Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

Anyone that has been playing games since the 90's will likely remember the Mega Drive. Back then game consoles did not have a lot of power and the games were not as graphically intense as you see now. But the games were good! Back in those days games were forced to rely on good gameplay to appeal to users and not amazing graphics. Every single game from this collection was one the games that managed to shine on the merits of gameplay, though some have amazing graphics for the era. You get about forty games here, plus some more you can unlock if you complete objectives within other games. You also get to unlock interviews with some of the games creators, some of which are mildly interesting. But it is the games that shine. You get a huge variety of games, from the ... MoreAnyone that has been playing games since the 90's will likely remember the Mega Drive. Back then game consoles did not have a lot of power and the games were not as graphically intense as you see now. But the games were good! Back in those days games were forced to rely on good gameplay to appeal to users and not amazing graphics. Every single game from this collection was one the games that managed to shine on the merits of gameplay, though some have amazing graphics for the era. You get about forty games here, plus some more you can unlock if you complete objectives within other games. You also get to unlock interviews with some of the games creators, some of which are mildly interesting. But it is the games that shine. You get a huge variety of games, from the old Sonic platformers, to beat'em ups like Streets of Rage, and some classic overlooked RPGs such as Shining Force and Phantasy Star games. Any serious gamer would be hard pressed to find something that they do not like here. Anyone that wants to play some of their favorite games from the old days, or wants to try some of the games that set the bar for their genre should buy this. Great fun, for awesome value for money, I would give this a solid 8.5 out of ten. My only objections are that there are many good games it skips such as Toejam and Earl and the old Street Fighter games. But still, the game selection is mostly very excellent. The full list of games is ( some of the games listed are unlockable and a few are actually Master System games, not Mega Drive ones): # Alex Kidd # Alien Storm # Alien Syndrome # Altered Beast # Altered Beast Arcade # Bonanza Bros. # Columns # Comix Zone # Decap Attack # Dr. Robotnik's M.B.M. # Dynamite Heady # E-Swat # Ecco 1 and 2 # Fantasy Zone # Fatal Labyrinth # Flicky # Gain Ground # Golden Axe I, III and III # Golden Axe Warrior # Kid Chameleon # Phantasy Star I, II, III and IV # Ristar # Space Harrier # Shining Force I and II # Shining in the Darkness # Shinobi Arcade and III # Sonic I, II and III # Sonic and Knuckles # Sonic 3D # Sonic Spinball # Streets of Rage I, II and III # Super Thunder Blade # Story of Thor # Tip Top # Vectorman I and II # Zaxxon

Amazing collection of retro games. If like me, you were there at the time when these games were new then this is a truly wonderful nostalgic trip down memory lane. I remember playing some of these games on a small portable TV, now they look great in HD on my 42 inch set. You can change the aspect ratio to fill the screen if you wish, but why would you? there is a nice border to fill your screen, and for me these games are best played in their original format. The unlockable interviews even though in Japanese are still interesting, there is more than enough here to keep me going for months. It's a bonus to have the save feature too. Now you don't need to start over every time you load up a new game.I won't go into individual titles, if you've ever owned a Mega Drive ... MoreAmazing collection of retro games. If like me, you were there at the time when these games were new then this is a truly wonderful nostalgic trip down memory lane. I remember playing some of these games on a small portable TV, now they look great in HD on my 42 inch set. You can change the aspect ratio to fill the screen if you wish, but why would you? there is a nice border to fill your screen, and for me these games are best played in their original format. The unlockable interviews even though in Japanese are still interesting, there is more than enough here to keep me going for months. It's a bonus to have the save feature too. Now you don't need to start over every time you load up a new game.I won't go into individual titles, if you've ever owned a Mega Drive then you will be familiar with just about all of them. If you never did, then it's worth checking this collection out for the Streets of Rage titles alone, but that's just the tip of the iceberg, this collection is packed with gems from a wonderful age of gaming.

Pros: All games run smoothly. Save & load gameplay any time, edit controls, rapid fire, graphics smoothing, window sizes. Brief history, trivia & cover art for every mega drive game. Unlockable sega arcade & master system games, plus staff interviews. Cons: Sometimes weak, inaccurate audio briefly occurs in a couple games. Japanese versions of games not included.