Sega Genesis Mini

Sega Genesis Mini
Also known as: Sega Mega Drive Mini (EU/AU), Mega Drive Mini (JP/AS) Developer: M2 Publisher: Sega Platform: Plug & Play Released in JP: September 19, 2019 Released in US: September 19, 2019 Released in EU: October 4, 2019 Released in AU: September 19, 2019 Released in AS: September 19, 2019 This console has unused modes / minigames. This console has regional differences.

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Sega tosses its hat into the plug-and-play ring once again with the Sega Genesis Mini, though this time they opted to manufacture the system themselves with M2 developing the emulator. The system comes with 40 pre-installed games, plus a more faithful port of Sega's Tetris and a licensed fan port of Darius.

In addition to the standard release, a "W" version was also released in Japan that included two six-button USB Mega Drive controllers.

Also released alongside the Japanese versions were the Mega Drive Tower Mini (containing miniature versions of the Mega-CD and 32X plus Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic the Hedgehog carts, which can be attached to the Mega Drive Mini to form the Mega-CD 32X) and the Mega Drive Tower Mini Zero (containing miniature versions of the Mega Adaptor, 11 Mark III/Master System carts, and a Sega Card), though the addons are hollow shells except the Mega-CD (containing a printout of the interior, including a Sonic CD disc). US and European versions of the Tower Mini were also made, but these were limited runs and not for sale.

To do: Unused games, DEBUG mode, Sega Vintage Collection PS3/360 leftovers, and other stuff here.

Unused Content

Demo Mode

The interface has a "DEMO" mode that is left over from a preview build. When enabled, only the first 10 games that were announced are listed, and automatic demos and the system menu are disabled.

(Source: ModMyClassic)

Undocumented Features

Pressing B on the game library screen will switch the view from front covers to a spine view. Additionally, pressing C on the Screen Settings screen will activate scanlines.

Regional Differences

Game Selection

The selection of games between regions are different. At least 19 titles are different according to each version of the system:

Game	Available on...
	US/EU/AU	Japan	Asia
Alex Kidd in The Enchanted Castle	Yes	No	No
Alien Soldier	No	No	Yes
Altered Beast	Yes	No	No
Assault Suit Leynos	No	Yes	Yes
Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse	Yes	No	Yes
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine / Puyo Puyo	Yes	No	Yes
Dyna Brothers 2 Special	No	Yes	No
Dynamite Headdy	Yes	Yes	No
Earthworm Jim	Yes	No	No
Ecco the Dolphin	Yes	No	No
Eternal Champions	Yes	No	No
Game no Kanzume Otokuyou	No	Yes	Yes
The Hybrid Front	No	Yes	No
Kid Chameleon	Yes	No	No
Langrisser II	No	Yes	Yes
Light Crusader	Yes	No	No
Lord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu	No	Yes	No
Madou Monogatari I	No	Yes	No
M.U.S.H.A.	No	Yes	Yes
OutRun 2019	No	No	Yes
Party Quiz Mega Q	No	Yes	No
Puyo Puyo Tsuu	No	Yes	Yes
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R	No	Yes	Yes
Rent A Hero	No	Yes	No
The Revenge of Shinobi	No	Yes	Yes
Shining Force II	No	No	Yes
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master	Yes	No	No
Slap Fight MD	No	Yes	Yes
Snow Bros.	No	Yes	Yes
Sonic Spinball	Yes	No	No
Sonic the Hedgehog	Yes	No	Yes
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition	Yes	Yes	No
Strider	Yes	No	Yes
Sword of Vermilion	No	No	Yes
ToeJam & Earl	Yes	No	No
Vectorman	Yes	No	No
Virtua Fighter 2	Yes	No	No
Wonder Boy in Monster World	Yes	No	Yes
Wrestleball	No	Yes	Yes
Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen	No	Yes	No

It's worth noting that by changing the system language, the player can access alternate region versions of most of the games included on any system. Most notably, changing an International system to an Asian language will turn Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine into Puyo Puyo. This also sets some games (though not all) to the selected language. On a US system, setting the system to Chinese will set games to Japanese, while setting it to Korean will use English.

On European/Australian systems, PAL versions of Sonic Spinball, Beyond Oasis, Castlevania: Bloodlines, and Contra: Hard Corps (The Story of Thor, Castlevania: The New Generation, and Probotector) replace the US versions on the English language setting, though the US versions are still available by setting the language to Chinese for Beyond Oasis and Korean for Castlevania and Contra. No US version is available for Sonic Spinball, however.

Unused Games

ROMs for games exist on each of the regional versions of the system, but are inaccessible. "^" denotes games that can be unlocked through Hakchi.

Japan	US	Europe/Australia
Aladdin	Mortal Kombat II ^	Aladdin
Gauntlet IV (M2's very first game)	Sword of Vermilion ^	Mortal Kombat II
Marble Madness (most likely the Tengen version as it's marked as a Japanese ROM)	N/A	Sword of Vermilion
Puyo Puyo ^	N/A
Shining Force II
Sonic the Hedgehog ^

(Source: ModMyClassic)

Main Menu

US	Europe/Australia	Japan/Asia

• The default design of the main menu in the US version is based off the packaging design of the Genesis. Likewise, the European/Australian design is based off the PAL Mega Drive packaging, and the Japanese/Asian versions are based off the Japanese Mega Drive packaging.
• Changing the system language will change the menu design to the corresponding menu design as well as change the game boxes to reflect the region. On European/Australian systems, the PAL Mega Drive design is used when the language is set to English. On the North American NTSC system, setting the system to French or Spanish uses the NA menu settings (as these are common languages there).
• In Japanese mode, Earthworm Jim, Vectorman, and Virtua Fighter 2 use their US artwork. Earthworm Jim was a Sega Channel exclusive in Japan, while the others were not released in Japan.
  • Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Monster World IV, and Super Fantasy Zone received new Genesis-style box art in the US version. The Wily Wars was a Sega Channel exclusive in the States, while the others were not released in the US. Interestingly, the Wily Wars box art is not the one Capcom USA had made for it in 1994, instead being based off of the European design.
  • Darius uses the same fan-created cover art in all regions.