The SEGA Lounge
Hosted by KC. An interview based podcast focusing on SEGA games, game devs and community personalities. New episodes every Friday. Come on in and have a seat.
Episodes
KC, SkillJim, Lime, and Viper share their thoughts on another year that went by. Was 2025 a success for SEGA or just an average succession of events? Which games stood out the most? What do we expect from the company in 2026? Check out our answers in our season finale.
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This week, the whole crew is here to nominate the best SEGA games of the past 25 years for a hypothetical award of Best SEGA Game of the 1/4 Century.
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This week we're celebrating the birth of the boost mechanic in Sonic games, the blue blur's first use of the Nintendo DS' dual screens, and a pretty funky soundtrack. Sonic Rush turned 20 this year, which gave KC, Stuart, and Viper (briefly) an excuse to discuss this iconic handheld game.
- Sonic Rush 3D: https://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/sonic-rush-3d-sage-2024-demo.2282/
- Sonic Rush Rerun: https://gamejolt.com/games...
This week, KC is joined by Football Manager aficionado Ravsieg, who's put thousands of hours into the series. We briefly cover the history of Football and Championship Manager, what happened to FM25 leading to its cancellation, and how it affected the recently released FM26. Also, is FM26 REALLY that bad?
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To mark the 25th anniversary of the original Shenmue in the West, KC shares his personal memories of the game and why it's such an amazing and unique experience even today.
Check out The Dreamcast Junkyard's DreamPod episode dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Shenmue, featuring KC and Matt Oliver of Shenmue Dojo: https://thedreamcastjunkyard.buzzsprout.com/42610/episodes/18232667-episode-147-25-years-of-shenmue
It's time to once again look at another month's worth of SEGA news, including SEGA's nominations for this year's Game Awards, and new content coming to Sonic Rumble and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
Relevant links:
- SEGA thinks "Definitive Editions" are putting players off Day One purchases: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/with-just-17-of-segas-recent-sales-coming-from-new-titles-the-company-suggests-definitive-editions-could-be-p...
This week, I'm delighted to have as guests industry legends Mark Webley and Gary Carr, founders and studio heads over at Two Point Studios, and Luke Finlay-Maxwell, lead designer on Two Point Museum. Check out this crazy fun interview for some insight into the creation of the studio, the development of Two Point Museum, and what's still to come for the popular museum management sim.
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In this episode of The SEGA Lounge, we dive deep into the cult classic Blue Stinger — one of the Dreamcast’s most bizarre and beloved launch titles. Join us as we explore the game’s Hollywood-inspired vision and why it still holds a strange power over fans decades later. Featuring Dreamcast Enjoyer and Brian Vines.
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SEGA and Rovio's free-to-play mobile (and PC) game Sonic Rumble is finally here and KC, Viper and Lime discuss their initial thoughts on the game one day after its global launch.
Originally aired LiVE on RadioSEGA and our Twitch and YouTube channels.
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We're back with another SEGA news roundup and this time there's something for everyone: a tabletop RPG, FMV game remasters, more Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and Sonic truly is everyone, like in your Waze app and back in the Olympics.
Relevant links:
- SEGA teams up with the International Olympic Committee on a new Olympics X Sonic multi-year collab: https://www.sega.co.jp/en/release/251007_1.html?year=2025&category=1&pa...
Ken Horowitz, of Sega-16.com, returns to celebrate the 30th anniversary of underrated Mega Drive/Genesis gem Comix Zone. Join us in reminiscing about the game and why it's much better than you probably remember. Have your own memories? Sound off in the comments.
INVINCIBILITY CHEAT: Go to OPTIONS > JUKEBOX Press C on sounds 3, 12, 17, 2, 2, 10, 2, 7, 7, 11. If you hear Sketch saying "Oh yeah!", it worked. Exit to the main menu...
This week, we dust off our Mega Drive Mini and Mega Drive Mini 2 consoles and end up also discussing the Game Gear Micro, which turned 5 this month. Fun facts, lots of memories, and even talks of an unlikely future where SEGA releases another miniature console. Featuring GreenViper8 of RadioSEGA and Graham of The SEGA Spirit Show.
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It's finally time to really talk about Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. KC, Lime Reversed, and GreenViper8 discuss their thoughts, including the best of this (unexpectedly) great kart racer, what can still be improved, and how it fares against Nintendo's latest Mario Kart.
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Another month, another SEGA news roundup, with guests Lime Reversed and GreenViper8. Check out the latest in Crossworlds DLC, new game announcements, and much more.
Relevant links:
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launch trailer: https://youtu.be/L0zbZhoDU20?feature=shared
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Come Race on Our Level Commercial: https://youtu.be/CYOfP1a7xjc?feature=shared
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Mega Man Reveal Trailer: h...
We're celebrating the Dreamcast in a slightly different way this year: by picking a starter pack of games for people who're thinking of getting SEGA's 128-bit system in 2025. A two-parter special with the help of The Dreamcast Junkyard's Lewis Cox and Brian Vines. In the second half of our conversation, we share our picks for multiplayer titles and some personal favorites, as well as some honorable mentions.
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We're celebrating the Dreamcast in a slightly different way this year: by picking a starter pack of games for people who're thinking of getting SEGA's 128-bit system in 2025. A two-parter special with the help of The Dreamcast Junkyard's Lewis Cox and Brian Vines. This week, we share our picks for modern gateways, exclusives, and showpiece Dreamcast games. We also discuss our own first Dreamcast games. Come back next week for part ...
Brian Shea, of Game Informer and the All Things Nintendo podcast, returns to The SEGA Lounge to discuss Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, the first game to be released under SEGA's IP revival initiative. Check out our thoughts on LizardCube's take on the iconic ninja series.
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Lots to discuss this week as we cover the most relevant SEGA news of the past month, including the recent release of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, the announcement of Shenmue III Enhanced, and the latest Open Network Test for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
Relevant links:
- Dr. Eggman coming to Shinobi: Art of Vengeance: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNgCjA0sQ9W/?igsh=bGJlaHB4bGFqZGph
- Shinobi Dance Video by The Kinjaz: https://youtu.be/t...
Celebrating the release of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, we welcome Ben Fiquet, CEO of Lizardcube, back to The Lounge. We talk about his Shinobi fan roots, how the project came to be, and indulge in our usual challenge!
Check out Ben's previous appearances on the show:
- Ep. 112: https://www.thesegalounge.com/112-streetsofrage4/
- Ep. 56: https://www.thesegalounge.com/56-lizardcube/
Renato Almeida is once again joining KC for a trip down memory lane, as they celebrate SEGA's own ninja series - Shinobi. They share their memories with the games, why the IP is still relevant, what they expect from the upcoming Art of Vengeance title, and much more.
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