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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.
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Trivia[]
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[]
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 "Sonic Games" tab icon  A single PlaySega Ring.  PlaySega Rings  PlaySega Rings  PlaySega Rings  PlaySega Rings  PlaySega Rings |
Screenshots[]
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 Sonic at the Olympic Games  A user Escape featuring an avatar in a Sonic T-shirt and a framed Sega logo with Sonic in front. |
Video[]
PLAY SEGA Retro-Megadrive Games Promo
Promotional trailer
References[]
- ↑ Croft, Paul (October 15, 2008). PlaySEGA goes live!. Mediatonic. Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved on December 8, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clumsyorchid (October 14, 2008). PlaySEGA is Live - Read All About It!. Sega. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved on December 8, 2020.
- ↑ PLAYSEGA. Vanquish Corporation (August 16, 2015). Retrieved on December 9, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bell, Erin (January 29, 2009). Interview with Nick Pili, PlaySEGA. Gamezebo. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved on April 8, 2023.
External links[]
- Official website (archived)
- Official Facebook
- Official Twitter
| 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 · Android · Windows Phone | |
| Other | Arcade · Ouya · PC (Steam, Epic Games) · Mac | |