Full Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Mini Games List Confirmed, Includes Some Super-Rare Titles

They should not have left out Virtua Racing.

and Virtua Fighter 2 should not been included, that game is a 2D abomination. Since this is all emulation, they should have just stuck in Virtua Fighter (32X version).

Sega Mega Drive Classic on Steam. Games included:

Alex Kidd™ in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Soldier
Alien Storm
Altered Beast™
Beyond Oasis
Bio-Hazard Battle™
Bonanza Bros.™
Columns™
Columns™ III
Comix Zone™
Crack Down™
Decap Attack™
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine™
Dynamite Headdy
Ecco the Dolphin™
Ecco™ Jr.
Ecco™: The Tides of Time
ESWAT™: City Under Siege
Eternal Champions™
Fatal Labyrinth™
Flicky™
Gain Ground™
Galaxy Force II™
Golden Axe III
Golden Axe™
Golden Axe™ II
Gunstar Heroes
Kid Chameleon™
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Light Crusader
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
Ristar™
Shadow Dancer™
Shining Force
Shining Force II
Shining in the Darkness
Shinobi™ III: Return of the Ninja Master
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Sonic 3D Blast™
Sonic CD
Sonic Spinball™
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Space Harrier™ II
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Super Thunder Blade™
Sword of Vermilion™
The Revenge of Shinobi
ToeJam & Earl
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
VectorMan 2
VectorMan™
Virtua Fighter™ 2
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Wonder Boy in Monster World

Some really good games I’m there that are worth full price now, like Wonder Boy 4 and Toe Jan & Earl and Castle of Illusion (can’t believe they pulled THAT off!) and Kid Chameleon. Probably Landstalker

Though I’m still disappointed by some clunkers.Dynamite Heady and Comix Zone...

Shining Force 2 is much better than 1, Shinobi 2 is much better than 3.

Ecco The dolphin is much better on SEGAcd and it makes me sad how little love that system gets.

And it should ship with 6 button controllers, considering the games that need them.

But still, a hell of a lot of great games.

If you really loot at it the Sega classic console has actually more than 42 games because Mega Man®: The Wily Wars has 3 games in it, the first 3 megaman games release for the NES done in a remake for the total of 44 games. I can't belive they didn't include ( Ristar ) that game was one of those hidden gems done by Sega. It was a beautiful game that most people don't even know it even existed for the Sega Genesis

Can't they just release this as a game on current consoles/pc instead of making you have ANOTHER box to plug into your tv?

I remember I use to LOVE playing Altered Beast back then. It was the game I bought the system for. Now it feels very clunky to play.

I think they should've included the OG Mortal Kombat, with Fatalities, because it was a signature game for the console. It was literally a reason to have the Genesis over the SNES. Though it would probably cost more than Sega wants to license it.

I would love to see Lunar Silver Star Story and or Breath of Fire 3 but know those are games later on. Still ..

Great game offering, now if they do not choke like the PS classic did with terrible emulation.

No NHLPA Hockey 92?? Dang! Fingers crossed the 'keys' will be served on golden platter to the modding community just in the PS Classic... Would be really great to install some 32X and Sega CD titles. This starting set list is very very strong though.

Nice, yet the controllers should be the 6 button versions seeing as there are some fighting games that basically require 6 buttons. Pretty lame to include those games and not include the controllers you need to properly play them.

Dang. Was hoping for Moonwalker.

Sega can still do things right,this compilation sounds great

No Shadowrun?

I wish it had more shmups! Those were my favorites on Genesis. Hellfire, the Thunder Force series, Gaiares, Steel Empire, musha. . Oh well, I guess I can always just emulate them.

'Crusader of Centy' would have been nice. Sadly, it's a very overlooked game.

Worth it for ToeJam & Earl and Earthworm Jim alone.

Shining Force 1 has been ported and remade so many times... Sorry to sound picky here but I think they should've gone with 2 instead.

There should be a spot you can plug in a future Sega CD Mini.

Is Monster World IV getting an official translation?

I'm buying this for sure. Though I am disappointed Phantasy Star 2 and 3 are not on the list.

I somehow hope they opt for Challenge from the Dark Side instead of the vastly inferior Original EC.

I'm glad to see them going for a nice mix of well known classics and rarer less rereleased games like Alisia Dragoon and Megaman The Wily Wars. I love having the full Sonic collection as part of SEGA+Mega Drive Classics Collection on Steam, but I also like some lesser known games to be thrown in, everyone mentioning sports games makes me want Powerball in there, still my fav sports game on the system :D. I'd be on the fence if it was just the same content from other collections but with the mix in there I will probably be trying to get one of these.

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Also throwing in a nice new port of a shmup like Darius helps my decision.

I chose the SNES as a kid in the console war, and had parents who wouldn't get me both.

For a guy like me, this is a great list to check out what I missed. Which I will obviously be doing once this thing drops!

No Ristar?

I lost count of the number of times I completed Castle Of Illusion. It's the game I first got with my Megadrive and I loved it.

No Mortal Kombat...really?!

What a great lineup. Only Maximum Carnage, NBA Jam, and LHX Attack Chopper could have made this better. Alright, maybe Cyberball.