M2

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M2
Type Private
Founded August 8, 1991
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people not disclosed
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people 51
Website http://www.mtwo.co.jp/

M2 Co., Ltd. (セガ) is a Japanese video game developer.

It is widely known for its accurate emulation of re-released video games.

Foundation

M2 was founded on August 8, 1991.

Video games by M2 owned by WEC Museum

Title Release Platforms Notes
Castle of Illusion Genesis emulation 2013 PlayStation 3 Pre-order bonus for the Castle of Illusion remake.
Yakuza 0 arcade emulation 2017 PlayStation 4, Windows Fantasy Zone, Out Run, Space Harrier, Super Hang-On.
Sega Ages: Gain Ground arcade emulation 2018 Switch Includes the System 24 arcade version.
Sega Ages: OutRun arcade emulation 2018 Switch Includes the 68000 System 16-based arcade version.
Sega Ages: Phantasy Star Master System emulation 2018 Switch
Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog arcade and Genesis emulation 2018 Switch Includes the Sega Genesis and Mega-Tech arcade versions.
Sega Ages: Thunder Force IV Genesis emulation 2018 Switch
Yakuza 6 arcade emulation 2018 PlayStation 4, Windows Out Run, Puyo Puyo, Space Harrier, Super Hang-On.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection SNES emulation 2018 PlayStation 4 Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3.
CastleVania Anniversary Collection Game Boy, Genesis, NES, and SNES emulation 2019 Windows Game Boy: Castlevania: The Adventure, Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge. Genesis: Castlevania: Bloodlines. NES: Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Kid Dracula. SNES: Super Castlevania IV.
Collection of Mana Game Boy and SNES emulation 2019 Nintendo Switch Game Boy: Final Fantasy Adventure. SNES: Secret of Mana, Trials of Mana.
Contra Anniversary Collection Arcade, Game Boy, Genesis, NES, and SNES emulation 2019 Windows Arcade: Contra, Super Contra. Game Boy: Operation C. Genesis: Contra: Hard Corps. NES: Contra, SNES: Contra III: The Alien Wars, Super C.
Darius Sega Genesis port 2019 Sega Genesis Mini Co-developed with Hideki Konishi, better known as Hidecade.
Sega Ages: Alex Kidd in Miracle World Master System emulation 2019 Switch
Sega Ages: Columns II arcade and Genesis emulation 2019 Switch Includes the System C arcade version of Columns II and the Genesis version of Columns.
Sega Ages: Fantasy Zone arcade emulation 2019 Switch Includes the System 16A arcade version.
Sega Ages: Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R arcade and Genesis emulation 2019 Switch Includes the System C-2 arcade and Genesis versions.
Sega Ages: Puyo Puyo arcade emulation 2019 Switch Includes the System C-2 arcade version.
Sega Ages: Shinobi arcade emulation 2019 Switch Includes the System 16 arcade version.
Sega Ages: Space Harrier arcade emulation 2019 Switch Includes the Super Scaler arcade version.
Sega Ages: Virtua Racing arcade emulation 2019 Switch Includes the Model 1 arcade version.
Sega Ages: Wonder Boy in Monster Land arcade emulation 2019 Switch Includes the System 2 arcade version.
Tetris Sega Genesis port 2019 Sega Genesis Mini Based on Sega's arcade version.
Gaplus NES port 2020 Switch Included in Namco Museum Archives Volume 2.
GG Aleste 3 2020 Game Gear Micro Original gam included in the white Game Gear Micro.
Lost Judgment arcade and Master System emulation 2020 PlayStation 4 Arcade: Fantasy Zone, Fighting Vipers, Motor Raid, Sonic the Fighters, Space Harrier, Super Hang-On. Master System: Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alien Syndrome, Enduro Racer, Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II, Global Defense, Maze Hunter 3-D, Penguin Land, Quartet, Sagaia, Secret Command, Woody Pop.
Namco Museum Archives Volume 1 NES emulation 2020 Switch Dig Dug, Dragon Buster, Galaxian, Mappy, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Sky Kid, Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Grafitti, The Tower of Druaga, Xevious.
Namco Museum Archives Volume 2 NES emulation 2020 Switch Battle City, Dig Dug II, Dragon Buster II, Dragon Spirit: The New Legend, Galaga, Gaplus, Legacy of the Wizard, Mappy-Land, Mendel Palace, Pac-Land, Pac-Man, Rolling Thunder, Super Xevious.
Namcot Collection NES emulation 2020 Switch Battle City, Dig Dug, Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, Dragon Buster, Dragon Spirit: The New Legend, Family Circuit, Family Jockey, Family Pinball, Galaga, Galaxian, Gaplus, The Greatest Warrior on Earth, King of Kings, Mappy, Metro-Cross, Namco Classic II, Pac-Land, Pac-Man, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Phantom Travel Journal, The Quest of Ki, Quinty, Rolling Thunder, Shell Saurs Story, Sky Kid, Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Grafitti, Star Luster, The Tower of Babel, The Tower of Druaga, Valkyrie's Adventure, Wagyan Land, Warpman, Xevious
Pac-Man Championship Edition NES port 2020 Switch Co-developed with Coke774. Included in Namco Museum Archives Volume 1.
Sega Ages: G-LOC: Air Battle arcade emulation 2020 Switch Includes the Y Board arcade version.
Sega Ages: Herzog Zwei Genesis emulation 2020 Switch
Sega Ages: Puyo Puyo 2 arcade emulation 2020 Switch Includes the System C-2 arcade version.
Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Genesis emulation 2020 Switch Includes the Genesis version as well as the Sonic & Knuckles lock-on version with a playable Knuckles.
Sega Ages: Thunder Force AC arcade emulation 2020 Switch Includes the System C-2 arcade version.
Fantasy Zone Sega Genesis port 2022 Sega Genesis Mini 2 Based on the arcade version.
Spatter Sega Genesis port 2022 Sega Genesis Mini 2 Based on the arcade version.
Super Locomotive Sega Genesis port 2022 Sega Genesis Mini 2 Based on the arcade version.
VS. Puyo Puyo Sun Sega Genesis port 2022 Sega Genesis Mini 2 Port of the Sega Saturn game for two players only.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased No Name arcade and Master System emulation 2023 PlayStation 4 Arcade: Fantasy Zone, Fighting Vipers 2, Motor Raid, Sonic the Fighters, Space Harrier, Super Hang-On. Master System: Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alien Syndrome, Enduro Racer, Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II, Global Defense, Maze Hunter 3-D, Penguin Land, Quartet, Sagaia, Secret Command, Woody Pop.

Technology developed by M2

Title Release Platforms Notes
Virtual Console arcade, Genesis, Master System, and MSX emulators 2006 - 2019 Wii
Virtual Console Game Gear emulator 2011 - 2023 Nintendo 3DS
Virtual Console Game Boy Advance emulator 2014 - 2023 Wii U
Sega Genesis emulator 2019 Sega Genesis Mini
Emulation: Game Gear (all colors), Master System (white) 2020 Game Gear Micro
TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, Super CD-ROM², Arcade CD-ROM², SuperGrafx emulators 2020 TurboGrafx-16 Mini
Sega Genesis and Sega CD emulators 2022 Sega Genesis Mini 2