Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection
Sega Genesis Classics (released as Sega Mega Drive Classics in PAL regions) is a series of compilations featuring Sega Genesis video games released for Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The collections are split into "Volumes" for PC releases only, with the first four receiving both physical and digital releases and the fifth volume only being digitally released.
Also recorded as Sega Genesis Classics Pack · Sega Genesis & Sega Mega Drive Classics · Sega Genesis Classics · Sega Mega Drive Classics
Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection
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- 2010
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Sega Genesis Classics (released as Sega Mega Drive Classics in PAL regions) is a series of compilations featuring Sega Genesis video games released for Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The collections are split into "Volumes" for PC releases only, with the first four receiving both physical and digital releases and the fifth volume only being digitally released.
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Sega re-released the first four physically released volumes as the Sega Genesis Classic Collection: Gold Edition (Sega Mega Drive Classics: Gold Edition in PAL regions) for Windows (Sega Mega Drive Classics: Gold Edition in PAL regions), for Windows. It is a four-disc set containing 46 Sega Genesis games from the first four volumes. The collection has configurable keyboard support, which provides a personalised gaming experience, as well as a multiplayer mode for a select number of titles. The collection also includes save and load functionality in all of the games, allowing players to resume their saved games at the exact point where they left off. Sega released a free application on Steam on April 28, 2016, called the Sega Genesis Classics Hub (Sega Mega Drive Classics Hub in PAL regions). The application presents a virtual hub, themed after what a bedroom of a Sega fanatic might be like, to play all of the released Sega Genesis games through it. The Hub includes Steam Workshop integration, supporting ROM hacks for these games; within a day of its release, several previously developed ROM hacks were added by users to the Hub's Workshop. Any Sega Genesis games previously purchased on Steam, including collections, are automatically added to players' game libraries in the Hub. A few weeks following the release of the Hub, Sega reported more than 350,000 new purchases of the various games supported by the new software. The Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics compilation has sold 1,514,485 digital units on Steam, as of 1 July 2018. Sega released a compilation of all of the games included in compilations listed below with some exceptions in an entry simply titled Sega Genesis Classics (Sega Mega Drive Classics in PAL regions) for Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 29, 2018. It uses the same interface as Sega Genesis Classics Hub, but with added features such as achievements and rewinding in-game. These features were later added to the Sega Genesis Classics Hub. Additionally, select games can be played in their Japanese versions. The compilation released on Nintendo Switch on December 6, 2018. The Steam version of the collection used to exclude the Sonic the Hedgehog and ToeJam & Earl games. The former could only be purchased as a part of Sonic-related compilations, but are now included in the Steam collection. All games can be purchased separately, but the Sonic games are sold at higher prices. On May 20, 2022, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles were removed from individual and compilations sale on Steam, to be replaced by the Sonic Origins compilation which includes those titles, as well as Sonic CD, which was also delisted. This made it impossible to get all achievements. On November 6, 2024, it was announced the bundle contents and collection as a whole would be delisted digitally from all major platforms on December 6, 2024.
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Sega Genesis Classics received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.
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- 1.Yin-Poole, Wesley. Modders are already having fun with Sega Mega Drive classics on Steam. Eurogamer. April 29, 2016.
- 2.McWhertor, Michael. Sega's adding official mod support for Sega Genesis games on Steam. Polygon. April 20, 2016.
- 3.Kerr, Chris. Sega mod hub launch sparks 350,000 in classic game sales. Gamasutra. May 17, 2016.
- 4.The top 100 best selling Japanese games on Steam. Rice Digital. July 9, 2018.
- 5.Sega Mega Drive Classics collection coming to Xbox, PS4, and PC this May. March 14, 2018.
- 6.Sega Mega Drive Classics Hits Switch On 6th December, Physical And Digital Versions On The Way. Nintendo Life. 30 October 2018.
- 7.SEGA MEGA DRIVE AND GENESIS CLASSICS Bundle on Steam.
- 8.Sega delisting standalone versions of Sonic 1, 2, 3, and CD ahead of Sonic Origins' arrival. Eurogamer.net. 2022-04-26.
- 9.Sega delisting standalone versions of Sonic 1, 2, 3, and CD ahead of Sonic Origins' arrival. Eurogamer.net. 26 April 2022.
- 10.Schreier, Jason. Genesis Classics On Switch Is The Perfect Way To Play Old Games. Kotaku. 28 November 2018.
- 11.Metacritic. Sega Genesis Classics for Switch Reviews.
- 12.Metacritic. Sega Genesis Classics for PlayStation 4 Reviews.
- 13.Metacritic. Sega Genesis Classics for Xbox One Reviews.
- 14.Shive, Chris. Review: Sega Genesis Classics. Hardcore Gamer. May 25, 2018.
- 15.McFerran, Damien. SEGA Mega Drive Classics Review (Switch). Nintendo Life. November 28, 2018.
- 16.Keremes, David. Sega Genesis Classics Review. Nintendo World Report. December 6, 2018.
- 17.Tailby, Stephen. SEGA Mega Drive Classics Review (PS4). Push Square. May 25, 2018.
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