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Sega Genesis games!!!!!! Come on come all!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 22
Date: January 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Okay sorry about the cheesy carnival introduction, but this is simply one of the best compilations I have seen for the PSP. The PSP's strong points have gaven us some awesome complilations (Namco Battle Museum, Capcom collection), and it just got better. Now, here's the thing.

YOu could again, like most of the sheep, buy this for the PS2 console and write of this one, but seriously, do you really want to play old games on a big screen TV? IS it really a treat to here the crappy Columns music blasted everywhere from a home theater sound system? Yeah, the truth is, old games are just so much better on the go, on a slaw system. Okay, if you don't have a PSP, don't run out and get it just for this, but seriously, though, get this instead of the console versions. IT just seems better. Save your HDTV's screen life for Gears OF war or Motorstorm instead of ancient games. Oh and by the way, I can't imagine how grainy the old games will look on a huge TV. That is all.

Now for the game itself. THis truely is more than just a game collection. THe menus are stylish full of great music and cool effects and are easy to use, and fell really slick. Each game has box art, tips, and a museum about the game. You get 28 games that can be customized quite a bit, but are exactly like they were when they first came out. Like for example, each game starts out with the old Sega intro, so basically, right when you start the game, the game feels like you just hooked the original Genesis collection to your PSP. Sonic even has the pause effect it had on the Genesis. The games itself are pretty self explainitory, and you get Golden Axe, the Sonicx games, 3 Phantasy Star games, Columns, and other great games, but you also get some classics some people never got, such as the underrated Super Thunder Blade.

To top it off, you also get some very great extras. YOu have some interesting interviews, a cheat sheet, some interesting arcade games (that probally only took up 60 KB), and some trailers for new games like Virtua Fighter 5 and Phantasy Star Universe. It's prety cool stuff, but you have to unlock it, so if you really are a Sega nerd or like to cheat, your gonna have to play it to win it.

And best of all, the game loads fast. The port when very smoothyl, so you odn't need to worry about wonky controls (the controls are great, and using the analog stick to play Sonic is very good) and load times (they are very fast). So basically, this is better than the console version, plus, who can deny great Genesis games on the road. Sure beats any cellphone game.

This is a no-brainer. If you liked the games from The Genesis, than this will be a game you need to pick up. Add this to your PSP collection, and Happy new Year as well. Can't believe I am already in my 20's. But that's life. Peace out.

What a Bargain!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great walk down memory lane. I played almost every one of these games on the Genesis. I can't believe it's been so many years. These games are still fun. I bought it for the PSP because I think I'll like taking them wherever I go. I wish the PSP had more and better games, because the hardware is great. Thanks Sega! Will there be a Sega Collection 2, with more classics? Thanks Amazon for getting this product here 4 days before you said you would!

The Classics!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Absolutely LOVE this game! I am old school and use to have a Sega Genesis back in the day. This game also has a lot of interviews, other games, etc to unlock by playing certain games, etc. One of them is a Sega Cheat sheet with all kinds of cool codes to use. Definitely recommend this to anyone who loves classic video games!

Great Bang For the Buck

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Really great value, I was expecting a couple of games maybe 5 or so but you get 28!!!! Great bundle of classics all in one game. I was however disappointed as I am a fan of the genesis that certain titles like the disney games (Aladdin, Lion King were not included) ,Sonic 3, Mortal Kombat series, earth worm gym, any of the ea sports games , but overall Im happy with what they have included, also a bunch of games ive never seen are included with bonus features with the creators and museum description of each game.

My favorite titles on this game are
Sonic 1, 2
Ecco 1 , Ecco 2 tides of time
virtua fighter
shinobi I and II
ristar
comix zone
the golden axe series
and last but not least Vector man !!!!!

there are many other titles but these are the ones I really enjoyed. Buy this collection!!

A Trip Down Memory Lane

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For todays's generation these games will seem old and grainy but, hopefully the true video game players out there that are not totally all about the most polygons and largest hard drive space availible will try this collection of some of the best games of the past generation. Hope fully if Sega puts out another collection the Streets of Rage series will grace it. Overall most of these games are OK but some aren't. In my opinion the best games for my taste were Shinobi 3, Shadow Dancer, Altered Beast, Golden Axe 1&2, Sonic 1&2 and Ristar. The rest seem like filler but, I am again only using MY opinion. At best you are getting 20 plus games for less than 20 bucks some enjoy it. I hope that my review helped since it was my first. Happy Gaming!

A Trip into the Past

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The SEGA Genesis was a hit cosole back in the 90's, and the releasing of this Genesis collection sheds some light on the past of SEGA's past gaming. For some, it is a trip down memory lane while for others, it is an exciting taste of gaming from the 90's. This collection was fun yet dissapointing. The including of several classic hits was the main enjoyment. The bad was the leaving out of several other classics. Streets of Rage, Toe Jam and Earl, Gunstar Heroes, etc. were all left out from what could've been a great compilation of SEGA Genesis games. Luckily, I got this game at K Mart for $15. Although this product may have dissapointed fans, it is forgiven for including SEGA's best. I still would recommend this game and enjoy playing the great games which repay for the absence of many other classic titles.

Great Compilation!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is great to have in your collection, especially if you are a genesis fan and you upgraded your firmware and can't use homebrew emulators :( The Sonic, Ecco, Golden Axe, and Phantasy Star series alone make this worth the buy. There are also great games I am discovering for the first time, such as comix zone and gain ground. Hours of fun!

Great collection of games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I would say this is a must-have for PSP owners, especially those who like classic video games. This contains 28 games, including Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2, Columns, VectorMan 1 & 2, Virtua Fighter 2, and more.

This collection also allows multi-player via the PSP's wireless networking option. The original (non-widescreen) video of the video games is kept, and there is an option to use the original video size, fit the video on the screen keeping the aspect ratio, or to stretch the video to fit the entire PSP screen (I think a widescreen version would have been nice for some games like Sonic the Hedgehog, but that's no big deal). Also, the menus are good.

This game seems to sell for $19.99 in stores near me that carry it. When you get 28 great games for that price, this collection is an excellent value.

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