''Sega Genesis Collection '' (''Sega Mega Drive Collection'' in

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s) is a

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of video games developed by

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and published by

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for

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and

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. The collection includes twenty-eight

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games from a variety of genres, as well as unlockable classic Sega

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s, with different sets of arcade games for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions. A sequel was released in 2009 called ''

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'' for

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and

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List of games

Sega Genesis

*''

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle is a side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Sega for the Genesis. It is the only 16-bit platform game starring Alex Kidd, and the fifth game in the ''Alex Kidd'' series of video games. ''Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle'' follo ...

'' (1989) *''

Altered Beast ''Altered Beast'' is a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Sega for arcades. 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 under ...

'' (1989) *''

Bonanza Bros. (sometimes written ''Bonanza Brothers'') is a 3D computer graphics, 3D-style, 2D computer graphics, 2D side-scrolling Stealth game, stealth action game developed and released by Sega in 1990. It is one of the earliest arcade games powered by t ...

'' (1991) *''

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'' (1990) *'' Comix Zone'' (1995) *'' Decap Attack'' (1991) *''

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. Appaloosa Interactive was founded in Hungary in 1983; the first ''Ecco the D ...

'' (1992) *'' Ecco: The Tides of Time'' (1994) *'' Ecco Jr.'' (1995) † *''

Flicky is a platform game developed by Sega and released as an arcade video game 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 the sma ...

'' (1991) *'' Gain Ground'' (1991) *''

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. M ...

'' (1989) *'' Golden Axe II'' (1991) *'' Golden Axe III'' (1993) *''

Kid Chameleon ''Kid Chameleon'' is a 1992 platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. The player controls the "Kid Chameleon" as they attempt to save their peers from a virtual reality Video game, video game's rogue artificial intellige ...

'' (1992) *''

Phantasy Star II is a science fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It was released in Japan in 1989 and North America and Europe in 1990. It was later ported to a variety of different platforms. An updated remake ...

'' (1989) *'' Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom'' (1990) *'' Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium'' (1993) *''

Ristar ''Ristar'' is a 1995 platform game by Sega for the Sega Genesis. The game stars an anthropomorphic cartoon star who uses his hands and long, stretchable arms to both move and fight enemies. Reception for the game was generally positive, but the ...

'' (1995) *'' Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi'' (1990) † / †† *'' Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master'' (1993) *''

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battle ...

'' (1991) *''

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a 1992 platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute (STI) for the Sega Genesis. Players control Sonic as he attempts to stop Doctor Robotnik from stealing the Chaos Emeralds to power his space station, the Death Egg. Like the fir ...

'' (1992) *''

Super Thunder Blade ''Super Thunder Blade'' is a 1988 Rail shooter, rail shooter game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It sees players controlling a helicopter as they gun down military vehicles in various different environments. The gameplay f ...

'' (1988) *'' Sword of Vermilion'' (1990) † *'' Vectorman'' (1995) *''

Vectorman 2 ''Vectorman 2'' is a 2D computer graphics, 2D Action game, action platform game, platformer developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. Released one year after the original ''Vectorman'', the game retains the game's core gameplay while e ...

'' (1996) *''

Virtua Fighter 2 is a 1994 Fighting game, fighting video game developed and published by Sega for Arcade video game, arcades. It is the second game in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series and the sequel to ''Virtua Fighter (video game), Virtua Fighter'' (1993). Created ...

'' (1996) † † Not available in ''

''.
†† Not available in the PAL release.

Unlockable extra games

This collection also features more than thirty-five minutes of unlockable interviews from Sega of Japan, a "museum" with facts about the games, strategy tips and box art for each game, as well as a "Sega Cheat Sheet" that consists of cheat codes for most games, and a set of unlockable

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, (some of which are from the early Sega/

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era). The collection also contains unlockable trailers for ''

Phantasy Star Universe (''PSU'') is an action role-playing video game developed by Sega's Sonic Team for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 platforms. It was released in Japan for the PC and PlayStation 2 on August 31, 2006; the Xbox 360 version was re ...

'' and ''

Virtua Fighter 5 is a fighting video game developed and published by Sega. It is the fifth installment of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series. The original version was released in July 2006 on the Sega Lindbergh arcade system board with a number of updates before h ...

''.

PlayStation 2

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'' (arcade)

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*''Future Spy'' (arcade) 984† *'' Tac/Scan'' (arcade)

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† *''

Zaxxon is a scrolling shooter game developed and released by Sega as an arcade video game. It had a limited release in December 1981, followed by a wide release in January 1982. In the game, the player pilots a ship through heavily defended space fortr ...

'' (arcade)

*'' Zektor'' (arcade)

†

PlayStation Portable

*'' Astro Blaster'' (arcade)

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† *''

Congo Bongo also known as is a platform game released as an arcade video game by Sega in 1983. A message in the ROM indicates it was coded at least in part by the company Ikegami Tsushinki. The game is viewed in an isometric perspective, like Sega's earl ...

'' (arcade) (under original title ''Tip Top'' in some regions)

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*'' Eliminator'' (arcade)

† *'' Space Fury''

(arcade) † *'' Super Zaxxon'' (arcade)

† † Not available in ''

''.

Reception

''Sega Genesis Collection'' received "generally favorable" reviews, according to

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References

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