Is this a time machine already? Sega will release five games in the style of the 80s and 90s

December 10, 14:52 Share:

Sega is developing 5 new games (Photo: Screenshot from Sega video / YouTube)

The Japanese video game developer and publisher Sega, which was the leader in the console market until the early 2000s, unexpectedly announced the release of five new games at once.

At The Game Awards show, the famed developer announced that he will release new games based on the classics Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Ax and Streets of Rage. Sega also presented a trailer dedicated to new products. It states that all these games are in development. No release time has been announced for any of them..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VHYLJR9pNg

Let's remember that Golden Ax, an arcade game in a medieval fantasy world, was released in 1989 and grew into a whole series of games. And the original Shinobi, an arcade game about ninjas, came out in 1987, its main character has long been one of Sega's most recognizable heroes.

The Streets of Rage series about cops fighting a crime syndicate was released in the 1990s and became a classic on the 16-bit Sega Genesis console.. And the racing game Crazy Taxi and the game Jet Set Radio about rebellious youth being pursued by the police were stars of the early 2000s. They were created for Sega's fifth and final gaming console, the Dreamcast.

Over the decades of its existence, Sega has released several game franchises that have brought in millions.. In particular, Sonic the Hedgehog, Total War and Yakuza. Sonic the Blue Hedgehog became and still remains Sega's true mascot.. Last year, the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released in Ukraine, telling about the continuation of the adventures of a creature that escaped to Earth from the Sega video game. With a budget of $110 million, the film grossed more than $235 million. On IMDB the rating of the film is 6.5/10.