The SEGA 3D Classics Collection has reached the Americas, and happy buyers can now experience several of SEGA’s classics games, some of which never even reached the West before. The collection offers a total of nine games, and you can find an overview of them below (taken from the press release), along with a launch trailer for the game. Localization producer Sam Mullen and SEGA of America PR manager John Hardin also held a live stream yesterday, playing some of the games in the collection. You can currently still view the archived video on Twitch.
The SEGA 3D Classics Collection (rated E10+ by the ESRB) can be found in retail stores and on the Nintendo eShop for the price of $29.99/CA$44.99. The launch edition also includes a bonus SEGA Classics decal sheet. The official website (with links to stores where you can purchase the game) can be found here: 3dclassics.sega.com
Unfortunately, there’s still no news about a European release for the game. All we know is SEGA Europe is working on bringing the game to Europe.
Below is a brief summary of the games in the collection:
- Power Drift – Put the pedal to the metal against AI racers in a twisting, turning, jumping, looping race to the finish.
- Puyo Puyo 2 – An addicting head-to-head puzzle game that will incite competition and most likely ruin friendships.
- Maze Walker – Escape a mysterious, twisting maze filled with unknown dangers.
- Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa – The sentient space ship Opa-Opa must defeat enemies in a psychedelic world of colors (this version is the original Master System version).
- Fantasy Zone II W – M2’s re-envisioning of the console game Fantasy Zone II as a System-16 arcade game, with upgraded graphics, sounds and 3D effects. Plus, adds a new gameplay mode.
- Sonic The Hedgehog – The famed blue blur must use his speed and penchant for rings to help defeat the evil Dr. Eggman.
- Thunder Blade – Pilot a helicopter and rain down hellfire upon enemies with guns and missiles.
- Galaxy Force II – Repel the forces of Halcyon and the Fourth Empire with your TRY-X fighter in this 3D space shoot ’em up.
- Altered Beast – Shape shift into different beasts to do battle with demons and save the captured Athena from the clutches of Neff.
