73% Steam deal - SEGA Mega Drive Classics Collection

[Kempster]

73% off on Steam at mo, so its £5.99

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/7685/

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

Oh wow, Ecco the Dolphin and Comix Zone, that brings back a lot of memories.

 

[Gimpymoo]

No Sonic.

Way to go Sega.

 

[HangTime]

Possibly worth getting for Shining Force 2 and Streets of Rage 2.
Most MD games will have aged terribly but SF2 was a good RPG IMO, although some of the fights were a bit cumbersome (I remember one where it took AGES just to advance your army towards the enemy).

 

[Jsbeer]

I'd love this but can't find any controller with a decent d-pad

Any suggestions?

 

[SkeeterUK]

Yeah they dont make d-pads like they used to i.e no diagonals ala NES and SNES.

 

[Dave85]

Streets of rage is epic

 

[Phatjayunoi]

I'd love this but can't find any controller with a decent d-pad

Any suggestions?

Google "Sega Saturn USB pad".

 

[Jsbeer]

Google "Sega Saturn USB pad".

Thanks - will do


Edit: Just did and it seems that the newer ones have some real issues with build quality. Not all of them, but enough that anyone interested should check things up carefully.

 

[Phatjayunoi]

It is known that there are cheap knock-offs going around, but luckily the 3 black ones that I purchased from ebay a few years ago are legit. Build quality is perfectly fine after heavy use. It is in my view, the ultimate gamepad for 2D/retro games.

Example here, the left is the knock-off, whereas the right is legit as evident by the stickers.

 

[badcompany]

Why not emulate? Or are these retweaked for higher res

 

[malachi]

Why not emulate? Or are these retweaked for higher res

Exactly or buy SEGA Mega Drive Classics Collection for the PS3/360. At least they have all the classic games including Sonic.

 

[james.miller]

Why not emulate? Or are these retweaked for higher res

if they are just an amalgamation of the 4 volumes of games, then no they are not reworked at all. even funnier, if it is an amalgamation then chances it comes bundled with an emulator like the volumes did.

£5.99 isnt a bad price i guess, but im sure most people who'd be interested have already played the same game via other slightly less legal ways.

 

[nomelette]

Since my brother took the MD to Brighton, i'm kinda tempted
Fatal labyrinth and altered beast, it's been too long!

 

[meths]

You could use a PS3 pad.

Drivers here.

 

[Infam0us]

Tempted, but never heard of half these games as I was a Nintendo kid

 

[tummelv]

Cool deal but I'm basically only interested in streets of rage. If it was 73% off each game I'd be on it in a heartbeat!

 

[Mangochutney]

Never thought I'd see Eswat and Sword of Vermilion again, I loved playing those!
Not sure if they are best left to a rose-tinted memory though, bound to dissapoint now.

 

[davewhite04]

Sword of Vermilion was the first game to get me into rpg's, even though it is a bit basic(JRPG)

£60 it cost, back in 91 or 92 I think, I couldn't believe how good it was.

I own 2 of the Sega packs on Steam, and to be honest they offer no incentive to buy them (which I found out after I bought them) compared to the 360 collection which includes many extras for the games, manuals etc...

Shoddy deal for PC gamers, compared to the console packages, which are actually pretty neat to keep as part of gaming history.

I can never understand why Revenge of Shinobi is never on any collection on any platform.

I suppose I'll just make do with the cartridge and the proper pad(which actually makes it possible to complete it)

 

[davewhite04]

Never thought I'd see Eswat and Sword of Vermilion again, I loved playing those!
Not sure if they are best left to a rose-tinted memory though, bound to dissapoint now.

Eswat was stunning in its day, second only to Revenge of Shinobi for me. Both of these are actually really playable now in their own little way.

Eswat can be completed on a 360 pad, which is a bonus.