Sometimes in life, when you want to move forward, you have to look back. Well, at least that’s what SEGA is trying to do with SEGA Forever, the Japanese company’s brand new collection of retro video game titles that have now become mobile phone-friendly in order to keep up with the times.
The collection, which features classics like 1991’s Sonic the Hedgehog, is now available to be downloaded for free on both the iOS and Android platforms. Games will encompass titles from old school consoles throughout SEGA’s history, such as the Master System to the Dreamcast.
It’s definitely welcome news for fans with severe cases of video gaming nostalgia. But while it may sound good on the surface, there’s just one slight caveat. Free to download games come with ads, which is a huge bummer, although that can be avoided if players chalk up a sum of US$1.99 to get rid of them.
Right now, there are five SEGA Forever games available for download: namely, Sonic the Hedgehog, Comix Zone, Altered Beast, Kid Chameleon, and Phantasy Star II. New titles will be announced every two weeks and each game starts out as a free download. Even cooler? There’ll be modern features like cloud saves, Bluetooth controller support, and online leaderboards.
For more information, visit www.sega.com.
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