
The SuperSega pre-order campaign is in full swing, with the team behind the FPGA-based console saying that 200 orders have been placed so far.
The initial plan was to charge people three euros to secure their unit, but we've been told by Slopes Game Room that the full amount (375 euros + shipping) has been charged to his credit card less than a day after he submitted his pre-order.
He has checked with his credit card supplier, and this isn't a 'holding' payment; the bank has confirmed that the full amount is due to be taken from his credit card.

As was reported by Video Game Esoterica, the small print suggests that the SuperSega team can claim the full purchase cost of the device at any point after the initial three-euro pre-order is made. However, it was assumed that this would be closer to the point of release, which is expected to be 2025.
It would appear that SuperSega's infamously poor communication has led to this confusion. Here's what it says on the SuperSega site:
From 4th November and until End November 2024 you can Pre-Order your unit.
A 1st batch of 300-500 units aprox that were charged to those who pre-reseved with commitment before 4th November, as well as to those who Pre-Order until 30 of November, will be delivered early 2025
End November / beggining December we will launch a crowdfunding campaign, and for those who pre-reserved without commitment we will send a link to pre-order on crowdfunding website (to be choosen as of now). If we not reach the goal, all or nothing on crowdfunding, then only those 300-500 units will be delivered.
Pre-order Supersega by paying 375 € + shipping until 30 November 2024
The fact that the team is Spanish is perhaps leading to a communication issue here, but that statement could be seen as confirmation that anyone who pre-orders before the 4th will be charged the full amount – however, this has clearly confused some of the people who have already paid the three euro pre-order fee and weren't expecting to pay anything else at this point.
It's worth noting that the SuperSega team only has a single prototype at the moment, and that hasn't been shown running Dreamcast games as yet. There's no assurance whatsoever that the team can produce a working unit, let alone hundreds of them.
We've contacted SuperSega about this and have been given the following statement:
No, thats not an error. See updated website for more info. We are going to produce a 1st small batch, those people will get a early unit be early 2025.
Yesteday was 3th of November, we said until 4th of November, today, when we taken the decission to continue, produce this small batch and charge the pre-reserves with commitment, the amount of 375 € + 45 of international shipping.
Still from today till end of November, people is able to pre-order for the remaining units of this 1st bacth, at the same 375+45 euros price, see website.
End this month we will launch the crowdfunding.
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I can't wait to buy one of these just after I get one of those Amico's
I can also confirm that I have a $458.05 charge to my card from SuperSega.
Must mean my very real console is on the way and shipped 😊
For anyone who’s given their credit card details for this - I’d check your credit card company’s dispute resolution period. I think you generally get 6 months after a transaction hits your card to dispute it. In that 6 month period you can reclaim any charge against it if what has been promised hasn’t been delivered.
Bloody hell this is a unwanted twist and hardly helps improve trust with an already highly sceptical public.
What was an amusing soap opera story has suddenly got serious and real - I really hope these guys follow through on this product and people don't lose out.
Who knows what the finished product will end up being, if one is produced at all?
Those Lamborghinis’ are not cheap
Shame. He seemed like such a nice boy.
Why did I think this was coming out of Brazil?
I mean it did say they could just claim the full amount from people when they made the pre order and that basically authorised them to do so at their will. Not sure why people are surprised they are taking advantage of this. Why would you pay them knowing that at any point they can just decide to take the money they want?
@UK_Kev You can remove "by March 31st 2025" from that sentence and the answer will still be "no".
Hope that Lamborghini gets totaled
“Argh! I’m so confused! I keep charging people the full amount for my product which isn’t even finished! Argh! God, this is so confusing! I haven’t even completed a fully working prototype but I keep charging people the full amount! Thank goodness I included a clause which lets me do this otherwise I’d be even more confused! Gosh! I really hope that I end up delivering the product which I promised and that I don’t just run away with everyone’s money! That would be incredibly confusing for me!”
— Alejandro Martin, probably
Spain... this isn't the first horror story I hear coming from Spain. The tabletop game HeroQuest is another fun story.
But I guess that controversy did light the flame for the actual HQ to release, which has since exploded in popularity. So not all bad...
Yesterday, someone pointed out in the previous article on this that they could charge the full amount any time they wanted. How amusing that it only took a matter of hours. I also wish I could say that this was an unexpected development in this saga, but this seems par for the course.
Let's just pretend this is not a full-on scam and there are actual intentions to release a product. The unforced errors and red flags are undeniable. To charge the full amount now, even if by mistake, is the sign of a project that is run so poorly that expecting it to succeed seems overly optimistic. It doesn't look good either way. But, as I said, that was pretend. It has all the signs of a legitimate scam. And if that bothers him/them, well that's because they've presented it the way they have.
Anyone stupid enough to fall for this ***** deserves it.
Not for nothing, but why is anyone giving them money?
🍿🍿🍿 I think surely the next inevitable development will be Sega saying …erm that’s our name !
@Gerald No pre-order plan available for an orange Lamborghini.
@lemonjellydude What's pretty messed up is the credit card statement showing the company name as "SuperSega".
@gingerbeardman There is a Brazilian company bringing out a Sega Neptune FPGA called GamesCare. I think there has been some confusion.
@BBL Yeah, and it’s a shame that they’re getting mixed up with these scammers because GC is actually legit.
I feel bad for anyone that's paid on a debit card... Credit card you can at least chargeback.
I don't see how this is a language miscommunication... if they're intending to take the full amount, why even talk about a 3 Euro preorder? It's deliberately misleading.
I preordered the 3D from Analogue and it was 300 dollars. At no point was there any suggestion it would be less or paid later. You preorder - you pay in full. Why did SuperSega mention 3 Euros if not to mislead people?
"but we've been told by Slopes Game Room that the full amount (375 euros + shipping) has been charged to his credit card less than a day after he submitted his pre-order."
Looks like Slope got "taken for a ride". 😆
@sdelfin I did, though I got the news that the find print included that from Video Game Esoterica's video about the subject. I too am surprised they were brazen enough to charge the full amount already. Even if this is fully intended to be a scam you would think they would wait until they had a few more suckers signed up, that is, unless the preorders had already stopped and they decided to cash out right now.
Surprised Pikachu face. 200 orders * 490 euros = 98,000 euros. Lets assume only 10% go through, thats still 9,800 euros for tanking your reputation, getting a lot of unwanted attention, and basically having to lie your way through the next 4 years as your product doesnt get released. Is it worth it?
No thanks, highly doubtful this thing will ever reach market.
@profkross Their responses take about 5 seconds to write. I'm sure he doesn't care about his reputation. This is the easiest tens of thousands of Euros I can possibly imagine making. If I had no morals I would do it in a heartbeat over working a job for 2 years 😂
@Digglerdig I feel sorry for these people, they must live in constant delusion or anxiety.
One of two things are happening here.
1) This is a scam, and they're cashing out on retro-fools, who don't care about wasting money on vaporware or junk, ASAP.
2) They're using the pre-order money to help complete their project. Which is not a good sign, it would mean they were never truly prepared to deliver this product without "crowd funding", and this was their idea of crowd funding, which of course is quite misleading.
There's also a chance that the money won't be enough, it'll run out, and the product never gets completed and shipped out.
Just like the Amico, which leads back to point #1, its a scam.
This man played the long con and is finally cashing out.
They need that money for the lambo down payments.
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