The SEGA Lounge

It's not every week we get to discuss a fan film, and certainly not one based on Streets of Rage. Joining KC this week are Fran Campos, creator and director, Danny Stokes, co-writer and creative consultant, and Adrian Vereda, actor who gives life to Axel in the upcoming "RAGE: Unleashed". They're all massive Streets of Rage fans and share the origins and importance of both this project and the original short film that came before it.

Watch "RAGE: A Streets of Rage Fanfilm": https://youtu.be/wHGB8IeGLmI?si=ZqXZKwFzK_yIl6pw

Follow the film's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/ragefanfilm/

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Follow Adrian on Instagram: https://instagram.com/adrivereda/

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:37) Interview RAGE: Unleashed - Part 1

(00:47:04) The SEGA Lounge Challenge

(01:07:20) Interview RAGE: Unleashed - Part2

(01:25:18) Outro

In what is probably the most controversial episode of The SEGA Lounge to date, KC is joined by SkillJim, Lime, and Ravsieg, to discuss the latest SEGA news as well as rank some of the most popular SEGA series. Friendships will be tested in this longer-than-usual episode. Have a different opinion? Let us know!

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:07:54) News Roundup

(01:15:42) SEGA Franchise Tier List

(01:21:14) Sonic the Hedgehog

(01:39:29) Like a Dragon

(01:55:43) Persona

(02:06:58) Puyo Puyo

(02:18:15) Virtua Fighter

(02:30:22) Shenmue

(02:39:55) Phantasy Star

(02:49:15) Football Manager

(03:00:31) Monkey Ball

(03:08:40) Samba de Amigo

(03:13:47) Hatsune Miku

(03:27:10) Outro

Luke Benstead, creator of the DreamPi, the Simulant Engine, and developer of our Indie Game of 2023, Driving Strikers, comes on the show to discuss all of his projects, and how chance played a part in most of them.

Follow Luke on X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/kazade

Buy Driving Strikers: https://www.wavegamestudios.com/games/driving-strikers/

Check out Luke's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kazade

Simulant Engine: https://simulant.dev

Frogbull's "STAR WARS: Dream of the Rebellion" using the Simulant engine: https://youtu.be/MksuBS6TiKE?si=DC2204M7C6cdyeIc

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:39) Interview with Luke Benstead - Part 1

(00:37:28) The SEGA Lounge Challenge

(00:59:05) Interview with Luke Benstead - Part 2

(01:14:03) Outro

On this episode of The SEGA Lounge, KC is joined by Faith Johnson, aka RetroFaith, a video game journalist and historian, whose passion for gaming is more than evident. Find out more about her story and her love for Sonic, as well as some of the projects she's been involved with.

Follow Faith on X-Twitter: https://x.com/RetroFaith1

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:44) Interview with Faith Johnson - Part 1

(00:44:27) The SEGA Lounge Challenge

(01:08:28) Interview with Faith Johnson - Part 2

(01:24:51) Outro

Sonic Dream Team was 2023's surprise hit in a year with A LOT of Sonic content. Joining KC and Lime Reversed to talk about the genesis of the game, the development process, and the Apple Arcade exclusivity, are Studio Creative Director, Dan Rossati, and Chief Software Engineer, Louis Macan, from SEGA HARDlight.

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:03:35) Interview - Part 1

(00:44:11) The SEGA Lounge Challenge

(01:22:01) Interview - Part 2

(01:33:20) Outro

A few weeks ago, several community members and friends of the show were sent a survey for our annual look back at the year of SEGA. It's time to analyse the results in our first live episode of the season, featuring SkillJim, Lime Reversed, and Viper.

• Follow SkillJim on X: https://twitter.com/skilljim

SEGA AI Computer on SMS Power: https://www.smspower.org/SegaAI/Index

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:08:30) News Roundup

(00:55:49) TSL Community Pulse 2023

(01:51:35) Outro

The start of our 10th anniversary season is also a look back at our previous one. With some ground rules in place, KC mentions 10 highlights from last year.

This episode is part of The SEGA Lounge's participation in #GameBlast24, in association with Team RadioSEGA.

Donate in aid of SpecialEffect, by going to https://thesegalounge.com/gameblast

Find out more about the amazing work of this charity by going to https://www.specialeffect.org.uk/

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:43) Ep. 172 - Jon Hare

(00:04:34) Ep. 177 - Pete Gibbins

(00:07:16) Ep. 187 - Noah N. Copeland

(00:11:38) Ep. 191 - Since Spacies

(00:16:12) Ep. 178 - Elliot Kidner

(00:20:47) Stats and analytics

(00:27:45) Other highlights

(00:30:58) Ep. 199 - Stefano Arnhold

(00:36:29) Ep. 181 - Kay Martinez

(00:40:20) Ep. 201 - Lewis Cox

(00:43:17) Ep. 203 - Shota Nakama

(00:47:45) Ep. 183 - Steve Lycett

(00:53:24) Outro

It's the season finale of The SEGA Lounge AND it's RadioSEGA's WinterFest! We wrap up another year of shows with a round table episode focused on two topics: the recent "Next Level" announcement by SEGA, and a look back at most of the Sonic stuff that we got in 2023. Joining KC are Lime Reversed, James 'SkillJim' Brown, and, for the first time ever, YouTube legend Sam Procrastinates.

Follow Lime on X: https://twitter.com/LimeReversed

Follow James on X: https://twitter.com/skilljim

Follow Sam on X: https://twitter.com/SamsProStation

Relevant links to the "Next Level" conversation:

Official website (watch the trailer): https://nextlevel.sega.com

Trademarks filed: https://x.com/gematsu/status/1734992671033221391?s=20 | https://x.com/gematsu/status/1735352060458013148?s=20

SEGA SAMMY report: https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/ir_2023_web_all_e.pdf [Thanks to SynFritz for sharing!]

Full show notes: https://www.thesegalounge.com/208-new-energy-same-hedgehog

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:04:47) SEGA's Next Level

(00:46:10) Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon Update

(01:19:28) Sonic Dream Team

(01:33:36) Sonic Superstars

(02:00:44) The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

(02:04:33) Misc. Sonic stuff that happened in 2023

(02:14:35) Outro

Brian Vines and Viper join KC this week to discuss RGG Studio's latest title - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. There's gadgets, an arena on a boat, Akame, some spoilers, but, most of all, CHICKEN MAN!

• Follow Brian on X: https://twitter.com/JetBrianRadio

Full show notes: https://www.thesegalounge.com/207-like-a-dragon-gaiden

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:03:03) Overall thoughts

(00:14:32) Agent Style and other innovations

(00:38:11) Akame Network

(00:56:09) The Castle

(01:09:18) Club SEGA

(01:21:23) The story [SPOILERS!]

(01:34:29) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth demo [SPOILERS]

(01:55:14) Outro

This week we welcome Julian Scott to The SEGA Lounge. A veteran of the gaming industry, with a long resume under his belt, Julian recently decided to focus on Mega Drive/Genesis development under the Space Pants Games umbrella. Find out more about his long career and why he loves programming for SEGA's 16-bit machine.

Follow Space Pants Games on X: https://twitter.com/games_pants

Check out their games on itch.io: https://spacepantsgames.itch.io/

Full show notes: https://www.thesegalounge.com/206-space-pants-games

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:13) Interview with Julian Scott - Part 1

(00:45:38) The SEGA Lounge Challenge

(01:04:56) Interview with Julian Scott - Part 2

(01:16:14) Outro