Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection

[Flak Beard]

Release Date: OUT NOW!



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THE LARGEST SEGA GENESIS COLLECTION TO DATE!

Take a trip back in time with over 40 titles from the SEGA Genesis® era, including your Sonic The Hedgehog favorites, for only $29.95! In classic single-player and multiplayer battles, you’ll take down a huge variety of enemies, including Sonic’s nemesis Dr. Eggman (AKA Dr. Robotnik), shuriken-flinging ninjas, hordes of altered beasts and the world’s greatest fighting champions.


FEATURES:

• THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF CLASSIC SEGA TITLES. All the favorites are here including Sonic The Hedgehog, four titles from the Phantasy Star™ series, as well as three titles from the Streets of Rage™ series, to name a few.

• UNLOCKABLE CONTENT. Unlock arcade games and interviews with the original game developers as you earn Achievements on the Xbox 360® and Trophies on the PLAYSTATION®3.

• ALL TITLES UPGRADED TO HI-DEF. The classic 2D style never looked so good! Each of the titles has been converted to hi-def (720p) and will be a blast to play using the intuitive controls of the Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3 systems.

• MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER OPTIONS. Play these classics together with a friend from the same console at home.

GAMES INCLUDE:

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

CONFIRMED UNLOCKABLES:

Golden Axe Warrior (SEGA Master System)
Phantasy Star (SEGA Master System)
Alien Syndrome (Arcade)
Altered Beast (Arcade)
Congo Bongo (Arcade)
Fantasy Zone (Arcade)
Shinobi (Arcade)
Space Harrier (Arcade)
Zaxxon (Arcade)

*NEW* RETRONAUTS PODCAST WITH SEGA OF AMERICA INTERVIEW:
http://podcast.1upnetwork.net/flat/Retr ... 012909.mp3

RETRONAUTS "HANDS ON" ARTICLE:
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=897 ... Id=5379721

Trailer:
http://www.giantbomb.com/sonics-ultimat ... ler/17-97/

360 Achievement List: (Thanks To Raztat For The Link)
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/achi ... gameID=939

PS3 Trophies List: (Thanks To Jonathang For The Link)
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/sonics- ... /trophies/

[REPO Man]

[Mozgus]

I rage every time emulation packs like this get upscaled with a 4xHQ filter and are advertised as "Now in HD!!". That's not HD, you dumbfucks.

[Dreamstation]

This will be great. I Would love to see best of the Saturn collection out so that people that missed out on the Saturn experience can enjoy some of Sega's best 2D games.

[REPO Man]

This will be great. I Would love to see best of the Saturn collection out so that people that missed out on the Saturn experience can enjoy some of Sega's best 2D games.

Dude, totally. But they should do three volumes:

* Panzer Dragoon Collection, with Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Zwei, and Panzer Dragoon Saga. The latter, natch, would have to be a remake, since the source code is AWOL.

* AM2 Collection, with Last Bronx, Virtua Fighter (Arcade + Remix modes), et al

* Saturn Collection, with Bug!, Bug! Too, Clockwork Knights 1-2, NiGHTS, and Christmas NiGHTS, Astal, and such

Wait... for the 360, could all that fit all on a single DVD-ROM? Hmm, let's see... each game's roughly 300-400MB on guesstimate, a DVD-ROM is about 9GB, plus room for emulation software tailored exclusively to the included titles, factor in that the audio and video would be enhanced with new codecs... closer to yes than no. But then again, I'm no expert.

I rage every time emulation packs like this get upscaled with a 4xHQ filter and are advertised as "Now in HD!!". That's not HD, you dumbfucks.

WHO THE FU_CK CARES?? It's classic Genny games on the 360 (and PS3, but for the moment that doesn't concern me) made to look gr8 on an HDTV! Just STFU and enjoy the ride, but remember to keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times.

[Ramatut4001]

I rage every time emulation packs like this get upscaled with a 4xHQ filter and are advertised as "Now in HD!!". That's not HD, you dumbfucks.

You're absolutely right but this is a wondrous announcement.

[glynnahab]

Being a Wii owner, naturally I am green with envy. You guys suck...

[Mozgus]

WHO THE FU_CK CARES?? It's classic Genny games on the 360 (and PS3, but for the moment that doesn't concern me) made to look gr8 on an HDTV! Just STFU and enjoy the ride, but remember to keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times.

Classic "genny" games have been everywhere already. What are you so excited about? Whatever, kid. Enjoy your smeared pixels.

[Citizin]

I rage every time emulation packs like this get upscaled with a 4xHQ filter and are advertised as "Now in HD!!". That's not HD, you dumbfucks.

WHO THE FU_CK CARES?? It's classic Genny games on the 360 (and PS3, but for the moment that doesn't concern me) made to look gr8 on an HDTV! Just STFU and enjoy the ride, but remember to keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times.

I don't see what's so great about upscaled Genesis games that could be emulated for free are being released in an expensive compilation.

If you are willing to pay for these games, why not go for the original carts instead?

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I rage every time emulation packs like this get upscaled with a 4xHQ filter and are advertised as "Now in HD!!". That's not HD, you dumbfucks.

THANK YOU!!!