Check out Sega’s Hot Wheels
Posted by George. Filed under George, North America. Tagged with Hot Wheels, House of the Dead, Jet Set Radio Future, Shinobi, Space Channel 5, Super Monkey Ball, Toys.
You can now get your hands on Sega’s 2003 set of Hot Wheels, if you missed them like the rest of us. I personally didn’t even know these things existed.
There are five cars released in total. The titles that got the spot light were Space Channel 5, House of the Dead, Shinobi, Super Monkey Ball, and Jet Set Radio Future.
I’m in for the Space Channel 5 pedo van.
[GameSniped via Kotaku]
Rumour: More Sega IPs to be revived?
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Multi-platform, News, Retro. Tagged with Jet Set Radio, Samba De Amigo, Space Channel 5.
Speaking to MCV recently about Samba De Amigo and how Sega is planning its revival on the Wii, Product Manager Ben Payne also spoke about Sega’s possible intentions of bringing more classic IPs onto the current generation systems.
“It’s certainly interesting,” said Payne.  “What we’re doing is making good iterations of classic Sega IP. So we’ve had House of the Dead, and there’s another one coming, and then there’s Golden Axe, Samba, Nights and Sega Bass Fishing. It just shows that Sega has a really good catalogue of IP that it can dip into whenever it pleases.”
This is by no means a confirmation that Sega is planning any more resurrections of its older franchises, though I wouldn’t doubt some potentials in the pipeline.
There have been many rumours flying around about a new Space Channel 5, Jet Set Radio, Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia and more over the past couple of years. Of course, some of them are no doubt not going to happen anytime soon (like Shenmue), but some of the rumours could work out.
It’s always interesting to hear someone from Sega acknowledging that they have some classic titles which people would like to see return.
[Source: MCV Print Edition]
[Image from here]
New Samba trailers, Ulala action and maraca information
Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, News, Nintendo Wii, Video. Tagged with Dreamcast, Gearbox, Maracas, Monkeys, Samba De Amigo, Space Channel 5, Trailers.
Sega Europe has released a couple of new Samba trailers online. The first is “Gameplay Trailer #2″ and shows some more in-game footage - including a Space Channel 5 level, with Ulala and Amigo shaking their funky stuff in space (well on a space station… in space).
Check after the break for the other new trailer, and more information.
New Samba De Amigo trailers released, showing off new stage
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Nintendo Wii, Video. Tagged with Gearbox, Monkeys, Samba De Amigo, Space Channel 5, Trailers.
With the launch of Samba De Amigo getting ever closer, Sega Europe has released a couple of new trailers online.
The first of the two, the Retailer Trailer, is similar to the original trailer they released some time ago - which can also be seen at the start of the Samba Mini Game.Â
But it’s not exactly the same trailer, as it is using different angles for one thing, and also shows more in-game footage.  It is, however, the same family and (more importantly) the same monkey as the original trailer.Â
Man, I love monkey’s.
See the second trailer, with glimpse at the new stage, after the break.
What does Tetsuya Mizuguchi think about remaking Space Channel 5?
Posted by George. Filed under George. Tagged with Space Channel 5, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, XBLA.
Eurogamer had a interview with Tetsuya Mizuguchi, where they asked him the stereotypical questions. One of them was about him remaking Space Channel 5! This is what he had to say:
I don’t feel like there’s a really special reason to remake Space Channel 5 now. It’s not like Rez. Rez is an experience game - the physical experience is very important, the visuals, the sounds and the vibration. I wanted to prove that if you had much more resolution, including the vibration, that it could be much more fun. Space Channel 5 is essentially a rhythm timing game. It’s funny, like a comical TV show. I don’t feel the need for much more resolution in that! That’s the major difference.
I agree with him, he should make a totally new Space Channel 5. Do it!
