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Retro yourself this holiday season…or your kid with the Sega Dreamcast Console.  Amazon has it for $88.99 – $9.50 instant savings + free shipping = $79.49 shipped!  I’m not sure if it includes a controller or not, but who cares, this thing is late 90s (1999) retro and had those killer memory cards with an LCD screen.

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Chances are you’re going to wonder why I’m even bothering to talk about a Sega Saturn joystick at least ten years after the system went the way of the dodo, but I tell you that there’s a very good reason.

Because, you see, in the grandest old tradition of original Nintendo belt buckles, someone’s taken that old device and made it into something new and interesting: art.

James Ian Killinger took apart an old Sega Saturn joystick and noticed that, if he just added a few extra screws–three, to be exact–we’d get the thing you see above, a giant space bug.

Let that sink in for a second.  That’s a big bug sculpture made from only the parts of a Sega Saturn controller and three extra screws.  No extra parts were brought in, nothing was taken out.  That thing is just a Sega Saturn controller with three screws.  It’s easy to wonder what Killinger could’ve done if he’d had a FOURTH screw.

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Because any retro gamer will be instantly flooded with fond, and in the case of the Sega Saturn, short lived memories.  At $114 a piece, you will make quite the statement brandishing one of these.  “I love video games and I smoke, what do you do?”

I don’t smoke but I was attracted to these pics upon first glance.  They left a nice impression.  Was the Japanese version of the Saturn look like this?  Mine was all black.  I wish I could say that about something else.

You can pre-order yours starting November 5th, but you can start smoking right now if you please.

[via Destructoid]

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So while it is known that the PS3 Slim will not be backwards compatible “disc-wise” with PS2 games, Sony may have something up their sleeves to offer players in the form of downloadable content.

A document leak has occurred that involves Sega discussing Sony’s plans to bring the PS2 back catalog to to PS3’s PSN and even possibly to throw some old Dreamcast games in there as well.  With each new iteration of the PS3 containing a larger hard drive, it only seems plausible that DLC is indeed the wave of the future.

If you are having trouble remembering what some good Dreamcast games were, IGN has just run some content on the 25 best games for the 10-year anniversary of Sega’s now defunct last console.

There’s no doubt in my mind that DLC is a great thing I’m just worried that Sony is going to charge too much for each game.  I can surmise that each PS2/Dreamcast title will be between $10-20, but I would be much more inclined to buy them if they were priced at $5 a piece.

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Back in the day this game was all the rage.  The sequel was pretty darn good too.  There was even a third.  Not quite sure if it is worth $5 at this stage in the game but Sega has just announced that it will be bringing Streets of Rage to the iPhone and iPod touch.  Will the controls translate?  I would think so given the minimalistic scope, but will there be co-op?  This is a great start to what I hope will be tons of older games like this.  I’d buy Bad Dudes for dollar!  Also let’s see some graphic adventure titles from back in the day like Police Quest and King’s Quest!

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Sega announced today, their collaboration with Marvel Entertainment to craft the next installment of the Iron Man video game series that will coincide with the theatrical release of Iron Man 2 in 2010.  As per always, the Iron Man 2 game will be on most platforms, and only appeal to kids and parents that don’t know crap about quality video games.  In the press release below, Sega promises to give the player a newly enhanced gameplay experience.  I won’t hold my breath.  Anybody that’s not a sucker for these crappy movie games knows that all they do is throw an Iron Man skin over some old, tepid game engine, tie in some voice acted cut scenes, and call it a day.  But with all the lame ass movie games out there, I ask you this.  Why didn’t we see a Dark Knight game?  Someone thought it would have been too good?

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON –(Business Wire)– Feb 03, 2009 SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA of Europe Ltd today announced a continuation of their existing partnership with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) to include Iron Man 2™, the video game. The multi-platform title is slated to come out in 2010 along with the Marvel Studios film of the same name, a sequel to the 2008 box office triumph distributed by Paramount Pictures.

“We are thrilled to build on the success of the Iron Man phenomenon and work with Marvel and Paramount on another epic project,” says Simon Jeffery, President of SEGA of America, Inc. “SEGA and Marvel are collaborating closely to ensure we deliver an authentic Iron Man experience.”

The game is currently in production at SEGA Studios San Francisco. SEGA has continued to refine its game engine so that players can expect an entirely new and enhanced gameplay experience. Stay tuned for more information about Iron Man 2, the video game.

[SlashGear]

I’m not saying I’d buy this bag, let alone carry around this type of bag, but it’s a trip down memory lane.  Besides, who can knock the Sega Genesis, which I remind you came with ‘Altered Beast’, the most badass game of its time.

Available here at a way overpriced $55

[Technabob]

Before the weekend there was a rumor flying around that Sega was getting back into the hardware market and was set to release a new handheld gaming device to compete with the PSP and DS.  We didn’t post on it because it seemed a stretch to say the least.  Turns out the rumor is only half true.  Sega, which plans to remain a software developer, licensed the rights to their name and games to a 3rd party Chinese PMP developer.  Sega Vision was just that, a vision.

Official quote from Sega:

“The Vision is primarily an MP4 video player with some basic games functionality, and not a new handheld gaming machine…the Sega Vision isn’t actually a Sega-developed device at all, and in fact a cheap Chinese iPod-style alternative.”

[Joystiq]

I never thought I’d hear ‘vintage’ and ‘video games’ in the same sentence, but where there’s a will there’s a way.   Ebay seller ‘hit-japan’ has the very cool, very old Resident Evil Dreamcast called Biohazard Code Veronica.  You can grab it now for $800 or toss in your bid for a piece of history and nostalgia.

Available here

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