SEGA Mega Drive Goes HD
SEGA has announced the development of the SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, featuring classic games from the 16-bit Mega Drive years as well as bonus content from the 8-bit Master System and 1980's arcade library. Featured games include Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3, Columns, Alien Storm, Ecco the Dolphin, Space Harrier, and Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3.
"SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection is a must-have for any SEGA enthusiast," commented Gary Knight, European Marketing Director for SEGA Europe. "Fans will get a chance to relive fond memories from these classic games in HD format."
The SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection can output the games in 720p for higher resolution on today's HDTV's. But whether that's enough of a selling point to make you buy these games again is up to you. I mean, I'm all for collecting classic games in new compilations, but I've already bought these SEGA classics before. Let's see some more obscure titles for a change!
Wootini
Posted to Video Games on 6 November 2008
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Oh, there are some of the more obscure ones. Sega's website has the full 40 game roster (though it says there will also be unlockable games). Beyond Oasis, Shining in the Darkness, Shining Force 1/2, and Dynamite Heady are the more notable additions that haven't been in past Sega Collections.
http://www.sega.com/games/?g=577
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Storm
Altered Beast
Beyond Oasis
Bonanza Bros.
Columns
Comix Zone
Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head
Dr. Robotnik's MBM
Dynamite Headdy
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco II: The Tides of Time
E-SWAT
Fatal Labyrinth
Flicky
Gain Ground
Golden Axe I
Golden Axe II
Golden Axe III
Kid Chameleon
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
Ristar
Shining in the Darkness
Shining Force
Shining Force 2
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic and Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Super Thunder Blade
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Awesome, the Shining and Streets of Rage games! Those were the two series that I was most disappointed to find out were not included in the PS2's Sega Genesis Collection - great to see that they are finally being included! Still no ToeJam & Earl though...
This list is just the other 2 Sega "Collections" I have put together.... :(
I hope that you can play it without the filtering that is smoothing the images I've seen on Kotaku. I'd rather play a big pixel-y game than the smoothed out crap that was in those screen caps.
My one complaint? Why is Ecco on all of these sega compilations? It really wasn't that hot.