Alongside news of the release of the Mega Drive Mini 2, SEGA has announced a new version of the Cyber Stick, a dual-hand controller with USB connector.

Costing around double the price of the Mega Drive Mini 2, SEGA’s USB Cyber Stick replicates the 1990s original with a throttle, stick, fire buttons, and suitability for left- and right-handed gamers.

The SGEA Mega Drive Mini 2/Genesis Mini 2 was announced with these games:

en Mega Drive Mini 2 games that have been announced so far:

  • Silpheed (Mega CD)
  • Shining Force CD (Mega CD)
  • Sonic CD (Mega CD)
  • Mansion of Hidden Souls (Mega CD)
  • Popful Mail (Mega CD)
  • Virtua Racing (Mega Drive)
  • Bonanza Bros (Mega Drive)
  • Shining in the Darkness (Mega Drive)
  • Thunder Force IV (Mega Drive)
  • Magical Taruruto (Mega Drive)
  • Fantasy Zone (new Mega Drive port)

Further Mega Drive Mini 2 games have since been announced:

  • After Burner II
  • Columns III: Revenge of Columns
  • Megapanel
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
  • Out Run
  • Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R
  • Splatterhouse 2
  • Star Mobile
  • Night Striker (Mega CD)
  • The Ninja Warriors (Mega CD)
  • Starblade (Mega CD)

Release dates for the SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2 and the Cyber Stick controller in the UK, Europe, and North America are yet to be announced. Both are set to released on October 27th 2022 in Japan.

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