That's right. Sega Mania is back! Our latest magazine, Issue 8 is currently on Kickstarter and has reached 90% of its target in just two days. Can you help it reach the goal?

In this short episode, Tim casts aside the doom and gloom from Episode 19 and explains how and why Sega Mania is making a return.

You can find the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/757617414/sega-mania-magazine-issue-8



You can also join us on Discord here: https://discord.gg/kN5uSWbjUF



We're also back on Facebook and Twitter, just search Sega Mania!

Ep. 20: We're back...for real this time!

A short episode this time. Tim is back again to talk about our new crowd funding scheme for out of stock issues.

He also hints at the future plans for the Sega Mania Podcast and provides an update as to where we are with our special project (spoiler alert, not very far long).

Ep. 20: Start the Presses!

The Sega Mania podcast is back for the first time in almost a year with this extra special episode.

Magazine creator Tim takes us on a journey through the history of the magazine. He details what went wrong, what went right, and explains why he disgracefully brought the whole thing crashing down in a ball of flames, only to then bring it back again 6 months later.

It's a wild, if somewhat monotone, exposé on the world's greatest modern retro Sega magazine.



Ep. 19: WTF Happened?

Sega Mania Magazine brings you your slightly unusual dose of madness as we press on in our new four-man podcast format. Alex, Rob, Steve and Simon won't let you down though, it's still nearly two hours of chuffin' nonsense. 

The Mega Drive rankings enter the year of 1994, covered by Issue 5 of our wonderful magazine, and we begin with Sonic 3, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Pete Sampras Tennis, and ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron. Will Sonic 3 top our list? Will it even be the top Sonic game? You know what to do. 

We have some more questions that cover everything from our biggest Sega Mania regret to whether we like dark nights. It's the typical cornucopia of craziness from you lovely lot. Don't forget (and, seriously, don't forget because we've basically run out now) to get your questions in to podcast@sega-mania.com to immortalise yourself in podcast format.

As always, here's the pre-pod list of games to follow along:

 1.  Streets of Rage II
 2.  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
 3.  Streets of Rage
 4.  Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
 5.  Gunstar Heroes
 6.  Rocket Knight Adventures
 7.  Sonic the Hedgehog
 8.  Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
 9.  Revenge of Shinobi
 10. TMHT: The Hyperstone Heist
 11. Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
 12. QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
 13. ToeJam & Earl
 14. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
 15. Shining Force
 16. Thunder Force IV
 17. Sonic Spinball
 18. World of Illusion
 19. Sensible Soccer
 20. Columns
 21. Golden Axe
 22. Alien Storm
 23. Aladdin
 24. Mortal Kombat
 25. Spider-Man vs The Kingpin
 26. Road Rash II
 27. Zombies
 28. Road Rash
 29. Strider
 30. Micro Machines
 31. NHL '94
 32. Wonder Boy in Monster World
 33. Jungle Strike
 34. Flashback
 35. Landstalker
 36. Cool Spot
 37. Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
 38. Klax
 39. Dick Tracy
 40. FIFA International Soccer
 41. World Cup Italia '90
 42. Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
 43. OutRun
 44. Alien 3
 45. Home Alone
 46. Desert Strike
 47. Atomic Runner
 48. Super Hang-on
 49. ESWAT
 50. The Terminator
 51. Taz-Mania
 52. Space Harrier II
 53. Zero Wing
 54. Galaxy Force II
 55. Decap Attack
 56. Kid Chameleon
 57. Turrican
 58. Splatterhouse 2
 59. Jurassic Park
 60. WWF Royal Rumble
 61. Madden NFL '94
 62. WWF Super Wrestlemania
 63. Batman
 64. Super Thunder Blade
 65. Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
 66. Bubsy In: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
 67. LHX Attack Chopper
 68. TaleSpin
 69. Bart vs. The Space Mutants
 70. Shadow of the Beast
 71. Steel Talons

Ep. 18: Egging a Parper

Steve's back! In fact, everybody's back for this likely final seven-man episode of the pod. We'll be switching to a rotating foursome moving forward, so drink in the madness of too many cooks while it lasts! 

There's a discussion about naughty words and how they affect a film's ranking for reasons I've already forgotten and can't be bothered to check, but it's all a weird segue into a big chat about our time in Blackpool for Play Expo 2022. 

The Mega Drive game rankings then resume, as we finally tick off Issue 4's lot. Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Aladdin, Madden NFL '94, NHL '94 and Flashback join the hallowed ranks to make a total of 71 games at this point. 

Don't forget to get your questions in to podcast@sega-mania.com and here's the pre-recording list of ranked games for you to follow:

 1.  Streets of Rage II
 2.  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
 3.  Streets of Rage
 4.  Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
 5.  Gunstar Heroes
 6.  Rocket Knight Adventures
 7.  Sonic the Hedgehog
 8.  Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
 9.  Revenge of Shinobi
 10. TMHT: The Hyperstone Heist
 11. Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
 12. QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
 13. ToeJam & Earl
 14. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
 15. Shining Force
 16. Thunder Force IV
 17. Sonic Spinball
 18. World of Illusion
 19. Sensible Soccer
 20. Columns
 21. Golden Axe
 22. Alien Storm
 23. Mortal Kombat
 24. Spider-Man vs The Kingpin
 25. Road Rash II
 26. Road Rash
 27. Strider
 28. Micro Machines
 29. Wonder Boy in Monster World
 30. Jungle Strike
 31. Landstalker
 32. Cool Spot
 33. Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
 34. Klax
 35. Dick Tracy
 36. FIFA International Soccer
 37. World Cup Italia '90
 38. Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
 39. OutRun
 40. Alien 3
 41. Home Alone
 42. Desert Strike
 43. Atomic Runner
 44. Super Hang-on
 45. ESWAT
 46. The Terminator
 47. Taz-Mania
 48. Space Harrier II
 49. Zero Wing
 50. Galaxy Force II
 51. Decap Attack
 52. Kid Chameleon
 53. Turrican
 54. Splatterhouse 2
 55. Jurassic Park
 56. WWF Royal Rumble
 57. WWF Super Wrestlemania
 58. Batman
 59. Super Thunder Blade
 60. Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
 61. Bubsy In: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
 62. LHX Attack Chopper
 63. TaleSpin
 64. Bart vs. The Space Mutants
 65. Shadow of the Beast
 66. Steel Talons

Ep. 17: Revenge of the Steve

We've got a special focus for this episode, where we talk about a game soon to feature on the back cover of Sega Mania Magazine issue 7 - Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit from @NoahNCopeland 

We wax lyrical on just how impressive and 90s Sega-reminiscent it is, marvel at how well it runs, and implore you to keep your eyes peeled for more info in the upcoming magazine. You can grab a copy of the game here: https://gamejolt.com/games/sonictripletrouble16bit/322794

We had a very special listener question that asked us to rank the main Sega consoles, so that's exactly what we did. How do we rank Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive, Saturn and Dreamcast? Listen on to find out, and let us know how you would rank them by emailing podcast@sega-mania.com

Ep. 16: Queuing for a Wii

It seems the fallout from The Streets of Rage 2 Incident has given rise to a short hiatus for the Mega Drive rankings, and what better way to plug that gap than by answering questions from you lovely lot! 

We smashed through our backlog of listener emails, answering questions about our first gaming memories, most recent games we bought, our preferences for movie watching, games we want to see remade, and loads more. It's basically a two-hour long tangent. 

We'll have a very special ranking next time around, as well as a game we missed, so if you maniacs want to get involved next episode then please contact us at podcast@sega-mania.com. Oh, and don't forget to watch out for us at Play Expo in Blackpool - less than a month to go now!

Ep. 15: Listener Questions Special!

We introduce our newest member of the Sega Mania mag/pod crew this episode, as Tom joins in the madness that is quickly becoming the messiest ranking of Mega Drive games in existence (as well as the best).

We're still going through Issue 4's games (from 1993), laying down judgement almighty upon Jungle Strike, FIFA International Soccer, Sensible Soccer, TMHT: The Hyperstone Heist, Bubsy In: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, and Shining Force. 

We have a letter from a weasel that asks us about games we've recently completed, movies we've watched, and more! Don't forget to send your questions to podcast@sega-mania.com if you want to get involved and be our mate. 

Here's the ranking list pre-recording so you can (try to) follow along:

 1.  Streets of Rage II
 2.  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
 3.  Streets of Rage
 4.  Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
 5.  Gunstar Heroes
 6.  Rocket Knight Adventures
 7.  Sonic the Hedgehog
 8.  Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
 9.  Revenge of Shinobi
 10. Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
 11. QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
 12. ToeJam & Earl
 13. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
 14. Thunder Force IV
 15. Sonic Spinball
 16. World of Illusion
 17. Columns
 18. Golden Axe
 19. Alien Storm
 20. Mortal Kombat
 21. Spider-Man vs The Kingpin
 22. Road Rash II
 23. Road Rash
 24. Strider
 25. Micro Machines
 26. Wonder Boy in Monster World
 27. Landstalker
 28. Cool Spot
 29. Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
 30. Klax
 31. Dick Tracy
 32. World Cup Italia '90
 33. Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
 34. OutRun
 35. Alien 3
 36. Home Alone
 37. Desert Strike
 38. Atomic Runner
 39. Super Hang-on
 40. ESWAT
 41. The Terminator
 42. Taz-Mania
 43. Space Harrier II
 44. Zero Wing
 45. Galaxy Force II
 46. Decap Attack
 47. Kid Chameleon
 48. Turrican
 49. Splatterhouse 2
 50. Jurassic Park
 51. WWF Royal Rumble
 52. WWF Super Wrestlemania
 53. Batman
 54. Super Thunder Blade
 55. Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
 56. LHX Attack Chopper
 57. TaleSpin
 58. Bart vs. The Space Mutants
 59. Shadow of the Beast
 60. Steel Talons

Ep. 14: Jungle Slurp

The Sega Mania crew - Alex, Rob, Simon and Sam - bring more maniacal Sega-fuelled fun straight into your ears. This episode, we tried very hard to follow overlord Tim's decree to not talk about poopies and peepees, so you'll have to hear how well we did there. 

Rankings continue to dominate our lives as we run the collective rule over the second batch of games from Issue 4 of the magazine, which covered 1993. Shinobi III, Cool Spot, Mortal Kombat, Streets of Rage II, Micro Machines, and WWF Royal Rumble meet their fate in the list o' doom. 

Finally, we have a listener email salvaged from the podcast@sega-mania.com spam folder that serves up some quick-fire (ish) questions about music, google searches, bucket lists and more! Oh, and don't forget to buy the magazine at sega-mania.com

As always, here's the ranking list pre-recording so you can follow along:

 1.  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
 2.  Streets of Rage
 3.  Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
 4.  Gunstar Heroes
 5.  Rocket Knight Adventures
 6.  Sonic the Hedgehog
 7.  Revenge of Shinobi
 8.  Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
 9.  QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
 10. ToeJam & Earl
 11. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
 12. Thunder Force IV
 13. Sonic Spinball
 14. World of Illusion
 15. Columns
 16. Golden Axe
 17. Alien Storm
 18. Spider-Man vs The Kingpin
 19. Road Rash II
 20. Road Rash
 21. Strider
 22. Wonder Boy in Monster World
 23. Landstalker
 24. Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
 25. Klax
 26. Dick Tracy
 27. World Cup Italia '90
 28. Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
 29. OutRun
 30. Alien 3
 31. Home Alone
 32. Desert Strike
 33. Atomic Runner
 34. Super Hang-on
 35. ESWAT
 36. The Terminator
 37. Taz-Mania
 38. Space Harrier II
 39. Zero Wing
 40. Galaxy Force II
 41. Decap Attack
 42. Kid Chameleon
 43. Turrican
 44. Splatterhouse 2
 45. Jurassic Park
 46. WWF Super Wrestlemania
 47. Batman
 48. Super Thunder Blade
 49. Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
 50. LHX Attack Chopper
 51. TaleSpin
 52. Bart vs. The Space Mutants
 53. Shadow of the Beast
 54. Steel Talons

Ep. 13: What if Nessie is a Dinosaur Ghost?

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