The SEGAGuys

Welcome to another episode of the RetroPod, and what an episode we have in store for you... As we prepare to celebrate our 1st birthday here at The SegaGuys, we are so very proud to be able to bring you an exclusive sit down with none other than the former President and CEO of SEGA of America, Tom Kalinske. We had the absolute privilege of covering a wide range of topics with Tom, from his roots i...

Welcome to another episode of The SegaGuys RetroPod and to another in our "My Favourite SEGA..." series, where we welcome a member of our community onto the show to chat about their gaming history, their favourite SEGA console, SEGA game, and piece of SEGA music. This week we sit down with Anthony Cox as we take a deep dive (get it?) into Ecco the Dolphin and get muddy with some classic SEGA arcad...

Welcome to another episode of The SegaGuys and to another episode of "My Favourite SEGA...", where this week we welcome yet another brilliant SEGA community guest to the show. It's a real pleasure for us to sit down and chat once again with the one and only 'KC', host of RadioSEGA's brilliant podcast, The SEGA Lounge. KC kindly hosted us on the Lounge last year, so it's only fair we return the fav...

Dearly beloved gamers, you join us today on the 20th anniversary of the Dreamcast's untimely demise. Yes, on 31/03/2001, SEGA ceased production of the console and took themselves out of the hardware business forever. However, we are not going to mourn the Dreamcast. No, on this episode we have something different planned, a celebration of the life of the Dreamcast by taking you all down memory lan...

Welcome to yet another episode of The SegaGuys RetroPod! On this weeks show, James & Dan take another trip into SEGA's past, to a moment which proved pivotal in the direction the gaming industry would take. In 1993, SEGA of America led by Tom Kalinske came close to forging a deal with Sony which would see the two Japanese tech giants join forces, creating the proverbial uber console and in doing s...

Hello and welcome all to a very, very special episode of The SegaGuys as James and Dan welcome a true SEGA legend and icon to the show. Yes, on this episode we had the absolute honour and privilege of chatting with Al Nilsen, the former head of Global Marketing at SEGA of America from 1989-1993. Al needs no introduction, his name is synonymous with the Genesis (Mega Drive), the eventual look and d...

Welcome to another episode of The SegaGuys, where today we have a brand new series for you all to enjoy. Through the coming weeks and months we will be featuring guests from our Twitter community, inviting them to speak to us about their favourite SEGA game, SEGA music, and SEGA console, giving them and us a chance to delve into bouts of nostalgia and relive some classic gaming moments which mean...

Hello and welcome once again to a brand new SegaGuys RetroPod! On this show, James and Dan will go back in time to E3 1997 and examine Bernie Stolar's now infamous line, the one liner which shattered the dreams of millions of Saturn owners and seen SEGA's 32-bit system fizzle out in the West by 1998, leaving gamers on this side of the world without a new and supported SEGA system until the launch...

Welcome, and a Happy New Year to all our listeners! On this first RetroPod of 2021, James & Dan go back in time to the origins of the Xbox, when SEGA tried their hardest to remain in the hardware game (albeit fleetingly) by hanging onto the coattails of Microsoft's new kid on the block. We go back to the Dreamcast's final days, explore the talks between both companies, SEGA's dreams and Microsoft'...

We're back! The SegaGuys return to bring you some festive SEGA goodness as we form part of RadioSEGA's WinterFest 2020 lineup. On this show, James & Dan select and discuss their Capcom "Dirty Dozen" as they explore Capcom's legacy on SEGA consoles, starting in the earliest days as their relationship blossomed with Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition on the Mega Drive and watching them grow generatio...

Hello and welcome to a brand new RetroPod, where this time James and Dan pay homage to the brilliant SEGA Mega Drive on its 30th (THIRTIETH!?) PAL anniversary. We discuss our memories of the system, our favourite games, the music we adore, and as usual through in plenty of banter to boot. There's also (as with our Saturn special) some fantastic appearances from some of our community listeners, who...

On March 29th 2001, just two days before the discontinuation of the SEGA Dreamcast, SEGAGAGA was released in Japan. The game was described as a "SEGA Simulation", allowing players to take control of the company and save it from the "evil DOGMA Corp" (aka Sony), who had 97% of the console market. In this episode, James & Dan travel back to the 1990s and inspired by SEGAGAGA, detail their 13 point p...

And so, here we are... the finale of the first ever SegaGuys CHRONICLES and the end of our journey though the Virtua Fighter games which appeared on SEGA hardware. In this finale, James & Dan discuss the impact of Virtua Fighter 3 in both the arcade and the home, mull over the Dreamcast port and give their views on the work done by Genki, and touch on the Saturn port that never was while discussin...

In this episode, James & Dan pay homage to the wonderful SEGA Saturn after the console reached the ripe old age of 25 in Europe on July 8th. The guys chat through their memories of the system, their first experiences with it, their favourite games, their most revered soundtracks, plus have the now mandatory SEGA sing song and plenty of banter to boot. Special thanks also to the community members w...

Welcome to another episode of the SegaGuys RetroPod, where this weekend we continue our CHRONICLES series and our focus on the Virtua Fighter series, this time looking at Virtua Fighter 2. We discuss the origins of the game, our memories of the first time we seen and played it, the key gameplay mechanic changes in the sequel, and touch on the various other ports that came after the SEGA Saturn ver...

On this episode of the RetroPod, James & Dan give their reaction to the Game Gear Micro and ask how the hell someone managed to get it signed off for production. They also chat about the 'big' Famitsu story from June 4th, and give their opinions on what they would love to see from a SEGA arcade streaming service. As usual there's stories, tales from the past and tangents galore on another fun pack...

Welcome to the debut episode of our brand new CHRONICLES series, where James and Dan focus on a particular game or series and delve into it's history, various home ports, and personal experiences with the games. To kick things off, we present volume 1, focusing on the legendary Virtua Fighter series. In part one, we discuss the original Virtua Fighter and Virtua Fighter Remix. Enjoy!

Remember the BBC radio show called Desert Island Discs? You know, the one where celebrities come on and give a selection of songs they'd want with them if stranded on a desert island, along with one book and one luxury item? Well, the SegaGuys decided to put a SEGA spin on it! What SEGA music would the lads want to be stranded with? What piece of gaming literature would they take and what luxury i...

Remember the BBC radio show called Desert Island Discs? You know, the one where celebrities come on and give a selection of songs they'd want with them if stranded on a desert island, along with one book and one luxury item? Well, the SegaGuys decided to put a SEGA spin on it! What SEGA music would the lads want to be stranded with? What piece of gaming literature would they take and what luxury i...

Welcome to the debut episode of the SegaGuys RetroPod, where after an inspired piece of tweeting, James and Dan decided to link up and give their top 5 reasons why their respective SEGA console of choice represents the era in which the Japanese giant was at its most creative and innovative. Here we have Part 2, with James "The SegaHolic" giving us his 5 Dreamcast picks.

Welcome to the debut episode of the SegaGuys RetroPod, where after an inspired piece of tweeting, James and Dan decided to link up and give their top 5 reasons why their respective SEGA console of choice represents the era in which the Japanese giant was at its most creative and innovative. Here we have Part 1, with Dan "The Mega Driver" giving us his 5 Saturn picks.