''Sega Smash Pack'' (''Sega Archives from USA'' in Japan) is a series of game compilations featuring mostly

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games.

Pack 1 (Windows)

The first pack titled ''Sega Smash Pack'' (''Sega Archives from USA Vol. 1'' in Japan) featured eight games. *''

Altered Beast ''Altered Beast'' is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade video game developed and manufactured by Sega. The game is set in Ancient Greece and follows a player character chosen by Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena from the demonic ruler of the underworld ...

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Golden Axe is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade video games developed by Sega. The series takes place in a medieval fantasy world where several heroes have the task of recovering the legendary Golden Axe, the mainstay element of the series. ...

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Out Run (also stylized as ''OutRun'') is an arcade driving video game released by Sega in September 1986. It is known for its pioneering hardware and graphics, nonlinear gameplay, a selectable soundtrack with music composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi (comp ...

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Phantasy Star II ''Phantasy Star II'' (Japanese: ファンタシースターII 還らざる時の終わりに, "Phantasy Star II: At the End of the Restoration") is a science fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It ...

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Sonic Spinball ''Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball'' is a 1993 pinball video game developed by Sega Technical Institute and published by Sega. It is a Spin-off (media), spinoff of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series set in the continuity of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog ...

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Vectorman ''Vectorman'' is a 2D action platformer developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. The game was released for the Sega Genesis in late 1995 in North America and Europe. It was considered a critical and commercial success, achieving its ...

Pack 2 (Windows)

The second pack titled ''Sega Puzzle Pack'' (''Sega Archives from USA Vol. 2'' in Japan) featured three games. * '' Columns III'' * ''

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine ''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine'' is a falling block puzzle game developed by Compile and published by Sega. It was released for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive in North America and Europe in November 1993, and ported to the Game Gear in 199 ...

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Lose Your Marbles ''Lose Your Marbles'' is a puzzle video game developed and published by SegaSoft and released for Microsoft Windows on August 19, 1997. A version of the game was included in Microsoft Plus! 98. Gameplay In ''Lose Your Marbles'', the player moves ...

Pack 3 (Windows)

The third pack titled ''Sega Smash Pack 2'' (''Sega Archives from USA Vol. 3'' in Japan) featured eight games. *''

Comix Zone ''Comix Zone'' is a 1995 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Sega for the Genesis. It is set within the panels of a comic book with dialogue rendered within talk bubbles and sprites, and backgrounds possessing the bright colors an ...

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Flicky is a platform game developed by Sega and released in Arcade video game, arcades in May 1984. It was licensed to Bally Midway for distribution in the United States. In ''Flicky'', the player controls the eponymous blue bird and must gather all th ...

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Kid Chameleon ''Kid Chameleon'' is a 1992 platform game developed and published by Sega released for the Sega Genesis. In the game, a Boss (video games), boss character with artificial intelligence in a Virtual reality, virtual reality video game begins abduct ...

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Sega Swirl ''Sega Swirl'' is a puzzle game that was created for the Dreamcast, Personal computer and Palm OS. The game was included in various demo discs released for the Dreamcast (through the ''Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) and Official Dreamcast Maga ...

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Shining Force is a 1992 turn-based tactical role-playing game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console. While primarily a traditional fantasy-themed game, it contains some science fiction elements. The game has been repeatedly re-released: in Sega Smash Pack Vol ...

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a 1992 platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute (STI) for the Sega Genesis. It follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic as he attempts to stop Doctor Eggman from stealing the Chaos Emeralds to power his space stationnamed T ...

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Super Hang-On is a motorcycle racing arcade video game released by Sega as the sequel to ''Hang-On''. It uses a simulated motorcycle arcade cabinet, like the original game. An updated version was released in arcades 1991 as ''Limited Edition Hang-On''. Gamep ...

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Vectorman 2 ''Vectorman 2'' is a 2D action platformer developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. Released just a year after the original ''Vectorman'', the game retains the game's core gameplay while expanding its mechanics. While multiple sequels ...

Console (Dreamcast)

The console version of ''Sega Smash Pack'' was released for

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titled ''Sega Smash Pack Volume 1'' and featured the following twelve games: *''

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'' *'' The Revenge of Shinobi'' *''

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Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers mo ...

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Virtua Cop 2 ''Virtua Cop 2'' is a light gun shooter arcade game, released in 1995 and developed internally at Sega by their AM2 studio. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1996, PC in 1997, and Sega Dreamcast in 2000. It was bundled with '' Virtua Cop'' ...

'' *'' Wrestle War'' Jeff Gerstmann from

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gave the console version a 4.5/10. He criticised the console version for its patchy performance and poorly emulated music. The Genesis emulator built inside the compilation gained popularity with homebrew groups, as Echelon released a kit that allowed users to add and load their own Genesis ROMs. Gary Lake, the programmer, had himself deliberately left a documentation of the built-in emulator, with the documentation seemingly intended at them due to the filename (ECHELON.TXT). Additionally, ''Sega Swirl'' and ''Virtua Cop 2'' were the only non-Genesis games in the compilation.

Handheld (Game Boy Advance)

The handheld version of ''Sega Smash Pack'' was released for

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simply titled ''Sega Smash Pack'' and featured three games, two of which had been included in the first Smash Pack. While ''Ecco the Dolphin'' and ''Sonic Spinball'' were developed using the original source code, ''Golden Axe'' had to be recreated from scratch. *''

Ecco the Dolphin ''Ecco the Dolphin'' is a series of action-adventure video games developed by Appaloosa Interactive (previously known as Novotrade International) and published by Sega. They were originally developed for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Dreamcast video ...

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gave the handheld version a 6/10. He criticised the handheld version for several technical issues and lack of

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in ''Golden Axe''. It was nominated for ''GameSpot''s annual "Most Disappointing Game on Game Boy Advance" award, which went to '' The Revenge of Shinobi''.

References

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