Sega Events

1986 Sega Releases Alex Kidd in Miracle World for the Master System
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (アレックスキッドのミラクルワールド?) is a platform game for the 8-bit Sega Master System video game console. It was first released in Japan on November 1, 1986. It became the m...
1988 Phantasy Star is Released for the Sega Master System
Phantasy Star (ファンタシースター, Fantashī Sutā) is the first installment in Sega's renowned series of the same name. It was released for the Sega Master System in Japan on December 20, 1987, and...
1989 Aug 14 Sega Releases the Genesis in North America
The Genesis is a fourth-generation video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 and Europe in 1990. The console was released in Europe and Japan under the name Mega Drive, as Sega...
1990 Oct 6 Sega Game Gear Released in Japan
The Sega Game Gear is a handheld game console which was Sega's response to Nintendo's Game Boy. It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and th...
1991 Jun 23 Sonic the Hedgehog Released in North America and Europe
Sonic the Hedgehog is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis system. It is the inaugural game in Sega's flagship Sonic the Hedgehog video...
1992 Oct 15 Sega Releases the Sega CD in North America
The Sega CD is an add-on device for the Genesis video game console, designed and produced by Sega and released in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and North America. In North Americ...
1992 Nov 24 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Genesis Released in North America
Sonic the Hedgehog 2, or simply Sonic 2, is a platform game developed by American studio Sega Technical Institute in collaboration with Sonic Team, and published by Sega for the Mega Driv...
1993 Nov Virtua Fighter is Released
Virtua Fighter (バーチャファイター, Baachafaitaa) is a 1993 fighting game developed for the Sega Model 1 arcade platform by AM2, a development group within Sega, headed by Yu Suzuki. It is the fir...
1994 Sega Channel is Launched
Sega Channel was a project developed by Sega for the 16-bit Sega Genesis console. Starting in 1994, Sega Channel service was provided to the public by Time Warner Cable and TCI, which lat...
1994 Feb 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Released in North America
Sonic the Hedgehog 3, often abbreviated and officially titled in Europe as Sonic 3, is a platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It was developed i...
1994 Feb 18 Eternal Champions is Released
Released during a wave of success of the fighting game, bolstered by the recent successes of Street Fighter II (1991), Fatal Fury (1991) and Mortal Kombat (1992), Sega developed Eternal C...
1994 Nov Sega 32X Released in North America
The Sega 32X, codenamed Project Mars, is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console by Sega. In Japan, it was distributed under the name Sega Super 32X. In North America, its na...
1994 Nov Virtua Fighter 2 is Released
Virtua Fighter 2 (バーチャファイター2, Baachafaitaa 2?) is a fighting game developed by Sega. It is the sequel to Virtua Fighter and the second game in the Virtua Fighter series. It was created by...
1995 Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side (also known as Eternal Champions 2 or Eternal Champions CD) is a fighting video game for the Sega CD. It was published in 1995 during the w...
1995 May 11 Sega Saturn Released in North America
The Sega Saturn (セガサターン, Sega Satān) is a 32-bit video game console that was first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe. The s...
1996 Virtua Fighter 3 is Released
Virtua Fighter 3 (バーチャファイター3, Baachafaitaa 3) is the third game in the Virtua Fighter series. Two new Japanese characters were added to the roster of fighters: Aoi Umenokouji, a beautiful...
1996 Virtua Fighter Kids is Released
Virtua Fighter Kids is an installment in the Sega-AM2 Virtua Fighter fighting game series. It was released in the arcade and on the Sega Saturn in 1996. Originally in Japan; Virtua Fig...
1996 Mar 29 Virtua Fighter Animation is Released
Virtua Fighter Animation (known in Japan as Virtua Fighter Mini (バーチャファイターMini)) is a 1996 versus fighting video game for the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System. It is based on the Vir...
1996 Dec 21 Fighters Megamix is Released
Fighters Megamix (ファイターズ メガミックス) is a 1996 fighting game developed by AM2 for the Sega Saturn and Game.com. It combines several characters from various Sega games, from the complete cast ...
1999 Sep 9 Sega's Dreamcast Console is Available in North American Retail
The Dreamcast (ドリームキャスト, Dorīmukyasuto) is the last video game console made by Sega, and is the successor to the Sega Saturn. The Dreamcast is part of the sixth generation of video game c...
2001 Virtua Fighter 4 is Released
Virtua Fighter 4 (バーチャファイター4, Baachafaitaa 4?) is a fighting game by Sega. It is the fourth game in the Virtua Fighter series. The game was first released in arcades on the NAOMI 2 boa...
2004 Aug 26 Virtua Quest is Released
Virtua Quest, known in Japan as Virtua Fighter Cyber Generation: Judgment Six No Yabou, is a Virtua Fighter spinoff title for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 video game consoles. The wo...
2006 Jul 12 Virtua Fighter 5 is Released in Japanese Arcades
Virtua Fighter 5 (バーチャファイター5, Baachafaitaa 5) is the latest game in Sega's Virtua Fighter series and direct sequel to Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution. The original version was released on Jul...
2007 Feb Virtua Fighter 5 is Released for the PS3
Virtua Fighter 5 (バーチャファイター5, Baachafaitaa 5) is the latest game in Sega's Virtua Fighter series and direct sequel to Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution. The original version was released on Jul...
2007 Oct 26 Virtua Fighter 5 Online is Released for the Xbox 360
Virtua Fighter 5 (バーチャファイター5, Baachafaitaa 5) is the latest game in Sega's Virtua Fighter series and direct sequel to Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution. The original version was released on Jul...