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I Downloaded Crazy Taxi on My iPhone for Free Before Sega Discontinues It
You can get nine retro Sega games for free right now on iOS and Android mobile devices, but you should hurry and get them now before Sega discontinues support for the titles.
Here are the nine Sega games you can get for free now:
Crazy Taxi Classic (iOS/Android)
Golden Axe Classics (iOS/Android)
Shining Force Classics (iOS/Android)
Sonic CD Classic (iOS/Android)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Ep. 2 (iOS/Android)
Streets of Rage Classic (iOS/Android)
Streets of Rage 2 Classic (iOS/Android)
Super Monkey Ball: Sakura (iOS/Android)
Virtua Tennis Challenge (iOS/Android)
I downloaded Crazy Taxi and Streets of Rage, and after I started these games, I saw a screen that said support for the games will be discontinued soon. The screen also says you can play these games offline even after support ends.
This message greeted me when I opened Streets of Rage.
Apple/Screenshot by CNET
According to Android Authority, these games were part of the Sega Forever program, which ported classic Sega games to modern platforms. The service was discontinued in 2023.
Sega delisted other games included in Sega Forever, like Altered Beast Classic and The Revenge of Shinobi Classic, from mobile app stores in 2023, according to Sega Bits. Those games showed a similar end-of-support message at the time, and I can no longer find these games on Apple's App Store or the Google Play Store. Accordingly, there's a chance that these nine Sega games might be delisted from app stores in the future.
Sega did not immediately respond to my request for comment.
For more on mobile gaming, here are the latest games coming to Apple Arcade and what to know about the service. You can also check out how to get a refund if you bought Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on iOS.
