According to Gizmodo, SEGA is ready to release an iPhone/iPod Touch app called “Ultimate Genesis” which is, for all intents and purposes, a SEGA-exclusive virtual console for the iPhone. The app itself should be making its appearance on the app store in early February while being packaged with one game – Space Harrier II. It will be a free download where users will purchase what will basically be Genesis ROMs within the app to add to their collection. The offerings that should be available from day one are:
- Sonic the Hedgehog: $5.99
- Golden Axe: $4.99
- Ecco the Dolphin: $2.99
- Shining Force: $2.99
As you can see, different games will be available at different price points for the time being. It should be noted that both Sonic and Golden Axe are already available in the App Store at those price points where as Ecco and Shining Force are not. SEGA may be pricing Sonic and Golden Axe simply to be consistent with the versions available in the app store while $2.99 may be the standard price for most games from here on. It is unknown if those who purchased Sonic or Golden Axe stand alone will be able to transfer those games to Ultimate Genesis when it’s released.
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Can’t wait until we see people figuring out how to inject our own ROMs into this.
The sonic for iphone is an emulator too. I put Sonic 2 and Ecco in it and it worked. You need to jailbreak your iphone and get iFile and you can even play some sonic hacks. My friend somehow got Sonic 3k to work!
Looking forward to getting my own Ipod Touch, looks sweet!
looking at the matter after reading the above post, I am not too sure if I now actually think it is a good idea