Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection

Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection, released in North America as Sega Genesis Classics Pack and listed on Steam as Sega Genesis & Mega Drive Classics, is a series of compilations featuring Sega Genesis and Mega Drive video games released for Microsoft Windows. The collections are split into "Volumes", with the first four receiving both physical and digital releases and the fifth volume only being digitally released.

Steam versions of these collections exclude Sonic The Hedgehog and ToeJam & Earl games. The former can be purchased as a part of Sonic-related compilations and all games can be purchased separately but at higher prices.

Volume 1

Note that the digital download edition replaces Sonic the Hedgehog with Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi.

Volume 2

Note that the digital download edition replaces Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with Eternal Champions. The games ESWAT: City Under Siege and Golden Axe II are not included (the are moved to Volume 3).

Volume 3

This collection includes Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles when they're both locked on together, but it does not include either of the separate games. Note that the digital download edition replaces Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles and Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball with ESWAT: City Under Siege and Golden Axe II.

Volume 4

Note that the digital download edition does not include Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Sonic 3D, ToeJam & Earl and ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron.

Volume 5

Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection: Gold Edition

Sega re-released all four physically released volumes as the Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection: Gold Edition (Sega Genesis Classic Collection: Gold Edition in North America), for Windows in Europe and North America on March 15, 2011. It is a four-disc set of the forty-six Mega Drive/Genesis games from the first four volumes. The collection has configuring keyboard support which provides a personalized gaming experience, as well as a multiplayer mode for a select number of titles. The collection also has save and load functionality that is included in all of the games that allows the player to pick up and play saved games at the exact point they left off.

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