How is it we don't have an Alex Kidd in Miracle World movie yet? It's a complete travesty. My favorite video game console of all-time is the Sega Dremcast, followed by the Sega Genesis and the Sega Master System. Sensing a pattern here? Sega, always runner-up behind Nintendo back in the day, has a large library of iconic video games that have yet to get their due in other forms of media, but that's all about to change.
Variety reports Sega is planning to adapt a number of their titles into live-action and animated feature films, TV series, and streaming digital content. While you won't see Sega's former mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, on their list of upcoming projects, the story says Altered Beast, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Rise of Nightmares and Crazy Taxi are being planned as animated and live-action spinoffs. They'll also be looking to adapt fighting game Virtua Fighter side-scrolling adventure, Golden Axe.
Sega has hired Evan Cholfin to oversee these efforts, but as of now it's unclear what form each project will take or when production could begin on any of them. Hopefully we'll get an epic Phantasy Star live-action movie out of all this? Fingers crossed.
