]''), ''[[VideoGame/RoboAleste Dennin Aleste]]'' (''Robo Aleste'' outside Japan), '''''VideoGame/EarthwormJim 2''''', '''''Elemental Master''''', ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin CD'', ''[[VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin Ecco: The Tides of Time CD]]'', ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'', ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', ''VideoGame/FinalFight CD'', ''VideoGame/GainGround'', '''''VideoGame/GoldenAxeII''''', ''Granada'', '''''Hellfire''''', '''''VideoGame/HerzogZwei''''', '''''Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei''''', '''''Katayama Masayuki no Mahjong Dojo''''', '''''[[VideoGame/LangrisserI Langrisser]]''''' (under its English name, ''Warsong'') '''''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue''''', '''''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar''''', '''''Manga/MagicalTarurutoKun''''', '''''Mahou no Shoujo: Silky Lip!''''', ''VideoGame/MansionOfHiddenSouls'', ''Megapanel'', ''VideoGame/MidnightResistance'', '''''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater''''', ''VideoGame/NightStriker'', ''VideoGame/NightTrap'', ''VideoGame/{{TheNinjaWarriors|1987}}'', '''''VideoGame/TheOoze''''', ''VideoGame/OutRun'', '''''[[VideoGame/OutRun OutRunners]]''''', '''''Party Quiz Mega-Q 2022''''', '''''Party Quiz Sega-Q''''', ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarII'' (includes the easy difficulty added with the [=PS2=] Sega AGES release) '''''VideoGame/PopfulMail''''', ''VideoGame/{{Populous}}'', '''''Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R''''', '''''VideoGame/RainbowIslands Extra''''', ''VideoGame/RangerX'', '''''VideoGame/TheRevengeOfShinobi''''', '''''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}''''', ''VideoGame/RollingThunder 2'', '''''VideoGame/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny''''' (both the Mega Drive and MEGA-CD versions), '''''VideoGame/SewerShark''''', '''''VideoGame/ShadowDancer''''', '''''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI Shin Megami Tensei]]''''', '''''VideoGame/ShiningForceII''''', ''[[VideoGame/ShiningForceGaidenGames Shining Force CD]]'', ''VideoGame/ShiningInTheDarkness'', ''VideoGame/{{Silpheed}}'', '''''VideoGame/Sonic3DBlast''''', ''VideoGame/SonicCD'', '''''[[VideoGame/DragonSlayer Sorcerian]]''''', ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'', ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier II'' (an upgraded version that plays more akin to the original arcade game), ''Spatter'' (a new port of a SEGA arcade game), ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}} 2'', '''''Star Cruiser''''', ''Star Mobile'' (a completed, but previously-unannounced and unreleased game from 1992), '''''VideoGame/{{Starblade}}''''', '''''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage 3''''', '''''Super VideoGame/HangOn''''', ''Super Locomotive'' (another new SEGA arcade game port), ''Super VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', '''''Tenka Fubu: Eiyuutachi no Houkou''''', ''VideoGame/ThunderForce IV'' (''Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar'' outside Japan), '''''VideoGame/ToeJamAndEarl in Panic on Funkotron''''', '''''Tougi-ou King Colossus''''', ''Viewpoint'' (officially releasing in Japan for the first time), '''''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}} 2''''', ''VideoGame/VirtuaRacing'' (the SVC chip-powered Genesis/Mega Drive version), ''VS VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'' (a demake of the Saturn game's 2-player mode with tweaked/updated mechanics), '''''Wondermega Collection'''''[[/labelnote]], slated for release natively in Japan and via import in the US and Europe on October 27 of that year.