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July 17, 2025 265 - What If SEGA Characters Had Day Jobs? (with The SEGA Spirit Show)
Sonic as a motivational speaker? Alex Kidd as a Rock Paper Scissors judge? Eggman as a college professor? Join KC as he discusses this very important SEGA topic with returning guests Graham Cookson and ScottyMo from The SEGA Spirit Show. Check out their channel for a new SEGA podcast with veteran fans of the company: https://www.youtube.com/@segaspirit4234
Follow them on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/segaspirit.bsky.social

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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:59) The SEGA Spirit Show
(00:22:45) What if SEGA characters had day jobs?
(01:43:55) Outro
1 hr 53 min
July 10, 2025 264 - Shenmusings
Step into the world of Shenmue with Stuart from Shenmusings as we learn more about his blog exploring the legacy, lore, and lasting impact of this iconic SEGA series.
Visit Shenmusings at https://shenmusings.wordpress.com
Follow Stuart on X: https://x.com/shenmusings | BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/shenmusings.bsky.social

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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:03) Interview with Stuart - Part 1
(00:56:23) The SEGA Lounge Challenge
(01:22:13) Interview with Stuart - Part 2
(01:42:24) Outro
1 hr 47 min
July 03, 2025 263 - Dreamcast Enjoyer
This week, YouTuber Dominic Dattani-Goulding, aka Dreamcast Enjoyer, joins The SEGA Lounge to discuss his Dreamcast-focused content, what is so great about Blue Stinger, define "Dreamcast Aesthetics" and more.
Subscribe to Dom's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DreamcastEnjoyer
Follow him on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dcenjoyer.bsky.social

Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:11) Interview with Dreamcast Enjoyer - Part 1
(00:43:31) The SEGA Lounge Challenge
(01:17:26) Interview with Dreamcast Enjoyer - Part 2
(01:34:20) Outro
1 hr 40 min
June 28, 2025262 - Them Management Meetings and CrossWorlds (News Roundup June 2025)
It's time for another news roundup as KC, SkillJim and Lime Reversed come together to discuss SEGA's celebrations of Jet Set Radio's 25th anniversary, new game announcements, how hyped everyone is for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and new Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds info. Oh, and everyone's favorite: another SEGA Sammy management meeting presentation!
Relevant links:
Jet Set Radio x THEM SKATES merch: https://www.themgoods.com/collections/jet-set-radio-25th-anniversary-sega
Jet Set Radio celebration at Brain Dead Studios Fairfax: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKxH94TJU3c/?igsh=NGxrZmg3aDN2cncz
SEGA Football Club Champions 2025 announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/_6rfDVJydWc?feature=shared
SEGA Football Club Champions 2025 beta application: https://segafcchampions.sega.com/bt/en/
Two Point Museum: Fantasy Finds announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/WbHzK01-F6c?feature=shared
Persona 4 Revival teaser trailer: https://youtu.be/Y8wgp9eaQRM?feature=shared
Stranger Than Heaven title reveal teaser trailer: https://youtu.be/5L3XVVzsmHE?feature=shared
Stranger Than Heaven announcement teaser trailer: https://youtu.be/Dz3vtzcacbM?feature=shared
Sega Sammy Management Meeting 2025 presentation: https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20250618_Management_large_MTG_all_e.pdf
SEGA mistakenly reveals sales numbers: https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/sega-mistakenly-reveals-sales-numbers-for-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-persona-3-reload-shin-megami-tensei-v-and-more
SEGA theme park teased? https://x.com/attractions/status/1937156013456597422?s=46&t=XtcH1-SSOLGWzyhIFtJB3w
SEGA has made nine of its mobile retro games free: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-has-made-nine-of-its-mobile-retro-re-releases-free-before-theyre-delisted/
SEGA plans to open a Tokyo store: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-unveils-plans-for-tokyo-flagship-store-alongside-nintendo/
SEGA Shop is re-launching in July: https://bsky.app/profile/sonic-official.bsky.social/post/3lshccgvooc2a
Game Informer's preview of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance: https://gameinformer.com/preview/2025/05/23/how-sega-and-lizardcube-pulled-shinobi-out-of-the-shadows
Tee Lopes and Yuzo Koshiro announced for the soundtrack: https://x.com/sega/status/1935389592900759896?s=46&t=WKzbQs2ONy3PodEgb19kcg
Ryo Hazuki spotted in Shinobi: Art of Vengeance: https://shenmuedojo.com/ryo-spotted-in-upcoming-shinobi-game/
Sonic Frontiers sequel rumored for November 2026: https://sonic-city.net/2025/06/06/rumor-sonic-frontiers-sequel-in-development-targeting-november-2026-release/
Sonic x Squad Busters collab: https://bsky.app/profile/tailschannel.com/post/3lrgnz2irdo2y
Sonic x McLaren F1 collab: https://x.com/mclarenf1/status/1938220789221953887?s=46&t=WKzbQs2ONy3PodEgb19kcg
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Summer Game Fest trailer: https://youtu.be/3_xAuG3JfIg?si=S9AZj0314V4BOF6G
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Kids' Choice Awards trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLf0KSZjmqo&pp=ygURc29uaWMgY3Jvc3N3b3JsZHM%3D
Other SEGA racing games influenced the development of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: https://x.com/segainforment/status/1932098052531032390?s=46&t=XtcH1-SSOLGWzyhIFtJB3w
DC x Sonic action figures available for pre-order: https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/merch/first-series-of-dc-x-sonic-5-action-figures-now-available-for-pre-order-r2980/
DC x Sonic Funko Pops: https://x.com/FrackDeals/status/1938586098546155749
Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair x Sonic collab: https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive/2025/06/27/magic-the-gathering-secret-lair-announces-sonic-the-hedgehog-collaboration
Originally aired LiVE on RadioSEGA and our Twitch and YouTube channels.
Follow SkillJim on X: https://twitter.com/skilljim | Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skilljim.bsky.social
Follow Lime on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/limereversed.bsky.social

Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:10:48) Misc. SEGA News
(01:29:30) Shinobi: Art of Vengeance News
(01:39:12) Sonic News
(02:13:54) Outro
2 hr 22 min
June 19, 2025 261 - Top 34 Sonic Games (Sonic's 34th Anniversary Special)
As our favorite blue hedgehog celebrates his 34th anniversary, we at The SEGA Lounge decided to do something simple to honor SEGA's mascot: decide on what are the TOP 34 SONIC GAMES of all time! What can go wrong? Check out our discussion, featuring guests Lime Reversed and Stuart (from Shenmusings).

Follow Stuart on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shenmusings.bsky.social | X: https://x.com/shenmusings
Check out the Shenmusings blog: https://shenmusings.wordpress.com/
Follow Lime on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/limereversed.bsky.social
Check out Lime's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/limereversed

Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:07:55) #34-11
(00:36:25) #10 - Sonic the Hedgehog
(00:42:33) #9 - Sonic Advance
(00:46:34) #8 - Sonic Colo(u)rs
(01:00:55) #7 - Sonic Frontiers
(01:15:13) #6 - Sonic Adventure 2
(01:26:00) #5 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
(01:31:40) #4 - Sonic X Shadow Generations
(01:35:18) #3 - Sonic Adventure
(01:41:04) #2 - Sonic 3 & Knuckles
(01:46:09) #1 - Sonic Mania Plus
(01:57:25) Thoughts on Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds so far
(02:02:08) Outro
2 hr 6 min
June 12, 2025 260 - 25 Years of Jet Set Radio with Lewis Cox, Dreamcast Enjoyer, and Brian Vines
The Japanese release of the original Jet Set Radio turns 25 this June, and KC gathered a crew of rudies to discuss the series, how it impacted us, its legacy, and what we're expecting from its incoming revival. The squad includes Dom, aka Dreamcast Enjoyer, and Lewis Cox and Brian Vines of The Dreamcast Junkyard. JET SET RADIOOOOOO!!
Follow Dom on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dcenjoyer.bsky.social
Check out Dreamcast Enjoyer: https://www.youtube.com/@DreamcastEnjoyer
Follow Lewis on X: https://x.com/LewisJFC | BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/lewisjfc.bsky.social
Follow Brian on X: https://x.com/JetBrianRadio | https://bsky.app/profile/jetbrianradio.bsky.social
Check out The Dreamcast Junkyard: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/

Relevant links:
Why Jet GRIND Radio in the US - https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/the-jet-set-trademark-dispute.43051/
Jet Grind Radio vs the City of Milwaukee - https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2015/08/jet-grind-radio-vs-city-of-milwaukee.html
Bus company Arriva vs Jet Set Radio - https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2024/12/the-time-bus-company-tried-to-get-jet.html
Shakira Pressley's thread regarding a JSR animated series pitch: https://x.com/ShakiraPressley/status/1428764026108932100
Janet Jackson's video for "Doesn't Really Matter" (with JSR footage): https://youtu.be/ZGo4WebNIjM?feature=shared
No Doubt's video for "Hella Good" (with JSRF footage): https://youtu.be/QtTj4cramPM?feature=shared

Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva
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2 hr 20 min
June 05, 2025 259 - Bo Bayles of the Rings of Saturn blog
This week, KC chats with Bo Bayles, Sonic fan, researcher of retro games, and the "Official Sonic Jam Museum Curator". Find out more about his love for Burning Rangers, Saturn, and his Rings of Saturn blog.
Check out Rings of Saturn: https://32bits.substack.com
You can find the Sonic Weekly podcast at https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/sonic-weekly/
Follow Bo on X: https://x.com/memory_fallen

Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva
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Find our video content on YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thesegalounge) and watch our livestreams on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/thesegalounge)

Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:50) Interview with Bo Bayles - Part 1
(00:38:15) The SEGA Lounge Challenge
(01:03:30) Interview with Bo Bayles - Part 2
(01:18:55) Outro
1 hr 23 min
May 29, 2025258 - New Ecco, Racing Around the World, FiGGYZ (News Roundup May 2025)
It's the last show of the month, which means it's time for KC, Lime, and SkillJim to focus their attention on the latest SEGA news. It's also the 11th anniversary of our show! Thank you to all of our listeners for sticking with us for all these years.
SEGA SAMMY End of Fiscal Year presentation: https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20250512_q4_presentation_e.pdf
SEGA opens Shanghai store: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shujiutsumi_sega-store-shanghai-opens-on-1-may-i-participated-ugcPost-7323360789321416707-ZXAc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABnXL1ABEVL4yZq0d9MK1D0eLIHPMRjKuhk
Ecco 1 + 2 Remastered and a new game coming: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/05/05/xbox-asian-pacific-islander-heritage-month-2025/ + https://www.eccothedolphin.com/
Them Skates and SEGA Jet Set Radio collab teaser: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJb3KhgR7LZ/?igsh=d2V3anBqM3hyYjNn
SEGA is a presenting sponsor at Blading Cup: https://bladingcup.com/
Like a Dragon coming to Roblox: https://x.com/rggstudio/status/1922867216971632985?s=46&t=WKzbQs2ONy3PodEgb19kcg
Yakuza 0: Director's Cut Japanese cast interview: https://youtu.be/Hkp5rPhXZcI?feature=shared
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. multiplatform release trailer: https://youtu.be/3-lNtBhKGWE?feature=shared
RAIDOU Remastered Collector's Edition at Limited Run Games: https://limitedrungames.com/collections/all-games/products/raidou-remastered-the-mystery-of-the-soulless-army-collectors-edition-switch-switch-2-ps5-xbox-pc
Shinobi: The Art of Vengeance Videos: https://youtu.be/ZJmnzjCB--8?feature=shared | https://youtu.be/ETieMixwEag?feature=shared | https://youtu.be/3zuQNuXFzqg?feature=shared
Sonic Rumble delayed: https://x.com/sonic_rumble/status/1917453885326688412?s=46&t=WKzbQs2ONy3PodEgb19kcg
Sonic Presents: Chao Tales complete series: https://youtu.be/EENSzPFeVFQ?feature=shared
The History of Sonic Racing: https://youtu.be/L7X_2QtFDoI?feature=shared
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds new stages: Apotos - https://youtu.be/fzAHvS6VmCA?feature=shared | Holoska - https://youtu.be/PSd3L56lQlA?feature=shared | White Cave - https://youtu.be/3vSsPx222SI?feature=shared
Sonic the Hedgehog: Racing Around the World campaign: https://www.sega.com/sonic-the-hedgehog/racing-around-the-world
Sonic X Asphalt Legends Unite collab: https://youtu.be/Cmf4-K10y_E?si=ztFvQSGllTRZjvZm
FiGGYZ: https://get.figgyz.com/

Originally aired LiVE on RadioSEGA and our Twitch and YouTube channels.
Follow SkillJim on X: https://twitter.com/skilljim | Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skilljim.bsky.social
Follow Lime on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/limereversed.bsky.social

Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:28) What can we expect from SEGA at the Summer game events
(00:13:45) 11 years of The SEGA Lounge
(00:16:30) Misc. SEGA News
(01:37:53) Shinobi: The Art of Vengeance
(01:44:34) Sonic News
(02:07:55) FiGGYZ
(02:19:45) Outro
2 hr 27 min
May 22, 2025 257 - CHALLENGE: Team Persona Spain vs Team SEGA Driven-16
It's time for another special edition of The SEGA Lounge Challenge. On one side, Team Persona Spain, armed with years of knowledge obtained in a variety of Japanese high schools. On the other, Team SEGA Driven-16, combining the expertise of SEGA Driven and Sega-16 - and one of them is an actual professor. Who's gonna come out on top in this battle of SEGAducation?
Check out Persona Spain: https://personaspain.es/
Follow them on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/personaspain.es | X: https://x.com/personaspain
Check out SEGA Driven: https://www.segadriven.com/
Follow them on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/segadriven.bsky.social
Check out TitansCreed's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@ProjectPhoenixProductions
Follow them on X: https://x.com/TitansCreed
Check out Sega-16: https://www.sega-16.com/
Follow them on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sega-16.bsky.social | https://x.com/Sega16

Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:06:58) ROUND 1: Multiple Choice
(00:44:19) BONUS ROUND: Team Persona Spain
(00:50:13) ROUND 2: Non-Multiple Choice Questions
(01:20:16) ROUND 3: Mixed Bag
(01:58:08) BONUS ROUND: Team SEGA Driven-16
(02:03:28) FINAL ROUND: Back of the Box
(02:48:32) Outro
2 hr 55 min
May 15, 2025 256 - SaturnDave and TraynoCo of SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the SEGA Saturn in the US, KC invited over to the show SaturnDave and TraynoCo, co-founders of SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! Learn more about their personal relationship with SEGA's 32-bit system, the creation of SHIRO!, and why the Saturn is still relevant in 2025. And let's not forget the return of The SEGA Lounge Challenge!
Check out SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! : https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/
Follow SaturnDave on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/saturndave.bsky.social | X: https://x.com/SegaSaturnDave
Follow TraynoCo on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/traynoco.bsky.social | X: https://x.com/traynoco

Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva
Follow The SEGA Lounge on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thesegalounge.com
Find our video content on YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thesegalounge) and watch our livestreams on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/thesegalounge)

Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:18) SaturnDave and TraynoCo's gaming and Saturn experiences
(00:27:37) The origin of SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!
(00:58:17) The SEGA Lounge Challenge
(01:46:03) What does the Saturn mean to you in 2025?
(01:57:46) Outro
2 hr 4 min

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