Now that the Mega Drive 2 mini-console is out Sega is asking what you want next, and one of the options is the Dreamcast…
The Mega Drive mini-consoles have been excellent, but beyond that Sega are not renowned for being very good custodians of their own history. Apart from Sonic the Hedgehog, hardly any of their old school franchises get new entries nowadays and even reissues are rare – especially when it comes to formats other than the Mega Drive.
To be fair to Sega, there are good reasons as to why. The Saturn is notoriously hard to emulate and urban legend suggests Sega has lost the source code for many of the games. The Dreamcast is easier to resurrect but many of its most prominent first party titles are tied up by licensing deals, including for music, that have long since expired.
Nevertheless, Sega has asked customers in Japan, that bought the newly released Mega Drive Mini 2, what they would like next, with options including the SG-1000, SG-3000, Master System, Saturn, Game Gear, and… Dreamcast.
The SG-1000 was originally released in the early 80s in Japan and only a few other countries – not including the US or Europe. The SG-3000 was a computer version of the same hardware, while a third iteration formed the basis of the 8-bit Master System.