Remember loading up your SEGA Master System or Genesis with the raddest cartridge back in the day and playing for hours? Well, you may not be a kid anymore, but we've got the illest cure for your feelings of nostalgia, because the SEGA 3D Classics Collection will be released physically and digitally in the Americas! Sega will be hooking playas up with nine old school games that have been powered up with fresh new visuals and content by the fly M2 posse - for the Nintendo 3DS system on April 26.

The SEGA 3D Classics Collection, available on the Nintendo eShop and in retail stores contains nine classic SEGA games originally released on SEGA's Master System and Genesis consoles:

• Power Drift - A high octane sprite-based circuit racer.
• Puyo Puyo 2 - A head-to-head competitive puzzle game.
• Maze Walker - A 3D mystery adventure.
• Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa - A classic psychedelic scrolling shooter.
• Fantasy Zone II W - Fantasy Zone II W is basically an updated version of the game above.
• Sonic The Hedgehog - Control the iconic character in the classic fast-paced platformer.
• Thunder Blade - Helicopters, guns, missiles and explosions. What more do you need?
• Galaxy Force II - Save the galaxy in this space themed3D shoot 'em up.
• Altered Beast - A beat 'em up set in ancient Greece.

You may have noticed that some of the games in the collection are already available à la carte only on the Nintendo eShop, and wonder why you need the SEGA 3D Classics Collection. Well, in addition to getting a physical release, the collection includes four games that haven't been released on the 3DS before (two of which never made it out of Japan!), and the total for the nine games clocks in at just $29.99/CA$44.99.

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[DaBlackDeath]

awww, no Alex Kidd in Miracle World

 

[EntermateStar]

I knew I shouldn't have gotten excited when Sega teased a 'new' game.

That's not to say I'm not getting this though, but I was hoping to see something literally 'new'.

i highly doubt this was the game they were talking about >.> besides, you know how many games SEGA publishes every year? you seriously must not be looking very hard for new stuff

 

[Maximilious]

What really sucks was buying every single 3D Classic game in the eShop thinking it was going to stay exclusive there. Now that there are exclusive games (or maybe they'll be sold on eShop later?) that just really leaves a sour taste in my mouth supporting each title at launch.

The woes of early adopting I guess.

I thought the same exact thing reading the list off titles offered in this pack. It's like - well way to screw over the peeps that bought the titles one-by-one... On the up-side, these titles are masterfully re-done for great 3D effects.

 

[RemixDeluxe]

I thought the same exact thing reading the list off titles offered in this pack. It's like - well way to screw over the peeps that bought the titles one-by-one... On the up-side, these titles are masterfully re-done for great 3D effects.

The part I don't understand is why isn't all the 3D Classics on there. I don't have them all memorized but I don't see Sonic 2, Outrun, or Gunstar Heroes. Is there gonna be a part 2 collection game or something? Seems odd to sell a half baked game.

 

[101239]

I'm gonna get hurt for this... But hopefully not alot of new ap checks!

 

[Chary]

What a crummy lot of games. They've packaged the worst Sonic game in the trilogy, and a handful of other stuff ranging from meh to great. No Alex Kid? Gunstar Heroes? Comix Zone, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage? They didn't want to try just a little bit harder than repackaging previously released stuff into a physical cart?

 

[sblast3]

Wish Sega would release the new Puyo games in the west...

 

[BORTZ]

No Shining Force? Worst collection ever.

 

[Tex_McBladeSword]

SEGA: We've got a brand new game for ya!

... Actually it's just an update to a game Japan got like a year ago, but whatever we're SEGA.

 

[HtheB]

Why didn't they add games like Streets of Rage and Streets of Rage 2 in it?
Are they going to release a second Sega 3D Classics collection?

 

[pastaconsumer]

"wise from your gwave" - Altered Beast

Also, Puyo Puyo 2 = Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

 

[Selim873]

i highly doubt this was the game they were talking about >.> besides, you know how many games SEGA publishes every year? you seriously must not be looking very hard for new stuff

Almost midnight here in America, which is behind both Europe and Japan by several hours. Nothing yet. I'm pretty sure this is what the big announcement was. It was even trending on Facebook, so things hyped up pretty quick.

 

[m1n10n]

awww, no Alex Kidd in Miracle World

 

[TecXero]

It's not something I'd be interested in, but it doesn't seem like a bad deal. They look like they've put in a bit of effort to make it conform better to the 3DS (widescreen and whatnot) and it's only $30. For some of the games on there, I think that's still a bit much, but that's just my opinion. Nintendo could definitely take a page from their book. If they released a Zelda or Metroid (all the sprite based games of course, including Satellaview nonsense) collection for $20 to $30, I'd think about it if they were really good ports with good options. Not like the VC nonsense they push.

 

[Boy12]

Whoop whoo- wait it's not coming to Europe? Good job I have CFW and a certain website. Tee hee.

I see what you did there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).
Ah well, same for me.

 

[pikpol]

Anyone noticed the art on the box? I think Ken Sugimori did the art or someone of SEGA copied his art style

 

[Prior22]

Honest to god I couldn't care less about this collection. Genesis games can be played perfectly via emulators on any reasonably powered device. I don't understand why Sega doesn't port their best Saturn titles. Getting the Shining Force Saturn games would be awesome. Playing the original Sonic on about the 20th different collection or port...not so much.

 

[DJPlace]

sega never gives us anything new. other then sonic also sonic games are always SHIT!! after sonic adventures 2 sonic was digging him self six feet under inch by inch....

 

[ferofax]

What really sucks was buying every single 3D Classic game in the eShop thinking it was going to stay exclusive there. Now that there are exclusive games (or maybe they'll be sold on eShop later?) that just really leaves a sour taste in my mouth supporting each title at launch.

The woes of early adopting I guess.

Hey, you paid for each game separately so you can play them. You got to play them. I think you got what you paid for. Complaining about "cheaper bundles" somewhere down the line sounds like a really bad case of entitlement to me.

 

[RemixDeluxe]

Hey, you paid for each game separately so you can play them. You got to play them. I think you got what you paid for. Complaining about "cheaper bundles" somewhere down the line sounds like a really bad case of entitlement to me.

Really? cause from where I'm standing I'm seeing some exclusive games part of this bundle that isnt available on eShop. So I would have to purchase these games again in order to play them.

Did you take a minute to do any research before shoving your unneeded criticism down peoples throats?