Sega boosts Mega Drive Mini games total to 42

Sega has announced its full line-up of games available on September's Mega Drive Mini console - and upped the final count to 42.

Most surprising? The inclusion of arcade classic Darius, which never previously launched on Mega Drive, and the ultra-rare Mega Drive version of Tetris, one of the rarest games in the world, with only around 10 copies known to still exist.

It's great to see these included - it reminds me of the unreleased Star Fox 2 being included in Nintendo's own SNES mini, which went on to sell very well indeed.

The full list of 12 games announced today includes:

1. Tetris
2. Darius
3. Virtua Fighter 2
4. Alisia Dragoon
5. Monster World IV
6. Kid Chameleon
7. Road Rash II
8. Eternal Champions
9. Columns
10. Dynamite Headdy
11. Strider
12. Light Crusader

Due 19th September, the Mega Drive Mini is 55 per cent smaller than Sega's original console. It comes with two USB controllers, an HDMI cable, and (if you live in North America) a USB power adaptor.

In Japan, meanwhile, you will be able to buy a (non-functioning) 32X tower and cartridges to pop on top, just for show.

And finally, list fans, here are all 42 games in one big rundown:

1. Sonic The Hedgehog
2. Ecco the Dolphin
3. Castlevania: The New Generation
4. Space Harrier 2
5. Shining Force
6. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
7. ToeJam & Earl
8. Comix Zone
9. Altered Beast
10. Gunstar Heroes
11. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
12. World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
13. Thunder Force 3
14. Super Fantasy Zone
15. Shinobi 3
16. Streets of Rage 2
17. Earthworm Jim
18. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
19. Probotector
20. Landstalker
21. Mega Man: The Wily Wars
22. Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition
23. Ghouls 'n Ghosts
24. Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
25. Story of Thor
26. Golden Axe
27. Phantasy Star 4: The End of the Millennium
28. Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball
29. Vectorman
30. Wonder Boy in Monster World
31. Tetris
32. Darius
33. Road Rash 2
34. Strider
35. Virtua Fighter 2
36. Alisia Dragoon
37. Kid Chameleon
38. Monster World IV
39. Eternal Champions
40. Columns
41. Dynamite Headdy
42. Light Crusader