Joe from GamersFTW reacts to the recent announcement from Sega about their 3DS Classics Collection, and why it's not enough for the fans who were excited at the prospect of something more.
Today, Sega announced its financial results for the full fiscal year that started in April 2024 and ended in March 2025.
I like what's on their legacy IP list, but there are still many more franchises they could revive. Shining Force and Chakan come to mind.
"That’s not how you launch a system".
I wish we lived in the Alternate Timeline where Sega was still a dominant force in the console space and it hadn't been Microsoft.
Saturn was a fantastic piece of kit... they just went a little too ambitious with its dual CPU setup. which turned a lot of developers off (at the time). The homebrew community have done some amazing work many years later, thanks to multichip experience. It is still the best platform for arcade fighters and shmups of all time. Dreamcast is a close 2nd though.
Yeah it was a interesting decision especially when looking at how dual CPU is considered a root cause of why the Jaguar was a failure.
Also the hardware rendered four sided polygons where the standard was three if they kept with triangle polygons I feel the systems development would have been easier to work with and we would have seen more third party ports in the west.
I think it was a victim of its time more than anything it saw huge success in Japan but the leadership and internal turmoil in the west meant games were not getting localised along with a focus on arcade like games were the PlayStation and later the N64 were pushing more in depth experiences over coin munching high score driven games.
I still enjoy my Saturn it was the first console I mowed lawns for and saved up for to purchase. I went so far as to purchase a used Saturn to run off an SD card. I even have a second Dreamcast modded to run off an SD card as well.
This is interesting as the two franchises are merging for some upcoming merchandise and possibly games.
They can, but don't
At the very least they should be able to offer it on everything at the same time. Even if in bad finical straights.
Sega is desperately trying to make money with as little effort as possible. They keep drip feeding old games down again and again hoping to pull a Nintendo and open peoples wallets with the nostalgia gambit.
Why are they making the same mistakes year after year?
It really is sad to see these historic companies that sit on some of the most iconic IP's in gaming history just waste away and rot.
"They should have a look at the speculation that their announcement caused on the internet, and have a good think about what their next step should be."
True, but unfortunately reactions on the internet doesn't equal success in the business world.
I would love to see the Beat 'em genre return with Altered Beasts and Streets of Rage remakes. Small co-op arcade type titles for DL only.
And for gawd's sake...another Sonic All Star Racing!