@doctor_mg: One must really wonder how Nintendo leaves a lot of owned IPs dormant for so long and yet manages to preserve them even better than SEGA of all.
@neurogia: Its owned by both Nintendo and SEGA. Even if SEGA is fine with it being ported to PC, Nintendo also has to approve of it which is very unlikely.
Also, both Nintendo and SEGA own the IP since they both funded for it.
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