"Free" (Ads) Retro Sega Games on Mobile from Sega Forever

Tom Bombadildo · Jun 22, 2017

Sicklyboy said:
Bad or not, I still can't even find a play store link!

They're separate games.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.comixzone&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.alteredbeast&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.PhantasyStarII
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.sonic1px&hl=en

SANIC · Jun 22, 2017

Saiyan Lusitano said:
Can't see that turning out well with touchscreen controls primarily in mind.

I played SA1 and SA2 on a Reicast and it worked pretty well, still you can use gamepads

Sicklyboy · Jun 22, 2017

Tom Bombadildo said:
They're separate games.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.comixzone&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.alteredbeast&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.PhantasyStarII
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.sonic1px&hl=en

That would explain it :rolleyes:

thanks!

jumpman17 · Jun 23, 2017

Quick note, for those who got Sonic 1 for free at some point previously like I did on iOS (free app of the week or something?), you can restore your purchase and get the ad-free version.

Also, why are all 5 games 120 mbs? These are all Genesis games, where is the file size coming from?

ItsKipz · Jun 23, 2017

jumpman17 said:
Quick note, for those who got Sonic 1 for free at some point previously like I did on iOS (free app of the week or something?), you can restore your purchase and get the ad-free version.

Also, why are all 5 games 120 mbs? These are all Genesis games, where is the file size coming from?

IIRC they're complete ports, not just emulation.

SANIC · Jun 23, 2017

ItsKipz said:
IIRC they're complete ports, not just emulation.

Only the Saturn sand Dreamcast games coming later on are complete ports, each game's is emulated through Unity

XDel · Jun 23, 2017

I was going to come in here and dog on Sega and how they do things now a days, but alas, I see they are promising Dreamcast and Saturn titles, which could be a step in the right direction, asuming Panzer Dragoon Saga is amongst the titles to be released.

smurf · Jun 23, 2017

Are android apps compatible with external gamepads?

Pleng · Jun 23, 2017

smurf said:
Are android apps compatible with external gamepads?

Depends on if the developer puts in the 30-minutes of effort required to make it compatible or not.

Surprisingly few are, considering how much little effort involved. Doesn't help that Google have taken gamepad navigation out of the main UI since Lollipop

smurf · Jun 23, 2017

Pleng said:
Depends on if the developer puts in the 30-minutes of effort required to make it compatible or not.

Surprisingly few are, considering how much little effort involved. Doesn't help that Google have taken gamepad navigation out of the main UI since Lollipop

I mean if there Sega apps are compatible with gamepads, I have to play with touch screen controls...

Tom Bombadildo · Jun 23, 2017

smurf said:
I mean if there Sega apps are compatible with gamepads, I have to play with touch screen controls...

Yes, these include controller support.

smurf · Jun 23, 2017

Tom Bombadildo said:
Yes, these include controller support.

Thank you and thanks Sega!!!

TeamScriptKiddies · Jun 23, 2017

Honestly, I have to applaud Sega for their recent business decisions. Between allowing classic roms/rom hacks on Steam (sure the sound emulation is pretty bad for genesis games, not sure why but anyways) that within itself is pretty freakin' cool. Now allowing people to play the classics on mobile for free (with ads) or pay $2 per game to remove them. That's pretty awesome. Of course, we all know, we could just as easily use emulators on our phones/tablets to do all this without the ads, but the fact that Sega is actually getting with the times and being realistic about this, makes me okay with this model. I don't mind dealing with ads to give them some revenue, this is pretty freakin' sweet. Heck, maybe I'll even pay for some of the games from time to time.

Side Note: I actually downloaded Sonic 1 last night and tried it out really quick and while a touchscreen is far from ideal, for that particular game, it was actually usable. I can definitely see it being an issue for other games that require much more precise controls, but bluetooth controllers can be bought online for next to nothing if you know where to look, so its all good

Yepi69 · Jun 23, 2017

I got Comix Zone and it runs like complete shit on my phone.

TeamScriptKiddies · Jun 23, 2017

Really? What phone do you have?

D34DL1N3R · Jun 23, 2017

Yepi69 said:
I got Comix Zone and it runs like complete shit on my phone.

Must be one incredibly crappy phone. I have a $99 ZTE and it runs fine for the most part.

Yepi69 · Jun 23, 2017

D34DL1N3R said:
Must be one incredibly crappy phone. I have a $99 ZTE and it runs fine for the most part.

Honey, my phone is a 120$ ZTE phone as well and I can run the PPSSPP emulator perfectly fine, its no excuse for this game to be running horribly.

SANIC · Jun 23, 2017

Yepi69 said:
Honey, my phone is a 120$ ZTE phone as well and I can run the PPSSPP emulator perfectly fine, its no excuse for this game to be running horribly.

Didn't they just release an update for android? I have a $99 ZTE Phone too and runs fine.

mightymuffy · Jun 23, 2017

SANIC said:
Didn't they just release an update for android? I have a $99 ZTE Phone too and runs fine.

Yeah I think things have improved since the first releases a few days ago..... but still, Unity as a wrapper, WTF Sega...(I suppose it's less work).
Frankly I'm not interested yet, did give Sonic a whirl out of curiosity but not bothered about anything pre-Saturn. Get some of those Saturn games on there though, and they can take all my money!

D34DL1N3R · Jun 23, 2017

jumpman17 said:
Also, why are all 5 games 120 mbs? These are all Genesis games, where is the file size coming from?

Must be an ios thing. The few I grabbed were only 40 some MB a piece on Android.

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