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PlaySega (stylized as PlaySEGA) was a web service developed by Mediatonic and Sega. It served as a portal for casual browser gaming and social networking.

The PlaySega website featured an extensive library of games playable on demand, consisting of exclusive Flash games and emulated versions of existing Sega Mega Drive games.[3] All users were able to browse the website and play games, but paying VIP members has access to the Mega Drive game library and level editors. Users who purchased a membership for three months or longer were mailed a free Sega Saturn-styled PlaySega USB joypad. The virtual currency of the site, PlaySega Rings, were earned by playing games or obtained via site microtransactions, and could have been used to purchase Avatar accessories, enter prize draws, and decorate the Escape area, which served as a personalized profile for users on the site.[4]

Only a few years after its release, the PlaySega service quietly shut down in June 2011, displaying a maintenance screen until its complete closure in 2013.

Sonic games[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of PlaySega games

Trivia[edit | edit source]

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Green Hill Zone, as seen among other PlaySega VIP-exclusive Escapes.
  • PlaySega was initially conceived as a portal for all of the promotional browser mini-games previously used on Sega's game websites, but was later dropped due to the games' lack of depth.[4]
  • Several virtual items based on the Sonic the Hedgehog series were available in the site's virtual shop, including a blue Avatar T-shirt with the outline of Sonic's face and a framed Sega logo with Sonic standing in front.
    • A Green Hill Zone-themed Escape was also exclusively available to VIP members.
  • The PlaySega Rings used as the site's currency are the same Rings from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

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Promotional[edit | edit source]

Sprites[edit | edit source]

Gallery

Screenshots[edit | edit source]

Gallery

Video[edit | edit source]

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Promotional trailer

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Croft, Paul (15 October 2008). PlaySEGA goes live!. Mediatonic. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved on 8 December 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clumsyorchid (14 October 2008). PlaySEGA is Live - Read All About It!. Sega. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved on 8 December 2020.
  3. ↑ PLAYSEGA. Vanquish Corporation (16 August 2015). Retrieved on 9 December 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bell, Erin (29 January 2009). Interview with Nick Pili, PlaySEGA. Gamezebo. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved on 8 April 2023.

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Video game platforms
Sega Home consoles Sega Master System · Sega Mega Drive (Toshokan, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Mini, Mini 2) · Sega Saturn · Dreamcast
Handheld consoles Sega Game Gear · Sega Mega Jet · Sega Nomad · Sega Pico · Coleco Sonic · Game Gear Micro
Mobile Sonic Cafe · Sega Mobile · Puyo Puyo! Sega
Browser PlaySega
Nintendo Home consoles Nintendo GameCube · Wii · Wii U
Handheld consoles Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Nintendo 3DS
Hybrids Nintendo Switch
Microsoft Xbox · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X and Series S
Sony Home consoles PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5
Handheld consoles PlayStation Portable · PlayStation Vita
Mobile systems iOS/iPad OS (Apple Arcade) · Android · Windows Phone
Other Arcade · Ouya · PC (Steam, Epic Games)
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Sonic the Hedgehog browser games
Game websites Sonic Heroes Puzzle (2004) · Sonic Mega Collection Plus Mini (2004) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2004) · Shadow the Hedgehog Flash (2005) · Sonic the Hedgehog CHAOS CRUSH! (2006) · Sonic Rivals Dash (2006) · Sonic Maze Craze (2007) Sonic Rush Adventure Flash (2007) · Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008)
Sonic Channel Sonic the Broad Jump (2005) · Sonic Putter Flash (2009)
PlaySega Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (20??) · Flicky (20??) · Knuckles in Sonic 2 (20??) · Sonic & Knuckles (20??) · Sonic 1 & Knuckles (Blue Sphere) (20??) · Sonic 3 & Knuckles (20??) · Sonic 3D Blast (20??) · Sonic Spinball (20??) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2008) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (20??) · Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008) · Sonic the Hedgehog Level Creator (2009)
4Kids TV/Jetix Sonic Puzzle (2005) · Sonic Slider (2005) · Sonic Snake (2005) · Sonic Speedway (2005) · Sonic XS (2005) · Shadow XS (2005) · Sonic X Bowling (2005) · Sonic X Colorblast (2007) · Sonic Emerald Grab (2008) · Sonic Ring Thing (2008) Sonic Speed Spotter (2008) · Sonic X Shuffle 1 (2008) · Sonic Speed Spotter 2 (2010) · Sonic Speed Spotter 3 (2011)
Contests Sonic's Bonus Game (1997) · Sonic Spinball (Life Savers) (2002) · Sonic Heroes Competition (2003) · Where's Sonic? (2007)
Miscellaneous Minitoy (2002) · Sonic Knight In Training (2009) · Sonic x Vapor (2012) · Sonic Boom: Link 'N Smash! (2015) · Speed Sphere Challenge (2023)  · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film) (2024)
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