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
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Friday Oct 24, 2025
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 and start a new game.
Ken's interview with Peter Morawiec: https://www.sega-16.com/2007/04/interview-peter-morawiec/
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Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
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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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:07:15) Mega Drive Mini
(00:57:33) Mega Drive Mini 2
(02:15:54) Outro
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Friday Oct 10, 2025
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.
Originally aired LiVE on RadioSEGA and our Twitch and YouTube channels.
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Friday Oct 03, 2025
Friday Oct 03, 2025
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: https://youtu.be/nFw6FO5FXEM?feature=shared
- SEGA Partnering with Eric Haze: https://www.gamersheroes.com/gaming-news/sega-partnering-with-renowned-artist-eric-haze/
- Golden Axe FiGGYZ teased: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOtMUPGD8mn/?igsh=YjhiMWwyMmd3MnRp
- Unseen photos of Michael Jackson for an unreleased Saturn game: https://segabits.com/blog/2025/09/18/unseen-photos-of-micheal-jackson-made-for-an-unreleased-sega-game-surfaced-from-a-developer-interview/
- Arcade Paradise trademarked by SEGA: https://chizai-watch.com/t/2025104082?a=SEGA+CORPORATION
- MrBeast joins The Angry Birds Movie 3 cast: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/mrbeast-salish-matter-angry-birds-movie-3-cast-1236523461/
- Project Motor Racing signs Japanese racing legend: https://traxion.gg/project-motor-racing-signs-japanese-racing-legend-to-factory-driver-program/
- SEGA games get awarded at Japan Game Awards 2025: https://awards.cesa.or.jp/en/year/prize/
- Earthion now available on consoles: https://youtu.be/kWuqJQrU52Q?feature=shared
- Persona 3 Reload coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 23rd: https://asia.sega.com/p3r/en/switch2/
- Two Point Museum coming to Switch 2 on October 28th: https://www.twopointstudios.com/en/post/two-point-museum-comes-to-nintendo-switch-2-28th-october-2025-faq
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage coming October 30th: https://youtu.be/NWOzuc2rwBg?feature=shared
- New VIRTUA FIGHTER Project panel at Tokyo Game Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwrVtTwtcI
- Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties coming February 12th 2026: https://youtu.be/za9rjoTdG_M?feature=shared
- Yakuza Series 20th Anniversary Edition: https://x.com/RyuNewsGotoku/status/1971468333481628103
- Virtual Boy on Switch, including Atlus' Jack Bros.: https://youtu.be/Oc8qckEoKxk?feature=shared
- Star Garden Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamegarage/star-garden?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=star%20garden&total_hits=8
- Team Reptile reveals new game: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/bomb-rush-cyberfunk-dev-reveals-another-jet-set-radio-style-game
- Sonic X Rocket League: https://youtu.be/VRBzFvcrVVk?feature=shared
- Live & Learn lawsuit result: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69595141/63/john-gioeli-v-sega-of-america-inc/
- Spin Dash added to Sonic Dream Team: https://x.com/sega/status/1968706739022254099?s=46&t=WKzbQs2ONy3PodEgb19kcg
- Sonic Fan Fest: Cardiff 2026 Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wss2022/sonic-fan-fest-cardiff-2026/description
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:29) Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
(00:26:10) Misc. SEGA news
(01:59:42) Sonic news
(02:17:12) Outro
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
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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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:37) Category #4 - Multiplayer
(00:18:38) Category #5 - Personal Favorites
(00:42:39) Honorable Mentions
(01:08:20) Outro
Friday Sep 19, 2025
Friday Sep 19, 2025
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 2.
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:05:09) Our gateway into the Dreamcast
(00:13:35) Category #1 - Modern Gateways
(00:39:43) Category #2 - Exclusives
(01:07:39) Category #3 - Showpieces
(01:34:04) Outro
Friday Sep 12, 2025
Friday Sep 12, 2025
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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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:14:55) Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Discussion
(01:04:04) Outro
Friday Sep 05, 2025
Friday Sep 05, 2025
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/tUNx8EVllQI?feature=shared
- Q1 Financial Results: https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20250808_q1_appendix_e.pdf + https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-q1-net-sales-decline-227-to-548m
- Yakuza Kiwami & Yakuza Kiwami 2 on Switch 2 announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/rwj_UaQlix4?feature=shared
- Persona 3 Reload on Switch 2 announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/Vgpmt-54Rjg?feature=shared
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage pre-order trailer: https://youtu.be/4PFKk_gmeAo?feature=shared
- New VIRTUA FIGHTER Project combat gameplay first look: https://youtu.be/KkGmeofGSw0?feature=shared
- Shenmue III Enhanced announcement: https://iningames.com/blogs/news/yu-suzuki-and-inin-games-announce-shenmue-iii-enhanced-unveiling-at-gamescom-2025
- Shenmue Dojo's interview with ININ Games at Gamescom: https://youtu.be/4pu6B5Tev10?si=1QIQQnQtbkj0Fl07
- LEGO Mega Drive controller rumors: https://www.bricksup.co.uk/post/lego-sonic-the-hedgehog-40769-sega-mega-drive-controller-gwp-rumoured-for-8th-september-2025 + https://www.recalbox.com/pt/blog/2025-08-29-lego-sega-mega-drive-manette-retrogaming/
- Skydance Media and Paramount Global complete merger: https://www.paramount.com/press/skydance-media-and-paramount-global-complete-merger-creating-next-generation-media-company
- Sports Interactive's Miles Jacobson's interview to BBC News: https://youtu.be/yHTWToLYX_U?feature=shared
- Angry Birds Movie 3 release date: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thelaoffice_angrybirds-rovio-angrybirdsmovie3-activity-7366925198488444929-MQKW?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABnXL1ABEVL4yZq0d9MK1D0eLIHPMRjKuhk
- Minecraft X Sonic add-on: https://youtu.be/HPz9KFhzoGA?si=yuO1eRFH49zZcVZV
- Sonic X PUBG: https://bsky.app/profile/tailschannel.com/post/3lxm2ihl73w2r
- Christian Whitehead shares screens of a Sonic Mania 2 prototype: https://bsky.app/profile/cfwhitehead.bsky.social/post/3lwhbnncp6s2y
- Sonic X Pac-Man collab trailers: https://youtu.be/_KQmRdAz8wU?feature=shared + https://youtu.be/_TgXJPFnjEw?feature=shared
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:08) Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
(00:26:51) Misc. SEGA News
(01:37:38) Sonic News
(02:19:39) Outro
Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
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/
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:21) Interview with Ben Fiquet - Part 1
(00:46:29) The SEGA Lounge Challenge
(01:00:47) Interview with Ben Fiquet - Part 2
(01:13:45) Outro
Friday Aug 22, 2025
Friday Aug 22, 2025
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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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:08:50) Memories of Shinobi - Arcade, 8-bit and 16-bit
(01:13:52) Memories of Shinobi - Saturn and beyond
(01:51:15) The future of the Shinobi series
(02:06:45) Outro