Mega Drive Classics (PS4, Switch, PC, XBO)

NickSCFC

Coming to Switch

https://megadriveclassics.sega.com

My 90s self is flabbergasted.

NickSCFC

Poser wrote:My 90s self is flabbergasted.

This is the third generation they've released a compilation along these lines.

A Dreamcast or Saturn compilation would be great, but those systems just don't have he same mindshafe as the Mega Drive.

That and they'd actually have to put some effort I to porting the games (they lost the source code for Panzer Dragoon Saga :fp:

)

Can you imagine the reaction from 90s kids if you'd told them that one day Sega would be releasing a collection of their Mega Drive games on a Nintendo console?

I think its more the latter than anything else. Its easy for them to keep pumping out the same old Megadrive games. Putting a compilation of Saturn or Dreamcast games together would require far more work.

NickSCFC

Lagamorph wrote:Can you imagine the reaction from 90s kids if you'd told them that one day Sega would be releasing a collection of their Mega Drive games on a Nintendo console?

I remember seeing all the amazing arcade games Sega were releasing in EDGE/CVG in 1994 and thinking Sega were about to utterly dominate the industry.

Then PlayStation happened.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... test-rival

NickSCFC wrote:
Lagamorph wrote:Can you imagine the reaction from 90s kids if you'd told them that one day Sega would be releasing a collection of their Mega Drive games on a Nintendo console?

I remember seeing all the amazing arcade games Sega were releasing in EDGE/CVG in 1994 and thinking Sega were about to utterly dominate the industry.

Then PlayStation happened.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... test-rival

Sega may not dominate the industry, but they certainly dominate my heart :wub:

The emulation is not great on this

If it bothers you like it does me use something like genesis plus gx instead.

Dunno how they keep faffing it up again and again.

NickSCFC wrote:
Poser wrote:My 90s self is flabbergasted.

This is the third generation they've released a compilation along these lines.

And yet they continue to be missing the true classics of the Mega Drive - Herzog Zwei, Warriors of the Eternal Sun, Buck Rogers and Rings of Power.

Lagamorph wrote:Can you imagine the reaction from 90s kids if you'd told them that one day Sega would be releasing a collection of their Mega Drive games on a Nintendo console?

My uncle worked for Nintendo in 1994 and had a SNES that could play Mega Drive games.

Why would I even lie though?

I held off getting this on the PS4 as I had a feeling it'd eventually end up on the Switch. Streets of Rage IN THE PALM OF MY HAND

Just had a look at the included games.

A fairly decent selection aside from a few duff titles like the abysmal port of Virtua Fighter 2 but as is usually the case some glaring omissions due to licensing issues (Earthworm Jim springs to mind).

Nice to seek all the SoR games and Phantasy Star IV in there though.

Got the collection on PS4 and it's a pretty dam good collection (it even has VR support now)
Very tempted to get this on Switch as it's a perfect fit for portable play.

What's the release date for the Switch version?

Corazon de Leon

Rex Kramer wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:
Poser wrote:My 90s self is flabbergasted.

This is the third generation they've released a compilation along these lines.

And yet they continue to be missing the true classics of the Mega Drive - Herzog Zwei, Warriors of the Eternal Sun, Buck Rogers and Rings of Power.

YES! Finally, someone who knows! :wub:

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