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Random Admit It, You Need This Sega Pop-Up Book In Your Life

Hang-On! Space Harrier! After Burner! Cardboard!

Sega's classic '80s arcade machines are works of art; they were designed to attract your attention and tempt you to part with your spare change, and as a result were brightly-coloured, exotic creations that even today possess an undeniable aesthetic charm. Sadly, unless you're like Nintendo Life...

• Thu 12th Jul 2018
• Random
• Books
• Sega
• Kickstarter
• Retro

News Megadriver's Latest Album Is All About Shmups

And Great Justice For All

Nintendo Life shmup heads rejoice as Brazilian metal band and inventors of the game metal genre Megadriver have just released their latest album. For Great Justice is a twenty track metal cover album with some very iconic tunes from several classic shmups, including songs from Thunder Force IV, 

• Tue 6th Feb 2018
• Music
• Megadriver
• Metal
• Shmups
• Upcoming Releases

Nintendo Download 15th January (North America)

3D After Burner II, Super Mario Galaxy 2, tempting discounts and much more

In this rather exciting week there's still time for our traditional Nintendo Download Update fix. This latest offering from Nintendo of America is pretty strong, with a variety of titles on Wii U and 3DS full of potential, in addition to some classics and discounts. Let's get...

• Thu 15th Jan 2015
• Nintendo Download
• North America
• Wii U eShop
• Wii U Virtual Console
• 3DS eShop

Nintendo Download 15th January (Europe)

Axelay, 3D After Burner II, Demon's Quest and much more

It's another Monday morning, but we won't let that get us down as we have the European Nintendo Download Update to cheer us up. There are new titles to enjoy across Wii U and 3DS, some classics on the Virtual Console and a whole load of tempting discounts. Let's get to it. Wii U eShop: Family...

• Mon 12th Jan 2015
• Nintendo Download
• Europe
• Wii U eShop
• Wii U Virtual Console
• 3DS eShop

News 3D After Burner II Set to Jet Into Europe on 15th January

Start your hype engines, Sega fans

Relatively late last year Sega gave us some news that we'd been waiting for - the second wave of 3D Classics on the eShop are coming to the West. Those with a Japanese 3DS have been enjoying these for a while, but the confirmation that 3D After Burner II would come early this year brought optimism; Sega wasn't...

• Mon 5th Jan 2015
• 3D Classics
• Sega
• 3DS eShop

Video SEGA's 3D Classics Collection Now Available In Japan, Looks Delightful

Includes an array of retro experiences

While 3DS owners in the West are still anticipating the release of the second batch of SEGA 3D Classics on the eShop in 2015, Japan is already being treated to a boxed collection of the series, including 6 of the 12 games currently ported, enhanced and released by developer M2. Announced in September as Sega...

• Fri 19th Dec 2014
• 3DS eShop
• SEGA
• 3D Classics
• Japan

News SEGA Confirms Second Batch of 3D Classics for the West

Five on the way in 2015

In 2013 SEGA began to release its 3D Classics range in the West, and we enjoyed a mix of Mega Drive / Genesis and Arcade re-releases such as 3D Super Hang-On and 3D Streets of Rage. A second wave of these games, primarily arcade classics, hit Japan; unfortunately the prospect of Western releases seemed distant with each...

• Mon 3rd Nov 2014
• 3DS eShop
• Upcoming Releases
• SEGA
• 3D Classics

First Impressions 3D After Burner II

GET READY!

Japanese code-shop M2’s range of Sega 3D Classics consistently puts everyone else’s retro remaster efforts in the shade, and the time we've spent with the Japanese version of 3D After Burner II yet again shows that the studio simply cannot be beaten when it comes to getting an arcade-accurate port running smoothly on the relatively...

• Mon 6th Jan 2014
• 3DS
• 3DS eShop
• Japan
• First Impressions
• Previews

News 3D After Burner II Is Jetting Towards The Japanese 3DS eShop

Missiles locked on

Take a moment to reflect on the gaming days of yesteryear, and no doubt there’ll be some fond memories of Sega’s jet fighter classic, After Burner. Originally released in 1987 — and following on from Sega’s equally successful arcade racer Out Run in 1986 — After Burner placed the player in the seat of an F-14 Tomcat...

• Wed 11th Dec 2013
• 3DS eShop
• After Burner
• SEGA
• 3D Classics