

You can also button-mash your way through your favourite Mega Drive games using the Steam Controller (other Steam compatible gamepads will work too), sparing you the hassle that manual emulators and joypad config tools cause. Presumably that “support” means games can “play” linearly on a VR headset rather than adapting 16-bit game landscapes into a wraparound virtual experience… 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.
