
These help make sure games created for 4:3 screens look less isolated on a modern widescreen monitor. SEGA say these “make sure the old games still look great on your spangly, new-aged televisions” - and, one assumes, high-resolution IPS curved monitors )Ī decent selection of screen borders are included too. Graphic enhancement filters are also included. That means you can relieve classic two-player challenges in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, team up to hack and slash your way through hordes of monsters in Golden Axe, and pummel your pals in to submission in a violent bout of Virtua Fighter.Ī new mirror mode can flip game level layouts horizontally to up the challenge (and the controller-thrown-at-the-wall rate). Not only does it come with official Linux support but a few seriously cool features are on offer.įor instance, the SEGA Genesis Classics pack also introduces supports online 2-player in all games that featured multiplayer originally. SEGA game collections aren’t new, but this release is somewhat special.

So, put down your pogs, pour a glass of Sunny Delight, and prepare to take a trip back to the 1990s. The £25/$30 compilation includes 53 games ripped straight from my childhood summers.

SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics is out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows and (drum roll) Linux.
