The Sega MegaDrive Mini Has a Message For Fans

Normally I’m not a fan of April Fool’s Day jokes. Half of them are maliciously disguised as “good fun” and the other half are just cringe-inducing. However, Sega did April Fools right this year, by celebrating the new Sega MegaDrive (Genesis) Mini with a fun message to fans.

Here is the letter, written by none other than your favorite Sega MegaDrive system itself.

“My Old Friend,

I know it’s been a while. Time moves forward, yet not a day goes by that you’re not on my mind. I, the popular, star-console, you, the shy, unassuming kid, but we found common ground when we played Ecco the Dolphin together. You were so fast, racing through the Green Hill Zone with my pal, Sonic!

You sure knew how to play. The way that CRT hue hit your glazed over face as you spent another hour playing Castlevania: Bloodlines…We both knew things would change and that we’d move on to other great things, but lately, I’ve been thinking about spending time together once more. We didn’t do what we were told, but we made a good team.

I look a bit different now. I’m much smaller. I’m packing 40 games inside my sleek, molded shell, and more blast processing power than ever before.

We lived fast and dangerously, together, playing the games some of the adults weren’t too keen on (but you had the cool parents). We had the games your friends wanted to play, a whole stack of them. Shining Force, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, and Earthworm Jim, to name a few.

Sure. there were other distractions (remember pogs?). I was never jealous though because we still had Altered Beast and Gunstar Heroes.

I will try to write more regularly. I hear there is this friendly meeting space called “social media” now where I can share more.

I hope to hear from you soon.

With love,

SEGA Megadrive Mini @-}—“

Personally, I think it was very sweet for the Sega MegaDrive Mini to send us a letter on April 1^st. However, if they wanted to go for sweet and intimate, why not send us something on Valentine’s Day? In any case, this is the perfect time to discuss the MegaDrive Mini’s release.

As announced last week, the Sega MegaDrive (Genesis) Mini will release on September 19^th, 2019 and will contain 40 games. It will be plug-and-play ready and will cost $79.99 USD. Here are a few games that have been announced for the system.

Sonic the Hedgehog
Ecco the Dolphin
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Space Harrier 2
Shining Force
Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
Earthworm Jim
Comix Zone
Altered Beast
Gunstar Heroes

More games are going to be announced closer to release, but for now, this is all we’ve got. What do you think about the open letter to fans? Is it a funny April Fool’s Gag? Or do you wish people would just stop with the April 1^st shenanigans? Let us know in the comments.