Top-Quality Titles March Onto PC For All SEGA Mega Drive Enthusiasts
Tuesday 10th August 2010 – SEGA® Europe Ltd. is proud to announce that a collection of 4 volumes from the legendary SEGA Mega Drive™ platform will be released exclusively for PC. Offering some of the best from SEGA’s respected 16-bit Mega Drive titles, SEGA Mega Drive Classic Collection covers an impressive array of arcade gaming experiences, with the first instalment hitting retail stores in September 2010.
All 4 boxed volumes contain over 40 celebrated SEGA classics from a truly golden era of the SEGA Mega Drive! Featured games include Golden Axe™, Ecco the Dolphin™ and cult classic Sonic The Hedgehog™, allowing fans to enjoy a huge range of top-quality iconic moments in gaming history. For those collecting these much sought after arcade titles, players will be pleased to know that they have been converted for PC with extreme detail and accuracy to play identically to the originals. Fans can now enjoy a save and load functionality added to all games, a first in this series! In addition, SEGA Mega Drive Collection offers a new front-end option to accommodate keyboard support, bringing a new experience of playing these classic titles.
“The SEGA Mega Drive is considered to be one of the greatest consoles of all time and there is a whole SEGA generation that have fond memories of playing these games” commented Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA America. “With this collection now available, long-time Mega Drive fans, collectors and new comers are given the opportunity to re-live the dawn of the video games industry!”
The first volume of SEGA Mega Drive Collections games for PC will be available in September 2010. For more information please visit www.sega.com.