Alex Kidd And Gain Ground Join The Sega AGES Line Here In The West On 28th March

I like some of the Alex Kidd games but don't really have any nostalgia for them. I do wish the Sega Ages line would release games a little faster. There are so many good games it feels like are going to take forever to get to at this pace.

Can't wait for Gain Ground, an under rated gem.

Sega Ages needs to focus on more advanced titles. Arcade ports, for example, of their 80s and 90s heavy hitters. Would love an official port of Star Wars Trilogy Arcade. A Golden Axe 1 + 2 arcade port bundle. Dreamcast titles. Saturn releases. They could really spice up the variety here

I had the master system 2 with Alex kidd built in, so that one is a definite buy. Nice bit of nostalgia there.

@sleepinglion Well there’s no way you’re going to get ports of the Star Wars titles. Golden Axe seems likely at some point. I think it’ll depend on what original source code Sega still has for its games.

@FragRed Agreed, SW is a pipe dream. Disney could totally slap some of these oldies into a lazy comp and it would sell.

The Golden Axe games, Genesis ports, are all available for smartphones. The arcade version has been elusive since the Wii and PS3 days, but it's totally my favorite. I hear GA 2 the arcade game is held up over rights to some sound effects

The AGES treatment is wonderfully done, though, and worth it for the titles we really love

@sleepinglion I know the first game used film sound effects and I assumed the second used largely the same. But I agree it’ll likely end up being Mega Drive ports of those 2 games unless they can change the sound effects to something less illegal for the arcade versions.

@FragRed @sleepinglion There was an article on here late last year saying M2 want to bring Star Wars Arcade to Switch.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/11/sega_wants_to_bring_star_wars_arcade_to_nintendo_switch

Yep, have to get Alex Kidd. Master System 2 was one of the earliest systems I owned. Soo many memories!

It's been near 30 years since I played Alex Kidd yet I can still remember the music from the opening level. As a Sega guy, AK was my Mario Bros. Day one!

I have Alex Kidd on Wii VC but will double dip, Never played Gain Ground before

Got the ps3 Mega Drive compilation which I still dip into now and again. I don't feel these games are worth owning two copies of at the same time, as while they're nice to revisit now and again the reality is I don't choose to play them very often. When my ps3 dies, I'll probably get the Switch or ps4 Mega Drive compilation again though.

they took long enough... it's not like they need to translate it buying it off the Japanese eshop, has the english option setting, even western artwork over japanese

Finished Gain Ground earlier this year. Enjoyable, if a bit unusual.

@gauthieryannick stabbing fans in the back takes the assumption something was promised and taken away. I think its more to so with the rights holders than with Sega.

@Gerald Gain Ground is a really great game. First time I played it thought it was pretty bad but when I played co-op with a friend turned out to be a blast. Requires quite a bit of thought in terms of characters to use and your strategy for the stage.

@sleepinglion Sega could kill it if they wanted to. They have some of the greatest IP's ever. They are so not what they used to be. Think of the games we could have....damn...

@Joe-b Agreed. There's this mobile game Sega put out featuring what they consider their greatest hits roster of characters and most of them are from dormant franchises

@WillQuan thanks for the info, I will pick it up. At the Price the Sega Ages games are, its worth it. Will no doubt buy all the Ages games, hopefully they selling well for them to consider making more

It was about time, but here on NL there was a post about Gain Ground and Puyo Puyo being released on February. That never happened, nor a post about the delay was published, and now Puyo Puyo has fallen.

Anyway, I'll buy them as soon as they get discounted, because it has happened with all Sega Ages games so far (and shortly after the release) and I feel dumb buying them on day one.

@sleepinglion If all I had was mobile(phone) gaming...I wouldn't play video games. I'm glad we have the Switch with physical media still. But with Sega, if they had the staff and ability they had 80's-2000, we would COULD have the best games ever. As a Sega fan boy right up through Dreamcast, it kinda hurts to see what they have become. Shenmue 1,2,3 for Switch would be amazing.

Love me some Alex Kidd!

As someone who barely had any experience with the Genesis growing up, there's only one game I'm looking forward to that's part of the AGES line in Japan, and that's Sonic 2 with that sweet Drop Dash.

Alex Kidd, the GOAT.

Now bring back Alex Kidd in Shinobi World and even Lost Stars.

Been waiting for Gain Ground since Sega said it would be out in February. Great to see we're still getting it!

I'm getting Alex Kidd been wanting to play this.

@Joe-b Right on, man. Console games are where it's at, and I concur, the SEGA of the 80s and 90s was killer

@sleepinglion brother you know your Sega stuff well I can appreciate that. It's nice to see somebody who understands how awesome Sega was in the 80s and 90s! Honestly I prefer the Master System Genesis era then jump to Dreamcast that was amazing.

@sleepinglion There are so many ports available for Golden Axe 1 and 2. How about Revenge of Death Adder?

As good as these games may be, it would be nice if Sega would increase their output and move past the 8-16 bit eras. I understand that most of the Saturn library is out, but I think they could port Nights since they’ve done it before. Also, they could do Virtua Fighter 1 and 2, take out the license and release Die Hard Arcade under the Dynamite Cop moniker. Crazy Taxi, Space Channel 5, Super Monkey Ball, Jet Grind Radio, Shenmue, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Shining Force 3, Skies of Arcadia. I’d also love to see Sega CD games like Sonic CD and Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side. Also, Knuckles Chaotix and Kolibri for 32X. The Sonic Arcade game? There is such a huge well to draw from.

Alex Kidd is cool, not sure about Gain Ground, I'll still wait for Virtua Racing and Virtua Fighter 2 though.

Does anyone know what enhancements or quality-of-life changes will be in Alex Kidd?

The Master System II was my first console, and Alex Kidd in Miracle World was my one and only game for what felt like years. So much nostalgia... But it was a punishing game, I never finished it (although my dad did once). Does it have infinite continues now? Help with the Janken matches? Emulator-style save states and rewind? Or anything at all, other than a fancy screen border?

Legend has it the sound effects for Golden Axe were lifted from First Blood and Conan.
@FragRed @sleepinglion

Virtua Racer? 🤔🤔🤔

Never played them. How are they?

I might pick up Alex Kidd considering that the only other version of the game that I have is on VC. It would be nice to play without having to go through the hassle of the Wii U Wii Channel.

@Tim_Vreeland Golden Axe 2 for the Genesis/MD was different from the arcade's Golden Axe sequel which was Death Adder's happy fun day. My local arcade never got that one and I was only able to experience it through emulation. I'd always prefer an official release, but Sega hasn't touched it. The original arcade title got a SMS and Genesis port, some home computers as well. The Wii had it as did the PS3. Others may have at the time, but I owned no other systems. On mobile you can can get the Genesis/MD trilogy, but the touch controls are pretty awful. Sega has so many classic arcade titles that they should still retain the rights to. Rather than re-release after re-release of the home versions, I'm hoping to see a comp of the actual arcade titles. Shinobi, Altered Beast, Golden Axe 1 and 2, etc. Outrun seems to get the most attention and was recently put out as a Sega Ages release. The 3D version for 3DS is excellent. Had a little hope with Sonic Racing All-Stars, so many classic characters made a return, but Sega doesn't seem interested in new entries to old franchises. The upcoming Streets of Rage 4, though, looks very promising, and I'd be thrilled to see that same company take a swing at Golden Axe

@telepathy2000 That would make total sense! Conan was a huge inspiration. It shouldn't be too hard to drop in new sound effects, even if they tried soundalike performances. Sounds like the real reason we're not seeing these ported again is that it would take actual effort

Really enjoyed Miracle World as a kid and it looks like it would be the definitive version from what I've read on this port. I'll give it a go at some point...perhaps on sale maybe since I have a ton of other games I'm working on atm. (Blaster Master Zero's Destroyer/Hard mode, Zero 2 and most likely Yoshi right after)

@Prof_Yoshtonics Agreed. I get that these re-releases are quality and quality takes time but I'm really not sure how or why some of these are getting delayed or taking a lot of time getting overseas after being released in Japan. Still waiting for Ristar and Dynamite Headdy. (On a side note, a boss-rush mode with a timer for speed running in the case of the latter would be amazing to see in a re-release)