❝The consumer game console that made the SEGA name famous around the world. Other software makers were eager to release their own titles on the platform, and there was no shortage of optional peripherals. List price was ¥21,000. It was released in North America under the name “GENESIS” the following year in 1989, and in Europe in 1990. With the release of “Sonic The Hedgehog” in 1991, its popularity exploded and the game console sold more than 15 million units in North America and 8 million in Europe.❞ 60th.sega.com
Strictly Limited opens preorders for Wonder Boy Collection Ultra Collector's Edition for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.
16-bit Mega Drive title Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993) digital soundtrack posted to publisher Data Discs' Bandcamp page.
Sega's "Space Harrier Complete Collection" digital soundtrack album streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music and Amazon Music Unlimited.
Sega's Sonic Origins compilation to launch on July 23rd, bundling Sonic, Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD.
Publisher Data Discs' Alien Soldier double vinyl soundtrack album ships from distributor PixelCrib in Australia on opaque grey vinyl.
Technosoft Music Collection: Herzog & Herzog Zwei compilation ships on two compact discs from distributors Play-Asia and CDJapan.
Data Discs publishes Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi vinyl soundtrack, composed by Keisuke Tsukahara for Sega's sidescrolling action game.
Wave Master publishes "Technosoft Music Collection: Thunder Force I & II" on two compact discs, shipping domestically on February 24th.
Wave Master's "Technosoft Music Collection Thunder Force III & AC" soundtrack ships domestically from CDJapan on two compact discs.
Konami's soundtrack for Sega Mega Drive run-and-gun title Contra: Hard Corps streaming on Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited.
Darius II vinyl soundtrack album composed by Hisayoshi Ogura for developer Taito's horizontal sidescrolling shoot-em-up.
Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth Collector's Edition by Strictly Limited Games ships with soundtrack album on compact disc by COLD NERVE.
Disney Classic Games Collection contains music players for 16-bit editions of Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Jungle Book.
Orchestral medleys of original Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy themes can be viewed on YouTube and are streaming on Apple Music.
Record label Streaming Arrow opens preorders for the Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes double vinyl soundtrack.
Limited edition Space Harrier remastered vinyl LP back in stock, shipping from London-based record label Data Discs.
London-based publisher Data Discs' Altered Beast vinyl LP, sourced from the Mega Drive console, ships from PixelCrib in Melbourne.
Gunstar Heroes Mega Drive soundtrack ships on two 180-gram black vinyl discs, published by London-based label Data Discs.
Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 vinyl soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka and Michiru Yamane ships from Black Screen Records.
Overseen by Sega sound team member Hiro, Wave Master label's four-disc box set "GO SEGA: 60th Anniversary Album" due out on March 24 in Japan.
Half a dozen digital soundtracks from Konami's Contra Anniversary Collection available for streaming on the Apple Music platform.
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Mortal Kombat II, Enjoy the Ride Records publishes the third pressing of the 140-gram vinyl soundtrack.
Sega's Revenge of Shinobi remastered vinyl soundtrack reprint available for shipping from Data Discs in the United Kingdom.
Three-disc vinyl soundtrack for Thunder Force IV, alternative titled "Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar," ships from PixelCrib.
Officially licensed by Sega, the Comix Zone vinyl soundtrack ships from Cartridge Thunder in Chicago and PixelCrib in Australia.