Sega dusting off 'vintage brand' for PSP

[wraggster]

News via Gamespot

Sega has one of the most recognizable names in the industry and a library of famous franchises that include Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage, After Burner, Altered Beast, Phantasy Star, Shinobi, Golden Axe, and dozens more. A number of those games will be included in the recently announced Sega Genesis Collection later this year, but the venerable publisher isn't stopping at merely reproducing some of its classics; it's looking to revitalize them as well.

Sega today announced that it has enlisted San Francisco-based developer Planet Moon to bring one of its "vintage brands" back to life in a new game for the PlayStation Portable. It will be the developer's first time working with an established intellectual property. It has previously produced Infected for the PSP, Giants: Citizen Kabuto for the PC, and Armed & Dangerous for the Xbox and PC.

Planet Moon isn't the only developer bringing an old Sega franchise to the PSP. Totally Games, developer of the X-Wing and Tie Fighter series of PC space combat flight sims, is currently working on an action game based on one of the publisher's IPs. While the developer has a lengthy track record with flight sims, it is promising "something new" for its fans. Also, at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sega announced that it was enlisting its recently acquired studio Secret Level to handle the upcoming Golden Axe revamp on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

[mastersho]

Yes! SONIC ON PSP WITHOUT emulators! the greatest news every spoken of.

[gamesquest1]

hah even if sony refuse to see what people want guess the games companies realised people enjoy simple 2d games for the psp......shame is that they see what people want then see how to make a profit off it i.e all these bloody classics games being released....i reckon i would be nice if sega released just a emulator that runs the roms off the mem card...i reckon that would sell amazing for people with no knowlage of the homebrew world also they could even if they insist on getting profits make a itunes style service selling the games for a small fee such as about a pound or somthing. the games could even bee provided in a special format to stop people just using roms....imagin the profit margin they could make off that .......wonder if they would ever use a idea like that:P would be amazing

[mastersho]

hah even if sony refuse to see what people want guess the games companies realised people enjoy simple 2d games for the psp......shame is that they see what people want then see how to make a profit off it i.e all these bloody classics games being released....i reckon i would be nice if sega released just a emulator that runs the roms off the mem card...i reckon that would sell amazing for people with no knowlage of the homebrew world also they could even if they insist on getting profits make a itunes style service selling the games for a small fee such as about a pound or somthing. the games could even bee provided in a special format to stop people just using roms....imagin the profit margin they could make off that .......wonder if they would ever use a idea like that:P would be amazing

Nintendo is doing it and i know it will make millions .

[Video_freak]

Yes! SONIC ON PSP WITHOUT emulators! the greatest news every spoken of.

What's the point when you can use emulators.

[yaustar]

What's the point when you can use emulators.

To support the company and the developers.

[Video_freak]

To support the company and the developers.

Good point. I usually own the games I emulate though.

[mastersho]

Also they companies offten add new feature to older games like Nintendo is adding the Dash Spin feature(which appared in the second Sonic game) into their re-release on the first Sonic game.

[Video_freak]

Also they companies offten add new feature to older games like Nintendo is adding the Dash Spin feature(which appared in the second Sonic game) into their re-release on the first Sonic game.

And they also pretty the games up.
Nice avatar.

[mastersho]

yep! updated graphic are nice but sometimes they crap up games with new content or by removing content. I can think of alot of remakes that sux.