The Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Collection arrives on Steam, PS4 and Xbox One May 29. Note that only Genesis games are listed in the comparison above the other collections also contained a mix of Master System, Game Gear, and arcade games. You may also wonder why Columns II is missing - that's because it was never released for Genesis. Also, great way to use 'outdated' console for a very low price. Since no potent classic console for Sega Genesis is avaialble while NES and SNES minis are out and very good, this allows to have similar performances for Sega games. Shining Force: The Legacy of Great IntentionĪs you can see, one surprising game missing from the Genesis Collection is Sonic The Hedgehog 3. This XBox 360 and PS3 versions give great emulation on consoles. Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium Note that exclusives for each console are noted in bold text. Below is a list of the games in the new Genesis collection compared to the previous collections mentioned above. The tiny development team at Johnson Voorsanger Productions managed to prove them wrong, and created the sleeper-hit title of the console. Check out our thoughts on that console here. Best fact: Sega didnt think the Mega Drive would be able to support the games randomly-generated level design, threatening to axe the game altogether. This isn't the first attempt to tickle Sega fans' nostalgia last September saw the release of the Genesis Flashback, a modern recreation of the Genesis system featuring 85 built-in games and compatibility with most Genesis cartridges. SEGA previously released a similar collection for PS3 and Xbox 360 back in 2009 called Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (as well as an even earlier PSP/PS2 version in 2006), which contained 48 classics including Golden Axe, Ecco the Dolphin and most of the Genesis/Mega Drive era Sonic the Hedgehog games. SEGA will also ensure the Steam version has parity with the console version starting May 29. Those who preorder the physical edition will get a double-sided Golden Axe/Streets of Rage poster.
When asked about whether a Nintendo Switch version was being considered and, if not, why there are no plans, a SEGA representative told IGN "SEGA is focused on the launch of SMDC/SGC on Playstation 4 and Xbox One and the update to the PC version." Altered Beast, Alien Storm, Shining Force, and Sonic 3D Blast are some of the games mentioned in the SEGA Classics announcement.