I still can’t get over 8-player split-screen
Sega’s line of wonderful Switch conversions by M2, Sega Ages, is getting a couple of extra entries this month. BothVirtua RacingandWonder Boy: Monster Worldwill release on June 16, 2025, on the US and European eShops for $7.99 each. Along with general enhancements to make the games play better,Virtua Racingcomes with the added bonus of an8-player split-screen feature.
Wonder Boy: Monster Landincludes a “Power Up New Game” mode (essentially new game plus) that lets you retain all of your gear in a second playthrough or from a game over screen. Two different time attack modes and a score attack mode add some extra replayability along with online leaderboards, a replay function, and something called the “Money Hungry Mode.” As Sega describes, “This last item plays off a bug that existed in the arcade original where players would increase the value of any hidden gold by quickly shaking the joystick back and forth.” In Money Hungry, the glitch is gone.
My pastcoverageof these Sega Ages ports has left me very impressed. Becoming the definitive versions of their respective games, I’m hoping something likeDaytona USAeventually makes the jump. That would be a real treat.
