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Retro gamers will be happy to hear that classics like Sonic the Hedgehog, Ecco the Dolphin, Shining Force, and yes, Golden Axe, will be available on the iPhone in February through an official Sega Genesis app. It’s been possible to get this kind of stuff through jailbreaking and loading illegal ROMs into an emulator, but something a bit less risky and complicated that comes right from the source will be preferable for most folks. Space Harrier II will be the only game that is included in the free app, but it will act as a storefront for the other games, and presumably many more in the future. If you’re in a hurry, some of these games have already been released individually in the iTunes App Store, but a unified Sega app will be a great way for folks to get all their game on in one place.
I’m actually rocking the Virtual Console Golden Axe title on the Wii right now, and though it doesn’t quite live up to my epic childhood memories, there’s a certain timeless joy in riding dinosaurs and beating the crap out of gnomes for potions. And hey, if you’re into old-school iPhone games, I hear Final Fantasy I and II are getting remade for iPhone.
[via Gizmodo]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
