A comprehensive retro compilation featuring over 40 Mega Drive classics. Essential for Sega fans and an excellent way to experience foundational titles in gaming history. Considerable historical and entertainment value.
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Description
North American and Asian edition of Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection by Sega under the title Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. Published by Sega, released in February 2009 in North America and Asia. Over forty Mega Drive classics including Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3, Streets of Rage trilogy, Golden Axe, Phantasy Star II and III, Comix Zone, Vectorman and Ecco the Dolphin, local split-screen multiplayer mode according to original games, anywhere save per game, added 3D stereoscopic support, over eight unlockable Master System arcade bonus games like Phantasy Star and Fantasy Zone, exclusive interviews of original developers Yuji Naka and Hideki Kanari, faithful emulation gameplay of 16-bit originals.
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Replaying the Mega Drive classics also means rediscovering Masato Nakamura's irresistible melodies, from Green Hill to the frenzied bosses. These chiptune themes, etched into a whole generation's memory, have lost none of their punch. A concentrate of a sonic golden age that you replay with undimmed pleasure.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
A generous anthology of Sega's 16-bit classics, from platformers to iconic action games and shoot'em ups, gathered in one box. Reliving or discovering these gems delivers a pleasure tinged with nostalgia, and each title fires up in seconds. Rich, varied and packed with memories, an essential collection to explore the gaming heritage of a whole generation.
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
It's hard to exhaust an anthology that crams dozens of Mega Drive, Master System and arcade titles onto a single disc. Between classics to finish, high scores to beat and unlockables to track down, you can dip in for months as the mood strikes. This living memory of the Sega catalogue remains an ideal gateway into retro gaming.
Technical info
💾1 GB📅10/02/2009
Published by Sega
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (PS3) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
An anthology gathering dozens of Sega classics from the Mega Drive era, from Sonic to Streets of Rage, on a single disc aimed at 16-bit nostalgia. Its edition covering the American and Asian markets interests fans of Sega retro-compilations, a handy medium to revisit a founding catalog. Its interest owes to the richness of this heritage selection and to a regional pressing less widespread than the major Western versions.
