Personally? pass, I'll wait for M2's stuff. I wish d3t would spend more time and resources fixing the Shenmue ports instead.
-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive Classics coming to Nintendo Switch physically and digitally this winter
- Thread starter JB2448
- Start date
If by "could still be" you mean "one was already confirmed" than yes
If by "could still be" you mean "one was already confirmed" than yes
They've actually confirmed four arcade games so far.
I agree. Always preferred individual releases over these bundles. Bundles are bloated, undependable emulation quality, takes longer to get to the game you want...
ThunderForce AC, Outrun and Space Harrier ?
Forgot about AC and didn't knew it was the arcade used as base on the last two
Well theoricaly the Sonic 1 has the arcade port inside it so can be 5
edit: oficial japanese site with all games confirmed so far
http://archives.sega.jp/segaages/
Something went down between Sega and the creator of Ecco and it seems they may not own those games anymore.
I bought this on PS4, but I'm definitely intending to get it for the Switch so I can have these games on the go. I've already bought the Sonic and Thunder Force Sega Ages releases, and I do appreciate the stellar work that M2 has put into them. Even so, I think in future, I'll buy whichever Ages releases I need to to fill in the gaps in this collection, but if the game is already part of this collection, I'll probably just stick with that rather than buy it again to have the Ages version.
Last edited:
That hub looks terrible. Please tell me that's optional and you can use some regular UI instead...
Waiting for the price but even if it has the $10 Switch tax it'll be more worth it than the individual releases. I saw the video that says why this collection sucks and honestly none of those are deal breakers to me. It might not be the perfect emulation but it's decent enough. I already own all these games more than once on many previous collections including M2 ports on the 3DS so in this case I think having all these games in one cartridge is better than a "perfect" emulation of only a few of these.
This is the only good thing about the death of the VC, compilations will no longer skip Nintendo consoles in favor of crappy expensive releases on the VC.
This is the only good thing about the death of the VC, compilations will no longer skip Nintendo consoles in favor of crappy expensive releases on the VC.
I don't think Spider-Man is included in this collection sadly.
I remember my laptop exploding when I load up that hub on the Steam version and the Switch version doesn't look great. Why that simple room is so demanding??Amazon has screens from the Switch version and uuuuuuhhh... yeah. That bedroom hub is lookin' rough.
This honestly looks like shit.Amazon has screens from the Switch version and uuuuuuhhh... yeah. That bedroom hub is lookin' rough.
You can already pre-order the game at Amazon and GameStop. It's $30.
Seeing as I've started dabbling in the Genesis home brew scene (along with restoring my Gen/32x/CD that I picked up for 20 bucks years ago), I think I'll stick with hobying Sega through that medium.
*Goes back to analysis how StarFox (barely) rendered polygons on the SNES (because reasons)
*Goes back to analysis how StarFox (barely) rendered polygons on the SNES (because reasons)
Can't imagine why anyone would buy this when M2 is putting out a significantly superior product.
RFT.
Getting this for the Shining Force games alone. It's been years since I've played them and have been wanting mobile versions of them for a while now.
Although I agree that M2's releases are fantastic, so far the only overlap between this collection and SEGA AGES on Switch are Sonic 1 and 2. Unless the emulation in this collection is truly awful, it's perfectly understandable why your average consumer would opt for quantity over premium standalone ports. Personally, I'm buying both.
I just want good ports of the Phantasy Star & Shining games. M2 would be best, but if the Genesis Classics collection emulation is decent, it'll do.
Yeap, Phantasy Star IV is excellent and everyone shoudl play it. Plus, Shinobi, SoR2, Shining Force, etc... A lot of those games will take years (if ever) to get through the Ages program. Plus, you are talking $30 or less for the whole collection vs $8 for each game?
Edit: That room picture looks fine to me. It looks better on Steam, sure, but you aren't running it on a 6-8 core modern x86 CPU with a giant video card. The game room is good for what it is. You don't have to use it either.
Last edited:
Yeah, they should not have bothered with this after seeing how bad the room looks. It was clearly not meant to be scaled back.
No game differences either. Genesis collections without the Ecco games just feel straight up wrong.
No game differences either. Genesis collections without the Ecco games just feel straight up wrong.
Agreed! Why pay $30 to get 53 Genesis games when you could pay $16 to get just two of those games??
I love the Sega Ages releases but come on.
The only games in the collection that I really care about are the original Streets of Rage and the Phantasy Star games, so I will just wait and hope that M2 release those games for the Switch too. And if they aren't, it's no big deal, since I do have the collection already for the PS4.
Maximumzero has a point, though. Both the Xbox One & PS4 versions of this collection had horrible emulation thanks to d3t doing the work.
If they're doing the emulations for the Switch version as well, then we can't count on this version of the collection being good, either.
Last edited:
It's still not much of a point. The vast majority of games in this collection are not going to be added to Sega Ages by M2. If you want to play these games on Switch, this is your only option.
modoversus also posted an extensive video review earlier in the thread where a hardcore enthusiast goes over the collection's issues in detail and still says it's "fairly well done" in the end. Your average Sega fan is not going to care about minor emulation issues. If the audio is functional and it doesn't run like garbage, it's good enough for most people.
About damn time.
Will get for sure! One cannot deny our Gunstar Heroes gods!
However this collection would've been perfect with Rocket Knight Adventure, one of the best games on the system!
Will get for sure! One cannot deny our Gunstar Heroes gods!
However this collection would've been perfect with Rocket Knight Adventure, one of the best games on the system!
Last edited:
it launches for Switch on December 7
https://gematsu.com/2018/10/sega-genesis-classics-for-switch-launches-december-7
https://gematsu.com/2018/10/sega-genesis-classics-for-switch-launches-december-7
Amazon has screens from the Switch version and uuuuuuhhh... yeah. That bedroom hub is lookin' rough.
Kotaku has a positive article up on the Switch version:
https://kotaku.com/genesis-classics-on-switch-is-the-perfect-way-to-play-o-1830710729
No mention of the emulation quality compared to the PS4/X1/PC versions. I imagine the sound is still off in a lot of games.
Jason is a huge JRPG fan IIRC so its no surprise that hes into this collection. I don't think those suffer as much from the poor emulation.
https://kotaku.com/genesis-classics-on-switch-is-the-perfect-way-to-play-o-1830710729
No mention of the emulation quality compared to the PS4/X1/PC versions. I imagine the sound is still off in a lot of games.
Jason is a huge JRPG fan IIRC so its no surprise that hes into this collection. I don't think those suffer as much from the poor emulation.
Yes his not mentioning the shoddy emulation of the other versions makes me sorta roll my eyes at his talk of preserving classic games.
Can't wait for this. My only concern is whether to get it digital or physical. I've already invested heavily in my physical collection, but this is one of those perfect for digital. Play anything, anywhere without having to Switch carts.
I really dislike Sega's tacky bedroom interface. It always felt like crap on the PC. Can I just use a list?
How shoddy was the emulation on the other versions?
I wonder what it would take for Sega to release a Master System collection. I'd love to see an SNK 40th style compilation for Sega's pre-Megadrive games. The Sega Memorial Selection arcade collections were really interesting, but I'd like to see the Master System get some love.
How shoddy was the emulation on the other versions?
I wonder what it would take for Sega to release a Master System collection. I'd love to see an SNK 40th style compilation for Sega's pre-Megadrive games. The Sega Memorial Selection arcade collections were really interesting, but I'd like to see the Master System get some love.
FYI: the Wonderboy Games are missing in the Switch Version of this Collection. I didn´t saw a post mentioning it and the Games List in the FP are still listing them.
Are there any good emulators on PC these days? 😅
How does the emulation stack vs the PS3 or PS2 collections?
Very similar really. Awful sound emulation, graphic glitches. It's just bargain basement emulation all round.
I made a OT for this collection. If you guys want you can check it out here:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/sega-mega-drive-genesis-classics-ot-a-virtual-console.45283/
I'm gonna update it to include the Switch version.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/sega-mega-drive-genesis-classics-ot-a-virtual-console.45283/
I'm gonna update it to include the Switch version.